Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China: Initiates review investigation of anti-dumping and countervailing measures applied to imports of barley from Australia

China's Ministry of Commerce on April 14 issued a notice on launching a review of anti-dumping and countervailing measures applied to imports of barley from Australia.

"In accordance with Article 49 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China and Article 48 of the Anti-Subsidy Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce of China has decided to review the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures applied to imports of barley from Australia starting from April 15, 2023," the statement said.

The notice states that on 18 May 2020, the Ministry of Commerce of China issued Notice No. 14 and No. 15 of 2020, deciding to impose anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on imports of barley from Australia for five years starting from 19 May 2020.

On March 20, 2023, the China Wine Association submitted to the Ministry of Commerce an Application for Review and Investigation of Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures on Barley, claiming that the situation in China's barley market has changed, requesting the Ministry of Commerce of China to review the necessity of continuing to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imported barley from Australia, and cancel the measures based on the review results.