SPORTS GOODS

UK Bicycle Producers Set to Lose Current EU Protection Against Dumped Imports Originating in Mainland China

11 March 2019

On 6 March 2019, the UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, announced that UK bicycle producers would lose EU protection against imports of dumped products originating in mainland China once the UK leaves the European Union and takes control of its own independent trade policy. More

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Chinese Consumers Go Bespoke (1): Team Sportswear an Expression of Core Values

27 February 2019

Growing numbers of Chinese middle-class consumers are choosing custom-made products as their lifestyles improve. Yansu’s founder Mason Mai shares about the preferences of mainland consumers for bespoke sports products and the market potential for product customisation. More

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Canada Considering Changes to Tents and Toys Regulations

08 February 2019

Health Canada is seeking public input through 23 March on a proposal to amend the current labelling and flammability requirements for tents and make related changes to the Toys Regulations. The Tents Regulations currently apply to portable shelters made of fabric or other pliable materials, such as camping tents, ice-fishing tents and dining shelters. More

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New Regulation Will Restrict Phthalates in Consumer Goods EU-wide

03 January 2019

Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation, into which the core provisions of Commission Regulation 2018/2005 will be inserted, prohibits or restricts the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures and articles. More

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Brazil Proposes or Adopts Technical/Conformity Assessment Requirements for Various Products

19 December 2018

Brazil’s National Institute of Technology, Normalisation and Industrial Quality has taken a number of regulatory actions in recent weeks – affecting such products as bike tyres, toys and motorcycle components – of potential interest to Hong Kong and mainland Chinese exporters. More

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E-bikes from Mainland China Face Steep Duties of Up to 79.3%, But Escape Retroactive Imposition of Duties

23 November 2018

As a new development in the EU anti-dumping investigation on electric bicycles (“e-bikes”) from mainland China, it appears that the Commission sent its final disclosure document to the stakeholders and parties which co-operated in these proceedings on 15 November 2018. More

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CPSC Recalls Various Products Made in Mainland China

30 October 2018

The CPSC has announced the following recalls of products made in mainland China. More

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Safeguard Petition on Bicycles Reportedly Withdrawn

30 October 2018

A U.S. press report indicates that the global safeguard petition filed on 18 October with the USITC against imports of assembled bicycles valued under US$400 from all sources has been withdrawn following a confidential settlement agreement. More

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Section 201 Safeguard Petition Filed on Bicycles

24 October 2018

Higher tariffs and other measures on imports of assembled bicycles valued under US$400 from all countries could result from a new global safeguard petition filed on 18 October. This petition covers (i) fully-assembled units comprised of all component parts and requiring no additional assembly, fabrication or finishing operations More

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Registration of E-bikes from Mainland China Continues, Despite EU Producers’ Withdrawal Request

24 October 2018

As previously reported in "EU Producers of E-bikes withdraw Registration Requests in Dumping and Subsidy Case Against Mainland China", and as a surprising development in the EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations with regard to imports of e-bikes from mainland China, EBMA had informed the European Commission of its wish to withdraw its registration requests in a letter dated 8 October 2018. In that letter, EBMA did not provide any reasons for the withdrawal of the requests. More

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