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EU Weighs Tariffs on Aluminum Foil From China, Brazil

22/07/2008

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union threatened to impose tariffs on aluminum foil from China, Brazil and Armenia to shield producers in the EU including Norsk Hydro ASA from cheaper imports.

Leveling the international trade playing field

22/07/2008

A discussion on trade remedy laws was sponsored by the Women in International Trade (WIIT) Charitable Trust. Vivian C. Jones, specialist of international trade and finance at the Congressional Research Service, talked about the definitions, procedures and outcomes of antidumping and countervailing duty.

Imports from China hit auto part makers

22/07/2008

Cheap imports from China threaten to punch a huge hole in the business of local automobile component makers.Indian-owned car and two-wheeler manufacturers have plans to import in a big way from China and have set up full-fledged purchase offices there, they alleged.

Six-month garment exports fetch 4.2 billion USD

22/07/2008

Despite growing material prices, Vietnam raked in close to 4.2 billion USD from textile and garment exports in the first half of the year, a year-on-year rise of 20 percent.

US cuts anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimps

17/07/2008

Dumping chargesDevi Sea Foods will not have to pay anti-dumping dutyAround 68 respondents are to pay 1.69% levy.70 firms that do not undertake significant exports will have to pay 10.17% duty

China faces threat of European tariffs on steel pipes and tubes

17/07/2008

Bloomberg reported that the European Union threatened to impose tariffs on steel pipes and tubes from China to protect EU producers from cheaper imports.

Extension of anti-dumping duty on Chinese silk yarn, fabric sought

17/07/2008

KOLKATA: Inflow of silk yarn and fabrics from China at cheaper rates continues to draw flak from the silk community. Close on the heels of the state-owned Central Silk Board (CSB) raising the demand for extension of anti-dumping duty on Chinese silk yarn, a section of domestic silk fabrics producers has urged the government to restrain import of silk fabrics from China through a slew of measures.

European consumers willing to buy more Vietnamese products

17/07/2008

Vietnamese Government and corporate representatives have voiced concern about the European Union's (EU) removal of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for footwear imports from Vietnam in 2009-2011. Speaking to The Saigon Times Daily Antonio Berenguer, trade counselor of the Delegation of the European Commission (EC) to Vietnam, elaborated on the action and its possible impact on two-way trade between the EU and Vietnam. Excerpts: