US and China extend trade truce, push for bigger agreement
The US and China agreed, on 23 September 2026, to extend their trade truce by two months, pushing the expiration date to 10 January 2027. The original agreement, reached in Busan, South Korea, in May 2026, was set to expire on 10 November
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Massive trade defence update on Asian stainless steel dominates EU tariff activity
After a quiet start, the week saw a major escalation in the European Union's trade defence posture, centered on the iron and steel sector. A massive update reaffirmed and adjusted anti-dumping duties on stainless steel products from China, India,
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US: Trump signs Russia Sanctions Bill into law, India faces tariff risk
President Donald Trump signed H.R. 5334, the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026,” into law on 18 September 2026. The House of Representatives passed the legislation two days earlier with a 262-159 vote. The bill
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WTO issues report examining falling tariffs, new challenges to global trade
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has published its World Trade Report 2026: A Critical Juncture for the World Trading System on 15 September 2026, examining the multilateral trading system at a critical juncture, where the WTO must adapt to a
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India cuts windfall tax on fuel exports
India's Finance Ministry has reduced the windfall gains tax on exports of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), with the revised levies taking effect from 16 September 2026. The export duty on diesel has been cut to INR 20 per litre
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Thailand plans higher EV import excise tax
Thailand’s electric vehicle board has agreed to raise excise tax on fully imported electric vehicles (CBUs) to encourage investment in domestic auto manufacturing, a Finance Ministry official said on 10 September 2026. Fully imported vehicles
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Taiwan clarifies anti-dumping rules for imports
Taiwan’s Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, stated on 8 September 2026 that more than TWD 676 million in anti-dumping duties had been collected by the end of June 2026, as anti-dumping measures continue to apply to 12 products. The
See MoreMassive steel quota administration dominates EU tariff updates
The first week of September was dominated by one of the year's largest regulatory updates, a massive administrative project focused on iron and steel tariff quotas that unfolded over several days. This technical exercise, involving over 1,500
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Brazil extends crude oil export levy
Brazil’s 12% export tax on crude oil remains in effect after a federal appellate court overturned a lower-court ruling that had suspended the levy for companies represented by the Brazilian Association of Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas
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Argentina: ARCA streamlines digital procedures for export declaration changes
Argentina’s tax authority (ARCA) has published General Resolution 5891/2026 (signed on 27 August 2026) in the Official Gazette on 31 August 2026, establishing a unified procedure to request modifications and rehabilitations of export destinations
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Ferro-silicon duties take effect as EU prepares major chemical controls
The week was defined by the activation of previously announced trade defence measures rather than the publication of new ones. Definitive anti-dumping duties on ferro-silicon from China and Russia took effect, representing a significant tightening
See MoreEU pivots from administrative cleanup to aggressive trade defence, targeting Chinese goods
After a week that began with a massive administrative consolidation of existing trade defence measures and transitioned into routine agricultural tariff management, the European Union pivoted sharply back to an aggressive protectionist stance. The
See MoreEU extends suspension of the EU rebalancing measures against the US
The European Commission has adopted an Implementing Regulation extending the suspension of EU rebalancing measures on US exports to the European Union on 31 July 2026. The decision means that the rebalancing measures, adopted last summer in the
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Turkey updates import inspection list for selected products under Agriculture, forestry controls
Turkey has revised the product list covered by the Communiqué on Import Inspections of Products Subject to the Control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/5) through a new amending Communiqué (Product
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UK expands bicycle anti-dumping duties in major trade defence action
This week was marked by a significant tightening of UK trade policy, headlined by a major expansion of the anti-dumping regime for bicycles. New 48.5% duties were applied to imports from Malaysia and Pakistan, and in a key anti-circumvention move,
See MoreEU pivots from farm tariffs to major anti-dumping action on Chinese industrial goods
A week largely defined by the routine activation of hundreds of seasonal agricultural tariffs took a sharp turn in its final hours with the imposition of significant new anti-dumping duties on a wide range of industrial goods from China. While the
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US, Mexico lock in September USMCA talks as auto content dispute deepens
The US and Mexico will meet for a fourth negotiating round in early September 2026 to work through disagreements on revamping the 26-year-old North American trade agreement (USMCA). US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer held talks this
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China, US consulting on proposed tariff cuts
China and the US are seeking feedback from businesses and other stakeholders on proposed reciprocal tariff reduction arrangements covering about USD 30 billion in bilateral trade, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on 23 July
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