<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The European Union has sharply increased tariffs on imports of ceramic plates, cups, bowls and other table and kitchenware from China after a review of anti-dumping measures in place since 2013.</p><p>               The 27-nation bloc will apply a blanket 79% duty on the products, replacing previous duties that had ranged from 13.1% to 36.1%, a filing in the EU official journal said on Friday.  </p><p>               The hike is among a series of steps the EU has taken to counter what it says are unfair Chinese business practices, straining already tense economic relations. Of the 63 trade investigations the European Commission is conducting, 47 involve products from China. </p><p>               The Commission said Chinese ceramics producers were owned, controlled or guided by authorities, receiving preferential financing, land and raw materials. The EU executive constructed &#34;normal&#34; costs for raw materials, labour and energy using Turkish data as a reference and concluded that Chinese producers were exporting at artificially low prices.</p><p>               The revised tariff will apply for the next five years.</p><p>               Cerame-Unie, the EU ceramics industry group that requested the review, says the measures are vital to protect manufacturers of tableware and ornaments that directly employ more than 30,000 people.</p><p> (Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop. Editing by Mark Potter)</p><p>By Philip Blenkinsop</p></div></div>

<p>欧盟已将对中国陶瓷的关税提高至 79%，以打击倾销行为，取代之前的 13.1% 至 36.1% 的关税。这一决定是在对反倾销措施进行审查后作出的，旨在解决中国生产商的不公平商业行为，后者被认为受益于国家支持。新的关税将持续五年，旨在保护欧盟陶瓷行业，该行业雇佣超过 30,000 人</p>

欧盟将中国陶瓷的关税提高至 79% 以抵制倾销行为