1st March 2017
US policy announcements ignore major trade commitments
Although in January Donald Trump summarised his objectives as “Buy American, hire American", major policy priority summaries now almost ignore trade programmes. Trump’s Address to Congress Donald Trump’s February 28...
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1st November 2012
Mexico threat to China sets alarm bells ringing as others join
Mexico filed with the World Trade Organization on October 15 a dispute settlement case against a wide variety of measures allegedly taken by China to subsidise garment production, and their...
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29th March 2011
Turkey imposes provisional Safeguard Duty on textile imports
Turkey's Council of Ministers agreed on March 24 to impose penal Safeguard Duty, as of July 21, on apparel and textile imports from countries with which it does not have...
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7th February 2011
Mexicans probe Chinese denim
The Mexican Ministry of Economic Affairs is continuing its anti-dumping investigation into denim fabric from China. The fabric is alleged to have been exported from China at prices below the...
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21st January 2011
Confusion over Turkey’s plans to protect local clothing industry.
Confusion broke out in mid January about whether Turkey had decided to impose savage duties on imported clothing and fabric. On January 13, a statement from the country's Undersecretariat of...
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17th September 2010
US hanger importer charged for evading dumping order
An importer of steel wire garment hangers has been arrested and charged with fraud, smuggling, and money laundering in connection with bringing Chinese-made hangers into the United States via a...
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17th September 2010
Vietnam launches anti-dumping early warning system
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry is trialling an online early-warning system intended to alert exporters to the possibility of anti-dumping action by the country’s two main export markets, the EU...
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17th September 2010
EU and US Courts make anti-dumping petitions tougher.
The World Trade Organisation has issued a preliminary ruling overturning the European Union’s practice of applying a single country-wide antidumping duty to imports of goods from non-market economy countries like...
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2nd June 2010
WTO to rule in EU-China shoe dumping dispute
The WTO set up a dispute panel on May 18 to adjudicate on Chinese arguments that EU anti-dumping duties ranging as high as 16.5 percent on certain leather shoes violate...
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2nd June 2010
World Bank finds fewer protectionist cases
A May 25 report from the World Bank finds that the numbers of new government investigations into potential grounds for imposing protectionist barriers and new protectionist barriers have dropped significantly...
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25th May 2010
NEW!!! Clothesource Guide to Apparel Trade Regulations 2011
The Clothesource Guide to Apparel Trade Regulations 2011 is an essential tool for managing any garment business from today to 2015Many people think trade regulations on apparel are difficult to...
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14th April 2010
Brazil delays cotton sanctions after US offers concessions
The US and Brazil announced on April 6 that Brazil has agreed to postpone retaliatory sanctions against the US over cotton subsidies after America offered a package of concessions to...
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