The Ministry of Commerce Decides to Initiate a Countervailing Duty Investigation on Certain Dairy Products Imported from the European Union

2024-11-06 14:04

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On August 21, the Ministry of Commerce announced its decision to initiate a countervailing duty investigation on certain dairy products imported from the European Union, effective from August 21, 2024. The period for investigating the subsidies is from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, while the period for investigating industrial damage is from January 1, 2020, to March 31, 2024.

**Scope of Investigation:** Certain dairy products imported from the European Union.

**Name of the Product Under Investigation:** Certain dairy products.

**Product Description:** The relevant dairy products include fresh cheese (including whey cheese) and curd; processed cheese (whether grated or powdered); blue-veined cheese and other veined cheeses produced by Penicillium roqueforti; other cheeses not listed; milk and cream that is not concentrated and not containing added sugar or other sweeteners, with a fat content by weight exceeding 10%.


**Main Uses:** Primarily used as food for direct consumption or processed for human consumption.

**Tariff Codes as per the "Import and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China":** 04015000, 04061000, 04062000, 04063000, 04064000, 04069000.