• 통상정보연구
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.143-162
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• 2008

The Title 19 of the U.S. Code covers custom duties and is the heart of international trade regulation in the U.S.. Among the provisions in Title 19, is Chapter 4, the Tariff Act of 1930. Under U.S. Antidumping duty law, dumping occurs when `subject merchandise' is imported into the U.S. and sold at less than `fair value.' The administration of U.S. Antidumping duty law is shared between the Department of Commerce('Commerce') and International Trade Commission('USITC'). The U.S. Court of International Trade ("CIT") and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") decided the review of antidumping duty ("AD") determinations and administrative review results issued by the Commerce and the USITC, as well as the review of countervailing duty ("CVD") decisions. In Eurodif S.A. v. United States, the CAFC considered the important issue of whether the antidumping and countervailing duty laws apply to sales and purchases of services--in this case, the sale or purchase of enrichment services. Although the federal courts had considered the issue of whether a sale of enrichment services constitutes a sale of goods, the issue had never arisen in the context of the antidumping and countervailing duty laws. Also this is the first time that the Supreme Court has ever agreed to consider an antidumping case.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.159-175
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• 2007

Under U.S. Antidumping law, dumping occurs when 'subject merchandise' is imported into the United States and sold at less than 'fair value'. The administration of U.S. antidumping law is shared between the U.S. Department of Commerce(USDOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission(USITC). USDOC's task is to determine whether imports are being dumped, and if so, to estimate the margin of dumping. In determining whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of the subject imports, the USITC must first define the 'like product' and the 'domestic industry'. One of the crucial factors on antidumping measures is the interpretation's scope of the 'like product' and the 'domestic industry', leading the most controversial issues in U.S. antidumping law. The primary purpose of this paper is to examine the 'domestic industry' and 'like product' considering U.S. antidumping law. Most USITC's determinations regarding like product and industry as flexible conception have been supported by the U.S. Courts.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.375-397
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• 2011

한 미 FTA 발효를 앞두고 미국 통상법에 대한 관심이 더욱 높아지고 있다. 특히, 미국의 반덤핑조치 남용은 이미 여러 선진국들을 통하여 문제가 제기 되어 왔기 때문에 이에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 반덤핑조사를 개시하기 위하여 먼저 "조사대상상품"의 범위를 결정하여야 하지만, WTO 반덤핑협정을 비롯하여 미국 반덤핑법에서도 아무런 규정을 하고 있지 않다. 미국 반덤핑법은 국내 동종상품을 (관세법에 의거하여) 조사 중인 상품과 같거나, 같은 상품이 없는 경우 성질과 용도 면에서 가장 유사한 상품이라고 정의하고 있다. 이처럼 동종상품 분석은 조사대상상품에서 비롯된다. 상무부는 통상의 의미로 조사대상상품을 해석하여야 한다. 유의할 것은 상무부가 일반적으로 조사신청자의 의도를 반영하는 방법으로 반덤핑조사의 범위를 정의할 수 있는 광범위한 재량을 향유하고 있다는 것이다. 그러므로 본 연구는 미국 반덤핑법의 조사대상상품의 범위와 관련한 규정들을 살펴보고, 관련 사례들을 분석하였다. 더욱이, 조사대상상품의 범위는 이후 반덤핑관세명령의 범위에도 영향을 미치기 때문에 이에 대하여도 검토하였다.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.231-257
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• 2017

The particular market situation provision of the WTO Antidumping Agreement is increasingly invoked against what may be described as "input-dumping," but this potentially violates the current Antidumping Agreement rules. This paper examines the practice and recent changes regarding the PMS provision in the US by critically examining relevant antidumping investigations in the US in light of GATT/WTO jurisprudence. Such US practice has not yet been extensively subjected to scholarly examination. The paper finds that the recent legal change in the US widens the scope and applicability of the PMS provision to cover input subsidies, allowing the use of not only surrogate prices but also surrogate costs. Further, the required standard of evidence to find PMS seems to have been diminished in the recent application. A widespread use of the PMS provision in such a deviant way calls for a fundamental review of the current trade remedy rules of the WTO.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.265-286
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• 2009

