In recent news, China has announced that it will be launching an anti-dumping investigation into certain pork products imported from the European Union. The products being investigated include fresh, cold, and frozen pork, pork offal, pig fat without lean meat, as well as pig intestines, bladders, and stomachs. This decision was made by China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom).
The investigation is expected to last no longer than a year but may be extended for an additional six months. It began on Monday and will cover import dumping from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year. The evaluation of industrial damage will span four years from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2023.
The investigation was initiated in response to a formal application from the China Animal Agriculture Association, which represents the domestic pork industry and requested an anti-dumping investigation into imported pork from the EU on June 6. Mofcom stated that the application met the necessary conditions for an investigation and that it will conduct the investigation in compliance with Chinese laws, regulations, and World Trade Organization rules.
Mofcom is committed to protecting the rights of all interested parties and will make objective and fair rulings based on the results of the investigation. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing situation.
