Trade Lawyers Blog has posted summary & analysis of a recent presentation by CBP covering the noncompliance of imported textile & wearing apparel from China.
The US Dairy Export Council is finding it hard to “moo-ve” their product overseas. As a result the council, along with the National Milk Producers Federation, has filed a list of trade barrier measures with the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR.) The council hopes these measures will be included in the annual “2009 [...]
Chinese Exporters have a positive outlook on their future, as the dollar weakens and their sales begin to rebound. From “Chinese Export Boom in Evidence at Trade Show”: By keeping China’s currency, the renminbi, tightly yoked to the weak and weakening dollar, Beijing had made Chinese exports increasingly competitive around the world. “We are very [...]
Trade Compliance update: China has appealed the WTO ruling siding with the US complaint that Chinese restrictions on importing and distributing foreign books, music, and movies violates WTO regulations. The World Trade Organization announced the appeal in a statement to its members. Chinese officials said it was filed Tuesday, but documents were not immediately made [...]
The last few years have given Brazil, Russian, India, and China (BRIC) great gains in economic strength and GDP but we have all seen the global economy struggle lately. I happened to find this interesting video about “the next big player” on a money website but it’s still interesting in terms of imports and exports. [...]
According to the World Trade Organization, China has overtaken Germany as the world’s largest exporter during the first half of 2009. China has been experiencing fast-paced growth the last several years but has previously not reached Germany’s levels. From January through June 2009, China’s total export volume amounted to $521.7 billion, slightly exceeding Germany’s exports, [...]
China and the US are airing their issues at the WTO the last day or two. Yesterday, the US and EU jointly filed a complaint that China violates international trade laws by curbing exports of certain raw materials such as antimony, bauxite, indium, yellow phosphorous, magnesium carbonate, and rare earths. (So that’s why magnesium carbonate [...]
