Customs
Anti-Dumping Duty
An additional import duty imposed on specific goods from specific countries that are found to be sold below normal value and to injure the importing country's domestic industry.
In depth
Anti-dumping duty sits on top of ordinary tariff and can be very large — rates in the tens or even hundreds of percent are not unusual. It is imposed by product and by country of origin, and often by named producer, following an investigation. The commercial danger is that it is easy to miss: two shipments with the same HS code attract completely different duty depending on where they originated and who made them. Importers should check current anti-dumping measures before committing to a new supplier, because the duty can exceed the entire margin on the transaction.
Key points
- Charged in addition to normal tariff, sometimes at very high rates
- Applied by product, country of origin, and often by named producer
- Same HS code can attract very different duty by origin
- Check measures in force before switching supplier or origin