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Indonesian Chamber Eyes China Import Controls

17/12/2009

Hoping to prevent cheap Chinese products from flooding domestic markets, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce is calling on the government to tighten quality controls at the nation’s import gates.

Thailand shrimp tariffs could be dropped

14/12/2009

HOUMA — Shrimpers hold the key to deciding whether tariffs on shrimp from Thailand should be lifted in return for a government-brokered cash payment to the U.S. industry.

SAIL for real-time anti-dumping regime to curb cheap imports

14/12/2009

Public sector steel major SAIL has asked the government to evolve a time-bound anti-dumping duty mechanism to curb the rising cheap steel imports at a time when profits are under pressure due to falling prices.

Tariff amendments likely to take effect in January

14/12/2009

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) recently published the Draft Amendment to the South African Harmonised System Tariff 2010 for comment. Although comments closed on December 4, 2009, these amendments will, in all likelihood, be introduced on January 1, 2010.

India mulls anti-dumping duty on phosphoric acid

14/12/2009

India is planning to impose anti-dumping duty of $221 per tonne on a chemical used in making drugs and beverages, to guard the domestic industry from cheap Korean shipments.

(India) Dumping duty imposed on transmission gear from China, Israel

14/12/2009

After banning Chinese handsets, the Government has now imposed anti-dumping duty on telecom equipment used for transmission on optic fibre cables being manufactured in China and Israel.

EU starts anti-dumping investigation on Chinese-made fiberglass

14/12/2009

The European Commission (EC) will launch an anti-dumping investigation on Chinese fiberglass manufacturers, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing an EC diplomat Wednesday.

China Imposes Duties on U.S., Russian Steel Imports

14/12/2009

Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- China, the world’s largest steel consumer, will impose provisional duties on some U.S. and Russian imports following anti-dumping and subsidy investigations, escalating a trade spat started in September.