WTO Upholds Duties on Chinese Tires
While the full final decision will be issued in the next few days, the World Trade Organization has rejected China’s appeal of the Obama Administration’s added tariff on consumer tires imported from China. The WTO’s dispute panel will issue its full report in mid-December, which will give better insight into the panel’s reasoning for rejecting
Duties to Stay Until Final Resolution: Judge
While the Chinese government is happy with the U.S. Court of International Trade’s ruling that the Commerce Department was double-dipping on duties applied to some China-produced OTR and agricultural tires, the court will not remove the duties until a final verdict is reached. On Oct. 1, U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Jane Restani would
U.S. Ruling Scraps Duties Placed on Chinese Tiremaker
China’s Ministry of Commerce yesterday welcomed a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade directing the U.S. Department of Commerce to scrap countervailing duties on tires from a Chinese tiremaker Hebei Starbright Tyre Co., the Xinhua News Agency reported. The court ruled on Oct. 1 that the U.S. department’s simultaneous use of countervailing duties
Tit-for-Tat: Duties on Chicken Response to Tire Tariff
Chinese officials have fired the next shot in a brewing trade war by slapping anti-dumping duties on chicken products imported from the U.S. The duties, as high as 105.4%, were placed on whole birds, chicken sausage and other products like chicken feet, a delicacy in China. The China Commerce Ministry said the duties will begin
Court Orders Review of China OTR, Ag Tire Duties
Last year’s ruling by the U.S. Department of Commerce that slapped often huge antidumping duties on certain OTR and farm tires imported from China will get another look. On Sept. 18, the U.S. Court of International Trade ordered the Commerce Department to review its ruling and the countervailing duties it applied to a host of
President Sides With USW, Sets New China Duties
The Obama Administration came down strongly on the side of labor yesterday when it agreed to place heavy additional duties on passenger tires imported from China. Late Friday, the White House placed a three-year additional tariff on China-made tires, starting at 35%, and then scaling down to 30% the second year and 25% in the
U.S. Tire Duties Protectionist, Say Experts
(China Daily) U.S. President Barack Obama should not approve the proposed tariff remedy plan on Chinese tires, as it is an unfair and unreasonable consideration, Chinese officials and experts said.
China to Urge U.S. Not to Levy Tyre Duties
(Reuters) Beijing will urge U.S. President Barack Obama to desist from imposing duties on Chinese tyres because such a step would send a worrying signal about trade protectionism, China’s commerce ministry said on Friday.
Russian Tyremakers Voice Support for Increased Import Duties
Russia’s leading tyre and rubber industry companies have met as part of a subcommittee organised by the Russian Federation’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
U.S. Sets Steep Final Duties on China OTR Tires
(Reuters) The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday set final duties ranging up to more than 210% on millions of off-road tires it said were being sold in the United States at unfairly low prices.