The news that China was to impose an import tariff on Australian barley broke back on May 10

The tariff imposition has been announced in a statement from China's Ministry of Commerce

  • anti-dumping tariff would be 73.6 per cent
  • while the anti-subsidy tariff would be 6.9 per cent
  • will remain in place for five years

This from China is in retaliation for Australia leading calls for an investigation into the origin and spread of COVID-19. China also halted imports of Australian beef last week as part of their response.

The news that China was to impose an import tariff on Australian barley broke back on May 10