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WTO Warns of ‘Significant Slippage’ toward Protectionism

08/04/2009

Global commerce is in danger of “an incremental build-up of restrictions that could slowly strangle international trade” and undermine worldwide attempts to boost demand and restore growth, the WTO director-general warned last week.

Govt seeking alternative to anti-dumping duties

08/04/2009

The US is investigating other means of collecting duties on Indian and Thai shrimp imports after a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling ordered that it lift special bonds on the same, a US shrimp fishery group stated on Thursday.

‘Wall of protection’ against textile & carpet imports

07/04/2009

A bill has recently been cleared in the parliament of Tajikistan, limiting exports from a few chosen sectors under the pretext of protecting local producers. Anti-dumping measures are expected to be imposed on a slew of products ranging from textiles, garments to carpets and other goods.

Mexico's Cemex surges as U.S. removes dumping tariffs

07/04/2009

MEXICO CITY, April 2 (Reuters) - Shares in Mexico's Cemex (CMXCPO.MX) surged 14.93 percent to 10.70 pesos on Thursday after the United States removed anti-dumping tariffs on Mexican cement, ending a 15-year-old trade dispute, traders said.

Biodiesel board slams EC duties

07/04/2009

The National Biodiesel Board has submitted formal written comments in response to the European Commission’s decision to impose provisional antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. biodiesel entering the European Union.

G20 to train guns on trade barriers

02/04/2009

New Delhi: India wants the US and other developed countries to roll back protectionist moves against its BPO units and software workers employed overseas.The country, which the World Bank named as the most active nation in imposing anti-dumping duties, will also be under pressure from the US and China to open up its markets.

Anti-dumping duty on stainless steel recommended

02/04/2009

NEW DELHI: Unfazed by a World Bank report highlighting India as the most active nation in anti-dumping measures, the commerce ministry has recommended levying such a duty on import of stainless steel from China, the European Union and six other countries .

India slaps dumping duty on yarn, fabric

02/04/2009

VietNamNet Bridge – India has imposed a US$232.86 per tonne anti-dumping duty on yarn and fabric imported from Viet Nam to protect domestic producers, according to the Vietnamese trade office in India.