The Hindu : India initiates largest number of anti-dumping investigations

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Friday, Oct 25, 2002

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India initiates largest number of anti-dumping investigations

GENEVA OCT. 24. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Secretariat has reported that in January-June 2002, 17 members initiated 104 anti-dumping investigations against exports from a total of 39 countries or customs territories. During the corresponding period in 2001, 19 WTO members had initiated 149 anti-dumping investigations. Out of the 104 initiations for the reported period, developed countries initiated 37, while developing countries 63.

India initiated 25 investigations during the first semester of 2002 against 24 in the corresponding period in 2001. The U.S. had the second highest number of initiations (22) during the period against 40 last year. Argentina had the third highest number of initiations, 10. China, with 16 investigations on its exports, is at the top of the list of countries subject to anti-dumping investigations, although this is lower than 24 investigations initiated last year. India, Indonesia and Russia were next, each with six investigations initiated on their exports in the first half of 2002.

The largest group (38) of investigations initiated involved products classified in the base metals sector of the Harmonized System of Tariff Classification, which includes iron, steel and aluminium products. The other most affected sector was chemicals, with 34 investigations initiated. Out of its 23 investigations, India initiated the majority (18) on chemical products, while out of the 21 initiations by the U.S. 16 were on base metals products.

It should be noted that for the period reviewed, there were more final measures than initiations, suggesting a decline in the use of the anti-dumping instrument. The U.S. imposed the most final measures (25) during the first half of 2002 against eight last year. India was a close second with 21 measures, followed by Argentina and the European Communities, which adopted 17 and 14 measures respectively.

Exports from China were the subject of the largest number, 19, of final measures imposed during the period under reference. Chinese Taipei was a distant second, with nine measures. For China, this represents a significant increase from the nine measures imposed against its exports during the first half of 2001. The anti-dumping semi-annual reports by members for January-June 2002 can be found under document series G/ADP/N/92.

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