ANTI-DUMPING
We protect quality and innovationsWHAT DOES ANTI-DUMPING MEAN?
Dumping occurs when a company sells a product with an export price lower than the price charged on the market of origin. To ensure fair competition for the same product sold on the European Union (EU) market by EU manufactures, the Union can impose anti-dumping measures on these imports.
WHEN ARE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES GRANTED?
Anti-dumping measures can be imposed on condition that:
– Imports are dumped.
– There is material injury to the EU industry that manufactures similar products.
– There is a causal link between the dumped imports and the material injury.
– The anti-dumping measures are not contrary to the interest of the EU.
WHAT ARE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES?
Under these conditions, anti-dumping measures may be imposed on imports of the product concerned into the EU. These measures generally take form of ad valorem duties, i.e. a percentage of the import value of the product concerned.
They could also take form of specific duties, i.e. a fixed value for a certain quantity of goods, for example 100 euros per tonne of product, or a price commitment, which is an exporter’s commitment to respect the minimum import prices.
DUTIES: WHO PAYS THEM AND HOW LONG DO THEY LAST?
Duties are paid by the importer in the European Union and collected by the national customs authorities of the EU countries concerned.
Normally the measures are imposed for five years and, under certain conditions, can be reviewed (mid-term review). The scope of this review is normally limited to one or more elements of the initial measures, for example the level of dumping and/or injury, the spread of the product, the form of the measures.
After five years, the measures cease to have effect, unless an expiry review concludes that, in the event of ending of the measures, dumping and material injury could continue or persist.