AD investigations are initiated when an interested domestic party files a petition
contending that imports of a product from pa
rticular import source (o
r sources) are being
sold at below “normal value.” The petition must be made by or on behalf of the domestic
industry that competes with the subject impor
ts, and must have sufficient support by the
entire domestic industry to provi
de legal “standing”
to the petition. App
lication of an AD
remedy then requires that 1) dumping is
found, 2) the domestic industry is being
“materially injured” (or threatened with injury), and 3) the dumped imports are a
substantial cause of the injury.
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If these criteria are satisfied, an AD duty is applied to the
subject imports, which typically
equals the dumping margin
found in the investigation.
Alternatively, the importing country may
negotiate a voluntary settlement (or
undertaking) with the foreign
producers to raise prices of
the imported product. These
settlements are more common in the EU than
other countries applyi
ng AD protection