Dumping
Dumping is when a company or country sells a product at a lower price in a
foreign market than in its home market. It can be a way for a company to gain
market share, drive out competitors, or offload excess inventory.
Dumping can harm domestic companies and lead to price discrimination. To
protect against dumping, domestic markets may implement import tariffs or
quotas.
The four types of dumping are:
Predatory dumping
Selling a product at a price lower than its production cost in a foreign market to
eliminate competitors
Persistent dumping
Selling a product at a lower price in a foreign market than in the domestic market
over a long period of time
Sporadic dumping
Selling excess products in a foreign market at a lower price when domestic
demand is low
Reverse dumping
Selling a product at a higher price in a foreign market than in the domestic
market when demand in the foreign market is low