Overview
- The European Commission has launched a formal anti-dumping investigation into Pekin duck imports from China after finding initial evidence of substantial adverse effects on the EU industry.
- The probe follows a complaint from five EU producers that accused Chinese firms of benefiting from state subsidies and feed-related support, with the complaint singling out Shandong province.
- China supplies roughly 80 percent of the world’s duck meat and reported a 57 percent rise in duck-product exports in 2025, figures that EU complainants say correlate with lost sales and market share in Europe.
- The investigation will examine claims of dumping and subsidization and can lead to provisional or definitive duties if injury to the EU industry is proven, and interested parties may submit comments during the Commission’s consultation period.
- Beyond possible duties, the case could widen EU–China trade tensions and directly affect incomes for EU duck farmers and retail prices, while the Commission may request company data or apply sampling to determine the facts.