Kazakhstan initiates dispute regarding Indonesia duties on imported hot-rolled steel coils

Kazakhstan contends that the Indonesian measures are inconsistent with various provisions of the WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, the Anti-Dumping Agreement, and the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.

Further information is available in document WT/DS645/1. 

The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO. Consultations give the parties an opportunity to discuss the matter and to find a satisfactory solution without proceeding further with litigation. After 60 days, if consultations have failed to resolve the dispute, the complainant may request adjudication by a panel.