Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 41
Basic metals
China: Elimination of automatic import licensing requirements for certain electrical and machinery products
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In Announcement no.Morocco: Initiation of antidumping investigation on hot rolled steel sheets imported from the EU and Turkey
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On 21 January 2013, the Moroccan Government’s Ministry of Trade announced the initiation of an antidumping investigation on imports of hot rolled steel sheets originating in the European Union and Turkey.Egypt: Initiation of safeguard investigation on imports of steel rebar
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On 28 November 2012, Egypt initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of steel rebar. The concerned HS codes are 7213 and 7214.Brazil: Temporary increase of import tariffs on certain products
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The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CAMEX) has issued Resolution no. 70/2012, in which the import tariffs on a number of products, concerning 100 tariff lines at the 8-digit level, were raised temporarily (up to 25%).Indonesia: Initiation of safeguard investigation on imports of flat-rolled steel
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On 19 December 2012, the Indonesian Safeguard Committee (KPPI) initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of products of flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated with aluminum-zinc alloys, contaCanada: AD and CVD investigations of galvanized steel wire from China, Israel, and Spain
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The Canada Border Services Agency initiated investigations on January 21, 2013, under the Special Import Measures Act, respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain galvanized steel wire originating in or exported from China, Israel, and SpaMalaysia: Initiation of antidumping investigation on hot rolled coils imported from Chinese Taipei
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On 27 July 2012, the Government of Malaysia initiated an antidumping investigation on imports of hot rolled coils originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei.Macedonia: Temporary duty-free import of certain precious metals
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According to a decision of the Macedonian government (Official Journal Nr 4 of January 9, 2013), precious metals with HS codes 7108 12 00 00, 7110 11 00 00, 7110 21 00 00, 7110 31 00 00 may be temporary imported without duties.Argentina: Increased import tax and VAT rate for imports
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The Argentinean government has increased taxes relating to imports in Resoclución General 3373/2012 (published in the official gazette on August 24, 2012).Turkey: Import duties on certain flat steel products changed
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In the Turkish Official Gazette (Resmi Gazete) of December 31, 2012, the government announced a change in the duty rates of certain flat steel products. The products of which the tariff rates have been increased are:
