The Anti-dumping and Subsidies Commission is Jamaica’s Trade Remedy Authority. The survival of domestic industry under the pressures of globalisation, and related risks of unfair competition from dumped or subsidised imports, provides the Anti-dumping and Subsidies Commission with the context for its core mandate: the investigation of unfair practices in international trade and the determination of remedies on behalf of domestic industry, within the framework of World Trade Organisation rules.
The Safeguard Act, which allows for the application of measures to defend domestic industries from some detrimental effects of increases in imports is also part of the work of the Commission.
The Commission is a portfolio agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) and has been in existence since 1999. The Commission administers the provisions of the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act, 1999 and the Safeguard Act, 2001, within the legal framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Antidumping Agreement, Subsidies Agreement and Safeguards Agreement.
Globalisation as a phenomenon and international trade as a strategy for development and growth are among the most important areas on which governments and persons the world over are engaging. The Anti-dumping and Subsidies Commission is a key part of economic strategy and the public commitment to the defence of domestic production and enhancement of the trade environment for domestic industry.
