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(India) Duty on chemicals may pinch pockets

14/10/2009

NEW DELHI: Prices of a variety of goods, such as automotive tyres and tubes, motor vehicle parts, outdoor furniture, surgical gloves and footwear, could go up if the government goes ahead with a proposal to levy anti-dumping duties on rubber chemicals from China and Korea.

Dumping, China, and penalties

14/10/2009

Anti-dumping proceedings were initiated against China and Indonesia last week, alleging that companies from the two countries had been dumping tons of shiny, coated paper (the kind used in car brochures or annual reports) and that imports of the same grew by a whopping 40%. The anti-dumping petition itself seemed to be a massive effort, composed of four separate petitions totaling more than 2,000 pages.

Canada imposes provisional AD on Ukrainian plate

14/10/2009

It is reported that the Canada Border Services Agency has made its preliminary determination of the dumping investigation, pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act with respect to certain carbon steel plate and high strength low alloy steel plate originating in or exported from Ukraine.

US to launch double anti-survey on China's seamless steel tubes

14/10/2009

Oct. 9 MetalBiz--US Department of Commerce announced on October 7 that it started the anti-dumping and countervailing duty on seamless pipes imported from China. This move may make America set a new duty on this kind of product.

USITC WILL CONDUCT FULL "SUNSET" REVIEWS CONCERNING POLYETHYLENE RETAIL CARRIER BAGS FROM CHINA, MALAYSIA, AND THAILAND

13/10/2009

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC or Commission) has voted to conduct full five-year ("sunset") reviews concerning the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene retail carrier bags from China, Malaysia, and Thailand (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1043-1045 (Review)).

EU proposes extending anti-dumping tax on China shoes

13/10/2009

Oct. 8, 2009 (China Knowledge) - The European Commission has proposed extending anti-dumping tax on shoes imported from China and Vietnam for at least 15 months, the Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources from the EU.

India May Face Renewal of 11-Year-Old EU Tariffs on Fiber Ropes

13/10/2009

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union may renew tariffs as high as 82 percent on synthetic fiber ropes from India to help Portuguese producers ward off lower-cost rivals, a step that would prolong 11-year-old trade protection.

(India) Govt refuses to impose safeguard duty on auto components

13/10/2009

The government has refused to impose safeguard duty on imports of some auto components of medium and heavy commercial vehicles from China, saying these are not affecting the domestic industry.