PART 4Injury and causation
Causation and non-attributionI135
1
For the purpose of making a determination under regulation 27(2)(b), the TRA must examine whether any known factors other than the dumped goods or subsidised imports (“other known factors”) have caused or are causing injury to a UK industry.
2
Injury caused by other known factors must not be attributed to the dumped goods or subsidised imports.
3
For the purpose of paragraph (2), other known factors may include—
a
the volume and the prices of imports that are not dumped or subsidised into the United Kingdom;
b
contraction in demand or changes in the pattern of consumption of the like goods in the United Kingdom;
c
trade restrictive practices of and competition between the overseas exporters and the UK industry;
d
developments in technology;
e
the export performance and productivity of the UK industry.