Seeds: subsidy file

The sector's documented support since 2020, sorted under the headings an EU anti-subsidy investigation uses (Regulation (EU) 2016/1037): preferential financing, grants, equity, revenue foregone, and land, power and inputs below adequate remuneration. For each heading: the documents, the signs of specificity the text gives, whether a document was matched in China's WTO subsidy notifications held, and whether an EU countervailing act held cites it. With a CSV annex, one line per document and heading.

11 / 53documents since 2020 with a measure under an anti-subsidy heading 4 / 6headings with at least one operative measure

1documents matched in China's WTO subsidy notifications held

0documents cited by an EU countervailing act held

Read before use. A starting point for a file, not a finding. Whether a measure is a countervailable subsidy (a financial contribution, a benefit, specificity) is for the investigating authority. The measures are screen output with the checked precision shown; a document can sit under two headings. "Not matched in the notification dataset" does not mean "not notified": citations in the notifications are often unparsed or name documents we do not hold.

11 of the sector's 53 documents dated since 2020-01-01 carry a support measure under one of these headings; 4 of the 6 headings have at least one operative measure. 1 of those documents is matched in China's WTO subsidy notifications held. No EU countervailing act held covers the sector's headings.

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Heading	documents	central / local	provinces	operative	ended	titled for the sector	WTO-matched	EU acts: programmes (acts)	screen precision
Preferential financing	1	0 / 1	1	1	0	0	0	62 (22)	Interest subsidy 90%; Credit guarantee 90%
Grants	6	0 / 6	5	6	0	6	0	30 (17)	Capital grant 70%; First-of-a-kind support 100%
Equity and guidance funds	0	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	9 (6)	Guidance fund / state equity 50%
Revenue foregone	3	2 / 1	1	3	1	2	1	72 (20)	Tax relief 80%
Land, power and inputs below adequate remuneration	0	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	49 (22)	not checked
Demand-side subsidies	2	0 / 2	2	1	1	2	0	2 (2)	Purchase subsidy 80%; Trade-in / scrappage subsidy 50%

Preferential financing 1 document

Loans, interest subsidies and guarantees on terms the market would not give. Screen classes: Policy lending, Interest subsidy, Credit guarantee.

2025-09-13
Provincial

安徽省人民政府关于公布一批省政府文件清理结果的决定皖政〔2025〕76号

Decision of the People’s Government of Anhui Province on the Publication of the Results of a Review of a Number of Prov…

Credit guarantee

“265．安徽省人民政府办公厅关于印发完善全省政府性融资担保体系提升支持实体经济发展能力若干措施的通知（皖政办〔2023〕10号）”

Grants 6 documents

Direct transfers of funds: construction, operating and first-of-a-kind awards. Screen classes: Capital grant, Operating subsidy, First-of-a-kind support, Vouchers for firms, Feed-in tariff / power price subsidy.

2026-01-07 City	现代种业创新发展政策 Policies for the Innovative Development of the Modern Seed Industry titled for the sectorCapital grant “组建“政、学、研、企、推”全链条育种攻关联合团队，合力培育突破性新品种10个以上，每个团队给予100万元资金支持。”
2025-08-01 City	按照绵阳市建立重点产业建圈强链“587”产业体系和《八条措施》要求，为做好2025年度市级种业发展专项资金扶持项目申报工 In accordance with Mianyang City’s ‘587’ industrial system for establishing clusters and strengthening supply chains in… titled for the sectorCapital grant “（1）2025年度市级种业发展专项资金种业“三品”工程奖补类项目申请目录（附件3）。”
2023-12-26 Provincial	陕西省农业农村厅关于印发现代种业发展等农业农村项目实施方案的通知 Notice from the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the Issuance of Implementation Plans … titled for the sectorCapital grant “本批次专项资金重点支持现代种业发展、高标准农田建设等有关内容。”
2023-04-28 Provincial	关于印发《内蒙古自治区优势特色品种育种联合攻关项目管理办法（试行）》的通知内农牧厅规〔2023〕1号 Notice on the Issuance of the ‘Administrative Measures for the Joint Research Project on the Breeding of Advantageous a… titled for the sectorCapital grant “第七条自治区育种攻关项目通过公开遴选确定项目实施主体，自治区财政按照各项目实际申报情况给予一定的资金支持。”
2021-10-29 Provincial	关于印发《内蒙古自治区“十四五”种业发展规划》的通知内党农牧办发〔2021〕10号 titled for the sectorCapital grant “向日英、杂粮杂豆等年推广面积或系列品种累计推广面积达到规定要求的优良品种给予奖励；”
2020-05-18 Provincial	福建省农业农村厅等7部门关于加强农业种质资源保护与利用九条措施的通知闽农综〔2020〕57号 Notice from the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Six Other Departments on Nine Measure… titled for the sectorCapital grant “通过现有资金渠道，统筹支持农业种质资源保护工作，对农业种质资源库（场、区、圃）等基础设施建设和管护，以及农业种质资源调查、收集、保存、鉴定、利用等基础工作给予资金支持。”

Equity and guidance funds 0 documents

State equity through government guidance funds and investment platforms. Screen classes: Guidance fund / state equity.

No measure under this heading screened in the sector's documents held.

Revenue foregone 3 documents

Tax exemptions and reductions, and duty relief on imported inputs. Screen classes: Tax relief, Import duty relief on inputs.

2021-04-21 Central	关于“十四五”期间种子种源进口税收政策的通知财关税〔2021〕29号 Notice on Tax Policies for the Import of Seeds and Seed Sources during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period WTO-matchedtitled for the sectorended 2025-12-31Tax relief, Import duty relief on inputs “一、自2021年1月1日至2025年12月31日，对符合《进口种子种源免征增值税商品清单》的进口种子种源免征进口环节增值税。”
2022-01-05 Central	农业农村部办公厅关于公布调整后《进口种子种源免征增值税商品清单》（第一批）的通知农办外〔2022〕1号 Notice from the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the Publication of the Revised ‘List… titled for the sectorTax relief “附件：第一批进口种子种源免征增值税商品清单（按10位商品编号）”
2025-09-13 Provincial	安徽省人民政府关于公布一批省政府文件清理结果的决定皖政〔2025〕76号 Decision of the People’s Government of Anhui Province on the Publication of the Results of a Review of a Number of Prov… Tax relief “2．删除文件第五条“企业办的各类学校、托儿所、医院（包括门诊部、诊疗所）等自用的房产，免征房产税”。”

Land, power and inputs below adequate remuneration 0 documents

Land-use rights and electricity provided at concessional prices. Screen classes: Land and sites, Electricity price concession.

No measure under this heading screened in the sector's documents held.

Demand-side subsidies 2 documents

Paid to buyers: relevant where the benefit passes to the producer. Screen classes: Purchase subsidy, Trade-in / scrappage subsidy.

2025-12-29
Provincial

北京市农业农村局关于印发《关于推动种业企业高质量发展的工作意见》的通知京政农发〔2025〕42号

Notice from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the Issuance of the ‘Working Guidelines on…

titled for the sectorPurchase subsidy

“将种子育苗、育种等设备按规定纳入农机购置与应用补贴范围，对符合条件的种业企业购置机具给予补贴。”

2021-04-06
City

吉林省农作物种子条例

titled for the sectordirectiveended 2024-01-01Purchase subsidy

“鼓励推广使用高效、安全的制种采种技术和先进适用的制种采种机械，种子生产经营企业、种子生产基地农户购置先进适用的制种采种机械的，按照国家有关规定给予农机具购置补贴。”