Australia considers taking China to World Trade Organization over harsh tariffs on barley

China has imposed an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley.

China has imposed an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley. Source: GRAINCORP LIMITED

Australia is not ruling out appealing China's decision to impose harsh tariffs on Australian barley at the World Trade Organization.


Australia has reserved the right to take China to the World Trade Organization to pressure it to reverse a decision to impose a whooping 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley.

China has imposed harsh taxes on Australian barley with separate tariffs of 73.6 per cent for dumping allegations and 6.9 per cent over supposed government subsidies.

Both claims have been emphatically denied by the government and farmers.

Read the full article in English here. 


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