CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY TO REIMPOSE COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON AMERICAN CHICKEN PRODUCT EXPORTS
August 1st, 2016
China’s ministry of commerce has extended for another five years countervailing (anti subsidy) duties that have been charged on American exports of broiler chicken products. The duties, which range between 4% and 4.2% depending on the US exporter, have been imposed over claims that the US government subsidises its chicken exporters at a level exceeding American commitments made at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). A Chinese commerce ministry paper argued that this support came through public crop insurance programmes; direct payments to producers; and a price ...
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