Table of Contents
What is Dumping1
The Case Analysis1-5
Conclusion5
Bibliography6

What is Dumping?
Dumping is the practice of firms of developed nations exporting goods which have been categorized as dangerous to the health of individuals or which have been barred altogether from domestic markets, The practice is typically undertaken by companies who are clearly motivated by profit (Dumping Made in the USA: Dumped in Brazil, Africa, Iraq...). It usually involves a manufacturer selling the exported goods in the foreign market at below the price of the same goods in the home market (provided they have not been banned in the domestic market) (Delener, 1998).
The case referred in here (Dumping Made in the USA: Dumped in Brazil, Africa, Iraq...) is being analysed from an ethical stand point and as such questions the ethical reasoning behind dumping.
It should be noted that although companies dump, the onus lies on those individuals who run these companies to be motivated to behave morally and follow a morally sound principle, the principle which Kant describes as not just doing the right thing but doing it as a sense of duty, a desire to act ethically (Shaw, Barry, Issa, & Catley, 2013). As the case states dumping comes in various forms most dangerous being when it affects the health of humans especially children.
The Case analysis
In our case, various small companies who manufactured children’s nightwear treated with the now-banned chemical (Tris 2, 3-dibrimoprophyl) faced increasing inventories and severe monetary losses. In order to cut the losses, some companies sold the nightwear to exporters who promoted the goods overseas where Tris-treated garments were not banned. The manufacturers suffered fewer losses than if they had not sold to the exporters, the exporters gained lot on the deal, but at what cost? The children abroad were exposed to the