Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 42
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
Iraq: Amendment to Investment Law allowing foreigners to own land for housing projects
Description
According to a Reuters article on 23 November 2009, Iraq’s parliament passed the first amendment to Investment Law No 13 of the year 2006 allowing foreigners to own land for housing projects.
Brazil: Antidumping investigation on imports of hand tools, incl. glaziers'' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s.
Description
On December 24th, 2009 (re publication on December 30th, 2009) Brazil through its secretary of foreign trade (SECEX) made public its decision to initiate an antidumping and injury investigation on imports from China of hand tools, incl.
Mexico: Adoption of final antidumping on steel chain with welded links, not exceeding 15 kilograms per meter, from China.
Description
On January 5, 2010, the Mexican Government adopted antidumping final duties of $0.50 United States dollars per kilogram to Mexican imports of steel chain with welded links, not exceeding 15 kilograms per meter from China.
Ukraine: Support of steel and chemical sectors
Description
The Government, seeking to support the steel and chemical sectors, has extended until the end of 2009 a number of preferences which were originally granted in Government Resolution No 925 of 14 October 2008 and in a Memorandum signed between metal
South Africa: Imposition of anti-dumping duties on stainless steel sinks imported from or originating in China and Malaysia
Description
South Africa has imposed anti-dumping duties on stainless steel sinks imported from or originating in the People's Republic of China. Depending on the export company, the duties could be either from 10.84%, 20.62% or 62.41%.
South Africa: Increase in rate of duty on shovels and spades to 20%
Description
The rate of duty on shovels and spades with a maximum blade width of 150mm but not more than 200mm have been increased from free of duty to 20% ad valorem.
Brazil: Ad-valorem tariff increase from 0 to 12% for selected products
Description
On June 5th, 2009, the Brazilian government announced tariff increases on the ad-valorem import duty for 6 selected iron and steel products at the 8 digit level of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff code.
Brazil: Tariff increase on copper foil imports.
Description
On March 26, 2009, the Brazilian government announced a tariff increase from 0 to 12% on the ad-valorem import duty on copper foil of a thickness not exceeding 0.04 mm, Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff code 7410.11.13 (CAMEX Resolution n&
Brazil: Average tariff reduction of 12 percentage points for selected products
Description
On March 26, 2009, the Brazilian government announced tariff reductions on the ad-valorem import duty for 16 selected products at the 8 digit level of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff code.
Argentina: Initiation of anti-dumping investigation on steel tubes from China
Description
On November 3, 2009, Argentina opened an anti-dumping investigation on imports of steel tubes from the People's Republic of China.
