Groups Criticize China for Extending Duties on US Broiler Chickens
The USA Poultry and Egg Export Council and National Chicken Council blasted the Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s decision to continue for another five years countervailing duties on imports of U.S. broiler chickens, saying the World Trade Organization has determined the…
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duties don’t align with WTO rules. “We are disappointed in this announcement, especially in light of the fact that the WTO has consistently and comprehensively found that China’s countervailing and anti-dumping duties violated its WTO obligations,” the groups said in an emailed statement. “Despite those decisions, China has still refused to remove these duties. The U.S. government has reasonably tried to work with China since then to resolve this matter consistent with the WTO dispute settlement panel’s decision, but China’s continued failure to abide by the ruling and to meet its obligations is unacceptable.” According to media reports (here), the order will enter into force Aug. 30 and renews duties first imposed in 2010, with China planning to levy tariffs ranging from 4 percent to 4.2 percent for U.S. poultry companies shipping to China. While the WTO's 2013 panel report ruled in favor of more than a dozen U.S. claims that China breached WTO rules, China in 2014 completed an investigation and issued a redetermination, identifying new rationales for its duties on U.S. broiler products. The U.S. most recently filed a WTO challenge on the duties in May (see 1605100015).