Country or region: Hong Kong SARUnited States
Trade topics: Dispute settlement
Dispute settlement: WTO - EU as third party

Summary of the case

Complaint by: Hong Kong
Complaint against: United States
Third parties: EU, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, Republic Of, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine

On 30 October 2020, Hong Kong, China requested consultations with the United States regarding certain measures concerning the origin marking requirement applicable to goods produced in Hong Kong, China.

Relevant WTO provision: Articles I:1, IX:1, X:3(a) and XXI of the GATT 1994;; Articles 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) of the Agreement on Rules of Origin;; Article 2.1 of the TBT Agreement

Status

Consultations requested: 30 October 2020
Panel requested: 14 January 2021
Panel established: 22 February 2021
Panel report circulated: 29 April 2021

Documents

EU submissions and other related documents

Full case details and WTO documents on the WTO website

Latest news

News article
14 July 2023

EU takes next step in WTO ruling against US tariffs on Spanish olives

Today, the EU requested the establishment of a compliance panel to assess the measures taken by the US to comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel report which ruled against US tariffs on Spanish ripe olives.

News article
7 July 2023

EU launches consultation on use of Enforcement Regulation on Indonesian nickel export restrictions

Today, the Commission has launched a consultation on the possible use of the Enforcement Regulation in its dispute settlement case on Indonesian nickel export restrictions.

News article
28 April 2023

EU takes action on non-compliance by the US in WTO ripe olives dispute

Today, the EU has launched compliance proceedings against the United States in view of its failure to comply with the WTO ruling concerning the countervailing duties on imports of raw olives from Spain.

See all