Overview
- Duties take effect Wednesday for a five-year term, replacing far higher provisional surcharges of 15.6%–62.4% set in September.
- The new surcharges are added to China’s existing roughly 12% pork tariff and vary by company and exporting country.
- Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark are among the most exposed suppliers; many Spanish firms face an average 9.8% surcharge, leaving Spain’s overall burden near 20%.
- The European Commission called the probe based on “questionable allegations and insufficient evidence” and is reviewing the measures for WTO compliance.
- Analysts tie the move to EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, with Beijing also pursuing trade actions involving EU dairy and European brandy.