Trade Remedies

In the first antidumping case initiated by the Chinese government on newsprint in 1997, King & Wood represented two Canadian respondents. Since then, King & Wood has participated in many high-profile antidumping cases initiated by the Chinese investigatory authorities. In these cases, King & Wood developed and implemented tailored responding strategies, achieving satisfactory results for our clients. Through these precedent-setting cases, King & Wood also facilitated the perfection of the Chinese trade law system with its high quality legal services.

In addition to representing foreign clients in their response to inbound antidumping cases, King & Wood extended its antidumping practice to representing domestic clients in responding to outbound antidumping cases. Until now, King & Wood has represented domestic clients in responding to antidumping cases initiated in the U.S., EU, Canada, Australia, Egypt and Indonesia, and has safeguarded the important export markets of our clients.

In 2001, King & Wood represented over ten Chinese steel exporters in the U.S. Section 201 investigation against steel products worldwide. In 2002, King & Wood represented foreign exporters to respond to the steel safeguard investigation initiated by the Chinese government. In addition to the above, King & Wood also represented the Chinese government in the initiation of WTO DSB proceedings against safeguard measures on steel by the U.S.

In recent years, Chinese exporters have faced new threats of countervailing investigation in the global market. As early as 2004, King & Wood represented five Chinese exporters and manufacturers in two countervailing duty investigations and secured the lowest duty rates for the clients in both cases. King & Wood owes its success in countervailing cases to its abundant experience with WTO subsidy and CVD rules and precedents and its profound understanding of the Chinese legal system and commercial practices.