CHAPTER 12

Dumping Penalties: Give to Caesar What You Owe to Caesar

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US president Trump has issued a new executive order focusing on international cheaters, who do not pay their debts due to dumping penalties. The order targets the problem of unpaid special customs duties known as “countervailing duties” (CVD), levied on products from companies found guilty by an “antidumping” investigation.

First to the jargon: “Dumping” refers to a type of predatory trade practice. In its simplest form, it amounts to a company selling a product in a foreign market for less than it costs to make it. In theory, the goal of “dumping” is to drive down the price, ...

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