China confirms over 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley exports

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Monday its investigations had proven the dumping of cheap Australian barley had hurt its domestic market

Relationship between Australia and China is at a low after China also banned beef exports from four meat processing plants in Australia

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At the start of the investigation in November 2018, Chinese authorities suggested an anti-dumping tariff of 56.14 per cent but that was subsequently raised to 73.6 per cent. Photo: AFP

Published: 8:50pm, 18 May 2020Updated: 1:27pm, 26 Nov 2020

China has confirmed it will impose a tariff of 80.5 per cent on Australia’s barley exports following the conclusion of its anti-dumping investigations, delivering a massive blow to the Australian barley industry.

On Monday night, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said its investigations had proven the dumping of cheap Australian barley had hurt its domestic market.

“The investigating authority investigated whether there had been dumping and damage to the domestic barley industry and the degree of damage, and the causal relationship between dumping and damage,” a notice by MOFCOM said.

“The investigating authority has ruled that there was dumping of imported barley from Australia and the domestic industry suffered substantial damage.”

After issuing a warning about impending tariffs just over a week ago, the move has been confirmed by the State Council Customs Tariff Commission to levy an anti-dumping tariff of 73.6 per cent and a countervailing subsidy margin of 6.9 per cent.

At the start of the investigation in November 2018, Chinese authorities suggested an anti-dumping tariff of 56.14 per cent but that was subsequently raised to 73.6 per cent.