WTO Panel releases report on Australian anti-dumping duties on Chinese goods

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The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Panel has released a report with its findings regarding the ‘Australia — Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China’ (DS603) case, which was brought by China. The Panel found that the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) had only concluded an original investigation on railway wheels and wind towers and had concluded an original investigation alongside multiple interim reviews and an expiry review on stainless steel sinks. The Panel also found that China had not showed that the ADC’s actions were inconsistent with Article 2.2.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement, by applying a profit rate to improperly uplifted cost data and found it unnecessary to assess other claims raised by China under Article 2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement as the important issues had been addressed, among other findings.