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US willing to extend tariff preferences to Vietnam

21/07/2009

The United States is willing to grant its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) to Vietnam, said the Deputy US Trade Representative, Demetrios J. Marantis.

Agricultural official applauds US support for Vietnamese fish

21/07/2009

Vietnam has applauded eight US senators for blocking a bid by the US catfish industry and its allies on Capitol Hill to impose new inspections on Vietnamese fish imports.

US Trade Panel Votes To Impose Duties On China Lawn Equipment

21/07/2009

WASHINGTON - (Dow Jones)- The U.S. International Trade Commission determined Wednesday that imports of lawn grooming equipment from China are harmful to U.S. manufacturers, clearing the way for duties to be imposed on the products.

(India) Seafood exporters get US duty relief

21/07/2009

KOCHI: The seafood exporters from the country can heave a sigh of relief. Announcing the final result of the third administrative review of the anti-dumping duty on certain varieties of shrimp exported from India, the US Department of Commerce has made it clear that the results do not differ from the preliminary results announced earlier.

EU decision on Asia shoe duty seen in Sept-sources

21/07/2009

A proposal by the European Commission on whether to extend or terminate anti-dumping duties on imports of leather shoes from China and Vietnam is expected in September, industry and diplomatic sources said on Friday.

China challenges EU duties on screws, bolts at WTO

19/07/2009

BRUSSELS, July 17 (Reuters) - China has decided to challenge at the World Trade Organisation European Union anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made screws and bolts imposed by Brussels in January, sources with knowledge of the case said on Friday.

(South Africa) Certain antidumping duties about to lapse

19/07/2009

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has announced that a number of antidumping duties are due to lapse, if antidumping investigations are not initiated. The products in question are acetaminophenol imported from or originating in the Peoples Republic of China (China), France or the US; blankets originating in China or Turkey; bolts and nuts of iron or steel originating in China; nuts of iron and steel originating in Taiwan; paper-insulated, lead-covered electric cable originating in India; polyethylene terephthalate originating in Taiwan, India or the Republic of Korea; and unframed glass mirrors originating in India or Indonesia.

No effect of export duty on domestic market in China

19/07/2009

It is reported that on June 19th, the State Council disclosed to scrap or reduce a 5% cut of export duty on light & medium sections and other steel products, effecting since July 1st. The announcement soon aroused wide responses across the world.