USTR removes UAE from Watch List

USTR removes UAE from Watch List

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights This annual report details USTR’s findings of more...
China: Factory earnings contracted in August

China: Factory earnings contracted in August

China economic slowdown sparks debate over what caused the slump, and is it impacting on the office imaging sector? China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that industrial profits fell two percent in August, year-on-year, to ¥517.8 billion yuan (£58.9/$...
US grants one-year tariff exemption

US grants one-year tariff exemption

In the ongoing US – China trade war the US has granted a one-year tariff exemption to a wide range of products made in China, including some printer consumables. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published the list on 20 September and the imaging industry specific...