To qualify as a ‘new exporter’, a company must fulfil these three criteria.

- It did not export the product concerned to the EU during the original investigation period.
- It is not related to any exporter or producer subject to the measures imposed.
- It has exported the product to the EU since the original investigation, or is contractually bound (irrevocably) to export a significant quantity to the EU.

If the investigating authorities determine that the exporter appears to meet the relevant criteria, a newcomer review will be opened. The review will examine whether or not the criteria are met and, if so, establish an individual margin of dumping or subsidy for the company concerned. Specific rules apply when the applicable duty was established on the basis of a sample of exporting producers.

Source: “TDI Trade defence instruments, Anti-dumping & Anti-subsidy - A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses” by the European Commission