Author: Sania Gupta The world today has come to a near halt due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. While undoubtedly the pandemic has unleashed a horror in terms of high infection and mortality rates, its severe impact on the global economy is also a cause of great worry. As the pandemic spreads its claws over […]

Author: Kalpesh Gupta, Senior Consultant Across the globe, the use of non-tariff measures has been steadily increasing. Other economies such as USA, China and European Union have long since used non-tariff measures as means to regulate international trade. While India has been a relatively late entrant in the field, the use of non-tariff measures in […]

Author: Neha Pandey Safeguard measures are the protectionist measures available to the domestic industry in order to provide them a breathing time to adjust to compete with the increased imports. Safeguard measures are applied when product is being imported in increased quantities, to cause or threaten to cause injury to the domestic industry. Safeguard measure […]

Author: Samarth Negi Under the WTO Agreement, a countervailing duty may be imposed in respect of a subsidy, which has the following elements: • It involves a financial contribution (example a grant or loan) by a government or public body, or by a private body, and • It provides a benefit to a producer or […]

Author: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner India has been following the lesser duty rule in its anti-dumping investigations, which means that duty is imposed to the extent of dumping margin or injury margin, whichever is lower. While the lesser duty rule had been introduced to ensure that the interests of the users and protected and exorbitant […]

Author: Prafful Dawani The World Trade Organisation’s crown jewel, the dispute settlement system, is under threat as the Appellate Body has been rendered inoperative due to lack of any new appointments since 2017. All disputes settled by the WTO Panel are appealable before the Appellate Body. While the minimum number of required Members on a […]