Archive · 16 Dec 2025
China Imposes Anti-Dumping Tariffs on EU Pork Imports
China has decided to put new taxes, called tariffs, on pork imported from the European Union (EU).
These taxes range from 4.9% to 19.8% and will last for five years.
This decision comes after China investigated and found that the EU was selling pork in China at prices lower than what it costs to make or sell it locally, which hurt China's own pork industry.
The EU is a big exporter of pork to China, especially after a disease affected China's pig farms a few years ago.
However, China has been importing less pork recently as it has rebuilt its own pig farms.
The new tariffs will affect countries like Spain, the Netherlands, and Denmark the most.
China says it made this decision fairly and objectively.
China will impose anti-dumping tariffs of 4.9% to 19.8% on pork imports from the EU, effective from Wednesday, December 17, 2023.
The tariffs will last for five years and apply to all types of pork products, including fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, pickled, smoked, or salted pork.
China's Commerce Ministry concluded that the EU was dumping pork and pig by-products, selling them at prices below production costs or domestic market prices, harming China's pork industry.
The EU is a major exporter of pork to China, with exports peaking at 7.4 billion euros ($7.9 billion) in 2020 after a swine disease devastated China's pig farms.
Spain, the Netherlands, and Denmark will be the most affected by the new tariffs.
- Who
- China and the European Union
- What
- Imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on EU pork imports by China
- When
- Effective from Wednesday, December 17, 2023
- Where
- China
- Why
- China concluded that the EU was dumping pork and pig by-products, harming its domestic pork industry
- Tariff Range
- 4.9% to 19.8%
- Effective Date
- Wednesday, December 17
- Duration
- Five years
- EU Trade Deficit with China
- Over 300 billion euros ($348 billion) in 2023
- EU Pork Exports to China
- Peaked at 7.4 billion euros ($7.9 billion) in 2020