US – MEXICO: WTO
September 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MEXICO has asked the WTO to settle a row with the USA over claims that Washington's reimposition of anti-dumping duties on Mexican oil country tubular goods broke global trading regulations. Mexico claims Washington erred during a 2001 sunset review, alleging it "misapplied a 'would be likely to lead' standard," when assessing if scrapping the tariffs might encourage cut-priced Mexican pipeline tube imports.
MEXICO has asked the WTO to settle a row with the USA over claims that Washington's reimposition of anti-dumping duties on Mexican oil country tubular goods broke global trading regulations. Mexico claims Washington erred during a 2001 sunset review, alleging it "misapplied a 'would be likely to lead' standard," when assessing if scrapping the tariffs might encourage cut-priced Mexican pipeline tube imports.
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