Overview
- The Commerce Ministry set duties ranging from 15.6% to 62.4% that take effect on Sept. 10.
- Beijing said a preliminary review found EU pork and by-products were dumped and caused substantial damage to China’s pork industry.
- EU exporters must post cash deposits under the provisional measure, with no clarification on if or when deposits could be returned.
- The step is preliminary and the anti-dumping investigation has been extended through December, according to the ministry’s statement.
- China’s action follows earlier measures in a widening dispute, including duties on European brandy and a probe into EU dairy products after the EU targeted Chinese electric vehicles.