Taiwan will defer the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on five Chinese steel and stainless steel products, the island's customs administration said last week.
The decision to delay the tariffs was made after considering the recommendation of Taiwan's International Trade Commission (ITC), the impact on Taiwan's economic interests and the global economic situation, Taiwan's Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance said. Taiwan's ITC had conducted countervailing investigations into Chinese steel plate, cold-rolled steel products, galvanized steel products, stainless hot-rolled products and stainless cold-rolled products, as well as anti-dumping investigations into cold-rolled steel products and stainless hot-rolled steel products. Taiwan's customs administration said it reserved...