STATIONERY & OFFICE EQUIPMENT

Chemical Used as Ink Solvent Added to California Prop 65 List

02 July 2019

Effective 28 June, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has added pchloro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene (para-Chlorobenzotrifluoride, PCBTF), a colourless liquid used as an ink solvent in the printing industry, to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65. More

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Stationery Industry in Hong Kong

17 June 2019

Stationery and office supplies encompass a diverse range of product categories. Glues and adhesives, pens and pencils constitute the major export categories. More

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Argentina Amends Criterion Values for Certain Cotton Woven Fabrics, Rescinds Values for Coated Paper

11 June 2019

Argentinean authorities have a long-standing practice of setting reference/criterion values for a broad range of imported merchandise, which are purportedly aimed at preventing the under-invoicing of imports. More

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Colombia Extends Deadline for Input on Safeguard Probe on Certain Cardboard and Polyethylene Sheets

06 June 2019

Colombia has extended until 13 June the deadline for interested parties to submit input in the on-going safeguard investigation on certain cardboard and polyethylene sheets. More

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Calls Made to Withdraw Recycling Exemptions for Flame Retardants Found in Consumer Goods

24 May 2019

The 9th Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was held in Geneva from 29 April to 10 May 2019. In the run-up to the conference, eight European Environmental NGOs jointly sent an open letter to the European Commission strongly encouraging the EU to withdraw the recycling exemptions for certain flame retardant chemicals. More

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Mexico Begins AD Sunset Reviews on Pencils and Blankets

17 May 2019

Mexico has initiated separate sunset reviews of the AD duty orders on mainland Chinese (1) pencils classified under HTSMX 9609.10.01, and (2) raschel-type synthetic fibre blankets classified under HTSMX 6301.40.01 and 9404.90.99. More

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New AD/CV Probes of Mainland Chinese Metal File Cabinets

02 May 2019

The U.S. International Trade Commission has initiated the preliminary phase of antidumping and countervailing injury investigations of mainland Chinese vertical metal file cabinets classified under HTSUS 9403.10.0020 from mainland China. A schedule for these investigations will be issued shortly. More

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CPSC Recalls Certain Children’s Globes Made in Mainland China

26 March 2019

The CPSC has announced a recall of certain children’s globes made in mainland China. Product: Children's Globes. More

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STREAM toys and Smart products: HKTDC Toys & Games Fair 2019

18 January 2019

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Argentina Extends Duty-Free Treatment for Cellulose Paste and Paper for Newspapers

15 January 2019

Argentina has approved a law (Law 27.498) that will preserve for a period of ten years the duty-free treatment currently provided to cellulose paste and paper for newspapers. More

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