China on Monday announced tariffs of up to 42.7% on dairy products from the European Union, following the results of an anti-subsidy investigation that began in August 2024. In a statement by the country’s Ministry of Commerce, China said that EU subsidies for dairy products had caused “substantial damage” to China’s domestic dairy industries. The tariffs are set to take effect on Dec. 23, the ministry said, and the rates would be determined by the amount of “ad valorem subsidy rates” from the country’s Customs Tariff Commission. The tariffs range from 21.9% to 42.7%, with companies “who cooperated with the investigation” subject to tariffs of 28.6%, and those that “did not cooperate” facing the top rate of 42.7%, according to a statement from a Commerce Ministry official. Products that will be affected include fresh, processed and blue cheeses — such as the famous Roquefort blue cheese aged in the caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France — as well as some kinds of milk and cream.

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