Antidumping Reports Submitted to WTO AD Committee

Forty-five members notified the World Trade Organization's Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices of new antidumping measures they imposed during the first six months of 2021, while 14 reported no new AD duties in this period, the WTO said. Delegates at the committee's Oct. 27 meeting also reviewed notifications of new legislation from Colombia, India and the United Kingdom, while continuing to review legislation from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Peru, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. The WTO's Anti-Dumping Agreement requires members to submit notifications of all preliminary and final antidumping actions that were taken Jan. 1-June 30. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the Dominican Republic, the EU, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, the U.K. and the U.S. submitted notifications, the WTO said. Committee Chair Ahmed Al-Sulaiti of Qatar pointed to the updated handbook as a guide for members' notification obligations under the AD agreement. along with technical assistance available through the WTO Secretariat.