After a period of relative calm regarding the effects of customs duties imposed by the American government on most countries in the world, China revived this Monday (12/22) fears of a worsening of a global trade war.
The Chinese regime has announced that it will impose temporary tariffs on certain dairy products imported from the European Union (EU), one of the largest political and economic blocs on the planet.
What does China say?
According to a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the rates are expected to vary between 21.9% and 42.7% and come into effect on Tuesday (12/23).
A range of products will be affected, including fresh and processed cheeses, blue cheese and certain types of milk and cream. Beijing authorities opened an investigation into subsidies for European products in August last year, following a request from the China Dairy Association. The process is expected to be completed in February 2026.
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According to the Chinese government, the preliminary findings of this investigation indicate an alleged link between subsidies and “substantial damage” caused to the Chinese dairy industry.
“Anti-dumping” tariffs
Beijing’s decision to tax European dairy products comes days after Beijing implemented tariffs on pork imports from the EU for a period of five years.
These rates came into force on the 17th and range from 4.9% to 19.8%.
Anti-dumping policy is a set of trade defense measures applied by an importing country to combat so-called “dumping”, which consists of exporting products at artificially low prices (lower than the cost or market value of the country of origin) in order to harm the competing domestic industry.
Generally speaking, these measures involve imposing a tax on imported products, making them more expensive and balancing prices with domestic products.
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