Overview
- China’s Ministry of Commerce set final anti-dumping rates of 4.9% to 19.8% on EU pork and by-products effective December 17, 2025.
- The finalized duties replace provisional deposits of 15.6% to 62.4% that were applied in September pending the investigation’s outcome.
- Officials said a probe opened in June 2024 determined EU pork was dumped and caused significant harm to China’s domestic industry.
- EU exporters face a notable hit as China accounts for roughly a quarter of EU pork shipments, with France sending 115,000 tonnes in 2024 and industry groups warning of downward pressure on producer prices.
- The action forms part of wider trade tensions that include Chinese probes into EU cognac and dairy following EU moves targeting Chinese electric vehicles.