Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the extension of the countervailing measures on EU potato starch, maintaining countervailing duties of up to 12.4%. The reasoning of the decision is summarized below.

Pursuant to Article 16.4 of the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement, China recently provided its semi-annual report of its anti-dumping actions, covering the period January 1 – June 30, 2023.

Earlier this month, China's Ministry of Commerce launched expiry reviews on anti-dumping measures imposed on chlorobutyl rubber from the United States, the European Union, and Singapore.

This week, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its preliminary determination in the anti-dumping investigation on polycarbonate (PC) imported from Taiwan, with anti-dumping duties of up to 22.4%.

At the May 3, 2023 meeting of the WTO Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices, a number of issues were raised by China in relation to other Members’ anti-dumping laws and practices, and by other Members in relation to Chinese practices.

On Friday, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it was lifting the anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties it had been imposing on Australian barley, resolving a long-running trade dispute.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced last week that it is starting an anti-dumping investigation on propionic acid from the U.S., in response to a petition from the domestic industry.