Move made after first phase of anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for bloc’s EV tariffs
China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on certain dairy products imported from the EU from Tuesday after concluding the first phase of an anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for the bloc’s electric vehicle tariffs.
The tariffs will range from 21.9% to 42.7% – although most companies will pay about 30% – and target products such as milk and cheese, including protected origin brands such as French roquefort and Italian gorgonzola.
The European Commission attacked the decision as “unjustified and unwarranted” and said it was examining it and would provide comments to the Chinese authorities.
“The commission’s assessment is that the investigation is based on questionable allegations and insufficient evidence, and that the measures are therefore unjustified and unwarranted,” the spokesperson Olof Gill said.
