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Implementation Strategy for the New US Forced Labour Prevention Act

22 June 2022

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force has unveiled a strategy to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This, combined with CBP’s operational guidance, provides the framework by which the US government began full implementation of the legislation effective 21 June 2022. More

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Operational Guidance for the New US Forced Labour Prevention Act

17 June 2022

The new Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA), signed into law on 23 December 2021, will come into effect on 21 June 2022. This article details the operational guide for traders issued by the US Customs and Border Protection. More

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Guangzhou Procurement Firm Looks to ASEAN Expansion

02 March 2022

The rapid growth of biotechnology in recent years has generated massive opportunities for some businesses. CTECH Global Pte Ltd Guangzhou branch specialises in international trade and the commercialisation of scientific research achievements in areas such as biotechnology, organic chemistry and material science. Faming Zhao, the founder, said ASEAN has many opportunities waiting to be tapped and its consumption level is on the rise. More

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Fire-fighting turns smart

29 December 2021

With the growing popularity of high‑tech applications involving big data, cloud computing, mobile internet and geographic information, the smart fire-protection industry has been making tremendous progress in Mainland China. Numerous technology firms and manufacturers have devoted considerable financial resources to the research and development of related equipment and technology. The intense competition in the industry has, in turn, driven the further expansion of the market. More

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Miscellaneous Canadian and Latin American AD/CV Actions on Mainland Chinese Products

13 October 2017

Topics: Brazil Issues Preliminary Affirmative Determination in CV Probe of Steel Flat-Rolled Products; Brazil Issues Results of Anti-Circumvention Probes of Ball-Point Pens; Argentina Modifies AD Duty on PET Granules; Argentina Issues Results of Anti-Circumventions Review of Sunglasses and Mosaics; Argentina Moves to Final Phase of AD Probe on Certain Steel Tube; More

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Argentina Postpones Technical Requirements for Petroleum Measuring Apparatus

13 April 2017

Argentina has postponed the effective date of the technical requirements for equipment to measure petroleum, products thereof and liquids other than water laid out in Resolution 85/2012. More

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Turkey Imposes Definitive Anti-Dumping Measures on Chinese-Origin Safety Glass

24 December 2015

Hong Kong traders with an interest in the Turkish market may like to know that Turkey imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on tempered or laminated safety glass originating in Israel and mainland China. This is laid down in Decree No. 2015/49 on the Prevention of Unfair Competition from Imports, published in the Turkish Official Journal, No. 29536, dated 18 November 2015. More

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New Criterion Values for Percussion Musical Instruments

04 December 2015

Argentina has established new reference/criterion values of US$30 per unit, US$200 per unit or US$250 per unit for certain percussion musical instruments classified under NCM 9206.00.00 from Hong Kong, mainland China, South Korea, North Korea, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. More

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The Hong Kong export outlook for 2014: Meeting the challenges of a modest recovery

17 December 2013

The global trade environment is poised to become more sanguine in 2014, characterised by a synchronised upturn of the major developed economies. But while Hong Kong exports should quicken, there are nagging anxieties that include a renewed global downturn, the undercurrent of protectionism and persistent geopolitical tensions, in addition to the risk of a tighter monetary stance in the US. More

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Tips for working with distribution agents (2): Tapping into China’s rehabilitation products market through partnership

03 May 2013

Backed by a wealth of experience, president of Guangzhou Create Article Trade Co discussed the characteristics of the demands in the mainland home healthcare and rehabilitation products market and the key to succeed in this fiercely competitive sector. More

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