UK shifts steel strategy to quotas, activates major bicycle duties
After four days of administrative quiet, UK trade policy saw significant implementation this week, defined by a strategic shift in the steel sector and a major reinforcement of trade defences for bicycles. The expiry of long-standing anti-dumping
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EU unleashes broad trade defence campaign targeting China, Russia, and now US Biofuels
The European Union executed a significant protectionist shift this week, defined by a sustained and escalating campaign of trade defence actions. The week began with sweeping new controls on Russian industrial materials taking effect and was
See MoreEU steel safeguards renew in massive half-year regulatory reset
The week in EU trade policy was dominated by a massive, scheduled regulatory transition marking the start of the second half-year. The renewal of the EU’s extensive steel safeguard quota regime on 1 July was the centrepiece, driving the activation
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Taiwan: MoF launches anti-dumping probe on imported electromagnetic steel from Korea (Rep.), China
The Ministry of Finance announced an anti-dumping investigation into cold-rolled flat-rolled non-directional electromagnetic steel imported from Korea (Rep.) and mainland China on 15 December 2025. The Customs Administration of the Ministry of
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Canada expands steel quotas, imposes surtax on Chinese imports amid rising global tariffs
Canada is implementing various trade defences, which include a CAD 1 billion investment in the industry, CAD 70 million in worker retraining, enhanced financing, tightened procurement, and the launch of a CAD 500 million fund to support the
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Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on iron and steel from China, South Korea, and Vietnam
Import duties ranging from 3.86% to 57.90% are imposed on galvanized iron and steel coils or sheets from these countries. Malaysia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced provisional anti-dumping duties on certain iron and steel imports
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China imposes anti-dumping tariffs on plastics from US, EU, Japan, and Taiwan
China’s Ministry of Commerce has imposed anti-dumping duties on POM copolymer imports from the US, EU, Japan, and Taiwan on 18 May 2025. Rates will range from 3.8% to 74.9%. US imports will face the highest rate at 74.9%, while EU shipments are
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China to impose anti-dumping duties on Indian cypermethrin
China's commerce ministry announced it will impose anti-dumping duties of 48.4% to 166.2% on Indian cypermethrin for five years, effective immediately. Cypermethrin is an insecticide used in agriculture and sanitation. The decision follows a
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WTO: Latest Issue of World Tariff Profiles
On 29 July 2022 the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued the latest edition of its annual publication World Tariff Profiles. The publication sets out global tariff and non-tariff information on more than 170 countries and is issued in
See MoreCanada: Trade complaint files against US
Canada filed an official request for consultations document, which was circulated on January 10, 2018, to other World Trade Organization (WTO) members concerning certain laws, regulations and other measures maintained by the US with respect to
See MoreChile: Government sets anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel grinding rods
The Chilean government has imposed final anti-dumping duties on imports of steel grinding rods from China under the country’s anti-distortions
See MoreUS: Department of Commerce finalizes sugar trade compromise with Mexico
The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized an agreement on the suspension of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Mexican exports of sugar. The agreement, which reworked a 2014 pact, averts steep duties on U.S. imports of sugar from Mexico,
See MoreUS: President launches investigation into steel dumping
Donald Trump has initiated a wide-ranging antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into countries that export steel to the US. The investigation is aimed at stopping countries from flooding the U.S. with artificially cheap
See MoreVietnam: Imposes anti-dumping tax on steel imported from China
On March 30 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Trade officially decided to levy anti-dumping duties on imported coated steel from mainland China including Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea. Therefore, Bazhou Sanqiang Metal Products will be taxed
See MoreUS & Mexico finalize agreement on sugar import investigations
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on December 19, 2014 that it had finalized agreements with the Government of Mexico and Mexican sugar exporters to suspend antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on imports of sugar.
See MoreUS Imposes Preliminary Anti-Subsidy Duties On Chinese Tires
The U.S. Commerce Department has set preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging from 12.5 percent to 81.29 percent on tires imported from China. Five years ago, following a previous USW complaint, the US imposed AD and CVD tariffs on similar Chinese
See MoreUS Signed Draft Agreement With Mexico On Sugar Trade Dispute
The draft agreement has signed between US and Mexico which aims to suspend US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Mexican sugar. The US Department of Commerce (DOC) had announced on October 27, 2014, preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging from
See MoreChina: Termination of Anti-dumping Measures against Imports of Phthalic Anhydride Originated in ROK, Japan and India
On August 30, 2009, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Ministry of Commerce”) issued Announcement No. 56 of 2009, deciding to continue to impose anti-dumping measures against imports of
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