In Canada, lumber-producing provinces set so-called stumpage fees for timber harvested from Crown land, a system that U.S. producers — forced to pay market rates — say amounts to an unfair subsidy. The latest administrative review by the U.S. Commerce Department resulted in a modest decrease in the so-called “all others” combined duty rate, but … Read More
The US Department of Commerce on Monday removed the Chinese entities — such as chemical firm and lithium battery material maker Guangdong Guanghua Sci-Tech Co., and sensor maker NanJing GOVA Technology Co. — from its “unverified list,” which restricts a company’s ability to buy American technology. Read the article.
The World Trade Organization ruled Wednesday that China violated its trade agreements when it placed tariffs on U.S. exports in retaliation for steel and aluminum duties imposed by the Trump administration in 2018. A WTO panel said former President Donald Trump acted in the legitimate security interests of the United States when he placed 25% … Read More
During his first term as the US president, Trump described India as a “tariff king” and in May 2019, terminated India’s preferential market access — Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) — to the United States alleging India has not given the United States “equitable and reasonable access to its markets.” “The other thing I want … Read More
The average reservation wage – the lowest annual pay that workers would accept to take a new job – increased to $78,645 in July. That’s up from about $72,900 a year earlier and $69,000 in July 2021. According to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey released Monday, pay demands among women are rising … Read More
The Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Friday that subsidiaries of Chinese companies BYD, Trina Solar, Vina Solar and Canadian Solar were dodging U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar cells and panels by conducting minor processing to finish their products in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Another firm, New East Solar, will face tariffs after refusing to … Read More
The Department of Commerce (DOC) determined Friday that five Chinese solar panel companies have been dodging U.S. tariffs by directing their operations through other Asian countries not subject to the import restrictions. The DOC found in its probe that Trina Solar, Canadian Solar, BYD, and Vina Solar have all used other countries in Southeast Asia, … Read More
“The United States welcomes Mexico’s efforts to address global non-market excess capacity in the steel sector,” USTR spokesperson Sam Michel said in a statement. Mexico earlier this week announced it would impose temporary tariffs of up to 25 percent on steel and certain other products from countries that are not FTA partners. The U.S. is … Read More
The Biden administration announced plans to impose new tariffs on can-making metal imported from China, Germany and Canada. Chinese products would be subject to a levy of 122.52%. That rate partly reflects Chinese companies’ refusal to cooperate with the investigation to prove their independence from the Chinese Communist Party, an administration official said. Read the … Read More
While the Trudeau Liberals are trying to play up the spectre of Donald Trump now, the former U.S. president was no worse for Canada’s cross-border trade than the current occupant of the White House, Joe Biden. Since the election of Barack Obama in 2008, Canadian governments have been dealing with American administrations that are increasingly … Read More
