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  • Polysilicon Tax

    White House imposes 15 percent Section 232 duty and a first-of-its-kind minimum import price program on polysilicon, wafers, cells and solar modules, effective December 4 WASHINGTON, August 8, 2026 President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a 15 percent ad valorem tariff on imported polysilicon and a broad range of its derivatives, pairing the…

  • Brazil Cuts Tax

    Brazil’s foreign trade chamber has eliminated import duties on dozens of technology products and rewritten tariff relief for hundreds of capital goods, auto parts and heavy vehicles, a package that takes effect August 13 as the country works to lower investment costs while absorbing a new 25 percent American tariff on its exports. BRASILIA, August…

  • Steel Mesh Duty

    Australia’s provisional anti-dumping measure on welded steel mesh sheets from China took effect this weekend, adding a fresh layer of border costs to one of the construction sector’s most ubiquitous inputs while the underlying investigation, which also covers Malaysia, races toward its facts deadline. CANBERRA, August 9, 2026: Australia’s provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of…

  • Tokyo Steel Tax

    Japan has begun collecting provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 55.3 percent on hot-dipped galvanized steel from South Korea and China, one of Tokyo’s most assertive uses of its trade remedy toolkit in years and a fresh signal that no major steel market intends to absorb Asia’s excess capacity without a fight. TOKYO, August 9,…

  • Brazil Eases Up

    Brazil’s trade chamber unveils a sweeping August package that cuts or eliminates import duties on hundreds of capital goods and dozens of IT and telecom products, offering importers a partial reprieve after February’s steep tariff realignment. SAO PAULO, August 8, 2026. Brazil’s Executive Management Committee of the Chamber of Foreign Trade, known as Gecex, has…

  • Wheat Duty Axed

    Southern Africa’s customs union has scrapped its wheat import tariff entirely, dropping the duty to zero across five countries and reshaping the cost calculus for one of the region’s most import-dependent food staples. JOHANNESBURG, August 8, 2026. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has cut the import duty on wheat to zero, publishing an amendment…

  • UK PET Probe

    Britain’s Trade Remedies Authority has launched its first ever safeguard investigation, examining whether surging imports of polyethylene terephthalate are inflicting serious injury on domestic plastics production. LONDON, August 8, 2026. The United Kingdom has crossed a threshold in its post-Brexit trade policy. On 5 August 2026, the Trade Remedies Authority announced the initiation of a…

  • No More Caving

    Opposition letter accuses Ottawa of eighteen months of one-way concessions and sets out a four-point test for any deal before the August 19 tariff deadline OTTAWA, August 9, 2026 – The Canadian government’s approach to the United States trade file came under direct opposition attack Sunday, as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre released a letter to…

  • Liquor Standoff

    Quebec declares the American alcohol boycott a matter of provincial jurisdiction alone, complicating a federal negotiation in which liquor shelves have become a tariff trigger OTTAWA, August 9, 2026 – The Quebec government has told Ottawa and Washington that American alcohol will remain off provincial liquor store shelves until the province is satisfied with the…

  • Dairy Red Line

    Canadian producers tell Ottawa that supply management is not currency as Washington talks accelerate toward an August 19 tariff wall OTTAWA, August 9, 2026 – Canada’s dairy producers have drawn the sharpest public line yet against the federal government’s negotiating strategy with the United States, warning that any further loosening of the supply management system…