Dumping describes the practice of international price discrimination whereby a producer or exporter sells merchandise in an export market at less than fair value. The U.S. antidumping statutory framework is embodied in the Tariff Act of 1930. The Act states that "dumping" refers to the sale or likely sale of goods at less than fair value. 19 U.S.C. $\S$ 1677(34). The Commerce Department and the Commission are jointly responsible for administering the antidumping law. Commerce determines whether foreign merchandise is being sold in the United States at less than fair value, and the Commission determines whether a domestic industry producing a product like the imported merchandise has been materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of that product. Recently, in U.S. v. Eurodif, the Supreme Court held the question whether the Commerce can reasonably determin that foreign merchandise has been sold within the meaning of the antidumping law in U.S.. Should 19 U.S.C. Section 1673, which calls for "antidumping" duties on foreign goods, but not services, that sell at less than fair value in the U.S., apply to imported low enriched uranium? Yes. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice David H. Souter, the Supreme Court held that the Commerce Department's view of imported low enriched uranium, as the sale of goods rather than services, was permissible. It reasoned that, since 19 U.S.C. Section 1673 did not specify whether it applied to the production of low enriched uranium, it was left to the reasonable interpretation of the Commerce Department to determine. Accordingly, the Court found the Commerce Department interpreted the statute reasonably.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.391-412
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• 2010

As traditional import regulations have decreased all over the world in recent decades, the usage of "unconventional" trade protection measures has grown in the developing countries. In particular, antidumping investigations have risen rapidly and have growing in India and China. Therefore, this thesis aims to provide countermeasures to our government and Korean exporting companies by studying characteristics of antidumping. India is one of the most frequent initiators of antidumping cases by protecting their industries and impeding imports from FTA. This year, economic exchanges of Korea and India will be increasing by the conclusion of CEPA. This will lead to the increase of dispute by import regulations. Under such circumstances, to decrease Indian antidumping cases Korea will respond as follows. i)If antidumping laws, system and practice of India have injustice or are different from WTO rules, our government will have to indicate injustice and actively urge Indian government to make corrections. For example, they are continuous bilateral contact about the problems, fallacy of calculation of dumping margin, and intense investigations into cause and effect relationship and losses in dumping market, ect. ii)Our government should give more support to the small and medium exporting company which have difficulties in dealing with trade conflicts, counseling, arbitrating a lawyer. iii)Our government which is in control of domestic trade relief system should strengthen its investigation ability about new regulations and moniter import regulations of India. Over the long time, Korean companies need to export competitive advantage items of a higher value-added business and build solidarity by technology transfer. Accordingly, that will result in the decrease of trade dispute in India.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.245-262
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 EU 집행위원회가 취한 반덤핑 규제와 특징을 분석하고, EU의 대 한국산 제품에 대한 반덤핑 규제에 영향을 미치는 EU의 GDP 성장률, 실업률, 무역수지, EU 한국간 무역수지, 수입침투도 등과의 관계를 실증 분석함으로써 EU의 반덤핑 조치결정과 EU의 거시 경제변수들 간의 관계를 확인하고자 하였다. 2004년~2012년까지 분기자료를 기반으로 실증분석 결과 EU의 거시경제 변수 중에서 GDP 증가율, 무역수지, EU 한국 무역수지 부분은 EU 반덤핑 영향에 유의한 결과를 가져오며, 다만 EU 실업율, 수입침투도 부분에서는 EU 반덤핑 규제 영향력에 대한 유의성이 없음을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 한국기업이나 정부는 EU의 반덤핑 규제에 대한 피소가능성이 높은 EU 경제상황을 예의 주시하면서 적절한 대응책을 마련해야 할 것이다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.3-22
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 중국정부가 취한 반덤핑 규제와 일본정부가 취한 반덤핑 규제조치의 특징을 분석하고, 중국의 대 일본산 제품에 대한 반덤핑 규제에 영향을 미치는 중국의 GDP 성장률, 실업률, 무역수지, 중 일 무역수지, 수입침투도 등과의 관계를 실증 분석함으로써 중국의 반덤핑 조치결정과 중국의 거시 경제변수들 간의 관계를 확인하고자 하였다. 1997년부터 2010년까지 분기별 자료를 바탕으로 실증분석을 한 결과 중국의 거시경제 변수 중에서 실업률, 중국의 대 일본 무역수지 부분은 중국 정부의 일본제품에 대한 보호무역 압력에 막대한 영향을 미친다고 볼 수 있고, 반면에 중국의 전체적인 무역수지, 수입침투도는 일본산 제품에 대한 중국의 반덤핑 규제 등 보호무역 조치로서 영향력이 없다고 나타냈다. 또한 중국의 실질 GDP가 증가하고 있기 때문에 일본산 제품에 대한 반덤핑 규제조치의 큰 영향력이 없다고 판단할 수 있다. 이러한 실증분석을 바탕으로 볼 때, 중국은 한국에 대해서도 매년 무역수지 적자를 보고 있어 이를 감축시키고 한국과의 경쟁산업 보호를 위해 보호무역 정책으로서 반덤핑 규제를 적극적으로 활용할 것으로 보인다. 따라서 우리는 한 중 FTA 협상시 중국정부에서 자의적으로 반덤핑 규제를 하지 못하도록 하는 장치 마련이 필요하다고 판단된다.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2021

