The US Commerce Department Imposed Additional Duties of 31 Percent to to 250

question 40

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Commerce Department imposed additional duties of 31 percent to 250 percent on imported photovoltaic products from Chinese solar manufacturers after ruling that they sold them below cost. The Commerce Department took this action in response to what it saw as

• A) tariff avoidance.
• B) countertrade.
• C) surplus marketing.
• D) underbidding.
• E) dumping.

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