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The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled steel plate imports from South Korea, following an application from UK producer Spartan UK Ltd. The investigation, covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, will examine claims that dumped imports have increased from 14,000 tonnes in 2021 to over 40,000 tonnes in 2024, allegedly causing injury to domestic industry. If the investigation recommends remedial action, the TRA will conduct an Economic Interest Test to assess whether implementing trade remedy measures aligns with UK economic interests.

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This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes: the EU moving to curb Chinese access to public procurement medical device contracts, Subsidy Control (Subsidy Database Information Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, the Trade Remedies Authority proposing a five-year extension of India Polyethylene Terephthalate countervailing duties in a transition review, and weekly roundups of HMRC import, export and customs guidance.

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MLex: A large majority of EU governments approved the proposal on 2 June 2025 to restrict Chinese medical device makers’ access to the EU’s public procurement contracts worth more than €5m. The move aims to level the playing field for domestic companies, which face access barriers in China. EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is scheduled to meet with his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao in Paris on 3 June 2025, to continue discussions aimed at resolving the dispute.

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