{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Countervailing Duty","description":"A countervailing duty (CVD) is imposed on imported goods when foreign government subsidies artificially lower the export price and thereby cause or threaten material injury to domestic producers in the importing country. The investigation is typically triggered by a petition from the affected domestic industry and must comply with the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement). The duty may not exceed the amount of the subsidy determined to exist. Countervailing dutie","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/countervailing-duty-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T21:13:11.654299","citation":"https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/scm_e/scm_e.htm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/countervailing-duty-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Countervailing Duty · A countervailing duty (CVD) is imposed on imported goods when foreign government subsidies artificially lower the export price and thereby cause or threaten material injury to domestic producers in the importing country. · Quelle: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/scm_e/scm_e.htm"}