Contributing Lawyers

Canada

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Michael Flavell
Geoff Kubrick

United States

Susan Kohn Ross

India

China

Thailand

Apisith John Southam

Korea

Former British PM Tony Blair vs Former Canadian PM Jean Chretien on China

I am struck by the difference in the approach two former prime ministers from different countries took in their public commentary on China in the last week.  Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote a thoughtful...

Export Controls Are Obstacle to China and India Going Green

On August 26, 2008, Forbes.com posted an article entitled "China Faces Obstacles In Nuclear Energy".  Go to the follow ing link for the full...

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak Quoted in Canadian Bar Association National Magazine

The July / August 2008 issue of the Canadian Bar Association National Magazine includes an article entitled "The Hungry Dragon" about Canadian lawyers activities with clients doing inbound and outbound business with Chinese...

China May Face Another WTO Case For Big Car Tax

China Environmental Law Blog has posted an article entitled "Big Cars Face Big Tax: Fat Cats Unfazed";

China has announced a higher tax on large cars.  China said yesterday it would raise taxes on large passenger vehicles...

Are you goods subject to dumping duties?

If you are wondering whether goods coming to the U.S. are subject to antidumping duties, there is information available from the U.S. government which will help. See...

Exporter Caught - Just How Smart Was He?

Donald Hatch entered into a plea agreement for export violations involving night vision equipment. Why question his intelligence? Well, first the company's website os reported to state that all shipments are made as gifts and are...

Lack of Records Leads to Large Judgment

Purely Juice is a pomegranate juice manufacturer based in California. It was ordered to pay a $1.5 million judgment to a competitor for false and misleading claims. Claiming that its suppliers had given it faulty Certificates of...

Not Ready to Compromise: WTO July Talks End Without Convergence

The “Doha Round” of multilateral trade talks at the World Trade Organization lapsed back into limbo on July 29, 2008 as an informal meeting of Ministers did not end in the acceptance of the compromise "package of elements".

If...

Chemical inspections hold up containers in Canada

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) changed is a program in which it tested containers for fumigant and solvent levels before allowing officers to enter them for inspection purposes. The program was originally put in place two...

Creative export restrictions

As countries such as Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam continue their efforts to restrict Internet access to their citizens,...

CBP Updates Policy re Laptop Searches

On July 16, 2008, CBP published a policy statement regarding how its officers are to conduct themselves when dealing with searches of laptops, PDAs and other electronic devices. See...

China: Which Way Will She Go?

"China likely to increase textile tax rebates" is the headline screamed by China Daily on July 15, 2008. See www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-07/15/content_6848428.htm. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) is quoted as...

Security Filing - 10 + 2 Update

Customs and Border Protection has released an updated draft of the ABI and AMS data sets for submission of the Importer Security Filing, commonly called 10 + 2. According to Customs' posting, these updates are the result of both...

New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement Passes Third and Final Reading in New Zealand Parliament

On July 24, 2008, the New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement Bill passed third and final reading in the New Zealand Parliament.  The New Zealand - china Free Trade Agreement Bill is New Zealand's domestic legislation that...

Five More Years of Canadian AD Duties Against Carbon Steel Pipe Fittings from China

CARBON STEEL PIPE NIPPLES AND ADAPTOR FITTINGS FROM CHINA

On July 15, 2008, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal renewed its anti-dumping order against carbon steel pipe nipples and adaptor fittings, in nominal diameters up...

China's Official Government Website - in English

Wondering what is going on in China? Take a look at english.gov.cn, the official government website, which posts most of its articles in English.