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China Its commerce ministry said on Monday that temporary tariffs of up to 42.7% would be imposed on dairy products, including milk and cheese, imported from the EU.
The increased tariffs, which take effect from Tuesday, were based on preliminary results of an investigation launched by China’s Commerce Ministry in August 2024 due to tensions between the two countries. Beijing And brussels Got furious. Beijing reviewed subsidies given by EU countries to their dairy and other agricultural products.
Beijing’s investigation was launched as part of tit-for-tat measures, according to the EU investigation Sugar Subsidies on electric vehicles, and later tariffs of up to 45.3% were imposed on China-made EVs.
China had launched other investigations into European brandy and pork imports as countermeasures to EU tariffs on Chinese EVs. It had also urged the EU to eliminate its EV tariffs.
According to the Commerce Ministry, the temporary duty on EU dairy imports will range from 21.9% to 42.7%, and will cover a basket of dairy products including fresh and processed cheese, blue cheese, milk and cream with a fat content of more than 10% by weight.
The ministry said preliminary findings of its investigation showed that subsidies provided by the EU and EU member states for its dairy products have harmed China’s dairy industry.
The Commerce Ministry said in August 2024 that Beijing’s investigation into EU dairy products included subsidies given under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and subsidies given to farmers by EU countries including Italy, Ireland and Finland.
China’s relations with the EU are poor, with China’s trade surplus with the EU recently in the spotlight. Last year the EU had a significant trade deficit with China of more than 300 billion euros ($352 billion).
Last week, Beijing announced it was imposing tariffs of up to 19.8% on EU pork imports – significantly lower than the initial tariff of up to 62.4%.
It accused the EU of dumping pork and pig by-products into the country, selling them at cheap prices, hurting its domestic pork industry.
In July, Beijing also announced tariffs of up to 34.9% on brandy imported from the EU – which includes cognac France –Although several major brandy brands were exempted.