Simon Lester
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
U.S. Commerce Department Sets Final Glass Wine Bottles CVD Rates
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced final countervailing duty rates for glass wine bottles from China, and its reasoning in the case discusses the role of the CCP in Chinese companies.
EU Sets Provisional Anti-Dumping Rates on Chinese Biodiesel
Last week, the European Commission issued Implementing Regulation 2024/2163, imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of biodiesel originating in China.