If not offset by other changes, this will result in lower duties on Chinese imports found to have been dumped in the European market. Such a decision will be commercially significant for sectors where dumping investigations are rife and excess capacity is pervasive, such as basic metals, fabricated metal products, glass and related products, chemical products and electric machinery.
The Commission will use other forms of discretion for dumping investigations, limiting the impact of granting MES to China.
Firms seeking relief from Chinese competition will complement dumping complaints with other allegations of unfair trading practices.
Granting MES to China and reforming the EU trade system will affect all EU trading partners.
The US disagreement on China's MES is unlikely to colour other areas of EU-US commercial diplomacy, including the TTIP negotiations.
