On November 17, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued a preliminary determination of dumping and subsidization of aluminum extrusions from China. What might become the largest Canadian antidumping and countervailing...
On November 13, 2008, the Government of Canada and the Government of China signed a memorandum of understanding on financial services , which resolves some or all of the issues at the heart of a WTO case. The Memorandum of...
On November 10, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued its final determination in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigation against thermoelectric coolers and warmers from China. Only one exporter...
On November 10, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency commenced an expiry review of the antidumping order against wood slats from China and Mexico.
Wood slats (slats) are the main component of wood venetian blinds. The...
On October 17, 2008, the Canada Border Servcies Agency issued D-Memorandum D-10-14-55 "Tariff Classification of Wood Flooring Products" - see - www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d10/d10-14-55-eng.pdf
The CBSa...
China has threatened to boycott imports of iron ore after Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce tried to again increase prices for Asian customers. It could be that Chinese steel manufacturers would make the decision on ...
On September 26, 2008, P)rime Minister Stephen Harper made a campaign promise to restrict the export of raw bitumen (in other words, he promised to ban the export of heavy black oil from Canada's oil sands to countries with lax...
On September 19, 2008, =tThe Government of China has filed requests for consultation against the united States in respect of the Department of Commerce's dumping and subsidization decisions in the following cases:
Pipe and...
One of this issues for Canadian companies doing business in Asia is the degree to which Canadian firms can trust foreign judicial systems. This article refers to a report written by Political and Economic Risk Consultancy...
China and Singapore concluded negotiations on a comprehensive free trade agreement. China has previously signed free trade agreements with Hong Kong, Macau, Chile, Pakistan and New Zealand, as well as a number of agreements...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
