Antidumping Measures
Dumping is defined in the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (the Agreement) as the introduction of a product into the commerce of another country at less than its normal value. Under the Agreement, WTO Members can impose anti-dumping measures, if after investigation in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, a determination is made
‘that dumping is occurring, that the domestic industry producing the like product in the importing country is suffering material injury, and that there is a causal link between the two.’
In addition to substantive rules governing the determination of dumping, injury and causal link, the Agreement sets forth detailed procedural rules for the initiation and conduct of investigations, the imposition of measures, the duration and review of measures.
OUR SERVICES
We have been providing antidumping services to our valued clients for a long time. Over the period, we have developed expert knowledge on various issues relating to dumping/antidumping. Our experts keep our clients up to date on the developments that affect their business, help them interpret their significance and integrate product life cycle considerations into our clients’ business strategy. Our antidumping consultancy services include but not limited to:
- Examination and analysis of problems that domestic industries suffer in case of dumping.
- Assisting the domestic industries in collection of evidence for normal value / prices in the domestic market of exporters/foreign producers.
- Alternatively, following the normal value construction approach.
- Preparing injury claims by analyzing the operational results and financial position of the company over the likely period of investigation for the product concerned.
- Assisting the domestic industries in developing the causal link between the injury and the dumped product.
- Analyzing relevant import statistics vs domestic sales of the product concerned by the domestic industry.
- Assisting the applicant domestic industry at the time of on-the-spot verification.
- Attending hearings on behalf of the domestic industry.
- Making liaison with the concerned government authorities and industrial associations where necessary throughout the investigation.
- Negotiating for price undertakings, where necessary.
- Responding to various queries of the Investigating Authority on behalf of the domestic industry.
- Preparing, filing and pursuing Appeal before the Antidumping Appellate Tribunal, if so required.
- Defending Appeal filed by other interested parties against the decision of the Investigating Authority in favor of our clients.
- Providing technical assistance to fill in importers questionnaire.
- Giving oral and written submissions on the application filed by the domestic industry.
- Making liaison with the investigating authority.
- Representing importers in hearings before the investigating authority.
- Commenting on preliminary determination and statement of essential facts on behalf of the importers.
- Preparing, filing and pursuing Appeal(s) before the Antidumping Appellate Tribunal, if so required.
- Reviewing the domestic sales, export sales, cost to make & sell data along with other relevant / supporting documents for making it part of the antidumping exporters/foreign producers questionnaire.
- Assisting the exporters / foreign producers’ in preparation and timely filing of questionnaire.
- On the basis of analysis of domestic & export sales as well as cost to make & sell, preparing a worksheet to see the impact of each adjustment in domestic price and export prices which would help in arriving at the net domestic prices and net export price at the ex-factory level of the product concerned.
- Assisting the foreign companies at the time of on-the-spot verification.
- Giving oral and written submissions during the investigation including comments on the antidumping application filed by the domestic industry.
- Representing the exporters in hearings and disclosure meetings before the Investigating Authority.
- Making liaison with concerned Investigating Authority.
- Commenting on preliminary determination, statement of essential facts and on disclosure meetings on behalf of the exporters.
- Preparing, filing and pursuing Appeal before the Antidumping Appellate Tribunal, if so required.
- Defending Appeal filed by other interested parties against the decision of the Investigating Authority in favor of our clients.
- Reviewing the domestic sales, export sales, cost to make & sell data along with other relevant / supporting documents for making it part of the antidumping questionnaire for Pakistani exporters/ producers.
- Assisting the exporters / domestic producers of Pakistan in preparation and filing of questionnaire of the foreign Investigating Authority.
- Assisting the Pakistani companies at the time of on-the-spot verification.
- Giving written submissions during the investigation, as and when required, to the Investigating Authority of the importing country, including comments on the application filed by the domestic industry in the importing country.
- Representing Pakistani exporters in hearings and disclosure meetings before the Investigating Authority in the importing country.
- Making liaison with the Investigating Authority in the importing country, directly, or through our associate partner in the importing country.
- Commenting on preliminary determination, statement of essential facts (final disclosure documents etc.) and on the outcome of disclosure meetings on behalf of the Pakistani exporters.
