Tonnes of rock lobster are landing on the tables of Australia’s finest restaurants after China banned their import as part of a crackdown on trans-shipments through Hong Kong meant to avoid duties.
China and Hong Kong account for close to 80 per cent, or A$400m ($396m), of Australia’s annual exports of rock lobster and the unexpected ban could not have come at a worse time.
Australian fishermen are in the midst of the lobster season and the ban has provoked an industry outcry with complaints that Canberra has failed to secure preferential trade deals with China negotiated by rival nations such as New Zealand.
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