China to Hit Australian Beef With 55% Tariff as 205,000-Tonne Quota Nears

3 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Jun 2

Australian beef imports have reached 90% of China’s 2026 quota, putting shipments on course to trigger a 55% import duty, the Commerce Ministry said Tuesday.
China will start charging the extra tariff three days after the 205,000-tonne threshold is crossed under a quota system designed to shield domestic farmers.
The same mechanism applies to beef from Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand, Uruguay and the United States, with low tariffs only available until each annual quota is filled.
China’s beef market has been weakened by softer demand and falling import prices, which have squeezed local producers’ cost advantage and reduced processors’ appetite for domestic meat.

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