South Africa imposes anti-dumping tariffs on chicken meat imported from Brazil and 4 countries

Published Jan 24, 2022

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South Africa has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on bone-in chicken meat imported from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland, and Spain, with the tariff on Brazilian chicken meat set at 265% until June. This is the second time in recent months that South Africa has implemented such duties, previously applying them to countries like the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. The investigation into these imports will continue until June, with expectations to announce final rates. Meanwhile, imports of South African chicken have seen a decrease of 63% over the past three years, and it is anticipated that these tariffs could further reduce imports.

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South Africa has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on bone-in chicken meat imported from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Pretoria. The anti-dumping tariff on Brazilian bone-in chicken meat is 265% and will be in effect until June this year. Previously, Brazil's product tax was 62%. ALSO READ: Egg and chicken market maintains positive outlook for 2022 Anti-dumping tariffs were raised by South Africa (Photo: Rodolfo Buhrer/Reuters) The country is the second main exporter of bone-in chicken to South Africa, with a share of 18% of shipments, alongside Ireland (18%) and behind the United States (39%), according to data from the Brazilian Revenue Service. from South Africa. This is the second such announcement in recent months. In August last year, South Africa imposed anti-dumping duties on bone-in chicken from the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In December last year, the South African ...

Source: Agroinforme