Author: Mitsuo Matsushita

Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University and

Former member of the WTO Appellate Body.

Email: mtm@dd.iij4u.or.jp.

Abstract

Antidumping: antidumping has become an important issue not only among those developed WTO members but also among those developing WTO members. To address the issue, the author begins describing different types of anti-circumvention measures.

Like antidumping, anti-circumvention is a necessary trade remedy but it can be easily abused. Automatic extension of antidumping duties is another trade remedy related to antidumping.

The paper further describes one of the most controversial issues regarding antidumping in the past decade: zeroing, a way to determine dumping margin, the validity of which still hasn’t been completely resolved.

In addition, the author discusses the relationship between antidumping and trade in services where bailment contracts are involved.

The author ends the article with a discussion about the U.S. 1916 Antidumping Act and its aftermath.