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Chinese Honey Supplier Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Evade U.S. Restrictions On Imported Honey

09/11/2009

The president of a honey manufacturer in China pleaded guilty today to conspiring to illegally import Chinese honey that was falsely identified as coming from the Philippines into the United States to avoid domestic anti-dumping duties.

China Protests U.S. Steel Duties, Starts Probe on American Cars

09/11/2009

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- China protested U.S. duties on steel pipes and announced the start of an anti-dumping probe into American carmakers as trade tensions escalate ahead of President Barack Obama’s first visit to the nation this month.

China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit

09/11/2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - China denounced as protectionist new U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes and launched its own investigation into imports of U.S.-made automobiles on Friday, a week before a visit by President Barack Obama.

U.S. sets more duties on China pipe in record case

09/11/2009

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday slapped preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging up to 99 percent on Chinese-made oil well pipe in the biggest U.S. trade action against China.

U.S., EU Seek Trade Probe of China Raw-Material Curbs

09/11/2009

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and the European Union asked the World Trade Organization to probe Chinese taxes on exports of raw materials used in the metals and chemical industries, escalating a third joint complaint against China.

South Korea to decide on AD duties on stainless steel

09/11/2009

Bloomberg reported that South Korea’s trade commission is meeting companies to review a possible extension of anti-dumping duties on stainless steel bars from Japan, India and Spain.

Footwear duties will cost European industry more than 1 bn Euros

09/11/2009

The European Footwear Alliance (EFA) calls on EU Member States to put an end to unnecessary and harmful duties by voting down the European Commission’s recommendation to extend anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Vietnamese footwear imports. In crafting its recommendation, the Commission completely ignored compelling evidence that an extension is legally indefensible and economically dangerous.

Australia to impose dumping duty on China aluminium

09/11/2009

SHANGHAI/CANBERRA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australia will impose an interim dumping duty of 16 percent on some aluminium extrusions from China, but in a separate decision, Canberra cleared the way for a Chinese steel group to invest in the country.