Circumvention

Circumvention and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Circumvention: Measures taken by exporting companies to forestall or evade the payment of penalty charges in an importing country such as countervailing or antidumping duties. Examples include false labeling, transshipment, and screwdriver assemblies (Sec.ll). See also diversionary dumping anddownstream dumping.

Circumvention in International Trade

Meaning of Circumvention, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Getting around commitments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) such as commitments to limit agricultural export subsidies. Includes: avoiding quotas and other restrictions by altering the country of origin of a product; measures taken by exporters to evade anti-dumping or countervailing duties.