China has lifted trade restrictions on two Australian meat processing facilities, allowing the full resumption of red meat exports to the country, the Australian government said on Tuesday. Beijing has now removed restrictions from all 10 Australian abattoirs it banned between 2020 and 2022.

China has lifted all bans on Australian beef, removing the last of its unofficial trade sanctions on a range of Australian products including wine, barley, cotton and rock lobsters.

China has now lifted all restrictions on exports from Australian meat works, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, marking a new milestone in warming relations between the two governments.

China has fully lifted suspensions on Australian red meat, Canberra said Tuesday, dismantling one of the final barriers in a four-year trade war that hammered US$13 billion of exports.China lifted suspensions on eight Australian slaughterhouses in May this year but kept barriers in place for two facilities.