The UK trade remedies investigations process
How the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority investigates whether trade remedy measures are needed to counteract unfair import practices.
- Other Introduction to trade remedies
- Other Applying for a trade remedies investigation
- Other Pre-Application Office (PAO) for the Trade Remedies Authority
- Other The TRA’s investigation process
- Other Determining dumping and anti-dumping duties
- Other Determining subsidies and countervailing duties
- Other Determining safeguard measures
- Other Determining injury and causation in dumping and subsidy investigations
- Other Applying the economic interest test
- Other Reviews of anti-dumping and countervailing measures
- Other Reviews of safeguard measures
- Other Transition reviews into anti-dumping and countervailing measures
- Other Exemption reviews on trade remedy measures
- Other Suspension of trade remedies
- Other Repayment investigation
- Other Reconsiderations of our determinations or recommendations
- Other Transition review of EU steel safeguard measures
This guidance explains how the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) investigates possible cases of dumped and subsidised imports and unforeseen surges in imports (known as safeguards investigations).
We can then determine whether a new trade remedy measure is needed to protect UK industries. We are also carrying out transition reviews into current EU trade remedy measures which are relevant to UK industries.
This guidance explains our investigations process, how to apply to us to open a new investigation and how we assess injury to UK industries from imports. You can also find out how we will apply the Economic Interest Test which assesses whether a new trade remedy measure is in the UK’s economic interest.
You can create an account and register your interest in UK trade remedy investigations and reviews on the Trade Remedies Service. You can also submit an application for a new investigation and view active cases and reviews on our public file.
This is the first version of our operational guidance and we actively encourage feedback from interested groups and individuals. You can email us with any comments or questions at contact@traderemedies.gov.uk.