For at fastslå om salget på hjemmemarkedet blev foretaget i normal handel i prismæssig henseende, dvs. om det var fortjenstgivende, skal det dog først fastslås, om AN-producentens omkostninger var et pålideligt grundlag, jf. grundforordningens artikel 2, stk. 5.
However, in order to establish whether domestic sales were made in the ordinary course of trade by reason of price, i.e. whether they were profitable, it must first be established whether the costs of the AN producer were a reliable basis within the meaning of Article 2(5) of the basic Regulation.