China

Monthly Trade Report

 T&D Associates 2008-09

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TRADE REMEDY...............................................................................................................................4


CHINA INBOUND..................................................................................................................................4

MOFCOM Public Notice No. 61 (2008): Initiation of Sunset Review on Imports of Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR)...............4
MOFCOM Notice No. 53 (2008): Initiation of Sunset Review on Imports of Phthalic Anhydride(PA)...........................7
MOFCOM Notice No. 52 (2008): Initiation of Sunset Review on Imports of Catechol...................9
MOFCOM Notice No. 63 (2008): The Name of A Respondent Company under AD Measures onCatechol Changed...........10
MOFCOM Notice No. 57 (2008): The Name of A Respondent Company under AD Measures onSilicon Changed ............ 11


 

CHINA OUTBOUND.........................................................................................................................12
 

SINO-U.S..........................................................................................................................................12

U.S. DOC Issues Its Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Order on Imports of Off-the-Road (OTR) Tires from China..........12
U.S. DOC Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from China....................13
U.S. DOC Makes Final Determination in Antidumping Case of Steel Wire Hangers from China ...........13
U.S. DOC Postpones Preliminary AD Determination on Imports of Frontseating Service Valves from China ........................14
U.S. DOC Makes Final Affirmative Determination in AD Case of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from China ....................14
The US Toy Industry Association Revised Toy Safety Coordination Initiative Draft Program Recommendations .....................14
US DOC Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Stainless Pressure Pipe from China ............................15
US DOC Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from China .....15
U.S. DOC Postpones Its AD Preliminary Determination on Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from China ........16
U.S. DOC Postpones Its Final Determinations on Uncovered Innerspring Units from China ......16
US DOC Issues Countervailing Duty Order on Sodium Nitrite from China ..................................16
U.S. ITC Announces Affirmative Preliminary Injury Determination in AD and CVD Investigations
of Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from China...........................16
Chinese Enterprises Subject to The Ninth Petition for Section 337 Investigation within 2008......17


OTHER COUNTRIES AND REGIONS................................................................................................17
 

Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) Announces Final Injury Determination of the AD
and CVD Investigations on Carbon Steel Welded Pipe from China ...............................................17
Canada Border Service Agency Initiates AD and CVD Investigations on Aluminum Extrusions from China ..........................18
Canada Border Service Agency Issues Preliminary Determination of AD and CVD Investigations
on Thermoelectric Coolers and Warmers from China....................................................................18
Israel Makes Final Determination in AD Investigation on Middle-Density Overlaid Fibre Board
and Plywood from China................................................................................................................19
Ukraine Imposes Antidumping Measures on Steel Cable and Wire Rope from China ...................19
Ukraine Implements Safeguard Measures on Imports of Seamless Steel Tube and High Pressure Pump Steel Tube ...........19
Turkey Institutes Antidumping Investigation Against Non-Weaving Cloth from China..................20

 

COMPOSITE REPORTS ...........................................................................................20

General Customs Administration: import and export trade going well and trade surplus keeps going down..........................20
China-EU trade keeps growing......................................................................................................21
Wang Qishan: China to provide more investment opportunity for foreign enterprises ..................21
Economists: China's economy still in shape ..................................................................................24
China adopts recycling law, boosting sustainable development ....................................................25
China to amend patent law, eyeing stricter penalty for violators...................................................27