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    Effect of anti –dumping strategies on custom revenue collection in Kenya
    (KESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research project, 01-12-18) Soi, Richard Kipkoech
    The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of antidumping strategies on custom revenue collection in Kenya. The study was guided by the following research questions: how does adoption of countervailing duties strategy affect custom revenue collection, to what extent does use of penalties affect custom revenue collection, what is the effect of quota tariffs strategy on custom revenue collection. The study will utilize customs union theory and absolute & comparative theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of the study was 200 employees of KRA. This study adopted a stratified sampling technique to select a sample size of 170 respondents. A structured closed ended questionnaire was used to collect primary data. At the same time, primary data will be collected through use of questionnaires. At the point of data analysis, tables, and graphs will be considered. The findings on the extent to which countervailing duty affects custom revenue collection revealed a statistically significant relationship between countervailing duties and custom revenue collection. Majority of respondents believed that when an organization used this mechanism properly will lead to the reduction of dumping and growth of industries thus leading to enhance domestic industries competitiveness. The findings on the extent to which penalties strategy affect custom revenue collection revealed a statistically significant relationship between penalties and custom revenue collection. Many of respondents believed that when the government put stringent measures in place enhances compliances essential in the domestic industries growth and competitiveness. Equally, domestic industries survivals depend on the imports restriction which may have detrimental effects on their growths. The findings on the extent to which quota system strategy affect custom revenue collection revealed a statistically significant relationship between quota system and custom revenue collection. Majority of the respondents believed that systematic quota system is essential in enhancing domestic competitiveness. Most of the respondents believed that a suitable quota system strategy enhanced domestic industries performances while at the same time reducing chance for imports dumping. This study concludes that countervailing duties is an essential component of the organization antidumping strategy that enhanced custom revenue collection. Countervailing duties enhances competitiveness of domestic industries and promote legitimate trade which allows domestic industries to thrive in the country. This study has demonstrated that when the country invested in countervailing duties mechanisms, revenue collection performances is enhanced. This study concludes that penalties are important and essential in the country that is seeking to develop and enhanced revenue collection. Penalties mechanisms put in place by the organization do not only enhance revenue collection but guarantee future domestic industries performances. This study concludes that quota system is important to custom revenue collection. The reveals at through quota system played an important role in the reduction of dumping. Therefore, this study concludes that the relationship between quota system and custom revenue collection is statistically significant. The study recommends that available antidumping programs should be strengthened in order to reduce dumping in the country. In addition, antidumping strategies are critical component that determine the success of domestic industries and should not be ignored. Furthermore, it is equally important that Kenya should benchmark with other countries who have successfully implemented antidumping laws.