The Department on the domestic market protection of the Eurasian Economic Commission has repeatedly investigated the import of graphitized electrodes from India. The department believes it is possible to prolong the protective measures for 5 more years, as the term of the previous duty is drawing to an end. The second investigation started in October…
Ukraine’s Economic Development and Trade Ministry says the European Commission has decided to impose preliminary protective measures within an investigation into metal products, introducing tariff quotas for imports of 23 types of such produce for 200 days from July 19. “Tariff quotas will be applied on the basis of the “first come, first served” principle.…
The interdepartmental commission on international trade has started the antidumping investigation on the import of carbon and alloyed steel rods from Belarus and Moldova. The investigation will check information and proofs of dumping, damage and the connection between them. Rebars and wire rod manufacturer in Belarus is the Belarus Iron and Steel Works and in…
Eurasian Economic Committee has started an antidumping investigation on the imports of galvanized metal from Ukraine. The investigation was started on the basis of the claim from MMK, NLMK and Severstal, which accounted for 50% of rolled metal manufactured in January 2014 – December 2017. The companies claimed that in 2017 rolled metal was supplied…
Russia has sent a claim against additional U.S. import duties on steel and aluminum to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Development Ministry said in a statement, citing Minister Maxim Oreshkin. “The reason for the claim is multiple WTO rule violations committed by the U.S. during the introduction of this measure. Besides Russia, China, India,…
Ukrainian companies can count on being excluded from the US steel and aluminum sanctions lists. “We believe that we can seriously rely on being excluded from the duties lists. US is rather seriously reviewing our arguments”, deputy minister of economical development and trade, trade representative of Ukraine Natalia Mikolskaya said following the negotiations with US…
The European Commission has stopped the antidumping investigation of the imports of ferrosilicon with Ukrainian origin. Following the investigation, Ukrainian products will not be affected by antidumping duties on the EU market. In 2017 Ukraine exported $54.7 million worth of ferrosilicon to EU, up by $17.8 million YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Lithuanian officials say that the US decision to impose tariffs on EU steel and aluminum imports is very disappointing, but does not mean a trade war. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Albinas Zananaviius, Lithuania is “very disappointed”, because the intensive talks between the European Commission and the United States, and efforts by other European countries…