AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date17/06/2018

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport tariff

DescriptionAnnounced that an additional 25 percent import tariff would be imposed on a set of goods originating in the United States, including paddy, husked, semi/wholly milled and broken rice. The measure was a response to US tariff increases on imports of various Chinese products approved days earlier. It became effective on 6 July 2018.