China’s Ministry of Commerce has extended its anti-dumping probe of brandy originating from the EU by three months.
The investigation, launched on 5 January 2024 and initially due to last one year, is now expected to be completed by 5 April.
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According to a statement from a press conference on 26 December posted by the ministry on X, the extension comes as a result of “the intricacies involved in this investigation”.
The ministry added that extending the deadline had also been requested by the EU, and that it hoped “the parties concerned would continue their cooperation in the investigation”.
China launched its investigation last year after receiving complaints of brandy dumping from the China Liquor Industry Association. The move followed the EU’s launch of an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles in September 2023.
The probe has been assessing dumping allegations made between 1 October 2022 and 30 September 2023, for EU brandy imported in containers of under 200 litres.
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By GlobalDataIn October, China’s commerce ministry imposed “provisional dumping measures” on imports of EU-origin brandy.
Since 11 October, companies importing products including brandy have had to pay a security deposit to Chinese authorities upon arrival.
The sum of the deposit is equivalent to tariffs recommended by the commerce ministry in August following the release of a preliminary report of its investigation.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement at the time that its investigation had “preliminarily determined that there was dumping of imported relevant brandy originating from the European Union”.
In November, the EU then initiated a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against the measures.
The European Commission said: “China’s provisional measures on EU brandy are not in line with WTO rules” adding it “has not proven that there is any threat of injury to its brandy industry”.
The EU’s main executive arm added it believed the case was initiated by China based on “insufficient evidence”.
