China will soon impose an additional 55% import duty on Australian beef as shipments approach an annual quota limit. The Ministry of Commerce confirmed the tariff adjustment, which follows a period of low or zero tariffs under a previous trade agreement.

Australian beef will soon be subject to an additional 55 per cent import duty in China, with shipments of the meat about to surpass an annual quota set by Beijing, China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed on Tuesday. Imports of Australian beef have already reached 90 per cent of this year’s quota, meaning that a tariff adjustment will soon be triggered, the ministry announced via an alert. Until recently, most imports of Australian beef were subject to low or even zero tariffs in China under a...