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Antidumping(AD)/Countervailing Duty(CVD) Petition Counseling and Analysis Unit
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The AD/CVD Petition Counseling and Analysis Unit has a dedicated staff of professionals who
are available to assist U.S. companies in a myriad of ways with respect to the U.S. unfair trade
laws. This staff, which is involved in all aspects of initiating antidumping and countervailing
duty investigations, brings a tremendous amount of experience which may be of assistance to
your company. Some examples of how the AD/CVD Petition Counseling and Analysis Unit
may be able to help you include: |
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Helping you to understand U.S. unfair trade laws dealing with dumping and unfair
foreign government subsidies, and the process of filing a petition requesting the
initiation of an investigation;
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Providing guidance to potential petitioners to assist them in determining what
types of information will be required in order to pursue action against an industry
suspected of unfair trade practices;
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Assisting potential petitioners in ensuring their petition is in compliance with
statutory initiation standards;
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Providing small businesses with publicly available tariff and trade data from the
U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Treasury, and the U.S. International
Trade Commission.
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Although this website is not meant to be a substitute for counseling by private experts, it is designed
to introduce you to the basics of the U.S. unfair trade laws with respect to AD/CVD
investigations, and provide information on the statutory petition requirements which must be
satisfied for the Department of Commerce to initiate an investigation.
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