# China: Tariffs Reduced on Select Agricultural Products and Assessment Method on Specific Poultry Lines Changed | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> China's State Council Tariff Commission announced 2023 tariff adjustments, including changing frozen chicken MFN tariffs to be assessed on import value rather than volume and temporarily lowering tariffs on sunflower seed, linseed and other products. The changes take effect for 2023 trade.

- Date: 2023-01-05 · published 2023-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14876-china-tariffs-reduced-on-select-agricultural-products-and-assessment-method-on
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese tariffs on sunflower seed and linseed may modestly boost oilseed imports, while the chicken tariff method change affects poultry import costs.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/china-tariffs-reduced-select-agricultural-products-and-assessment-method-specific-poultry

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