In two recent decisions, the U.S. Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that pea protein imported from China is being dumping and subsidized.

A recent WTO complaint filed by Indonesia against EU countervailing and anti-dumping duty measures on Indonesian steel imports involves several claims related to subsidies provided by the Chinese government.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Xinjiang export data * Anti-dumping duties on Indian chemicals extended * Data on offshore service outsourcing contracts * Court rulings in trademark case In the U.S.: * Anti-dumping/countervailing duties on tin mill products rejected * U.S. Trade Rep. remarks * Comments on semiconductor

Chinese courts recently granted punitive penalties of four times the amount of damages in a trademark infringement case involving Singaporean fashion brand CHARLES & KEITH. This is one of the rare cases where such a high level of punitive penalties have been granted.

At the October 27 meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, for which the minutes were recently circulated, there were criticisms by China of other Members' countervailing duty practices (including the recent EU action on electric vehicles), and criticisms by other Member of China&

Yesterday, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued a decision in the expiry review of anti-dumping measures on Indian chemical products ortho chloro para nitro aniline, making a determination to sustain the duties.

Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the SCM Agreement, China recently provided to the WTO its semi-annual report of its countervailing duty actions, covering the period July 1 – December 31, 2023.