US beats India as top anti-dumping initiator

Interestingly, the total number of investigations initiated at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has almost halved during the first six months of the current year.

A total of 79 cases have been registered this year compared to 149 cases initiated during the same period last year. According to a WTO release, anti-dumping investigations initiated by both India and the US during the six-month period has gone down. India had initiated as many as 25 cases during the first six months of the previous year followed closely by the US which initiated 22 cases.

China reported 11 initiations, while other members reported six or fewer initiations each. Twenty eight of the 79 initiations during the first half of 2003 were reported by developed countries.

China, with 12 investigations on its exports, remained on the top of the list of countries subject to anti-dumping investigations.

This number is a decrease from the 21 investigations initiated on Chinese exports during the first half of 2002. Korea and India were next with eight and six investigations, initiated on their exports during the first half of 2003. Chinese Taipei, Japan, and the US each had five investigations initiated on their exports, while other members had three or fewer investigations initiated on their exports during the period.