Define: Domestic Industry

The meaning of “Domestic Industry” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Domestic Industry defined in a legal contract?

  • Domestic Industry means the whole array of producers manufacturing similar or directly competitive goods in a specific party, or those whose joint output of similar or directly competitive goods forms a major share of the overall local production of such goods. Seen in 89 SEC filings
  • Domestic Industry means the domestic producers in total of a domestic-like product or those of them whose combined output of that product represents a major proportion of the total domestic production of that product. Seen in 82 SEC filings
  • Domestic Industry means the domestic producer community actively participating in the manufacturing of a comparable product and any related activity, or those whose collective output of the said product accounts for a significant share of the total domestic production of that product. Seen in 74 SEC filings
  • Domestic Industry means in relation to an imported good, the producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive good or those producers whose combined production of the like or directly competitive good accounts for a large proportion of the total domestic production of such good. Seen in 44 SEC filings
  • Domestic Industry means the collective body of producers. Seen in 18 SEC filings
  • Domestic Industry means the producers in entirety of the like or directly competitive goods operating in the territory of a Party, or in circumstances where that is not feasible, those whose combined output of the like or directly competitive goods makes up a major proportion of the total production of such goods. Seen in 14 SEC filings
  • Domestic Industry means the manufacturers of goods, including agricultural product manufacturers. Seen in 13 SEC filings
  • Domestic Industry means the producers collectively producing similar or directly competitive goods within a party, or those whose joint output of similar or directly competitive goods compose a major part of the overall domestic production of those goods. Seen in 11 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of domestic industry' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Domestic Industry means the collective body of producers creating similar or directly competitive products within a designated area.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Trade negotiations
  • Assessing tariffs and trade barriers
  • Implementing anti-dumping legislations
  • Evaluating domestic production capacity

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Domestic Industry means producers whose combined output forms a major share of the total local production of particular goods.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Domestic market evaluations
  • Merger or Acquisition deals
  • Assessing fair trade practices
  • Investigating anti-competitive practices

Relevant Sectors

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Domestic Industry means the collective body of producers creating similar or directly competitive products within a designated area

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