Australia Files WTO Complaint Over Chinese Wine Duties

Australia filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over what it says are unfair Chinese antidumping duties on Australian wine. It filed the complaint after “extensive consultation” with Australia’s winemakers, who have been subject to high duties for months (see 2012100016 and 2011300022), it said June 19. Although Australia initiated a WTO dispute resolution process, it said it “remains open to engaging directly with China to resolve this issue.”