COUNTERVAILING DUTY PETITION

United States Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

United States International Trade Commission

VOLUME I: GENERAL INFORMATION

PART A: INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY

1. Caption

In the Matter of:

[PRODUCT NAME]
from
[COUNTRY/COUNTRIES]

Countervailing Duty Investigation

2. Petitioner Information

Name of Petitioner(s):
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Address:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

City: [____________________] State: [____] ZIP: [__________]

Telephone: [____________________]

Email: [________________________________]

Website: [________________________________]

3. Counsel for Petitioner

Law Firm: [________________________________]

Lead Counsel: [________________________________]

Address:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Telephone: [____________________]

Email: [________________________________]

4. Executive Summary

[Provide a summary including:
- Product under investigation
- Countries providing countervailable subsidies
- Types of subsidies alleged
- Nature and extent of injury to domestic industry]

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

PART B: INDUSTRY SUPPORT AND STANDING

1. Domestic Industry Definition

Description of Domestic Industry:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

NAICS Code(s): [____________________]

2. Petitioner Qualification

Petitioner is:
☐ Domestic Producer
☐ Trade Association representing domestic producers
☐ Certified union representing workers in the domestic industry
☐ Trade union representing workers in the domestic industry

3. Industry Support Statement

The petition is filed on behalf of the domestic industry producing [PRODUCT]. Petitioner(s) account for more than [____]% of total domestic production.

Certification:
☐ Petitioner(s) represent at least 25% of total domestic production
☐ Domestic producers supporting the petition produce more than 50% of production by those expressing an opinion

PART C: SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION

1. Physical Description of Merchandise

Product Description:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

2. Tariff Classification

HTSUS Subheading(s):
| HTSUS Number | Description |
|--------------|-------------|
| [__________] | [________________________________] |
| [__________] | [________________________________] |

3. Countries Subject to Investigation

VOLUME II: SUBSIDY ALLEGATIONS

PART D: OVERVIEW OF SUBSIDY PROGRAMS

1. Summary of Alleged Subsidies

PART E: DETAILED SUBSIDY PROGRAM ALLEGATIONS

SUBSIDY PROGRAM 1

Program Name: [________________________________]

Type of Subsidy:
☐ Grant
☐ Tax Benefit (Exemption/Reduction/Credit)
☐ Loan (Below Market Rate)
☐ Loan Guarantee
☐ Equity Infusion
☐ Provision of Goods/Services at Less Than Adequate Remuneration
☐ Purchase of Goods at More Than Adequate Remuneration
☐ Export Subsidy
☐ Import Substitution Subsidy
☐ Other: [____________________]

Government Authority Providing Subsidy:
[________________________________]

Legal Basis/Authority for Program:
(Cite laws, regulations, or policy documents)
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Description of Program:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Benefit Conferred:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Recipients/Eligibility:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Specificity Analysis:

The subsidy is specific because (check all that apply):

☐ De Jure Specificity: The legislation or regulations expressly limit access to certain enterprises

☐ De Facto Specificity: Although the program is facially neutral, it is administered in a manner that benefits a specific industry because:
☐ Actual recipients are limited in number
☐ Predominant use by certain enterprises
☐ Disproportionately large amounts to certain enterprises
☐ Manner of discretion exercised by granting authority

☐ Regional Specificity: The subsidy is limited to enterprises within a designated geographic region

☐ Prohibited Subsidy: The subsidy is contingent upon:
☐ Export performance
☐ Use of domestic over imported goods

Evidence Supporting Allegation:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Estimated Benefit:
Method of Calculation: [________________________________]
Estimated Subsidy Rate: [____]% ad valorem

SUBSIDY PROGRAM 2

Program Name: [________________________________]

Type of Subsidy:
☐ Grant
☐ Tax Benefit
☐ Loan (Below Market Rate)
☐ Loan Guarantee
☐ Equity Infusion
☐ Provision of Goods/Services at Less Than Adequate Remuneration
☐ Other: [____________________]

Government Authority: [________________________________]

Description of Program:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Specificity Analysis:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Estimated Benefit: [____]% ad valorem

SUBSIDY PROGRAM 3

Program Name: [________________________________]

Type of Subsidy: [____________________]

Government Authority: [________________________________]

Description: [________________________________]

Estimated Benefit: [____]% ad valorem

(Continue for additional subsidy programs)

PART F: PROVISION OF GOODS/SERVICES (LTFAR ANALYSIS)

(For Programs Involving Government Provision of Inputs)

Input Provided: [________________________________]

Government Entity Providing Input: [________________________________]

Benchmark Analysis:

1. Tier One Benchmark (Market Prices in Subject Country):
☐ Available ☐ Not Available

If not available, explain why: [________________________________]

2. Tier Two Benchmark (World Market Prices):
☐ Available ☐ Not Available

World Market Price: $[________] per [unit]
Government Price: $[________] per [unit]
Benefit: $[________] per [unit]

3. Tier Three Benchmark (Constructed Value):
If Tier One and Two unavailable:
[________________________________]

PART G: TOTAL COUNTERVAILABLE SUBSIDY CALCULATION

Summary of All Programs

Note: De minimis threshold is 1.0% for developed countries and 2.0% for developing countries.

VOLUME III: INJURY ALLEGATIONS

PART H: MATERIAL INJURY TO DOMESTIC INDUSTRY

1. Volume Effects

Import Volume Data:

2. Price Effects

Price Underselling Analysis:

3. Impact on Domestic Industry

Production and Capacity:

Employment:

Financial Performance:

PART I: CAUSATION

Statement of Causation:

The material injury to the domestic industry is by reason of the subsidized imports because:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

VOLUME IV: CERTIFICATION AND EXHIBITS

PART J: CERTIFICATION

I, [NAME], hereby certify that:

☐ I have read this petition and know the contents thereof.

☐ The information contained herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

☐ I am authorized to sign this petition on behalf of the Petitioner(s).

☐ Petitioner has filed the appropriate documentation for protection of business proprietary information.

Signature: ________________________________

Printed Name: [________________________________]

Title: [________________________________]

Date: [__/__/____]

PART K: EXHIBITS INDEX

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Simultaneous Filing Required

U.S. Department of Commerce:
International Trade Administration
Enforcement and Compliance
APO/Dockets Unit, Room 18022
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230

U.S. International Trade Commission:
Office of the Secretary
500 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20436

Electronic Filing

Commerce: ACCESS (https://access.trade.gov)
ITC: EDIS (https://edis.usitc.gov)

TIMELINE

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• 19 U.S.C. §§ 1671-1671h: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1671
• 19 CFR Part 351: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-III/part-351
• Commerce CVD Guidelines: https://enforcement.trade.gov/petitioncounseling/
• WTO SCM Agreement

This template is for educational purposes only. Actual CVD petitions require extensive evidence of foreign government subsidy programs. Consult with qualified international trade counsel.