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April 2024, question 66

Valuation, Appraisement and Duty Assessment · Antidumping and countervailing duties

Commerce initiates a/an _____ investigation when a proper and complete petition is filed on behalf of an affected United States industry, alleging that foreign merchandise is being sold in the United States at “less than fair value” and that such sales are materially injuring, or threatening to materially injure, a United States industry.

  1. Scope
  2. Antidumping
  3. Countervailing
  4. Sunset
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CBP's answer: B. B: Antidumping

An antidumping investigation is the one based on a petition alleging that foreign merchandise is sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and injures a U.S. industry (B). Commerce normally starts AD and CVD investigations from petitions filed by a domestic interested party, and an AD petition must name sellers believed to sell at less than fair value. Scope and sunset are different proceedings and a countervailing duty case concerns subsidies.

The Secretary normally initiates antidumping and countervailing duty investigations based on petitions filed by a domestic interested party. 19 CFR 351.202(a)
the names and addresses of each person the petitioner believes sells the subject merchandise at less than fair value 19 CFR 351.202(b)(7)(i)(A)

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CBP's key cites: 19 CFR Part 351

Question and key from CBP's April 2024 exam and answer key. The walk-through is ours; quotes are from the pinned editions in the reference viewer (HTSUS 2026 Basic, 19 CFR 2025 edition).