Bipartisan Legislation To Define China's Economic Status in AD Duty Cases Introduced in Senate
Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Ben Sasse, R-Neb., reintroduced legislation that would require Congressional approval of U.S. “market” and “non-market” determinations of China’s economy for antidumping duty purposes, Franken’s office said (here). For the U.S., the authority to designate China…
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as a market economy, which could result in lower and more consist AD duty rates for Chinese products (see 1602290025) currently lies with the executive branch. Franken, who introduced similar legislation in April, S. 2906, sought to include the measure within a funding bill being considered. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., also introduced aligning House legislation in April (see 1604150048). More than a dozen senators recently wrote to the EU Commission urging the body not to grant China market economy status, and U.S. manufacturers also formed a coalition to advocate against the U.S. granting the designation (see 1603160033).