China Imposes Preliminary Anti-Dumping Duties on EU Pork Imports

China announced it will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging from 15.6% to 62.4% on pork imports from the European Union following an investigation that found evidence of dumping harming its domestic industry. These duties, effective starting September 10, are mostly set at a 20% rate and target major EU pork exporters including Spain, the Netherlands, and Denmark. The probe, initiated in June of the previous year, is widely viewed as retaliation against the EU's earlier imposition of anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The temporary measures are expected to disrupt pork shipments from one of the world's largest suppliers, escalating trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing. The investigation is ongoing and the preliminary ruling could be adjusted when the probe concludes in December. This move follows a request from a domestic industry group and signals continued friction in Sino-EU trade relations.