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Like product is a central concept in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. It appears in numerous provisions, and then defines to which products the rights and obligations of the GATT Agreement apply. Although it is a central concept, and has been around since the origins of GATT in 1947, the definition of like products is not settled.
As a result of Uruguay Round, WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement provides the following definition of "like product": Throughout this Agreement the term 'like product' (' produit similaire') shall be interpreted to mean a product which is identicat, i.e. alike in all aspect to the product under consideration, or in the absence of such a product, another product which, although not alike in all respects, has characteristics closely resembling those of the product under consideration. But this definition obviously leaves much room for interpretation.1n other words, the definition makes like prduct interpreted somewhat flexibly.
This paper is aimed to prove that like product in WTO Anti-Dumping Law should be interpreted narrowly.And to get this goal, the definion should be amended as follows: First, like product shall be interpreted to mean a product which is identical, i.e. alike in all aspect to the product under consideration. Second, like product shall be interpreted to mean a product which is identical, i.e. alike in all aspect to the product under consideration, or in the absence of such a product, another product which, although not alike in all respects, has characteristics very closely resembling those of the product under consideration. Third, like product shall be interpreted to mean a product which is identical in physical characteristics subject, however, to such variations in presentation which are due to the need to adapt the the product to special conditions in the market of the importing country.

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