The government of Ukraine and Eurocommission have started negotiating the non-inclusion of Ukraine into the list of countries as to which the EU could impose limitations on metal products supplies. “We have spoken of the special protective investigation on the import of metal. That’s some 26 items”, deputy minister of economic development and trade, trade…
Russian metals producers are preparing proposals to retaliate against U.S. imports duties, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich declared. “Companies are preparing their proposals, we will discuss them. Initially, we wanted to hold a meeting in Krasnoyarsk but we have just decided to postpone it for several days in order to prepare better. We are waiting…
Ukrmetallurgprom suggests the Ministry of economic development and trade to initiate a special investigation as to the metal imports, as the European Union did in March. According to the enterprise president Alexander Kalenkov, this will help protect the domestic market from the large-scale and abusive imports of metal products, mostly from China, in the segment…
The European Union decided to stop the antidumping investigation on the imports of ferrosilicon from Ukraine and Egypt. The European Commission announced the cancellation of the investigation on April 4, as the Association of European ferro-alloy Producers had revoked its application on February 27. The antidumping investigation began in August 2017. (Ukrainian metal)
The increased antidumping duties on railroad wheels made in Ukraine are in effect on the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan) from April 5. Previously the duty was 4.75%, now it is 34.22%. The decision was made on February 28. The previous duty was set in 2016, but it…
The government of Mexico has announced the implementation of the antidumping duties on the import of carbon steel pipes from Ukraine, South Korea, Spain and India. The investigation was carried out at the request of a local company and covered the trade operations from April 2013 through March 2016. (Ukrainian metal)
The Eurasian Economic Commission has extended the antidumping duty on cold-deformed seamless stainless pipes supplied to the territory of the Union from China and Malaysia. The duty has been prolonged for the duration of another investigation – through January 18, 2019. The volume of the duty is 19.15% of the customs cost. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia plans to file a complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Washington’s decision to introduce import duties on steel and aluminum, but does not plan any direct countermeasures, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Yevtukhov declared on April 3. “The issue here is not only in introduction of retaliatory duties, there is a…