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  • Whisky Tariff

    Canadian distillers face a 50 per cent U.S. duty on August 19 after four decades of duty-free access, and with 93 per cent of the industry’s exports going to a single market, Spirits Canada is asking the provinces that started the alcohol fight to help end it. By Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk TORONTO,…

  • DC Talks Push

    Canada sends its trade minister and chief negotiator to Washington for two days of talks aimed at defusing a 50 per cent Section 338 tariff due on August 19, even as President Donald Trump publicly questions whether he wants a renewed CUSMA at all. By Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk OTTAWA, July 29, 2026…

  • Bridge Opens

    The Gordie Howe International Bridge began carrying traffic across the Detroit River on Monday, a multibillion-dollar trade artery inaugurated at the exact moment North American trade rules are coming apart WINDSOR, Ont., July 28, 2026 Trucks began rolling across the Gordie Howe International Bridge at roughly 10:30 a.m. Monday, opening a second commercial crossing at…

  • DC Trade Push

    Canada’s trade minister and chief negotiator head to Washington with three weeks left on the clock before 50 per cent Section 338 duties hit roughly C$28 billion in exports OTTAWA, July 28, 2026 Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will travel to Washington this week alongside Canada’s chief trade negotiator to the United States, Janice Charette,…

  • CEPA Fast Lane

    Jakarta mounts a high-level diplomatic push to sign and ratify its landmark trade pact with the European Union before the end of 2026, targeting entry into force in early 2027 as new tariff pressure from Washington and a mixed WTO ruling sharpen the case for market diversification. International Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting JAKARTA,…

  • Coke Duty Row

    A definitive anti-dumping duty on low ash metallurgical coke has split India’s government down the middle, with the Steel Ministry formally asking the Finance Ministry to scrap a trade remedy that domestic coke producers fought hard to win. International Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting NEW DELHI, July 28 – India’s simmering conflict over anti-dumping…

  • Moscow Oil Tax

    Russia raises export duties on sunflower oil, sunflower meal and corn for August while easing the levy on wheat, according to measures announced by Moscow on July 24 and logged by the Global Trade Alert database. International Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting MOSCOW, July 28 – Russia has raised the export duties it charges…

  • Jakarta Waiver

    Indonesia scraps import duties on aircraft spare parts and on LPG bound for petrochemical plants in a second-half stimulus push, handing cost relief to airlines and plastics producers just as new United States tariffs begin to bite across Southeast Asia. International Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting JAKARTA, July 28 – Indonesia has eliminated import…

  • China Hits EU

    Beijing bars dual-use exports to 14 European entities, including truck, motor, materials and drone makers, in direct retaliation for the EU’s 21st Russia sanctions package, deepening a trade standoff that already spans steel, small parcels, rare earths and electric vehicles. International Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting BRUSSELS, July 28 – China has opened a…

  • Duty Handoff

    The in-transit grace period for the new Section 301 duties ends today, closing out a frantic week in which one American tariff regime died, another was born, and importers were left to reconcile refunds, stacking rules, and a calendar full of deadlines. WASHINGTON, July 28, 2026 For American importers, Tuesday marks the end of the…