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U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
 

Trade Remedy Compliance Staff
Proactively Addressing Foreign Trade Remedy Actions

Our Purpose

The Trade Remedy Compliance Staff (TRCS) is the U.S. Government’s watchdog charged with monitoring foreign trade remedy practices. With its team of Washington- and overseas-based experts, TRCS addresses trade remedy actions (i.e. antidumping and countervailing duties, plus safeguards) taken by foreign governments in order to support U.S. industry efforts to compete on a level playing field in the international marketplace.
 

What We Do

  • ALERT U.S. industry of pending foreign trade remedy actions

  • CONSULT with U.S. companies faced with foreign trade remedy actions

  • ENGAGE foreign governments, when appropriate, to advocate for fair and WTO-consistent application of trade remedy actions involving U.S. companies

  • COORDINATE trade remedy advocacy efforts with other U.S. Government agencies

  • ANALYZE the global use of trade remedy actions, with an emphasis on those investigations affecting U.S. interests

  • EVALUATE foreign countries trade remedy legislation, statutes, policies and practices for consistency with WTO rules

  • MAINTAIN an extensive network of trade remedy contacts with U.S. businesses, industry associations and foreign governments

  • ENCOURAGE transparency, due process, and procedural fairness in trade remedy actions through technical exchanges with foreign trade remedy administrators

  • PROVIDE online resources to explain and monitor foreign trade remedy activity

How We Can Help

Make TRCS your first stop for questions and concerns involving foreign governments' trade remedy authorities and foreign trade remedy actions. If you are subject to such a proceeding, TRCS can assist you to better understand what you will be facing and provide U.S. government support to help ensure that the foreign authorities conduct the investigation fairly and according to international rules.

Trade Remedy Compliance Staff
Import Administration
1401 Constitution Ave NW, Room 4008, Washington, DC 20230

Tel: 202-482-3415  ·  Fax: 202-482-6190  ·  Email: trcs@ita.doc.gov  ·  Web: http://www.trade.gov/ia/trcs