China-Australia relations: WTO confirms appeal lodged against Beijing’s tariffs on Australian barley
- China imposed an 80.5 per cent tariff on Australia’s barley exports in May following the conclusion of an 18-month investigation
- Last week, outgoing trade minister Simon Birmingham said Australia’s decision to appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) was the ‘logical and appropriate next step’
Australia’s dispute with China over anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties imposed on its barley exports is under way after the World Trade Organization (WTO) confirmed the complaint on Monday.
China did not determine export price on a reasonable basis when it improperly discarded the information provided by exporters and producers on the export price of barley
In its filing, Australia claimed China deviated from WTO rules 26 times during its anti-dumping investigation, including improperly using third-party country sales to justify Australia had dumped cheap barley.
“China did not determine export price on a reasonable basis when it improperly discarded the information provided by exporters and producers on the export price of barley, and determined the export price by reference to third-party information,” the complaint said.
During the course of the investigation, Australia also claimed China failed to verify the accuracy of the Chinese barley price and the statistics of various economic indicators relating to the state of China’s barley industry.
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