Trade Remedies

Australia has just done a report on its anti-dumping and countervailing duty system.  Some snippets: Should Australia retain an antidumping system? Key points • The price raising effects of anti-dumping measures give rise to a range of benefits and costs for applicant industries and their suppliers, importers, downstream user

As mentioned a little while back, in the conference report accompanying the 2010  Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law: 111-117, the conferees "directed the Secretary of Commerce to work with the Secretaries of the Departments of Homeland Security and the Treasury to conduct an analysis of the relative advantages

Can anti-dumping measures be used as a response to another country's anti-dumping measures?  From the recent consultations request by the EU in China - Provisional AD Duties on Fasteners (DS407): 2. The EU considers that Article 56 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of

From the AP: Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday its new electric car will cost just over US$25,000 in the U.S., a move that could force rivals to lower prices on similar vehicles. The Leaf, a four-door hatchback due in showrooms late this year, will have a

Last week I mentioned Senator Specter's proposal to allow AD/CVD injury determinations to be made by federal district courts rather than the ITC.  At the time, I said I didn't see any WTO violations in such a proposal.  However, having now seen the text of

From Reuters: China said on Friday it will slap heavy anti-dumping duties on U.S. chicken parts, a move likely to aggravate trade ties between two of the world's most important economies at a time of strained political relations.The Chinese Commerce Ministry's initial investigation

From an Australian union leader: "The bottom line is that even free-trade zealots do not support dumping because it is an uncompetitive practice and not a true reflection of market forces."Hmm, I'm not so sure about that one.  I don't think economist

From the FT: Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecoms equipment company, is to make a $500m investment in its research and development operations in the southern Indian city of Bangalore as part of an effort to avoid falling foul of tension between New Delhi and Beijing. Max Yang, Huawei's

From the ITC 337 Law Blog: On December 29, 2009, Nokia Corporation of Finland and Nokia Inc. of White Plains, New York (collectively, “Nokia”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the proposed respondent, Apple, Inc. of Cupertino, California

From Reuters: China on Wednesday slapped anti-dumping duties on imports of carbon steel fasteners from the European Union, just a day after the EU extended import duties on shoes from China and Vietnam.This reminds me of what recently took place after the U.S. imposed safeguards on Chinese