Tariffs on Chinese EV imports with unfair subsidies may spark fury
If an investigation finds China is receiving unfair EV subsidies from Beijing, Britain may respond with tariffs generating positive and negative results.
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If an investigation finds China is receiving unfair EV subsidies from Beijing, Britain may respond with tariffs generating positive and negative results.
A British investigation would follow the launch of a similar probe by the EU last October.
Extension review finds imports would likely increase if the safeguard measure were to expire and serious injury to the UK's steel industry would likely recur.
The head of Britain's post-Brexit trade watchdog has indicated readiness to follow Brussels in investigating Chinese companies flooding the electric car market. However, despite this preparedness, the government has yet to request such an inquiry.
Remarks by head of trade authority come amid fears UK firms could be undercut ‘to extinction’