Study On The Issue Of Zeroing In Anti-dumping

Under the background of economic globalization, the United States and a few countries use the zeroing to calculate the dumping margin in anti-dumping investigations, which aroused other WTO members’strong dissatisfaction. So whether the zeroing is in line with WTO’s framework become a focus of controversy.As early as it was in the GATT system, due to lack of regulations about the comparing method between export price and normal value in international trade, zeroing issue has been tolerated for many years. And after Uruguay Round, WTO Anti-dumping Agreement was introduced. There is no clear provisions to prohibit zeroing in anti-dumping investigation, the issue of zeroing can be ended completely.China is the main target country of anti-dumping investigations in international trade, coupled with zeroing is applied to determine the dumping margin, which increasing the possibility of product-dumping. This is the hit of our export trade undoubtedly. At present in China, the study of zeroing in anti-dumping mostly for typical cases. Therefore in this article, by analyzing and summarizing the zeroing issue in a more comprehensive perspective, understanding the essence of zeroing, the methods and measures to response the zeroing issue can be found completely in anti-dumping.This article is divided into four chapters.Chapter Ⅰ, summing up the zeroing issue generally. First of all, clear the basic concepts and the classification of the zeroing in anti-dumping. Then take examples to analyze its application in kinds of calculation methods to dumping margin. Finally summarize the development of zeroing issue.Chapter Ⅱ, is to analyze the litigation of zeroing problem. Discuss the issue of zeroing problem as applied and as such of litigation respectively.Chapter Ⅲ, to focus on the predicament of zeroing and find the solutions to zeroing issue, to figure out that the judgments of WTO Dispute Body have not ended the issue of zeroing. Thus realizing the fundamental solution to this problem is to modify the Anti-Dumping Agreement.Chapter Ⅳ, the main focus in this chapter is the measures to deal with zeroing issue for China in the international environment. Make out how to avoid the damage from zeroing issue for Chinese export companies and the government, so as to better...