China will not impose anti-dumping measures on EU brandy, for now
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) -Beijing said on Thursday it would not impose provisional tariffs on brandy imported from the European Union despite finding it had been sold in China below market prices, giving both sides room to breathe in tense trade talks.
Here are some reactions to the news:
FRENCH COGNAC ASSOCIATION BUREAU NATIONAL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DU COGNAC
"We understand that the duties that could be applied to our products at the end of the procedure would average 34.8%. If imposed, such duties would heavily impact cognac exports to China, a market that alone accounts for 25% of our exports.
"An entire sector would thus become the collateral victim of a conflict beyond its control ... We expect France and the European Union to immediately negotiate for the non-application and abandonment of these duties."
EU COMMISSION
"According to the Commission’s detailed assessment, the merits of this investigation are questionable, and it does not meet the conditions for initiation ... The Commission will therefore follow the investigation carefully to ensure WTO rules are being followed ... and will not hesitate to take all necessary actions to defend EU exporters," the statement said.
BARCLAYS ANALYST LAURENCE WHYATT
"This looks like a negotiation tactic from China. (...) Can they persuade the EU to roll back some of the measures that have been imposed?"
BERNSTEIN ANALYST TREVOR STIRLING
"The short-term threat has gone away, but there is still a risk that the government does impose tariffs. But clearly that's directionally positive.
"Pernod Ricard PERP.PA had about 10% of sales coming from China last year. Remy Cointreau RCOP.PA was about 25%. So particularly for Remy, this would have been a big issue, a big threat if it had gone through.
"There's clearly a (...) complicated set of interactions at the moment between the EU and China. (...) The core of it is the EV tariffs and cognac and dairy are potential collateral damage in the process."
Compiled by Josephine Mason
Editing by Tomasz Janowski
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