The appellate body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has decided in Russia’s favor regarding the country’s almost seven-year dispute with the European Union (EU) over the anti-dumping measures in place on imports of Russian ammonium nitrate (AN) into the EU.
The WTO panel found the cost adjustment methodology regarding prices for energy inputs used by the EU and some WTO member countries which are used to establish anti-dumping duties on Russian AN, as unlawful, according to the decision published on the trade organization’s website on July 24. The current application of anti-dumping measures by the EU was also recognized as unlawful.
Based on the panel’s decision, the Russian Fertilizer Producers Association (RFPA) are demanding an end to anti-dumping investigations by the EU, and the immediate removal of anti-dumping duties on Russian AN.
Russia filed its complaint back in 2013. Anti-dumping duties have been in place on imports of Russian AN into the EU for more than 20 years. They are currently levied at a rate of €28.78 to €32.71/mt, depending on product type.