By Matthew Beck (202) 225-8933

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel today found in favor of the United States in a dispute brought by China concerning antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) measures applied by the U.S. Department of Commerce to a range of Chinese imports.  The panel upheld the right of the United States to impose both antidumping duties – which respond to unfair pricing practices – and countervailing duties – which respond to government subsidies – on dumped and subsidized products from non-market economies such as China.  China also challenged several other substantive and procedural aspects of Commerce’s CVD decisions, and the panel found in favor of the United States on the vast majority of these issues.

“I very much welcome the WTO panel’s findings,” said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI).   “These findings are especially important at a time when the United States is vigorously implementing WTO-consistent tools to address China’s unfair trade practices and to address global imbalances.  We should not let the possibility of meritless allegations of WTO-inconsistency prevent us from standing up for U.S. workers and businesses.  The Obama Administration is to be commended for its vigorous defense of our trade laws and its determination to address China’s unfair trade practices, including such practices in the green energy sector and those relating to rare earth minerals.”

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