Petition Counseling Video Transcript

Petition Counseling Video Transcript

Let’s say you produce and sell goods here in the U.S. Over the past year or so, you have been noticing a drop in sales and hearing from customers that your prices are not competitive with lower priced imports. Does it seem like these imports are being sold at unusually low prices?
 

Foreign governments often give unfair tax breaks, interest-free loans, and other benefits to their exporting industries. Some foreign exporters also dump their goods in the United States at unrealistically low prices. These tactics give foreign producers an unfair advantage in the U.S. market and harm the competitiveness of domestic producers.
 

U.S. law authorizes the United States government to take action against this kind of harmful trade to ensure a level playing field for U.S. industries. These agreements and laws are designed to help you, and your company address unfairly traded products. If you believe that foreign producers are being subsidized or are dumping products in the U.S. market, the experts in the International Trade Administration are here to help. ITA’s team of experts can assist you in taking action against unfairly traded imports that harm your industry.
 

We can help you in several ways. We can help you understand how the U.S. trade laws work. We can identify for you the tools available to take action against unfair imports. We can provide you with import data to help identify market trends. We can explain how to get an investigation started into the pricing practices and/or subsidies received by foreign producers. And we can guide you through the process of preparing a petition for relief from your foreign competitors’ unfairly priced goods.
 

These services are provided free of charge and are strictly confidential, so you can rest assured that your own business information will never be disclosed. Once all the initiation requirements are met, the U.S. government will conduct an in-depth investigation of the foreign pricing and subsidy practices. Once a petition is filed with ITA, you could receive relief in as soon as 6 months. In recent years, ITA’s experts have counseled a wide variety of industries and assisted hundreds of small and medium sized businesses in addressing unfair trade.

With ITA by your side every step of the way, your company will be able to confidently evaluate next steps to address your unique situation. If you think your U.S. business has been harmed by unfairly traded imports or if you like more information, please contact ITA’s petition counseling staff today at 202-482-1255 or email us at petition.counseling@trade.gov.