On September 24, 2021, the WTO Safeguards Committee released the safeguard notification submitted to it by the Madagascar delegation on September 11. On August 31, 2021, Madagascar made a final mid-term review of safeguard measures on imported blankets (French: Couvertures) and decided to maintain the current safeguard measures without making adjustments. The Madagascar tax numbers of the products involved are 63022000, 63012000, 63013000, 63014000, and 63019000.
On September 20, 2018, Madagascar’s trade remedy investigation agency launched a safeguard investigation into imported blankets. On July 1, 2019, the WTO Safeguards Committee released the safeguard notification submitted to it by the Madagascar delegation on June 25, 2019. Madagascar’s trade remedy investigation agency made a final ruling on safeguard measures against imported blankets and recommended that the products involved be levied at CIF for a period of 4 years (including temporary additional tariffs), with the first year being 41% and the second year being 41%. 38%, 35% in the third year, and 32% in the fourth year. On January 26, 2021, Madagascar launched a mid-term review and investigation of safeguard measures against the imported products involved.
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