antidumping

American  

[an-tee-duhm-ping, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈdʌm pɪŋ, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. intended to discourage the dumping of imported commodities, especially by imposing extra customs duties.

   antidumping measures against foreign steel.

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Etymology

Origin of antidumping

First recorded in 1910–15; anti- + dumping (in the sense “selling below-cost goods in foreign markets”)

Example Sentences

Traditional antidumping rules that focus narrowly on below-cost pricing miss these structural distortions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

None of those three pasta exporters are affected by the antidumping duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Decisions on antidumping duties are typically made based on technical criteria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

The South Korean steelmaker’s operating profit for 2026-2027 could also improve on the Seoul government’s antidumping duties on cheap steel imports and global steel mills’ production controls, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

In order to protect its tomato growers, the US issued an antidumping order, imposing duties on imported tomatoes in order to make US tomatoes more attractive to consumers.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025