Australia remains unyielding in its pursuit of a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against China's wine tariffs, its Agriculture Minister has maintained, potentially impeding the anticipated discussions on lifting wine tariffs. Read More
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A surge of Australia wine exports to Hong Kong has fuelled the city’s bullish wine trade in the first half of the year, as wineries and merchants are itching to ship wines across the border in anticipation of tariff lift. Read More
Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates is cautiously adjusting its global shipments of its popular brand Penfolds in anticipation of China's tariff removal. Read More
China has officially scrapped more than 80% of punitive tariffs on Australian barley that it has imposed since May 2020, raising hope that wine could be next. Read More
Over 20,000 bottles of smuggled wine have been seized as part of what Hong Kong customs has described as the city’s “largest smuggling case on record”, Read More
China could lift its punitive tariffs on Australian wine before the end of June, according to former Australian Ambassador to China, signalling a key step to bring the bilateral wine trade back on track. Read More
Tom King, managing director of Australia’s popular wine brand Penfolds, has met with China’s official drinks trade organization, the first high-level meeting between the two parties following the signing of their long-term partnership last year. Read More
Last week's meeting between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali raised hopes for Australia's wine industry. Read More
Australia’s annual wine exports contracted 11% in value to AU$2.01 billion but Wine Australia is sanguine about its future as it is seeing “the tail end of the decline” in exports to mainland China. Read More
Australian wine exports saw "not unexpected" export declines, affected by China's punitive tariffs and the ongoing impact of the pandemic, according to Wine Australia’s latest Export Report. Read More