The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine is disappointed by a decision of the European Commission (EC) to reject price commitments proposed by Metinvest Group and other hot-rolled steel exporters in exchange for non-applying the previously introduced anti-dumping duties to them. “We are very disappointed by this decision of Europe, especially in the context…
The Ukrainian government is taking steps to remove Ukrainian products from under the U.S. sanctions for steel and aluminum products, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade – Ukraine’s Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska has said. “We believe that Ukrainian products, which have been represented on the American market for a long time, do not pose…
The Eurasian Economic Committee has increased the import duty of Ukrainian steel wheels with the diameter of 710 mm from 4.75% to 34.22%. The decision has been published on the EEC site and comes into effect in 30 days. The previous investigation ended with the setting of the antidumping duty of 4.75% for 5 years…
Moscow shares the concern of European states about introduction of steel and aluminum duties by the U.S., presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared. U.S. President Donald Trump said at a meeting with CEOs of metals producing companies that the country would introduce a 25% steel imports duty and a 10% aluminum duty for a long time.…
The U.S. Commerce Department has suggested Washington introduce prohibitive import duties on steel and aluminum from Russia, China, and other countries to boost local production and employment. The department suggested a 53% duty on steel imports from Russia, Brazil, China, Costa-Rica, Egypt, India, Malaysia, South Korea, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam and a 24%…
Taiwan has imposed antidumping duties on the import of galvanized sheet, as well as cold-rolled stainless and carbon steel sheet. The duty in the volume of 4.02-80.5% of the customs cost depends on the manufacturer. In particular, such duties were imposed on metal originating from Ukraine, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Korea. The authorities…
A number of European metal companies, that have previously demanded antidumping investigation on Belarus rebars, are prepared to submit a similar claim against Russian suppliers. According to Eurofer, in January-November 2017 EU imported 304.1 thousand tons of rebars from Russia. It should be noted that Turkey supplied 383.3 thousand tons. At the same time in…
The United States International Trade Commission, USITC, has decided to review the antidumping measures on silicomanganese supplies from Ukraine and China, as they have expired. The decision was taken on January 5. Nikopol and Zaporozhye Ferroalloys Plants (NZF and ZZF) take part in the revision, as well as the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloys Producers. US…