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US hits China steel pipe with 700% duty

04/06/2008

The US Commerce Department has set a combined import duty of around 700 percent on major Chinese steel pipe producer.

Anti-dumping duty on Chinese tyre imports not effective

04/06/2008

Exim News Service reported that the anti dumping duty on the imports of Chinese trucks and bus tyres imposed in 2007 does not seem to have had much impact due to the price differential of the product in both countries.

'WTO talks may not conclude by year-end'

04/06/2008

Commerce minister Kamal Nath said he's disappointed that World Trade Organization talks are being held up and raised reservations about completing the Doha Round of negotiations by the end of the year.

Tyre dealers, companies at loggerheads

04/06/2008

The depreciation of the rupee vis-à-vis the dollar has brought tyre manufacturers and dealers at loggerheads over imports of radial tyres into the country. While the All India Tyre Dealers’ Federation (AITDF) is seeking the abolition of anti-dumping duty on bias tyres after the 10% depreciation of the rupee has made imports costlier by Rs 2,100, the Automotive Tyre Manufacturer’s Association (ATMA) wants the anti-dumping duty extended to radial tyres that are being imported.

Innerspring antidumping report delayed

02/06/2008

DOC now plans to release findings July 30WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce said it will postpone reporting the preliminary results of an antidumping investigation on uncovered innerspring units from China, Vietnam and South Africa by 50 days.

India rejects Rules Proposals in WTO

02/06/2008

India has expressed disappointment at the latest document by World trade Organisation (WTO) on rules pertaining to issues like anti-dumping and fishing subsidies.

The EU and the rest of the world

02/06/2008

A more productive trading relationship with African nations and a transparent classification of China's market status were debated yesterday in the final day of the European Union conference in Macau.

EU, China: Honeymoon is over

02/06/2008

With their wish lists made public, neither Brussels nor Beijing gets what they want from the relationship, which has been demoted from one of "common values" to "converging interests."