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China: Definitive safeguard duty on imports of certain meat of bovine animals

Announcement

27 Dec 2024

In December 2024, the Chinese authorities initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of certain meat of bovine animals. In December 2025, a definitive duty was imposed.

Source

Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. MOFCOM Announcement No. 60 of 2024. Published on 27 December 2024. Retrieved on 10 January 2025: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/gpmy/art/2024/art_4c8e7ca183c343b2886dc769d0854b85.html

Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. MOFCOM Announcement No. 87 of 2025. Published on 31 December 2025. Retrieved on 31 December 2025: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zwgk/zcfb/art/2025/art_d6a23dcbc58642d880a21b4cd6aafb91.html

Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Trade Remedy Bureau (19 June 2026). 关于2026年度牛肉保障措施执行提示信息(五), 商救济进一函〔2026〕43号. Notice (Retrieved on 19 June 2026): https://trb.mofcom.gov.cn/myjjdc/art/2026/art_4da4c1f592664a95839664f5c71b7e94.html

Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Clarification: 19 Jun 2026
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