The main reason alleged was that this kind of items would not be produced in the Union, that in the Union the demand for these goods had always been supplied by imports and that imports of this type would not have any negative impact on any market share held by the Union industry.
Peamiselt väideti, et sedalaadi esemeid liidus ei toodeta, et liidu nõudlust selliste kaupade järele on alati rahuldatud impordi teel ja et seda tüüpi import ei avaldaks vähimatki negatiivset mõju mitte ühelegi turuosale, mille on hõivanud liidu tootmisharu.