Tag: Anti-Dumping

  • Anti-Dumping Duty Consulting: Understanding AD/CVD Orders and Protecting Your Imports

    The Hidden Tariff That Can Reach Triple Digits Anti-dumping and countervailing duties are calculated individually for each foreign producer and can range from single digits to several hundred percent. The retrospective nature means liability can change years after importation. How AD/CVD Duties Work The Department of Commerce determines dumping/subsidization and calculates rates. The ITC determines…

  • Turkey’s Trade Defence Measures: Anti-Dumping, Safeguards & Additional Duties

    Turkey is one of the world’s most active users of trade defence measures, with hundreds of anti-dumping duties, safeguard surcharges, and additional customs duties currently in force. For importers sourcing from non-EU countries, Turkish trade defence measures can dramatically increase product costs, affect supply chain feasibility, and require active management. This guide explains how Turkish…

  • UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA): What Importers Need to Know

    Answer Capsule The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) is the independent body created post-Brexit to investigate and apply trade remedies to protect UK domestic industries. Unlike the EU Commission, the TRA operates with unique procedural rules including the economic interest test. Importers can participate in investigations, but face tighter timelines and different appeal mechanisms than…

  • Understanding Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties: A Guide for EU and US Traders

    Anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties are trade remedies that governments impose to protect domestic industries from unfair import practices. Dumping occurs when a company exports products at prices below fair market value, typically to gain market share or offload excess inventory. Countervailing duties (CVDs) are imposed to offset subsidies provided by foreign governments to exporters.…

  • Australia’s Anti-Dumping Action: The Rising Tide of Protective Measures

    Australia’s Anti-Dumping Action: The Rising Tide of Protective Measures

    Australia’s Steel Ceiling Frames Case: A Symptom of Broader Protectionist Trend Australia’s recent anti-dumping determination on Chinese steel ceiling frames, imposing a 10% tariff, exemplifies a broader global trend toward anti-dumping actions and protective trade measures. The determination was based on findings that Chinese producers sold ceiling frames in the Australian market below their cost…