§1677k Third-country Dumping

Summary

Lets U.S. companies ask the U.S. Trade Representative to ask another country to use its antidumping rules. A U.S. industry that makes products like foreign goods can file a petition if it thinks those goods are being dumped in an Agreement country and the industry is being hurt or threatened. The petition must give the details the Trade Representative asks for. If the Trade Representative finds the petition has a reasonable basis, they must file an application under Article 12 of the Agreement asking the foreign authority to take antidumping action for the United States. The Departments of Commerce and the International Trade Commission must help if asked. The Trade Representative must also seek talks with the foreign authority, and if that country refuses to act, must quickly consult the U.S. industry about other U.S. options. Agreement: the antidumping agreement that implements Article VI of GATT 1994. GATT 1994: the trade term defined in another U.S. law. Agreement country: a foreign country that accepted the Agreement. Trade Representative: the United States Trade Representative.