Junko Suetomi (Japan), Junya Okura (Japan), Author at Import and Trade Remedies Blog

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Japan: The Japanese government has initiated anti-dumping duties on graphite electrodes imported from China

May 5, 2025 By Junko Suetomi (Japan) and Junya Okura (Japan) 1 Min Read

Since April 24, 2024, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) had been conducting an anti-dumping investigation into graphite electrodes imported from China. As a result of the investigation, on 28 February 2025, METI and MOF issued a provisional determination that presumes the fact of dumping and the substantial damage that such dumping caused to Japanese industries.After the interested parties submitted evidence for provisional determination and were granted…

The South Korean government has launched anti-dumping investigations into hot-rolled steel plates imported from Japan and China

March 12, 2025 By Junko Suetomi (Japan) and Maito Tozawa (Japan) 1 Min Read

On March 4, 2025, the Korea Trade Commission (KTC) announced the launch of the anti-dumping (AD) investigation into hot-rolled steel plates imported from Japan and China. This investigation was launched in response to the anti-dumping complaint filed by Hyundai Steel, a major South Korean steel manufacturer, with the KTC in December 2024, claiming that it was suffering damage due to the unfairly cheap imports of hot-rolled steel plates from Japan and China. In the past,…

Japan: Addition of Import Declaration Items and Establishment of Simplified Import Custom Clearance System for Small-lot Shipments

February 13, 2025 By Junko Suetomi (Japan) and Takumi Hasegawa (Japan) 3 Mins Read

The number of import permits has been increasing significantly over the past few years due to the expansion of cross-border electronic commerce. In the midst of this trend, many cases of smuggling of illicit drugs and intellectual property infringing goods have been detected, and cases of inappropriate importation of FS-used cargo (*) by impersonation and tax evasion by low value declarations have become apparent. In light of this background, the Customs and Excise Department will…

Navigating Global Anti-Dumping Procedures: A Comparative Table of Anti-dumping Procedures in Key Jurisdictions

August 31, 2023 By Arnoud Willems (Belgium), Christine Streatfeild (US), Frank Pan (China), Francisco Niclós Negrão (Brazil), Junko Suetomi (Japan), Dr. Bregt Natens (Belgium) and Klaudia Walczak (Poland) 2 Mins Read

In the realm of international trade, the anti-dumping instrument plays a crucial role in safeguarding domestic industries against unfair trading practices. The high number of anti-dumping investigations initiated around the world, as well as an increasingly broad product scope (such as touted cases on hydrogen or electric vehicles), mean that many internationally active companies will need to be aware of anti-dumping. While World Trade Organization law sets out the general framework for municipal anti-dumping rules,…

Global: 2022: International Trade Developments in a Challenging New World

January 19, 2022 By Adriana Ibarra-Fernandez (Mexico), Eunkyung Kim Shin (US), Reggie Mezu (UAE), Alexandra Alberti, Meghan Hamilton, Ross Evans, Brian Cacic, Lise S. Test (USA), Paul D. Burns, Alexander Bychkov, Yu Okamura, Callie Lefevre, Derk Christiaans (Netherlands), Vladimir Efremov, Ben Smith (UK), Riza Buditomo, Jorge Ambriz Cuevas (Mexico), Anne Petterd (Australia), Junko Suetomi (Japan), Eric Thianpiriya (Australia), Junya Ae (Japan), Ryo Yamaguchi (Japan), Sylwia Lis (USA), Rachel MacLeod (UK), Alexander Ehrle (Germany), Ruth Dawes (Australia), Sean Selleck (Australia), Mara Ioana Ghiorghies (UK), Douglas Sanders (USA), John McKenzie (US), Jennifer F. Revis (UK), Kerry B. Contini (US), Esteban Rópolo (Argentina) and Nicole Looks (Netherlands) 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Global: 2022: International Trade Developments in a Challenging New World,” which can be viewed here.

Asia Pacific: RCEP – Coming into force on 1 January 2022

December 16, 2021 By Anne Petterd (Australia), Frank Pan (China), Riza Buditomo, Junko Suetomi (Japan), Ken Chia (Singapore), Panya Sittisakonsin (Thailand), Thanh Vinh Nguyen (Viet Nam), Adeline Wong (Malaysia) and Ronald Bernas 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Insight+ Blog published “Asia Pacific: RCEP – Coming into force on 1 January 2022,” which can be viewed here.

Multijurisdictional: 2021 Virtual Global Trade Conference

July 29, 2021 By Paul Amberg (Spain), Helena Engfeldt (US), Aleesha Fowler (US), Terence Gilroy (US), Tristan J. Grimmer (UK), Rod Hunter (US), Adriana Ibarra-Fernandez (Mexico), Samuel G. Kramer (US), Sylwia Lis (USA), Sunny Mann (UK), Jessica Nall (US), Andrew Rose (UK), Eunkyung Kim Shin (US), Ben Smith (UK), Christine Streatfeild (US), Virusha Subban (South Africa), Junko Suetomi (Japan), Jennifer F. Revis (UK), Gene Tien (USA), Kerry B. Contini (US), Alison J. Stafford Powell (US), Alexandre Lamy (US), Janet K. Kim (US), Iris Zhang (USA), Pablo Bentes (Switzerland), Paul D. Burns, Brian Cacic and Weng Keong Kok 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Multijurisdictional: 2021 Virtual Global Trade Conference,” which can be viewed here.