Ministry of Commerce: Anti-dumping duties will be imposed on imported brandy originating from the European Union starting from July 5 for a period of 5 years.

Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 34 of 2025 announced the final ruling on the anti-dumping investigation of imported brandy originating from the European Union. According to the Anti-Dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, on January 5, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the investigating authority) issued Announcement No. 1 of 2024, deciding to conduct an anti-dumping investigation on imported strong liquor made from distilled grape wine in containers of 200 liters or less (referred to as the investigated product or related brandy) originating from the European Union. The investigating authority conducted an investigation on whether there was dumping and the extent of dumping, whether the investigated product caused damage to the domestic industry and the degree of that damage, and the causal relationship between dumping and the damage. Based on the investigation results and Article 24 of the Anti-Dumping Regulations, on August 29, 2024, the investigating authority issued a preliminary ruling announcement, preliminarily determining that imported related brandy originating from the European Union was dumped, posing a substantial threat of harm to the Chinese related brandy industry, and there was a causal relationship between dumping and the threat of substantial harm. After the preliminary ruling, the investigating authority conducted a further investigation on the dumping and the extent, the damage and the degree of that damage, and the causal relationship between dumping and damage. The investigation in this case has ended, and in accordance with Article 25 of the Anti-Dumping Regulations, the investigating authority made a final ruling. The relevant matters are announced as follows: 1. Final Ruling The investigating authority finally ruled that imported related brandy originating from the European Union was dumped, causing a substantial threat of harm to the domestic related brandy industry, and there was a causal relationship between dumping and the threat of substantial harm. 2. Imposition of Anti-Dumping Duties and Price Commitments In accordance with Article 38 of the Anti-Dumping Regulations, the Ministry of Commerce proposed to the Tariff Commission of the State Council to impose anti-dumping duties, and the Tariff Commission of the State Council, based on the Ministry of Commerce's proposal, decided to impose anti-dumping duties on imported related brandy originating from the European Union from July 5, 2025. The specific description of the investigated product is as follows: Scope of Investigation: Imported strong liquor made from distilled grape wine in containers of 200 liters or less originating from the European Union. Investigated Product Name: Strong liquor made from distilled grape wine in containers of 200 liters or less (commonly known as brandy). English Name: Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine in containers holding less than 200 liters (usually called Brandy). Product Description: Strong liquor made from materials such as grapes, grape juice, pomace, and grape wine. Use: Mainly used as beverage alcohol for human consumption. This product falls under the "Import and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China": 22082000. Strong liquor made from distilled grape wine in containers of 200 liters or more under this tariff number is not within the scope of this investigation. The anti-dumping duty rates imposed on each company are listed in the annex to this announcement. After the preliminary ruling, relevant industry associations and companies in the European Union submitted price commitment applications to the investigating authority, and the investigating authority reviewed these price commitments. According to the provisions of the Anti-Dumping Regulations, the investigating authority decided to accept the above price commitments, which will take effect simultaneously with this final ruling. During the period in which the price commitment is enforced, the imported products produced by the mentioned companies will not be subject to anti-dumping duties when exported to China at a price not lower than the commitment price; in the event of a violation of the price commitment or termination of the price commitment, anti-dumping duties will be levied at the rate determined in the final ruling. 3. Method of Imposing Anti-Dumping Duties Starting from July 5, 2025, importers should pay the corresponding anti-dumping duties to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China when importing related brandy originating from the European Union. The anti-dumping duties are calculated on a ad valorem basis based on the declared customs value of the imported goods by the customs authorities, using the formula: Anti-dumping duty = declared customs value of imported goods x anti-dumping duty rate. Consumption tax at the import stage is calculated on an ad valorem basis, and VAT at the import stage is calculated on a value-added basis, both based on the declared customs value of the imported goods. 4. Non-retr... (This translation is getting cut off here, please let me know if you would like me to continue.)