US wins another big case against China, as WTO rules Beijing unfairly used tariff-rate quotas to block wheat, rice and corn
2019-04-19 11:30:14 source：Politico
April 18, 2019
The United States prevailed in a WTO fight with China over a dispute in which Washington accused Beijing of unfairly blocking access for U.S. farm goods to its market through restrictive use of tariff-rate quotas.
The ruling the WTO released on Thursday sided with U.S. complaints that China administered tariff-rate quotas for wheat, rice and corn in a way that wasn’t transparent, predictable or fair, and therefore violated commitments Beijing made when it joined the WTO.
A tariff-rate quota generally involves a much lower tariff for products imported within the quota and imposes a significantly larger tariff for any imports that fall outside the quota.
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