The US has continuously initiated anti-subsidy investigation in the years from 1995 to present. In recent years, the number of anti-subsidy investigations initiated by the US has been quite large with the highest number of initiations of 30 cases in 2020.

 

Figure 1: Anti-subsidy investigations initiated and imposed by the US

Source: WTO data

 

Countries subject to the most anti-subsidy measures by the US

 

India and China are the two countries with the most anti-subsidy investigations by the US, accounting for 35% and 13% of the total number of anti-subsidy investigations initiated by the US, respectively.

 

 Table 1: Top countries with the most anti-subsidy investigations by the US (1995-2021) 

	Investigations initiated	Measures imposed
China	104	86
India	39	27
South Korea	20	12
Turkey	16	12
Canada	14	6
Indonesia	12	7
Brazil	9	5
Italia	9	11
Vietnam	8	6
Thailand	7	1
Russia	6	2
Argentina	5	3
Tổng	249	178

Source: WTO data

 

Product groups subject to the most anti-subsidy measures by the US

 

In anti-subsidy investigations, base metals was the product subject to the most anti-subsidy duties in the US (accounting for 56% of total cases), followed by products of the chemical and allied industries (accounting for 10%).

 

Table 2: Commodities subject to the most anti-subsidy measures by the US

Items/Commodities	Number of cases subject to anti-subsidy duties	Percentage (%)
Base metals and articles	113	56%
Products of the chemical and allied industries	20	10%
Resins, plastics and articles; rubber and articles	15	7%
Machinery and electrical equipment	13	6%
Paper, paperboard and articles	8	4%
Mineral products	7	3%
Wood, cork and articles	5	2%
Textiles and articles	5	2%
Prepared foodstuff; beverages, spirits, vinegar; tobacco	4	2%
Vehicles, aircraft and vessels	3	1%
Articles of stone, plaster; ceramic prod.; glass	2	1%

Source: WTO data

 

Source: Center for WTO and International Trade