China: Beijing launches anti-subsidy investigation into pork imports from the EU

The headquarters of the Communist Party of China in Beijing

China has announced the launch of an anti-subsidy investigation into certain categories of pork products imported from the European Union. The investigation was launched in response to a formal request from the Chinese Farmers’ Association (CAAA), which accuses the EU of supporting European producers with “massive” subsidies. The products under investigation include fresh and frozen meat, offal, lard and others. The investigations, which will focus on 2023, are intended to verify whether the EU has engaged in dumping practices in the Chinese market.

However, the hypothetical damage to the Chinese industry will be assessed by the authorities in Beijing based on the period from 2020 to the end of 2023. China is the world’s largest consumer of pork, with a need for around 700 million pigs per year, which is about half of world production. In 2023, China imported pork from Europe worth a total of six billion dollars: the largest exporters were Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark and France. The launch of the anti-subsidy investigation, which had already been expected by the Chinese media in recent days, follows Brussels’ announcement of possible tariffs of up to 38.1 percent on electric vehicles imported from the Asian country.

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