Dec. 16 – The Chinese government recently announced the imposition of two new tariffs on U.S. car imports, bringing higher market access thresholds to U.S. auto manufacturers.

In the “Announcement on Imposing Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures on Imports of Certain U.S.-made Cars (MoC Announcement [2011] No.84)” issued on December 14, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) says that, between December 15, 2011 and December 14, 2013, both anti-dumping and countervailing tariffs will apply to U.S-made passenger cars and sports utility vehicles with engine capacities of 2.5 liters and above. Continue reading →