Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 3:03:59 GMT -6
Trade defense is a topic of high importance within the context of international trade, having relevant consequences for the commercial policy of each country. Currently, 141 measures are in force in Brazil, including 138 cases of anti-dumping duties and three cases of compensatory measures, which makes the country one of the largest users of this type of tool among the members of the World Trade Organization . SpaccaDespite this, this continues to be a thorny and little-treated topic in the national customs universe, which motivates us to use today's column to provide some clarifications and provocations on the matter. At the outset, it is worth clarifying that, contrary to what the name suggests, trade defense measures are not a protection mechanism against the entry of foreign products into the national territory.
Created in the context of , under which the search for commercial freedom and the reduction of barriers to trade prevails, these measures have the function of neutralizing distortive and predatory commercial practices, such as dumping and subsidies, and seeking to reestablish relations international trade in a fair and manipulation-free manner. In this EL Salvador Mobile Number List sense, the problem of understanding seems to be in the translation into Portuguese, since in the official languages of the WTO such measures are named in a way that highlights their corrective/reparative character, as seen by the terms " trade remedies " (English), " mesures correctives commerciales " (French) and " measures commerciales correctivas " Spanish.
Thus, even if its application indicates certain governmental interference in international trade — even if authorized by multilateral norms —, the purpose should never be to close and reserve the market or favor/protect national products to the detriment of their imported counterparts. The main reason for the topic not receiving due prominence and study within the customs world seems to be related to the fact that the competencies relating to the establishment of trade defense measures are outside the scope of action of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB), with to the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) of the Ministry of Economy, through the Subsecretariat of Commercial Defense and Public Interest (SDCom) to carry out investigations into unfair practices and to the Chamber of Foreign Trade (Camex) to decide on the application of the measures.
Created in the context of , under which the search for commercial freedom and the reduction of barriers to trade prevails, these measures have the function of neutralizing distortive and predatory commercial practices, such as dumping and subsidies, and seeking to reestablish relations international trade in a fair and manipulation-free manner. In this EL Salvador Mobile Number List sense, the problem of understanding seems to be in the translation into Portuguese, since in the official languages of the WTO such measures are named in a way that highlights their corrective/reparative character, as seen by the terms " trade remedies " (English), " mesures correctives commerciales " (French) and " measures commerciales correctivas " Spanish.
Thus, even if its application indicates certain governmental interference in international trade — even if authorized by multilateral norms —, the purpose should never be to close and reserve the market or favor/protect national products to the detriment of their imported counterparts. The main reason for the topic not receiving due prominence and study within the customs world seems to be related to the fact that the competencies relating to the establishment of trade defense measures are outside the scope of action of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB), with to the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) of the Ministry of Economy, through the Subsecretariat of Commercial Defense and Public Interest (SDCom) to carry out investigations into unfair practices and to the Chamber of Foreign Trade (Camex) to decide on the application of the measures.