China has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States regarding new tariff measures applied by the United States on goods originating in China.
China claims that the 10 percent additional ad valorem duties applied on all goods originating in China, as well as measures for the availability of drawback and duty-free de minimis treatment, which apply to all products of Chinese origin, are inconsistent with US most-favored-nation obligations under Article I:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and US tariff obligations under Article II:1(a) of GATT 1994.
The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO. Consultations allow the parties to discuss the matter and to find a satisfactory solution without proceeding further with litigation.
After 60 days, if consultations have failed to resolve the dispute, the complainant may request adjudication by a panel.
