The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses from China.
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) has issued a press release with additional details, including a complete list in English, of the U.S. products that are set to be subject to increased duties, due to the U.S.’ noncompliance in the World Trade Organization upland cotton dispute.1
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses from Indonesia.
The International Trade Administration is initiating an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of carbazole violet pigment 23 from India with respect to a company name change.
The FCC wants comment on recommendations approved last week by the advisory committee for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference. The International Bureau tentatively concluded “that we can generally support” the recommendations. The commission also sought comment on the NTIA’s “draft preliminary views and proposals” for the WRC. Comments are due March 26. The complete text is at www.fcc.gov/ib/wrc-12.
On March 8, 2010, Brazil's Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX) published its final list of U.S. products that are set to be subject to increased duties of up to 100% in 30 days, due to the U.S.' noncompliance in the World Trade Organization upland cotton dispute.1
The following antidumping or countervailing duty law determinations of the Court of International Trade were decided in the second half of February 2010, or were posted recently following earlier, non-public decisions.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain potassium phosphate salts from China.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate (CTL plate) from Korea for the period of February 1, 2008, through January 31, 2009.