Members review anti-dumping notifications, actions at Committee meeting

The Committee reviewed new notifications of legislation submitted by Argentina, Iceland, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, the United States and Viet Nam. It continued its review of the legislative notifications of the European Union, Liberia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Solomon Islands. 

In reviewing semi-annual notifications on anti-dumping actions, delegations questioned and discussed the practices of other members, including in relation to the initiation of investigations, the imposition of provisional and final anti-dumping measures, and the review of existing anti-dumping measures. Delegations questioned and discussed actions contained in the semi-annual reports submitted by Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Türkiye, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.

In respect of the semi-annual reports covering the period 1 January - 30 June 2025, 47 members notified the Committee of anti-dumping actions taken in this period, while 12 reported no new anti-dumping actions over this period. In addition, 47 members submitted one-time notifications indicating they have not established an authority competent to initiate and conduct an investigation and have not, to date, taken any anti-dumping actions.

Mr Hirokazu Watanabe (Japan), the Chair of the Committee, welcomed members' continued use of the anti-dumping portal to submit their semi-annual reports and urged members that had not submitted semi-annual reports to do so promptly. 

In addition to the semi-annual reports, the WTO's Anti-Dumping Agreement requires members to submit without delay - on an ad hoc basis - notifications of all preliminary and final anti-dumping actions taken. Ad hoc notifications reviewed during the meeting were received from Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the Dominican Republic, the European Union, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Chinese Taipei, Türkiye, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States and Viet Nam. In this context, concerns regarding an anti-dumping action notified by the United States were raised. The Chair urged members to submit ad hoc notifications of actions taken without delay. 

In addition to adopting its annual report to the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG), the Committee also adopted its report to the CTG on actions taken and discussions on possible future actions to improve submission of notifications. 

The Committee approved the dates of the Committee's regular spring and autumn meetings for 2026.

The spring meeting of the Committee will be held in the week of 27 April 2026.