Glossary
What is anti-dumping duty?
Anti-dumping duty is an additional import duty charged when goods are sold into a market below their normal value in the exporting country, and that pricing injures domestic producers. It sits on top of the standard tariff and is paid by the importer. |
When is anti-dumping duty applied?
- Dumping is established the export price is below normal value in the producer’s home market.
- Material injury, or the threat of it, to a domestic industry is demonstrated.
- A causal link between the two is proven by formal investigation.
How much is it, and who pays?
Rates are product- and producer-specific, and can run well above 100% ad valorem. The same commodity code may carry different rates depending on which manufacturer made the goods and importers who cannot evidence a named supplier fall to the residual ‘all other companies’ rate, which is usually the highest. The importer pays at clearance.
Anti-dumping duty or countervailing duty?
Anti-dumping duty targets below-value pricing by a company. Countervailing duty targets a government subsidy behind that pricing. Both are trade remedies, both are investigated the same way, and both can apply to a single consignment at once.
iCustoms flags anti-dumping measures against your commodity code and supplier before the entry is filed. |
