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ORGANIZATION   
WT/DS217/60 
30 August 2011 
 
 (11-4251) 
 Original:   English 
  
UNITED STATES – CONTINUED DUMPING AND 
SUBSIDY OFFSET ACT OF 2000 
 
Communication from Japan 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 26 August 2011, from the delegation of Japan to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is ci rculated at the request of that delegation. 
 
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On 26 November 2004, the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") granted authorization to Japan 
to suspend concessions and re lated obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994  ("GATT 1994") in accordance with the decision of the Arbitrator in United States – Continued 
Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (WT/DS217/ARB/JPN). The authorization was made 
pursuant to Japan's request made under article 22.7 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures 
Governing the Settlement of Disputes  ("DSU") (WT/DS217/24). In that request, Japan undertook to 
notify the DSB every year of the list indicating the level of additional import duties on the selected products, prior to the entry into force of a level of suspension of concessions or other obligations. 
 
On 18 August 2005, Japan notified the DSB that it was suspending, as of 1 September 2005, 
the applications of concessi ons and related obligations unde r GATT 1994 on imports of certain 
products originating in the Unites States (WT/DS 217/48). Japan was extending the suspension of 
concessions for the second year starting from 1 September 2006 (WT/DS217/50), the third year starting from 1 September 2007 (WT/DS217/52), the fourth year starting from 1 September 2008(WT/DS217/54), the fifth year starting from 1 September 2009 (WT/DS217/56) and 
the sixth year starting from 1 September 2010 (WT/DS217/58). Although the products subject to this 
suspension are the same, the rate of ad valorem  additional duty that will a pply to these products will 
be reduced to 1.7% for the seventh year that will start from 1 September 2011.
1 For convenience, 
attached is the list of the products on which the ad valorem  additional duty of 1.7% will be imposed 
when they are originated in th e United States. The suspension for the seventh year covers, over one 
year, a total value of trade that does not exceed US$ 3.62 million. 
 
US$ 3.62 million is Japan's current level of authorization established through arbitration 
under article 22.6 of the DSU. It represents 72 per cent  of US$ 5.03 million collected from Japan's 
exports and disbursed to US companies in the distribution under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy 
Offset Act of 2000  for the most recent year for which data  are available. The amount of relevant 
disbursements was identified based on the CDSOA A nnual Report for Fiscal Year 2010, published by 
US Customs and Border Protection on 6 December 2010.  
Japan would be grateful if you could ask the Secr etariat to circulate this notification to the 
Members of the DSB. 
                                                      
1 Cabinet Order NO.259 of 12 August 2011, Official Gazette No.176 of Special Issue dated on 
12 August 2011, at page 15. WT/DS217/60 
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  ANNEX: LIST  OF PRODUCTS 
 
An ad valorem  additional duty of 1.7% will apply to the products originating in the United 
States of America classified in the list below. The list uses the 9-digit code classification found in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of Japan. The descriptions  provided herein are for information purposes 
only.  
HS Codes Description of products 
848210000 Ball bearings 
848220000 Tapered roller bear ings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies 
 
 
  
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