Guidance

Factsheet: The Economic Interest Test (EIT)

Published 7 February 2023

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The Economic Interest Test (EIT)

Factsheet Highlights

  • What is the EIT?
  • What do we look at in determining the EIT?
  • How you can contribute to the EIT

What is the EIT?

The Economic Interest Test (EIT) is a key component of the UK’s trade remedy framework and it must be met for the TRA to recommend measures to the Secretary of State, at provisional and final stages.

The EIT is not met if any measures would have a negative impact on the UK economy which is disproportionate to the need to remove injury caused to UK industry.

Our starting position for the EIT is whether dumping and countervailing measures are in the UK’s economic interest. We don’t have the same presumption for safeguards.

What do we look at in determining the EIT?

  • The injury caused by the dumping of goods, the importation of the subsidised good, or the increasing quantities of imports (in the event of safeguards) to the UK industry and the benefits of removing that injury.
  • The economic significance of affected industries and consumers in the UK.
  • The likely impact on affected industries and consumers in the UK (of a trade remedies recommendation).
  • The likely impact on particular geographic areas, or particular groups in the UK.
  • The likely consequences for the competitive environment and for the structure of markets for goods in the UK.
  • Any other matters which the TRA deems relevant for this analysis.

How you can contribute to the EIT

To have your point of view considered, including in the EIT, you need to register as an interested party on the relevant case. You can do this on our online Trade Remedies Service.

  • Introduction to the TRA
  • Interested Parties
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