{"id":598584,"date":"2019-05-29T04:03:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T04:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/05\/29\/wto-to-probe-egypts-steel-import-duties\/"},"modified":"2019-05-29T04:03:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T04:03:56","slug":"wto-to-probe-egypts-steel-import-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/05\/29\/wto-to-probe-egypts-steel-import-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"WTO to probe Egypt\u2019s steel import duties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-02\"><\/a> <b>WTO to probe Egypt\u2019s steel import duties: <\/b>The World Trade Organization (WTO) will meet with Egyptian officials to discuss the recently imposed duties on steel imports during its November committee meetings, <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2019\/5\/2650.pdf\">according to a press release (pdf)<\/a>. The Trade Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/04\/15\/diplomacy-and-foreign-trade-on-15-april-2019\/\">last month introduced<\/a> 180-day import duties of 25% on finished steel rebar and 3-15% on iron pellets in a bid to protect local manufacturers. The WTO meetings come after Japan, Australia and South Korea complained that the country\u2019s anti-dumping measures violate WTO rules. The global trade body will also hold talks with the European Union, Morocco, Canada and the Eurasian Economic Union, which have adopted similar protectionist measures.<\/p>\n<p><b>Where will Egypt go from here? <\/b>The temporary measure may be made permanent as soon as the ministry completes a study on whether these products are being dumped in Egypt. Sources told the local press that the Industrial Development Authority received a letter from the WTO about the measures, but provided no further details.<\/p>\n<p><b>What do WTO rules say? <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wto.org\/english\/thewto_e\/whatis_e\/tif_e\/agrm8_e.htm\">Under WTO rules<\/a>, a country is allowed to take emergency measures such as introducing temporary tariffs, subsidies and import quotas if its local industry is under serious threat by increasing imports. Key here is that the industry has to face \u201cserious injury\u201d before the government can take action \u2014 and a detailed investigation must take place in order to quantify the damage. 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