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CJS Report Drops Request For Apparel Monitoring, Seeks Export Promotion To China
22/06/2009
The House report accompanying the appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, science, and related agencies for fiscal year 2010 to be considered by the House today does not include a recommendation that the International Trade Administration continue monitoring apparel imports from Vietnam and establish such a system for imports from China.
India imposes import tariffs to protect domestic producers
22/06/2009
As the Indian economy recovered from the global recession with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rates just 2% below the highs of last year, it sought to impose extensive import tariffs on Chinese toys and other goods. According to the reports of the Indian government, imports from China rose by 55% to $27bn (€19.3bn, £16.4bn) in the financial year to April 2008 and again in the year just ended but particularly took over the toy industry with a majority of the $2.5bn market this year. India and China have been disputing with each other for many months with China threatening to take the case to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
'Buy China' Policy
22/06/2009
TIA statement on Chinese-made tire quotas
22/06/2009
BOWIE, Md. (June 18, 2009) — The Tire Industry Association (TIA) released a statement June 17 announcing its opposition to a petition by the United Steelworkers (USW) union to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) asking for limits on the import of Chinese-made passenger and light truck tires.
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