China imposes 4.9%–19.8% anti-dumping tariffs on EU pork, effective Dec. 17, 2025, citing unfair pricing.

China has imposed final anti-dumping tariffs on EU pork imports ranging from 4.9% to 19.8%, effective December 17, 2025, down from earlier preliminary rates up to 62.4%. The move follows an investigation concluding EU pork was sold below production costs, harming China’s domestic industry. The five-year tariffs apply to all pork types and affect major exporters like Spain, the Netherlands, and Denmark. The decision comes amid escalating trade tensions after the EU imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. China also maintains anti-dumping duties on EU brandy and is probing dairy exports. Despite a large EU trade deficit with China, the bloc remains a key pork supplier, though exports have declined since China’s pig herds recovered post-2020 disease outbreak. China stated its findings were objective and impartial.