Simon Lester
USTR Solicits Comments on China's WTO Complaint on IRA Subsidies
With a WTO panel on the verge of being established, USTR is asking stakeholders for comments on a Chinese complaint against tax incentives under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
U.S. Government Argues for Dismissal of Solar Forced Labor Case
In response to a federal lawsuit by a Chinese solar company on the exclusion of its products due to forced labor concerns, the U.S. government has filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that the company does not have proper standing to file the complaint.
Canadian Parliament Trade Committee To Discuss Chinese EV Tariffs
At a meeting of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade last week, Conservative MP Ryan Williams spoke about concerns with Chinese EV imports and called for a series of meetings with government officials and stakeholders to study the issue.
UK AD/CVD Decisions on Chinese Tires Look at Chinese State Intervention in Economy
As part of its transition review of EU anti-dumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) measures, the UK's Trade Remedy Authority (TRA) has recommended raising duties on bus and lorry tires from China, with the goal of protecting the UK’s tire retreading industry from injury.
Canada To Match U.S. Tariffs on Chinese EVs, Steel, Aluminum
The Canadian government announced today that it would impose 100% tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs and 25% tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, with a public consultation to take place on imposing tariffs on additional products.
In the announcement, Canada's Department of Finance said that "Canadian
European EV CVDs and Japan's Water Discharge Discussed at WTO Meeting
At the April 30/May 1 2024 meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods, for which the minutes were recently circulated, a number of issues related to trade with China were raised.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues:
Trade remedy cases:
* China's countervailing duty investigation on EU dairy products
* China’s expiry review of anti-dumping measures on rubber products
* U.S. countervailing duty investigation on Chinese glass wine bottles
* EU anti-dumping investigation on Chinese biodiesel
* EU countervailing duty