The Application Of The Rules Of Origin In Anti-dumping And Anti-Circumvention

The rules of origin have become to be a method to protect the national trade. When in the definition of anti-dumping, the rules of origin have a great affect in judging if there has a dumping or if there has the harm. And the rules of origin play a great role in judging if the product is the circumvention of anti-dumping. In the application of the rules of origin, the countries have great free to determine if the product should have the different treatment so that to protect the national market. In China, the rules of origin are poor, and can't protect our producers and products. Our products are often being brought an anti-dumping action. The article analyzed the function of the rules of origin in definition of anti-dumping and the circumvention of anti-dumping, and advised to make different origin standard to different sensitive products. The article suggested building the Origin Standard Committee as a special institution, which could make the tabulation of production processes that can accord with"the substantial transformation"of the products.