Also known as: Unfair trade practice, Price dumping
An unfair trade practice of exporting goods at a price lower than their normal value in the domestic market of the country of origin, causing or threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry of the importing country.
Dumping occurs when a producer exports goods at a price below their normal value, meaning the price at which the same product is sold in the domestic market of the exporting country. The WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement allows countries to impose corrective measures (countervailing duties) when it is demonstrated that dumping causes or threatens to cause material injury to the domestic industry.
Mexico has countervailing duties in force against imports from various countries, mainly China, on products such as steel, textiles, footwear, chemicals, and aluminum products. Countervailing duties are added to the general tariff and must be declared in the pedimento.
Countervailing Duty
An additional duty levied on imported goods that are subject to dumping or foreign government subsidies, designed to protect domestic industry from unfair trade practices.
TradeNon-Tariff Barriers
Restrictions on international trade other than tariffs, including quotas, permits, technical standards, sanitary requirements, and other obstacles that hinder or increase the cost of importing goods.
RegulationsEstimated Price (Reference Price)
A reference price published by Mexico's SAT for certain imported goods, used as a parameter to detect potential undervaluation in customs declarations.
RegulationsNon-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)
Measures other than tariffs that countries impose on international trade to protect health, safety, environment, and domestic industry.