On 5 September 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released its preliminary ruling on the ongoing anti-dumping investigation into pork products imported from the European Union. We provide below a summary of the latest developments and an unofficial translation of MOFCOM’s announcement.
- China’s Investigation into Pork Imports from the EU: What You Need to Know
- Unofficial English Translation of the Preliminary Ruling
In Brief: The Investigation into Pork Imports from the EU
Launched in June 2024 after a petition by the China Animal Husbandry Association, the anti-dumping investigation was extended to 16 December 2025. The probe is looking into fresh, chilled, and frozen pork and by-products imported between 2020 and 2023 under the following HS codes:
- 02031110 Suckling pig, fresh or chilled;
- 02031190 Other swine meat, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled;
- 02031200 Bone-in hams, shoulders and cuts thereof;
- 02031900 Other swine meat cuts, fresh or chilled;
- 02032110 Suckling pig, frozen;
- 02032190 Other swine meat, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen;
- 02032200 Bone-in hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, frozen;
- 02032900 Other swine meat cuts, frozen;
- 02063000 Swine offal, fresh or chilled;
- 02064100 Pork livers;
- 02064900 Other swine offal, frozen;
- 02091000 Pig fat;
- 05040011 Hog casings, salted;
- 05040014 Hog fatends, salted;
- 05040029 Swine stomachs;
- 05040090 Swine intestines and bladders.
The preliminary ruling released on 5 September found that imports of pork products and by-products from the European Union involved dumping, and had caused material injury to China’s domestic pork industry. As a result, starting from 10 September 2025, EU pork exporters are required to pay security deposits at rates between 15,6% to 62,4%. The full list of security deposit rates per company is included in attachment to MOFCOM’s announcement. These deposits will act as guarantee against potential anti-dumping duties at the end of the investigation period, if final duties are confirmed.
Unofficial Translation: Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 46 of 2025
Preliminary Ruling in the Anti-dumping Investigation on Imports of Pork Products and By-products from the European Union
Issuing Authority: Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau
Date of Issue: 5 September 2025
Please note that this is an unofficial translation. For the Chinese text of the Announcement, please visit MOFCOM’s website.
In accordance with the provisions of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Anti-dumping Regulations”), on 17 June 2024 the Ministry of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the “investigating authority”) issued Announcement No. 23 of 2024, deciding to initiate an anti-dumping investigation into imports of certain pork and pig by-products originating in the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the “products under investigation”).
The investigating authority examined whether dumping existed in respect of the products under investigation, the margin of dumping, whether the domestic industry suffered injury and the degree thereof, and the causal relationship between the dumping and the injury. Based on the findings and in accordance with Article 24 of the Anti-dumping Regulations, the investigating authority has reached a preliminary ruling (see Annex 1). The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
I. Preliminary Ruling
The investigating authority preliminarily has found that:
- dumping exists in imports of pork and pig by-products from the European Union;
- the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
- there is a causal relationship between the dumping and the material injury.
II. Collection of Security Deposits
Pursuant to Articles 28 and 29 of the Anti-dumping Regulations, the investigating authority has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping measures in the form of security deposits. Starting from 10 September 2025, importers of the products under investigation shall provide to the Customs of the People’s Republic of China a corresponding security deposit, calculated on the basis of the margin of security deposit determined for each company in this preliminary ruling.
The specific description of the products under investigation is as follows:
- Scope of Investigation: Imports of certain pork and pig by-products originating in the European Union.
- Name of Products under Investigation: Certain pork and pig by-products.
- English Name: Certain pork and pig by-products.
- Product Description: Products obtained from the slaughtering and processing of pigs, including fresh, chilled or frozen pork; fresh, chilled or frozen edible offal of pigs; fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or brined pig fat without lean meat, unrendered or otherwise extracted; and fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or brined pig intestines, bladders and stomachs, whole or in pieces.
- Principal Use: Fit for human consumption.
- Tariff Classification under the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People’s Republic of China: 02031110, 02031190, 02031200, 02031900, 02032110, 02032190, 02032200, 02032900, 02063000, 02064100, 02064900, 02091000, 05040011, 05040014, 05040029, 05040090. Among these, products under tariff codes 05040029 and 05040090 not derived from pigs do not fall within the scope of this investigation.
The company-specific security deposit rates are listed in Annex 2 to this Announcement.
III. Method for Collection of Security Deposits
Starting from 10 September 2025, importers of relevant pork and pig by-products originating in the European Union shall provide to the Customs of the People’s Republic of China a security deposit calculated on the basis of the company-specific rates set out in this preliminary determination. The security deposit shall be levied ad valorem, based on the dutiable value of the imported goods as determined by Customs, and calculated according to the following formula:
Security Deposit Amount = (Dutiable Value of Imported Goods × Security Deposit Rate) × (1 + Import VAT Rate)
IV. Comments
Interested parties may submit written comments to the investigating authority within 10 days from the date of publication of this Announcement.
Annex 1: Preliminary Determination in the Anti-dumping Investigation concerning Certain Pork and Pig By-products Originating in the European Union.pdf
Annex 2: List of Company-specific Security Deposit Rates.pdf
