TRUMP PUSHES AHEAD WITH DUTIES ON CHINESE MEAT – RETALIATORY DUTIES HAVE FOLLOWED
September 1st, 2018
THE US meat industry will be counting the cost of retaliatory tariffs announced today (Sept 18) by the Chinese government on American meat exports. This follows the US Trade Representative (USTR) today confirmed that America will be imposing 10% tariffs on a wide range of products, including meat exports, from China. These duties will be imposed from September 24, rising to 25% on January 1 (2019). The US action covers frozen pigmeat (including cuts for retail); salted, dried or smoked pigmeat (other than hams, shoulders and bellies); fresh or chilled bovine ...
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