{"id":55666,"date":"2026-04-23T08:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=55666"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:54:37","slug":"sayenko-kharenko-secures-initiation-of-anti-dumping-investigation-against-irrigation-equipment-imports-from-four-countries","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/sayenko-kharenko-secures-initiation-of-anti-dumping-investigation-against-irrigation-equipment-imports-from-four-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Sayenko Kharenko secures initiation of anti-dumping investigation against irrigation equipment imports from four countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sayenko Kharenko\u2019s international trade practice secured the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation against imports of agricultural irrigation equipment originating from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and China, acting on behalf of Ukrainian producers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The applicants in the case are LLC Variant Agro Bud and LLC Ipris-Profile. The Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade issued its decision to open the investigation on 26 January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Sayenko Kharenko\u2019s lawyers advised the applicants on the use of trade defence instruments, prepared the application and supported its submission to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>According to the application, imports of irrigation equipment from these countries increased by more than 269% between 2023 and the first quarter of 2025. During this period, import prices remained below both the average price and the production cost of the Ukrainian producers.<\/p>\n<p>Over the same period, import volumes increased by 95% relative to domestic consumption and by 248% relative to domestic production.<\/p>\n<p>In the applicants\u2019 assessment, this trend has had a measurable impact on Ukrainian producers \u2013 with declining output, reduced capacity utilisation and falling domestic sales, while the financial result from domestic sales remained negative throughout the entire investigation period.<\/p>\n<p>The team working on the project included senior associate Oleksandra Sandul, junior associate Maksym Mykytiuk, and partner Anzhela Makhinova.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sk.ua\/sayenko-kharenko-secures-initiation-of-anti-dumping-investigation-against-irrigation-equipment-imports-from-four-countries\/\">https:\/\/sk.ua\/sayenko-kharenko-secures-initiation-of-anti-dumping-investigation-against-irrigation-equipment-imports-from-four-countries\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-55666","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/55666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}