US EditionChina-EU trade tensions deepen as Beijing slaps new tariffs on cheese and cream imports
- On Tuesday, Beijing announced provisional tariffs on a range of European Union dairy products, taking effect immediately as part of an anti-subsidy probe targeting EU support for its dairy sector.
- After complaints from Chinese dairy groups, the probe found a link between EU subsidies and substantial damage to China's domestic dairy industry, echoing earlier EU electric-vehicle imports disputes.
- China's commerce ministry said the levies range from roughly 21.9% to 42.7%, targeting fresh and processed cheeses, curd, blue cheese, milk and high-fat cream from European dairy exporters.
- Brussels pushed for further dialogue through trade mechanisms as European Union officials denounced the decision and a European Commission trade spokesman called the probe unjustified with insufficient evidence.
- Talks between China and the European Union resumed in recent weeks, yet tariffs on cheese follow probes into European brandy and pork, escalating China-EU trade relations tensions.
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China's decision to overtax European dairy products, effective from Tuesday 23 December, strikes Normandy with full force. A pillar of dairy farming in France, the region fears a collapse of milk prices and farm closures.
China is now also attacking European dairy products in the trade dispute with the EU: Beijing is putting pressure on cheese and cream exporters with high tariffs.
On Monday, 22 December, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce formalized new customs duties on European products, including cream, cheese and milk with a customs surcharge of up to 42.7%. The French Savencia group, which markets several brands such as the Caprice des Dieux, is thus particularly targeted.
In response to EU duties on electric vehicles from China.
China hits EU dairy with tariffs
China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union, the latest in a series of measures against EU exports widely seen as retaliation for the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs. The duties, to be collected from Tuesday, will range from 21.9% to 42.7%, although most companies will pay just under 30%. They target unsweetened milk and cream and fresh and processed cheeses, including the iconic French …
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