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Exclusive | China-Australia relations: 9,000 litres of beer, 8,000kg of beef stopped at Chinese ports as trade spat continues
- Manufacturer and distributor Sydney Beer Co. had its shipment halted at the southeastern Chinese port city of Xiamen last month due to incorrect labelling
- Meramist, the Queensland abattoir suspended by Chinese customs two weeks ago, was stopped at Nanjing port over mismatched certifications
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Nearly 9,000 litres of Australian craft beer was stopped from entering one Chinese port last month, while another 8,000kg of frozen beef from a suspended abattoir was detained in Shanghai, the latest Chinese customs data showed.
The 8,794kg of craft beer exported by manufacturer and distributor Sydney Beer Co. was held at the southeastern Chinese port city of Xiamen in November due to incorrect labelling, although there are no indications the company itself has been banned.
The data also revealed that 8,356kg of the boneless and bone-in beef products from Meramist, the Queensland abattoir suspended by Chinese customs two weeks ago, was stopped at Nanjing port over mismatched certifications. At the time of the ban, Chinese customs did not reveal the reasons for the suspension.
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Meramist, which became the sixth Australian meat processor to be suspended by Beijing, also had similar compliance issues last year when a batch of frozen boneless beef was stopped at Shanghai port in June for mismatched cargo certificates.
In the same month, a third Australia exporter, Queensland’s Australian Country Choice, had a 20kg batch of frozen beef detained in Shanghai over mismatched certification. There were also no indications that specific trade actions were being made against Country Choice.
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