China's antidumping investigation on European pork excludes ham and sausages

The 'antidumping' investigation announced by China against certain imports of pork and pork derivatives from the European Union (EU) excludes imports of Iberian ham or sausages. The investigation into unfair competition is an apparent retaliation by China for Brussels' decision to apply additional tariffs of 21% on average on the import of Chinese electric vehicles, and could lead to tariffs on some European pork products imported by the Asian country. This would especially affect Spain, a country that is the main supplier of pork to China both at the community and global level. According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, in 2023 the Asian country imported 1,537 million dollars (1,433 million euros) from Spain in the categories covered by the investigation: pork or offal -both chilled and frozen-, fat from that animal and derivatives thereof or viscera. However, Iberian ham, one of the most representative products of Spanish gastronomy worldwide, will ...