Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 46
Electrical machinery and apparatus
United States of America: Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of steel wire garment hangers imported from Taiwan and Vietnam
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Based on a petition filed on December 29, 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission instituted antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of steel wire garment hangers.United States of America: Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of utility-scale wind towers imported from China and Vietnam
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Based on a petition filed on December 29, 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission instituted antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of utility-scale wind towers.Thailand: Restricted permission of foreign workers in promoted projects
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Effective 13 September 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand allows the employment of foreign workers under restrictive conditions in the projects its promotes. These conditions are:United States of America: CVD and AD investigation of solar power equipment imported from China
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On October 19, 2011 SolarWorld Industries America Inc. filed a joint countervailing duty and antidumping petition against imports from China of crystalline solar-cell and panel imports and excludes thin-film products.China: VAT rebates for more than 2600 products
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On 3 June 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate part of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for 553 products
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On 1 January 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for food, textiles, wood products, metals, chemicals and machinery
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On 1 December 2008, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for exports of food, mineral, chemical and wood products
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On 1 November 2008, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.Australia: Initiation of antidumping investigation concerning imports of certain electric cables from China
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On 9 September 2011 the Australian authorities published a notice of initiation of antidumping investigation concerning imports of certain electric cables originating in China. The investigation period is from July 2010 to June 2011.The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Increase of import tariffs on lead-acid accumulators
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The Customs Union Commission (Decision # 791 from 23 September 2011) has introduced an increase of import tariffs on lead-acid accumulators (HS 8507109209) from 1 January 2012 - 15 % from customs value but not less than 5.7 Euros per unit.











