European Commission imposes definitive countervailing duties on Chinese MAE
The European Commission has imposed definitive countervailing duties on imports of mobile access equipment (MAE) from China on 25 April 2025. The Commission’s anti-subsidy investigation revealed that unfair Chinese subsidies, including land use rights below fair value, preferential financing and tax reductions, made it difficult for the EU industry to compete with imports from China and resulted in significant market share losses, despite a strong increase in demand for MAE. The anti-subsidy duties imposed to level the playing field range from 7.3% to 14.2% and come on top of anti-dumping duties imposed in imports of MAE from China in January 2025. The total combined anti-dumping and countervailing duties now range between 20.6% and 66.7%. The EU MAE market is worth more than €1bn yearly.