The World Trade Organization (WTO)
Dispute Settlement Body on Monday adopted a report which supports
China in its claim against the anti-dumping measures taken by the
United States on Chinese shrimp and diamond sawblades exports.
The report was adopted without U.S. appeal, a development meaning
its rulings are final.
Sources close to the WTO said the United States has announced its
intention to implement the rulings, while both parties informed the
Dispute Settlement Body that they have agreed that the "reasonable
period of time" for compliance will be eight months.
In February 2011, China requested consultations with the United
States regarding the latter's anti-dumping measures on certain
frozen warm-water shrimp from China, complaining against the U.S.
Department of Commerce's (USDOC) use of zeroing in the original
investigation and several administrative reviews to calculate
dumping margins for the subject imports.
After failed consultations, a panel was established in October
2011 to look into the case. Report of the panel, circulated to WTO
members on June 8, 2012, rules that certain anti-dumping measures
taken by the United States on warm-water shrimp and diamond
sawblades from China have violated relevant WTO rules.
The "zeroing" methodology in calculating the margins of dumping
used by the United States in the investigations at issue was
inconsistent with the Anti-Dumping Agreement, according to the
ruling.
