China To Implement Temporary Tariffs on EU Pork Due To Alleged Dumping Practices

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday that it will impose temporary duties on pork imports from the European Union following an investigation that found evidence of dumping.

The probe was initiated last year amid the EU’s scrutiny of Chinese state subsidies in the electric vehicle sector.

According to a statement from China’s commerce ministry, “Preliminary findings indicate that imports of relevant pork and pig by-products from the European Union are being dumped.”

As a result, authorities have decided to enforce “provisional anti-dumping measures in the form of deposits.”

The import tariffs, which range between 15.6% and 62.4%, will take effect on September 10, the statement added.

These provisional duties remain subject to the ongoing investigation by the commerce ministry, which has been extended until December.

Relations between China and the EU have been strained in recent years, largely influenced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Beijing has neither condemned Russia’s actions nor demanded a troop withdrawal, leading many of Ukraine’s allies to suspect that China has supported Moscow.

China maintains a position of neutrality, frequently calling for peace while accusing Western nations of fueling the conflict by supplying arms to Ukraine.

Earlier on Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry expressed “strong opposition” to US President Donald Trump’s calls for European leaders to apply economic pressure on China regarding the Ukraine war.