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Anti-Dumping Duty

DKC Global Trade Consulting is composed of highly experienced consultants, who have indulged in extensive antidumping proceedings. Our experience extend to various different industries, such as electronics, steel, chemical and etc. The extent of our service also provides pre-monitoring, pricing strategies, and antidumping margin assessments through profound analysis of the data.

DKC Global Trade Consulting has been involved in antidumping cases filed by government authorities of different countries, including the United States, China, EU, India, Australia, Canada, Thailand, Brazil, Pakistan, Japan and etc. With such experience, we have acquired profound knowledge of different antidumping margin calculation methodologies. Hence, we have developed our own dumping margin calculation toolkit, which considers various scenarios and comprehensive data processing in order to pinpoint the most approximate dumping margin rate.

Preparing and Analyzing of the Data

Preparing and analyzing the data is the most important stages of any antidumping proceedings. The information should also be accurate and comply with different formats indicated by the government authorities of different countries. Our experts will guide and prepare:

  • Reviewing accounting and production records
  • Preparing allocation and data matching methods
  • Drafting narrative questionnaire responses and technical appendices
  • Coordinating the collection and merging of data from multiple sources
  • Preparing data for submission

 

Pre-Assessment of Dumping Margin

Our expert’s developed dumping margin simulation toolkit to calculate the dumping margin prior to the submission. Our toolkit has the capacity of analyzing dumping margin considering various scenarios and methodologies of government authorities from different countries, including the SAS program pertaining to US antidumping case.

Assisting at Verification and Public Hearings

After submitting information and the relevant appendices, on-site verification is usually conducted based on the submitted information. Our experts will assists companies in preparing for verification proceedings. In addition, we will utilize our global network to support and guide with any legal and technical issues during and after the verification. We will support our clients on:

  • Prepare the relevant data and supplements for the verification
  • Represent clients at on-site verification
  • Provide technical arguments and analysis for briefs
  • Testify at public hearings
  • Meet with government officials

 

Subsidies and Countervailing Duties

DKC Global Trade Consulting is composed of highly experienced consultants, who will guide throughout all phases of countervailing duty proceedings. Through our analytic approaches and profound knowledge in data management, our experts guarantees accurate calculations of the countervailing duty and subsidy program analysis.

Preparing and Analyzing of the Data

For countervailing duty proceedings, it requires preparation of government and company response. The investigating authorities will conduct verifications on grants, loans, tax emptions, and any other form of government assistance of the product under investigation. To determine whether the company has benefited from such government assistance, it is important to distinguish the characteristics of the subsidiary programs, research and gathering information from government body, and thorough review of the company’s accounting records. Therefore, our experts will provide advisory on:

  • Analyzing questionnaire responses of the known subsidiary programs
  • Research on information that may lead to new subsidy allegations
  • On-site review of accounting records
  • Drafting narrative questionnaire responses and technical appendices
  • Coordinating the collection of data from multiple locations
  • Preparing data for submission

Assisting at Verification and Public Hearings

After submitting information and the relevant appendices, on-site verification is usually conducted based on the submitted information. Our experts will assists companies in preparing for verification proceedings. In addition, we will utilize our global network to support and guide with any legal and technical issues during and after the verification. We will support our clients on:

  • Prepare the relevant data and supplements for the verification
  • Represent clients at on-site verification
  • Provide technical arguments
  • Testify at public hearings
  • Meet with government officials