en.Wedoany.com Reported - China's Ministry of Commerce announced that starting June 20, 2026, an additional 55% tariff will be imposed on beef imported from Australia. Australia became the first country affected by this tariff after exceeding the 205,000-ton import quota set by the Chinese government last December.

Brazil may also be affected by this measure in the second half of the year. China has set a quota of 1.1 million tons for Brazil, which, although five times Australia's quota, is 35% lower than Brazil's beef exports to China last year, which totaled 1.7 million tons. In May, the Ministry of Commerce stated that Brazilian exporters had already used half of the quota exempt from the additional 55% tariff.

According to Poder360, as the Brazilian government has not regulated the quota, Brazilian exporters are accelerating beef shipments to China to avoid the new tariff, and the quota may be exhausted before the end of the year. In the first four months of 2026, Brazil's beef exports to China increased by 20.4% year-on-year.

China implemented this quota and 55% additional tariff system to strengthen its domestic livestock industry, and the system is valid for three years.

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