Purpose - The global trend of protectionism has expanded since the onset of US President Donald Trump's administration in 2017. This global phenomenon has led to a significant reduction in world trade volume and a negative impact on economic development in some countries where the external sector accounts for a large proportion of GDP. Although Korea is a country vulnerable to this deteriorating trade environment, few studies have examined the relationship between protectionism and its business cycles based on Korean data. Thus, this paper investigates the impact of protectionism on Korea's business cycle. Design/methodology - To identify future implications, we conduct a structural vector autoregression (VAR) analysis using monthly Korean data from 1994 to 2015. Macroeconomic variables in the model include the industrial production index, inflation rates, exports (or net exports), interest rates, and exchange rates. For the identification of the shock reflecting the expansion of protectionism, we use an antidumping investigation (ADI) data. Since ADIs are followed generally by the imposition of antidumping tariffs, they have no contemporaneous impact on tariffs and are also contemporaneously exogenous to other endogenous variables in the VAR model. We examine two kinds of ADI shocks i) shocks on Korean exports imposed by Korea's trading partners (ADI-imposed shocks) and ii) shocks on imports imposed by the Korean government (ADI-imposing shocks). Findings - We find that Korea's exports decline sharply due to ADI-imposed shocks; the lowest point at the third month after the initial shock; and do not recover until 24 months later. Simultaneously, the inflation rate decreases. Therefore, the ADI-imposed shock can be regarded as a negative shock on the demand curve where both production and price decrease. In contrast, the ADI-imposing shock generates a different response. The net exports decline, but the inflation rate increases. These can be seen as standard responses with respect to the negative shock on the supply curve. Originality/value - We shed light on the relationship between protectionism and Korea's economic fluctuations, which is rarely addressed in previous studies. We also consider the effects of both protective policy measures on imports to Korea imposed by the Korean government and on policy measures imposed by Korea's trading partner countries on its exports.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제41권
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• pp.237-266
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• 2009

KORUS-FTA are consist of articles 8. In order to the subjects are, application of a safeguard measures, conditions and limitations, provisional measures, compensation, global safeguard actions, definitions, antidumping and countervailing duties, committee on trade remedies. In especially, regarding application of a safeguard measures under KORUS-FTA, if as a result of the reduction or elimination of a customs duty under this agreement, an originating good of the other party is being imported into the territory of a party in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions that the imports of such originating good from the other party constitute a substantial cause of serious injury, or threat thereof, to a domestic industry producing a like or directly competitive good, the party may: suspend the further reduction of any rate of customs duty on the good provided for under this agreement; increase the rate of customs duty on the good to a level not to exceed the lesser of: the most-favored-nation (MFN) applied rate of duty on the good in effect at the time the action is taken; and the MFN applied rate of duty on the good in effect on the day immediately preceding the date this Agreement enters into force; or in the case of a customs duty applied to a good on a seasonal basis, increase the rate of duty to a level that, for each season, does not exceed the lesser of: the MFN applied rate of duty on the good in effect for the corresponding season immediately preceding the date of application of the safeguard measure; and the MFN applied rate of duty on the good in effect for the corresponding season immediately preceding the date this agreement enters into force.