International trade

Trade Remedies Authority

Since the end of the transition period marking the departure of the UK from the EU, we have been responsible for applying our own independent trade remedies policy to protect domestic industry in respect of imports into the UK.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has been set up to investigate claims of trading practices that may be harmful or unfair to UK business. It will also respond to emergency economic situations which impact imports – restricting or supporting the flow of imports from different sources as required.

Find out more about the TRA’s role, the types of trade remedies available, and what this could mean for your business.

TRA Investigations

We know that engaging with a TRA investigation can be time-consuming and complex, but it is a vital way for the industry to have a say in how foreign imports to the UK are taxed in order to protect UK business interests.

We can assist in navigating the investigations process by:

• assisting with a request for a trade remedies investigation or review of an existing decision.
• being the client’s representative during the investigations and liaising with the TRA on the client’s behalf.
• guiding the client through the investigations and required documentation.
• representing the client during meetings and hearings with the TRA.
• advising on the implications of each investigation stage and the TRA’s conclusions, including any possible mitigation steps that the client could take.

Our international trade lawyers are experts on TRA investigations and subsidy control and have worked on previous anti-subsidy and anti-dumping cases.