Panel Rules China’s Chicken Duties Still Violating WTO Obligations (January 18, 2018) [1]
On January 18, 2018, a World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel issued its report [3] on “China — Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Measures on Broiler Products from the United States — Recourse to Article 21.5 Of The DSU by the United States,” ruling that China’s efforts to adjust tariffs on U.S. poultry in response to a 2013 WTO decision had not gone far enough and that the tariffs were still not in compliance with WTO obligations. The Panel upheld most of the U.S. claims against China, determining that China acted inconsistently with various provisions of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and that China “therefore failed to comply with the recommendations and rulings of the [Dispute Settlement Body] to bring its measures into conformity with its obligations” under those agreements. If China fails to comply with the ruling, the United States may request WTO-approved retaliatory duties on Chinese exports.