Tag: South Korea
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Japan has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of 29.2 percent to 55.3 percent on hot-dipped galvanized steel from South Korea and China, a rare and forceful use of trade remedies by a country long known for restraint. TOKYO, August 10, 2026 Japan’s steel trade defenses, dormant for most of the postwar era, are now firmly in…
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Japan has begun collecting provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 55.3 percent on hot-dipped galvanized steel from South Korea and China, one of Tokyo’s most assertive uses of its trade remedy toolkit in years and a fresh signal that no major steel market intends to absorb Asia’s excess capacity without a fight. TOKYO, August 9,…
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Brasilia renews its 21.6 percent anti-dumping duty on Chinese suspension PVC resin for up to five more years while the companion measure on South Korean resin stays terminated, cementing a split outcome in a trade defense case that has run for nearly two decades. BRASILIA, August 7, 2026 Brazil will keep its anti-dumping shield against…
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Tokyo’s provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 55.3 percent on hot-dipped galvanized steel from South Korea and China take effect August 8, a forceful turn toward trade defense by a country that has long avoided such measures. TOKYO, August 7, 2026 Japan will begin collecting provisional anti-dumping duties of 29.2 percent to 55.3 percent on…
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South Korea’s fast-expanding chemical trade-defense docket hit both Chinese and European suppliers this week, as a definitive duty on European PVC paste resin took effect and new records documented a finalized levy on Chinese butyl acrylate. SEOUL, August 6, 2026 – South Korea’s campaign to shield its embattled chemical producers from cheap imports reached a…
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New Delhi opens a four-day run of anti-dumping hearings aimed largely at Chinese goods this week, capping a summer in which India’s trade-remedy machinery has moved at its fastest pace in years. NEW DELHI, August 4, 2026 – India’s trade-remedy authority stepped into one of the busiest weeks on its calendar on Monday, convening an…
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One month into the European Union’s toughest steel import regime in decades, quotas are draining fast, a product scope review is underway, and trading partners from Ankara to Seoul to New Delhi are counting the cost. BRUSSELS, August 4, 2026 – The European Union’s new steel import regime enters August with its first full month…
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Japan’s trade and finance ministries have preliminarily concluded that hot-dipped galvanized steel from China and South Korea was dumped at prices far below home-market levels, and they have extended the probe to December 12 while weighing duties. TOKYO, July 27, 2026: Japan moved a decisive step closer to imposing anti-dumping duties on one of the…
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South Korea extends its provisional anti-dumping duty on Thai seamless copper tubes, the newest move in an East Asian trade defence wave that now runs from copper piping to stainless steel coil. SEOUL, July 20, 2026. South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance on Monday extended the provisional anti-dumping duty on seamless copper tubes and…
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A 48-hour wave of protest from Tokyo, Seoul, Brasília and Beijing greets the European Union’s toughest-ever steel import regime, which halves duty-free access and doubles the out-of-quota tariff to 50 percent BRUSSELS – July 5, 2026 The European Union’s new steel import regime is barely four days old, and it has already triggered one of…