On Tuesday 8 October, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that it would be imposing anti-dumping tariffs on European spirits from 11 October. At the end of August, Beijing provisionally concluded that these products were being dumped on the Chinese market, but did not impose any measures (see EUROPE B13471A6). China has since changed its tune: a few days ago, the EU confirmed its intention to impose countervailing duties on China-made EVs (see EUROPE B13497A1).
The provisional...