US EditionChina hits EU dairy products with provisional duties up to 42.7%
China's provisional duties target EU dairy products after a 16-month probe found subsidies harmed China's domestic industry, with rates mostly near 30%, officials said.
- 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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China is imposing provisional import duties ranging from nearly 22 to over 42 percent on certain European dairy producers. FrieslandCampina is among the hardest hit. The Chinese measure stems from a Chinese investigation into European dairy products, likely conducted in response to European tariffs on Chinese electric cars. According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the domestic dairy industry has suffered "substantial harm" from subsidized …
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bienpublic.comBeijing announced this Monday that it will increase its taxes from 21.9% to 42.7% from Tuesday towards certain dairy products from the European Union. Among the targeted products: fresh and processed cheeses, blue cheeses as well as some milks and creams.
From tomorrow, China will impose fines on certain dairy products from the European Union.
These duties, which concern a range of products, including fresh and processed cheeses, blue cheeses, and certain milks and creams, will range from 21.9% to 42.7% and will come into effect on Tuesday, the Ministry of Commerce said.
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