Authors: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner And Nishtha Gupta, Business Analyst Under the WTO Agreement, any exemption of import duties on raw materials used for exported goods shall not be considered as conferring a countervailable benefit, provided the government of exporting country has a system in place to ensure that no excess benefit accrues to the […]

Authors – Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner and Nishtha Gupta, Business Analyst. On 11th April 2023, the WTO Secretariat published its trade policy review of the European Union (EU). The Trade Policy Review Mechanism requires a periodic review of the trade policy and practices of WTO members to examine its adherence to the WTO commitments. This […]

Saudi Arabia became a member of the WTO in 2005. In its effort to adapt its laws to be compatible with the WTO Agreements, the Common Law on Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures (“Common Law”) was enacted. However, the same was not done at individual country level, but for GCC as a whole. This law, […]

In an anti-dumping investigation, the dumping margin for an exporter is normally determined as the difference between the selling price of the goods in the home market of such exporter, referred to as normal value, and the export price of the exporter to the investigating country. However, the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement lays down three situations […]

Authors – Ojasvi Nautiyal, Associate and Tushar Sehgal, Business Analyst As per the legal provisions notified pursuant to WTO Agreements, a trade remedial investigation may be initiated pursuant to an application by or on behalf of the domestic industry, or suo motu. An investigation pursuant to an application may be initiated by the investigating authority […]

Authors: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner and Salil Arora, Associate Introduction In India, midterm reviews are governed by the provisions of Rule 23 of the Anti-Dumping Rules. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) usually conducts midterm reviews if: there is a change in circumstances due to which continuation of duties is no longer warranted; there […]