China to impose temporary duties on EU pork over 'dumping'

BEIJING, Sept 5 (AFP): China's commerce ministry said Friday it would impose temporary duties on European Union pork imports, after an investigation found evidence of dumping.

Beijing launched the probe last year during scrutiny by Brussels of Chinese state subsidies for the electric vehicle industry.

"Investigating authorities have preliminarily determined that imports of relevant pork and pig by-products originating in the European Union are being dumped," a statement from China's commerce ministry said.

Authorities have decided to implement "provisional anti-dumping measures in the form of deposits", it added.

The import duties range from 15.6 percent to 62.4 percent and will enter into force on September 10, the statement continued.

The provisional measures are still subject to the commerce ministry investigation, which had already been extended until December.

Beijing has never denounced Russia's war nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine's allies believe that China has provided support to Moscow.