USX Corporation v. United States
United States Court of International Trade
682 F. Supp. 60 (1988)
- Written by John Reeves, JD
Facts
Cold-rolled carbon steel plates and sheets were imported into the United States from Argentina and sold at less than fair market value. The evidence also showed that there were no barriers to entry in the first place, such that there would be no reason for the Argentinean producers to engage in price discrimination through predatory pricing by setting the price below marginal cost. The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) (defendant) concluded that this meant there had been no violation of either the Antidumping Act of 1921 or the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (the acts). The ITC construed both of the acts as requiring injury to competition instead of mere injury to the domestic market that produced the product in question. USX Corporation (plaintiff) challenged this conclusion of the ITC in the United States Court of International Trade, arguing that the ITC’s conclusion was against the plain text of both acts. USX maintained that neither act required an intent on the part of the Argentinean producers to engage in price discrimination, contrary to the interpretation of the ITC. As originally written, the antidumping legislation contained an intent provision declaring that foreign producers of goods sold in the United States would be liable if they sold such goods in the United States below marginal cost with the intent of later raising the price to recoup the cost. But this intent requirement was later removed, and it was not in effect at the time of the events giving rise to this case. In other words, USX maintained that the antidumping legislation protected the American domestic market from harm resulting from any foreign competition to begin with, instead of merely protecting the industry from anticompetitive harm.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Restani, J.)
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