On July 14, 2014, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued two panel reports in the cases United States – Countervailing Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India (India case), and United States – Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China (China case). The WTO concluded that the United States acted inconsistently with global trade rules, and in particular certain provisions of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, when it imposed countervailing duties on certain products imported into the United States from India and China. According to a news article, the United States argued that “it imposed the tariffs to combat artificially low prices on products from India and China's state-subsidised industries,” and has the right to appeal the ruling. Summaries of the key findings are available here (India case) and here (China case).