China imposes tariffs on European pork for five years

The investigating authorities finally established that imported pork and pork by-products originating from the European Union were dumped, causing significant damage to the domestic industry, and that there was a causal link between the dumping and this significant damage.

Therefore, from December 17, they introduced anti-dumping duties on meat and offal imported from the EU  .

The regulated products include: fresh, chilled, and frozen pork; fresh, chilled, and frozen pork by-products; fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, smoked, salted, or pickled pork fat and lard that have not been refined or otherwise extracted and do not contain lean meat; and whole or cut pork intestines, bladders, and stomachs, whether fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, smoked, salted, or pickled.

From 17 December 2025, importers of pork and pork by-products originating from the European Union will be required to pay the corresponding anti-dumping duties at the Customs of the People's Republic of China.

Anti-dumping duty is applied ad valorem based on the taxable value of imported goods as determined by customs and is calculated as follows:

Anti-dumping duty amount =
Taxable value of imported goods determined by customs × Anti-dumping duty rate.

Value Added Tax (VAT) on imports is applied at an ad valorem rate based on the taxable value of imported goods as determined by customs, plus customs duties and anti-dumping duties.

According to the preliminary decision, from September 10 to December 16, 2025, anti-dumping duties will be applied to the security deposits previously provided by relevant importers to the Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China, which will be converted into anti-dumping duties depending on the product range and the anti-dumping duty rates determined in the final decision, and import value-added tax will also be applied at the corresponding rates.

During this period, customs authorities will return the portion of security deposits provided by the relevant importers that exceeds the anti-dumping duties, as well as the overpaid import value-added tax; the excess portion will not be applied.

Anti-dumping duties will not be applied retroactively to pork and pork by-products produced in the EU and imported before the introduction of the temporary anti-dumping measures.

Anti-dumping duties on imports of pork and pork by-products produced in the European Union will be introduced for a five-year period starting from 17 December 2025.

During the period of validity of anti-dumping duties, interested parties may, in accordance with Article 49 of the Regulation on Anti-Dumping Measures, submit a written request to the investigating authority for a periodic review.

Tariffs imposed by Chinese authorities range from 4.9% for meat processing companies such as LiteraMEAT  , up to 18.6% applied to companies such as Danish Crown or Dat Schaub , and reaching 19.8% for the Dutch company Vion Foods .

In the case of Spanish firms such as Cárnicas Cinco Villas (Grupo Vall Companys) or ElPozo Alimentación, Famadesa, Faccsa-Prolongo or Friselva, they represent 9.8%, as do many European exporting firms.