South Korea: Due to the urine controversy, Chinese beer imports dropped by 43% while Japanese beer is up 303%

While Tsingtao, China's representative beer, was embroiled in a 'urination controversy', it was found that the number of Chinese beers entering Korea last month decreased by more than 40%. On the other hand, Japanese beer imports soared by more than 300%. According to the Korea Customs Service's trade statistics on the 16th, Chinese beer imports last month amounted to 2,281 tons. This is a 42.6% decrease from a year ago. Imports decreased by 37.7% to $1.927 million. Chinese beer import volume and import value began to decline in July and has been decreasing for four consecutive months. It appears that as distrust in the hygiene of Chinese food grows, the number of consumers looking for Chinese beer has also decreased. Last month, a video that appeared to show a man urinating on beer ingredients at a factory in Qingdao, China, spread on social networking services (SNS), causing a stir. On the other hand, imports of Japanese beer, which had decreased in the aftermath of the boycott ...