BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Wednesday that it was to impose temporary anti-dumping measures against imports of EU carbon steel fasteners.

    The preliminary ruling requires importers of certain types of carbon steel fasteners such as screws and bolts to pay deposits from Dec. 28, the MOC said in a statement on its website.

    China's carbon steel fastener industry had suffered material damages due to the dumping, the statement said following a probe.

    According to the most recent figures, China imported 21.3 thousand tonnes of carbon steel fasteners in the first nine months of last year, taking up 9.74 percent of the Chinese market, said the ministry.

    Companies will have to pay a deposit to China Customs based on the margins -- ranging from 16.8 percent to 24.6 percent -- between the normal value of the products and the dumping price, according to the ministry.

    Carbon steel fasteners are widely used in making products like cars, electronic and electrical equipment and machinery.

China opposes EU's extension of anti-dumping duties on footwear

    BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- China is "strongly dissatisfied" with European Union's decision to extend dumping duties on leather footwear from China, Yao Jian, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, said Tuesday.

    Yao made the remarks after European Union ministers voted the same day to extend import duties on shoes from China and Vietnam by another 15 months. Full story

EU approves extension of anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes

    BRUSSELS, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Tuesday approved a 15-month extension of anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Vietnamese leather shoes.

    The decision was taken by a simple majority without discussion at a regular meeting of EU environment ministers, the EU said in a brief statement. Full story

China opposes EU proposal extending anti-dumping duties on shoes

    BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government and business groups are strongly dissatisfied with a European Commission proposal to extend dumping duties on leather shoes from China by another 15 months, a spokesman of China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday.

    The EU's executive commission had proposed the extension of duties up to 16.5 percent on leather shoe imports from China on Wednesday, said Yao Jian, the ministry spokesman. Full story

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