Given the frequent headlines over US and EU complaints of Chinese 'dumping', it comes as a surprise to learn that from the WTO that the numbers of new anti-dumping investigations and new final anti-dumping measures both fell last year.
The WTO Secretariat reported that during the period 1 July-31 December 2005,
the number of initiations of new anti-dumping investigations and the number
of new measures applied continued their previously-reported downward trends,
with 2005 marking the fourth consecutive year of declines in new initiations,
and the second in new measures.
During July-December 2005, 16 WTO members reported initiating a total of 82
new investigations, compared with 106 initiations in the corresponding period
of 2004. A total of 15 members applied 76 new final anti-dumping measures during
the July-December 2005 period, compared with 93 new measures applied during
July-December 2004. Twenty-seven of the 82 new initiations were opened by developed
members, and 27 of the 76 new final measures were applied by developed members,
during the second half of 2005. This compares with 42 new initiations opened
and 24 new measures applied by developed members during the first half of 2004.
Among members reporting new initiations during July-December 2005, the member reporting the highest number was China, with 13 initiations. The second-highest number of measures was reported by Argentina and India (11 each). These were followed by the European Communities (9), the United States (8), and Australia and South Africa (5 each).
China remains the most frequent subject of the new investigations, with 33 initiations directed at its exports during July-December 2005, up from 24 during the corresponding period of 2004. Malaysia was the second most frequent subject, with seven initiations of new investigations directed at its exports, a increase from four during the second half of 2004. Indonesia and Korea were tied for third place, with five initiations each in respect of their exports, compared with four and 12, respectively, during July-December 2004. Chinese Taipei, Thailand and the United States were fourth, with four initiations each directed at their exports, compared with seven, four and six, respectively, during the corresponding period of 2004.
The products that were the most frequent subject of the reported new investigations during July-December 2005 were in the chemicals sector (17 initiations), followed by base metals (15 initiations) and plastics (12 initiations). Of the 17 reported initiations in respect of chemicals products, China reported 13 and Argentina, Costa Rica, India and the United States accounted for one each.
Products exported from China remained the most frequent subject of new measures, accounting for 22 of the new measures reported for the second half of 2005, down slightly from the 25 reported for the corresponding period of 2004. The United States was in second place, with its exports subject to seven new measures, compared with nine during the second half of 2004. Chinese Taipei and Russia ranked third, with five new measures each directed at their exports. The European Communities and Member States, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand each were subject to four new measures, and Brazil and Japan to three new measures, during the second half of 2005.
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