The antidumping statute prohibits consideration of the impact of prospective duties on downstream industries or on the economy as a whole, yet policymakers having been steamrolled by the pro-antidumping lobby have given scant consideration to the idea that this is plainly stupid policy, particularly in a globally integrated economy characterized by transnational supply chains and cross-border investment.

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The antidumping statute forbids the administering authorities from considering the impact of prospective duties on consuming industries or on the economy more broadly when weighing whether or not to impose duties.

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Nor is an assessment of the costs of prospective antidumping restrictions on the broader economy permitted to carry any weight under the statute.

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