EU Backs Duties on Imports of Chinese E-Bikes to Curb Unfair Trade Practices

EU Backs Duties on Imports of Chinese E-Bikes to Curb Unfair Trade Practices
A man wearing a face mask rides an electric bicycle near the financial district of Pudong amid heavy smog in Shanghai, China on Dec. 23, 2015. Aly Song/Reuters
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BRUSSELS—EU governments voted on Dec. 18 to impose duties on Chinese electric bicycles to curb cheap imports that European producers say benefit from unfair subsidies and are flooding the market, EU sources familiar with the case said.

The European Commission, which is investigating on behalf of the 28 EU members, has proposed that definitive or final tariffs of between 18.8 and 79.3 percent should apply for all e-bikes coming from China.