U.S. Laws and Regulations Applicable to Imports From Nonmarket Economies Could Be Improved
ID-81-35
Published: Sep 03, 1981. Publicly Released: Sep 03, 1981.
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Highlights
Laws and regulations designed to protect U.S. industry from unfair or disruptive imports are difficult to apply to products from nonmarket, principally Communist, countries. GAO conducted a review to identify needed improvements in these laws in order to make them more effective and easier to administer.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
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| Congress should amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to make available in any dumping proceeding both: (1) the weighted average U.S. price of the lowest price market producer, including U.S. producers, selling in the United States; and (2) the constructed value of the nonmarket economy producer's product based on valuing its actual factors of production at appropriate market economy prices. |
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| Congress should amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to include additional provisions for settling nonmarket economy dumping cases. |
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | To improve the process of deciding when to use simulation methods, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration to develop and publish criteria in the Code of Federal Regulations for determining whether a respondent's actual prices or costs can be used. |
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| Department of Commerce | The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Deputy Assistant Secretary to amend Department of Commerce regulations to more accurately reflect the criteria for selecting surrogate countries and producers and to publish the reasons for selecting surrogate producers in individual dumping cases. |
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| Other | The U. S. Trade Representative should develop, for Presidential approval and publication, criteria for accepting petitions for consultations under section 406 of the Trade Act of 1974. |
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