{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Subsidies and compensatory measures","description":"Countervailing measures are trade remedies that offset the competitive advantage which government subsidies confer on foreign producers. Subsidies encompass financial contributions or other benefits granted by a state to companies or industries – typical examples include agricultural support payments, preferential loans, and export incentives. The standard countervailing instrument is the countervailing duty, levied on subsidised imports to neutralise the artificial cost advantage. The WTO Agree","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/subsidies-and-compensatory-measures","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T14:14:09.496593","citation":"https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/scm_e/scm_e.htm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/subsidies-and-compensatory-measures","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Subsidies and compensatory measures · Countervailing measures are trade remedies that offset the competitive advantage which government subsidies confer on foreign producers. · Quelle: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/scm_e/scm_e.htm"}