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US CIT sustains 277.95 percent antidumping rate for Sanmei’s pentafluoroethane January 10, 2025 | Laina S. Miller

The US Court of International Trade has sustained the 277.95 percent antidumping rate that the Commerce Department assigned to Chinese pentafluoroethane (R-125) produced or imported by Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical... (more story)

EU is exposed to trade vulnerabilities more than China, less than US, says report January 10, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska and Lewis Crofts

The EU is more exposed to external trade vulnerabilities than China, but less so than the US, according to a draft European Commission report seen by MLex. Chinese cheap and often unfairly subsidized exports a... (more story)

Indonesia outlines what Apple needs to do to get iPhone 16 clearance January 10, 2025 | Jet Damazo-Santos

After declaring that Apple’s $1 billion AirTag factory deal is insufficient to secure clearance to sell its iPhone 16 series, Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry emphasized that the tech giant needs to make a “fa... (more story)

Tesla, Panasonic say US AAM industry suffers from youth, not unfair trade January 09, 2025 | Laina S. Miller

The nascent US active anode material (AAM) industry is suffering from start-up stumbling blocks, not unfairly traded Chinese AAMs, representatives of Tesla and Panasonic told US International Trade Commission ... (more story)

US CIT orders Commerce to reconsider two parts of Moroccan fertilizer duty order January 09, 2025 | Laina S. Miller

The US Court of International Trade has ordered the Department of Commerce to reconsider its cost allocation methodology and its de facto specificity findings in the antisubsidy duty rate calculated for Morocc... (more story)

US Trade Representative zeroes in on fake pharma in Notorious Markets List January 09, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

The proliferation of counterfeit drugs and those who peddle them has led to 96 percent of online pharmacies operating, to some degree, outside the law, the US Trade Representative warned in the 2024 Notorious ... (more story)

Chinese biodiesel exporters to face EU dumping duties of up to 35.6 percent January 09, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska

Chinese biodiesel makers will face dumping duties of up to 35.6 percent at the EU borders, MLex has learned. But in a move criticized by the EU biodiesel industry, the bloc’s investigators decided to exclude S... (more story)

Apple's iPhone 16 still banned in Indonesia despite $1 billion AirTag factory deal January 08, 2025 | Jet Damazo-Santos

After two days of high-level meetings in Jakarta and confirmed plans to invest $1 billion in an AirTag factory in Indonesia’s Batam province, Apple still doesn't have permission to sell its iPhone 16 series in the country.

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EU weighs steel tariff hike to protect industry against Chinese overcapacity January 03, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska

The EU steel industry has been shielded from excess Chinese exports for six years by a safeguard measure, but this expires in 2026 and policymakers face a difficult year ahead preparing a course of action to r... (more story)

Landmark appellate decision could kill Tornado Cash co-founder's US criminal case December 30, 2024 | Samuel Rubenfeld

After losing a motion to dismiss criminal charges of sanctions violations and money laundering, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is trying again, armed with an appellate decision involving the cryptocurrenc... (more story)

Trump’s return could scupper China’s bid to be rid of EU electric car duties December 30, 2024 | Joanna Sopinska

With US President Donald Trump taking office next month, China’s stalled talks with the EU on an alternative solution to the bloc’s steep anti-subsidy duties on electric vehicles appear unlikely to be revived ... (more story)

Cfius won’t see big changes in 2025; China, political influence remain concerns December 27, 2024 | Curtis Eichelberger

Chinese threats, mitigation agreements and political influence will be among the top concerns for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US next year. But of the three, perhaps the most insidious threat to... (more story)

Trade-for-migrants EU policies to gain momentum in 2025 despite legal concerns December 27, 2024 | Oscar Pandiello

The EU’s plan to tie trade policies to migrant returns is set to escalate in 2025, but legal and political challenges loom. With concerns from the World Trade Organization stalling measures, the focus may shif... (more story)

Soaring e-commerce shipments pressure EU customs revamp, but divisions block progress December 26, 2024 | Oscar Pandiello

The EU’s landmark customs reform risks falling behind as e-commerce shipments in 2024 surged past 4 billion — more than five times than the total three years ago. Growing concerns over non-compliant imports, a... (more story)

New reins for Visa and Mastercard as UK tackles ‘unduly high’ interchange fees December 13, 2024 | Sofia Gerace

Mastercard and Visa have seen complaints rise over their increases in interchange fees, which are charged between a retailer's bank and a card issuer's bank when a purchase is made by credit or debit card, and... (more story)

Trump’s associates prefer tactical tariffs over across-the-board method December 12, 2024 | Laina S. Miller

Associates of US President-elect Donald Trump, particularly legislators and his cabinet nominees, have expressed a preference for using tariffs as a negotiation tactic instead of the across-the-board tariffs t... (more story)