BEIJING (AP) 鈥� Chinese drinkers may pay more for Remy Martin and other European brandies after the government announced provisional tariffs of 30.6% to 39% on Tuesday, four days after a majority of European Union countries made in China.
The tit-for-tat move potentially gives Chinese negotiators leverage in talks with the EU on reducing or eliminating the , which would take effect at the end of this month.
The brandy tariffs are provisional and require importers to make a deposit with the Chinese customs agency for the amount of the tariff, starting Friday.
The announcement follows a preliminary finding by China's Commerce Ministry in late August that European brandy was being dumped in China, threatening 鈥渟ubstantial damage鈥� to domestic producers.
The Associated Press
