The European Commission imposed definitive countervailing duties on imports of mobile access equipment (MAE) from China.
The measures aim to shield the EU MAE industry, which employs over 3,000 people across several Member States, from unfair trading practices.
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.
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MAE is used to lift workers to carry out works at height, mainly in the construction sector, but also to install antennas and other telecom equipment. The EU MAE market is worth more than €1 billion per year.
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