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2006 antidumping review delayed

27/06/2008

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce has delayed the results of the 2006 administrative review of antidumping duties on Chinese-made wood bedroom furniture by 60 days.

Dyestuff sector requires 8-10% excise duty cut - Paswan

27/06/2008

Addressing the 58th annual General Meeting (AGM) of The Dyestuffs Manufacturers' Association of India (DMAI), Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers and Steel, Ram Vilas Paswan stated that he will insist the Finance Ministry to reduce excise duty to 8-10 percent from the present 14 percent, so that the dyestuff industry may heave a sigh of relief.

China's narrow goods firms eye Turkey

24/06/2008

Affected by anti-dumping precautions imposed by the United States and the European Union, Chinese narrow goods companies are eyeing Turkey.

Trend of China Furniture Industrial Development and Reform

24/06/2008

From January to April 2008, total domestic sales of furniture in China amounted to $8.5 million, a 22.43% increase compared with a year earlier. The furniture exported revenue increased significantly, nearly reaching 9 billion, a 30.91% increase from a year earlier. Imported furniture totaled 0.4 billion, a 28.79% increase from a year earlier, according to a report of China National Furniture Association.

CCCMC firmly opposes US DOC ruling on pipes

24/06/2008

According to industry association statement, China Chamber of Commerce of Metals Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters was deeply unhappy with and strongly opposed to US affirmative determination on the anti dumping and anti subsidy probe into steel pipes imported from China.

US ITC keeps AD duty on silicon metal from Russia

24/06/2008

It is reported that US International Trade Commission determined revoking the existing antidumping duty order on silicon metal from Russia would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Europe’s trade policies keep Vietnam’s footwear industry guessing

24/06/2008

VietNamNet Bridge - It is likely that Vietnamese leather hats and shoes exported to Europe will no longer be subject to an anti-dumping tax rate of 10% after October, according to the Competition Administration Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. This should be very good news for the leather industry in Viet Nam.

EC decision stamps on Vietnam’s footwear industry

24/06/2008

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien says the European Commission’s decision to remove imported Vietnamese-made footwear from its generalised system of preferences (GSP) will have negative impacts on Vietnamese footwear workers.