China hits EU dairy products with provisional duties up to 42.7%
China's provisional countervailing duties target EU dairy imports with rates mostly around 30% after a 16-month probe citing subsidies harming China's dairy industry.
- On Dec 22, China's Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council decided to impose provisional countervailing duty deposits of 21.9% to 42.7% on certain European Union dairy products, starting Tuesday.
- The probe, launched in August last year, was opened at the Dairy Association of China's request and found EU subsidies caused material injury to China's dairy industry, with a February conclusion scheduled.
- Affected items include fresh and processed cheeses and milk products, China imported $589 million of the covered dairy goods in 2024, and roughly 60 firms, including Arla Foods, are affected.
- The measures escalate a trade spat that already involves pork and brandy, with dairy duties following last week's EU pork anti-dumping levies; a senior European diplomat in Beijing said major issues remain.
- As a provisional step, the decision could be revised in a final ruling, while negotiations over EV tariffs resumed this month amid the 2023 EU anti-subsidy probe into Chinese electric vehicles.
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