Chinese duties on US imports ‘inconsistent’ with WTO obligations

A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel on Wednesday found that China had acted inconsistently with its WTO obligations by imposing additional duties on certain imports from the United States.

The extra Chinese duties were imposed in response to those adopted by the United States on the import of steel and aluminum products.

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The US imposed a 25 percent duty on steel imports and a 10 percent duty on aluminum imports in March 2018 based on the Donald Trump administration’s “Section 232” national security investigation into steel and aluminum imports.

The WTO ruled last year that the US move had violated international trade rules.

In response to the US duties, China announced that additional duties of between 15 percent and 25 percent would apply to certain imports originating in the United States, a measure challenged by Washington.

The United States agreed to remove tariffs on EU imports in 2021 but President Joe Biden’s administration has otherwise kept in place the metals tariffs that were one of the centerpieces of Trump’s America First strategy.

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