Russia appealed American duties for steel and aluminum in the WTO

Russia filed a lawsuit in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to appeal the additional duties of the United States for steel and aluminum, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Earlier, the EU, China, India, Canada, Mexico and Norway sent the same claims.

"The Russian Federation sent a request for consultations with the United States of America as part of the WTO dispute resolution procedure in connection with additional duties for ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products," Maxim Oreshkin, Words of the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, cites the Ministry of Economic Development.

Consultations - the first stage of the dispute resolution procedure in the WTO, provided for the searches for mutual acceptable ways of resolving the dispute, the minister explained.

“If such ways are not found during the consultations, Russia will be able to contact the WTO with a request to establish the arbitration group to consider the dispute,” the Russian minister warned.

Earlier it was reported that in parallel to filing a lawsuit in the WTO as part of the dispute resolution procedure, which usually lasts several years, the Russian Federation may in the near future introduce dopplesh are in American goods as part of an agreement on the WTO protective measures.

Additional import duties were introduced by the United States on March 23, 2018. To date, duties of 25% are taxed by steel products from all countries except Australia, Argentina, Brazil and South Korea. Duties of 10% apply to aluminum imports from all countries except Australia and Argentina. With regard to the supply of countries withdrawn from the action of the duties of countries, with the exception of Australia, imported quotas are applied.

Last week, Oreshkin stated that the Russian Federation would introduce dopplesh with American goods in response to decisions against steel and aluminum under the agreement on the WTO protective measures.

According to the minister, the possibility of introducing additional duties on cars from the USA, for construction and road equipment and a number of other goods that Russia imports are considered. At the same time, the minister clarified that there is no drug on this list.

The cost of response restrictions on the Russian Federation in relation to goods from the United States at the first stage is estimated in the amount of about $ 93 million, the agency was reported to the Ministry of Economic Development. At the same time, the maximum amount of response measures for which Moscow can introduce restrictions is estimated at $ 537.6 million. This amount was evaluated by the damage of Russia from US restrictions for Russian exports of steel and aluminum.

The final list of goods from the United States, in respect of which dopplesh are introduced, will be formed in the coming days, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development said last week.

The damage of $ 537.6 million, according to the notification of Russia to the WTO sent on May 22, is calculated on the basis of the introduced 25%duties for export from the Russian Federation to the USA (export cost - $ 1.512 billion) and 10% - for aluminum export (1.646 billion).