China has announced preliminary duties on pork imports from the European Union of up to 62.4%.
Irish companies Rosderra and Dawn Pork and Bacon will pay a lower tariff of 20% due to their co-operation with the ministry of commerce investigation.
Danish Crown will face duties of 31.3%. Companies not listed in the announcement from Chinese authorities will pay the maximum 62.4%.
The duties, which come into effect from 10 September, are being imposed due to what the country’s ministry for commerce called the dumping of imported pork and pork by-products originating in the European Union.
China had launched an investigation into EU pork imports in June of 2024, which it said was in response to complaints from the domestic industry about unfair competition.
Security deposit
The EU had just announced tariffs on Chinese electric car imports at the time, which was likely a significant factor in the timing of the investigation.
The new duties will initially be imposed as a security deposit, which will be collected from importers beginning on 10 September.
While Irish exports of pigmeat to China are below the highs seen in 2019 and 2020, they remain significant for the industry here, topping €100m in 2024 (see Figure 1).
China’s anti-dumping investigation into dairy imports from the EU was extended until February 2026 in August due to what Chinese authorities called “the complexity of the case”.
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