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U.S. Raises Duties on China Fridge Magnets

11/07/2008

Controversy over "unfairly priced" fridge magnets from China and Taiwan has local companies in the U.S. asking for higher import duties to the two suppliers.

Developing nations must open up if they want WTO deal, says Germany

11/07/2008

Berlin: Developing nations must open their markets to more foreign goods and services before Germany signs off on a World Trade Organisation agreement lowering barriers to commerce, German economy minister Michael Glos said.

Experts confer on Vietnam’s WTO economic growth plan

11/07/2008

Vietnam should capitalize on opportunities offered by its WTO accession last year, especially by addressing challenges in areas like antidumping and finance, economists have said.

India tells WTO: Resolve issues before ministerial

11/07/2008

Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has warned the World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy about the dangers of rushing into the proposed ministerial meeting on July 21 without resolving innumerable issues in different dossiers of the Doha Development Agenda negotiations as a recipe for failure.

Vietnam’s footwear industry likely faces added woes

09/07/2008

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam's footwear industry, yet to relieve from the European Commission (EC) decision to strip it off the preferential tariffs, will likely face the added woes of extended anti-dumping tariff imposed on shoes with leather upper parts, an industry source said.

The green shiftiness of Stéphane Dion's carbon tariff

09/07/2008

The Liberals’ carbon tariff will not only irk our trade partners — it could allow the U.S. to control our domestic policies

U.S. sets steep final duties on China fridge magnets

09/07/2008

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday it has set final duties of up to 300 percent on refrigerator magnets from China to offset unfair pricing and government subsidies.

Itac rescinds sunset review decision

09/07/2008

In a Government Gazette notice on June 20, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) informed of its decision of May 13 to rescind its earlier decision to initiate sunset reviews of the antidumping duties on carbon black originating in or imported from Egypt and India, and galvanised steel tubes and pipes originating in or imported from India.