Korea can now impose annual trade sanctions of 85 million U.S. dollars on the U.S.,... that's according to the World Trade Organization ruling on Friday. <br /> This comes after Seoul complained the U.S. had not lifted anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on imported washing machines despite a WTO ruling in 2016,... and demanded the right to impose its own sanctions in return.<br />In 2013, the U.S. Commerce Department, prompted by U.S. home appliance maker Whirlpool Corporation, imposed anti-dumping duties of around 10 percent on washers made by Korean companies like Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.<br />This ruling is separate from U.S. safeguard measures against Korean washers and solar cells imposed in January 2018. <br />
