China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union, the latest in a series of measures against EU exports widely seen as retaliation for the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs.
The duties, to be collected from Tuesday, will range from 21.9% to 42.7%, although most companies will pay just under 30%. They target unsweetened milk and cream and fresh and processed cheeses, including the iconic French Roquefort and Camembert.
China's Ministry of Commerce said it had found evidence that EU dairy imports were subsidised and hurting Chinese producers.
The European Commission, which oversees EU trade policy, said the investigation was based on "questionable allegations and insufficient evidence" and called the measures "unjustified and unwarranted".
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After the Nexperia fiasco to please Trump, I have very little respect for how EU has been handling the USA/China relations.
Even thought the total shut off of the factory between Netherlands and China was ended, all we've shown China is that we are as untrustworthy as USA.
This thing could have been handled in many ways, and EU chose the worst of them all.
Same with ASML, EU has zero interest in preventing ASML from selling to China.
If USA was a reliable ally and trade partner, it might have been different, but they are neither of those things.
So for fucks sake we should stop harming ourselves just to suck up to USA!!
USA needs to learn their lesson, that they can't abandon old agreements, and then still expect to wield soft power supported by EU.
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China hits EU dairy with tariffs up to 42.7%, broadening trade conflict
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-impose-provisional-duties-up-427-eu-dairy-products-2025-12-22/China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union, the latest in a series of measures against EU exports widely seen as retaliation for the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs.
The duties, to be collected from Tuesday, will range from 21.9% to 42.7%, although most companies will pay just under 30%. They target unsweetened milk and cream and fresh and processed cheeses, including the iconic French Roquefort and Camembert.
China's Ministry of Commerce said it had found evidence that EU dairy imports were subsidised and hurting Chinese producers.
The European Commission, which oversees EU trade policy, said the investigation was based on "questionable allegations and insufficient evidence" and called the measures "unjustified and unwarranted".
After the Nexperia fiasco to please Trump, I have very little respect for how EU has been handling the USA/China relations.
Even thought the total shut off of the factory between Netherlands and China was ended, all we've shown China is that we are as untrustworthy as USA.
This thing could have been handled in many ways, and EU chose the worst of them all.
Same with ASML, EU has zero interest in preventing ASML from selling to China.
If USA was a reliable ally and trade partner, it might have been different, but they are neither of those things.
So for fucks sake we should stop harming ourselves just to suck up to USA!!
USA needs to learn their lesson, that they can't abandon old agreements, and then still expect to wield soft power supported by EU.