The Interprofessional Organization Interporc sees concessions from China to Spain in its tariffs on pork.

The Interprofessional Agro-Food Organization of White-Clad Pork (Interporc) has emphasized this Tuesday that the tariffs imposed by China on imports of pork products from the European Union (EU) take into account the "collaboration" of Spanish companies and represent certain moderations of duties. Interporc has reacted thus, in a statement, to the definitive tariffs that the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) has made public and which will be applied to European exporting companies to that country over the next 5 years, starting this Wednesday. According to the interprofessional, the definitive rates stand at 4.98% for the Spanish company Litera Meat, 18.68% for the Danish company Danish Crown, and 19.8% for the Dutch company Vion. Furthermore, companies considered cooperators—among them the majority of Spanish companies—will be charged a tariff of 9.8%, which represents a reduction of 50% compared to the provisional duty in effect until now. This ...