The EU imposed a definitive antidumping duty on aluminum foil from China following an expiry review of the existing duties, the European Commission said March 10. Following a request for an expiry review, the commission found that harm to the domestic industry would result if the duties were allowed to expire. The restrictive measures apply to "aluminium foil of a thickness of not less than 0,008 mm and not more than 0,018 mm, not backed, not further worked than rolled, in rolls of a width not exceeding 650 mm and of a weight exceeding 10 kg." The following rates apply: 6.4% for Alcoa (Shanghai) Aluminum Products and Alcoa (Bhai) Aluminum Industries, 20.3% for Shandong Loften Aluminum Foil, 24.2% for Zhenjiang Dingsheng Aluminum, and 30% for all other companies.

The EU initiated an expiry review of the antidumping duties on graphite electrode systems from India, the European Commission said March 9. GrafTech France, GrafTech Iberica, Showa Denko Europe and Tokai Erftcarbon requested the review, which covers "graphite electrodes of a kind used for electric furnaces, with an apparent density of 1,65 g/cm3 or more and an electrical resistance of 6,0 μ.Ω.m or less, and nipples used for such electrodes, whether imported together or separately." The investigation period covers Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2021.

The European Commission gave notice March 9 of the impending expiry of the antidumping duties on trichloroisocyanuric acid from China, unless a review of the duties is initiated. EU manufacturers can submit a written request for a review up until three months before the Dec. 6, 2022, expiration date.

The European Commission gave notice March 4 of the impending expiry of the antidumping duties on hand pallet trucks from China and Thailand, unless a review of the duties is initiated. EU manufacturers can submit a written request for a review up until three months before the Dec. 1 expiration date.

The U.S. last week imposed new export controls on Russia’s oil refinery sector and added 91 entities to the Entity List for supporting Russian security efforts, building on a string of trade restrictions (see 2202240069 and 2203020072) meant to cut Russia off from importing goods to support and fund its military.

Daniel Pickard, previously an international trade partner at Wiley, joined Buchanan Ingersoll as the chair of its International Trade and National Security practice group, the firm announced. Pickard deals with matters concerning trade remedy investigations, including antidumping and countervailing duty and safeguard cases; U.S. economic sanctions; anti-bribery cases; export controls; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; and national security, the firm said. His national security practice deals with export controls and anti-boycott proceedings.

The EU initiated a "new exporter" review of its antidumping duty on bicycles from China for one Chinese exporter, Zhejiang Feishen Vehicle Industry Co., the European Commission said March 3. The duties cover "bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles, but excluding unicycles), not motorised," and currently sit at a 48.5% dumping rate. Zhejiang Feishen gave adequate evidence that it didn't export subject bikes during the investigation period -- Jan. 1, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2011 -- so the commission decided to start the review.

The Federal Maritime Commission is planning to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on container return and "earliest return date" practices by carriers, Commissioner Rebecca Dye told the Senate Commerce Committee. She also said there will be an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on detention and demurrage billing practices.

Pakistan recently extended temporary antidumping duties on certain imported flat steel products from the EU, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam for five years, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported March 2. The country will continue imposing AD of 6.18% on covered steel products from Taiwan; 6.50%, from the EU; 13.24%, from South Korea; and 17.25%, from Vietnam, with certain exemptions. Exempted from the duties are steel items used as inputs in products for export. The tariffs cover a range of products used to produce auto parts and goods such as doors, cabinets, pipes, tubes, refrigerators, washing machines, geysers and ovens, HKTDC said.

World Trade Organization members agreed at the Feb. 28 meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body to set up a dispute panel to look at China's complaint concerning Australia's antidumping duties and countervailing duties on Chinese goods, the WTO said Feb. 28. Australia imposed the AD duty measures to cover imports of wind towers, stainless steel sinks and railway wheels from China and the CVD measures to cover stainless steel sinks. China first requested a panel over the duties in January, but the request was blocked.