Trade remedies are trade policy instruments that enable the Government of Jamaica, through the Anti-dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC), to
take corrective actions, after investigation, against imports which are causing or threatening
injury to a domestic industry producing the like product. The remedies are divided into three areas:

anti-dumping duty to counteract dumping;

countervailing duty to counteract subsidization; and

safeguard action (duty or quotas) to counteract sudden volume increase in import.

Dumping occurs when a foreign producer or an exporter sells a product to Jamaica at a price (export price) that is below the price it normally charges (normal value) for an identical or a similar product on its home market.

These are additional duties charged on top of ordinary customs duties on the imported product. These may be in place for up to five years initially.

Subsidies are defined as financial contributions by or on behalf of a government to certain producers or exporters in its territory, which confer a benefit to the recipients. Subsidies allow imports to be sold at a lower price in Jamaica. To be actionable, the subsidy must be specific to a certain enterprise, industry or region in the foreign country or that it must be contingent upon export or upon the use of domestic content.