### Question
How is the "upstream subsidy" defined?


### Answer
The term **upstream subsidy** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 1677* as follows -

> any countervailable subsidy, other than an export subsidy, that—


(1) is paid or bestowed by an authority (as defined in section 1677(5) of this title) with respect to a product (hereafter in this section referred to as an “input product”) that is used in the same country as the authority in the manufacture or production of merchandise which is the subject of a countervailing duty proceeding

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1677*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 3-THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONS > SUBTITLE IV-COUNTERVAILING AND ANTIDUMPING DUTIES > Part IV-General Provisions**

