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  • PET Film Probe

    India’s trade remedies authority has opened an anti-dumping investigation into thick polyester film from China, Singapore, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, the country’s second probe into PET film imports in less than a year and a fresh signal of New Delhi’s hardening line on low priced imports. NEW DELHI, Aug. 19. India’s Directorate General…

  • Drone Duty Rush

    Twelve days before Section 232 duties of up to 100 percent hit unmanned aircraft, buyers are stripping inventory, DJI has won a courtroom reprieve, and importers still have no CBP guidance WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2026 The American drone market has spent the past week doing what every American import market does in the fortnight before…

  • China Defies EU

    Beijing’s blocking order against Brussels’ foreign subsidies probe of JD.com’s bid for Germany’s Ceconomy escalates a widening contest over who writes the rules of global commerce, and it leaves multinational compliance teams standing in the crossfire. BEIJING, Aug. 19. China ordered companies and individuals on Wednesday to refuse cooperation with a European Union subsidy investigation…

  • Talks Collapse

    Carney suspends negotiations and pledges dollar-for-dollar retaliation as Washington’s 50 per cent Section 338 duties hit roughly $28 billion of Canadian exports OTTAWA, August 22, 2026 At 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday, the most consequential escalation in the Canada-United States trade conflict since early 2025 took legal effect. An additional 50 per cent ad…

  • Beef Duty Pause

    White House opens a 300,000 tonne duty-free window on ground beef as cattle numbers hit a 56-year low, handing importers a narrow and legally unusual opening WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2026 President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States will waive out-of-quota tariffs on as much as 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef…

  • Section 338 Tariffs on Canadian Goods: A Practical Guide for Importers & Exporters

    Last updated: August 22, 2026 The United States has imposed an additional 50% ad valorem tariff on certain products of Canada under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The measures do not apply to every Canadian product entering the United States. Coverage depends on the product’s classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),…

  • Drone Duty Bite

    Two weeks before Section 232 duties of up to 100 percent hit imported unmanned aircraft, small U.S. operators are pulling five-figure purchases forward and Commerce has yet to publish the classification guidance importers need WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2026 With 13 days left before the first tranche of Section 232 tariffs on unmanned aircraft systems takes…

  • EU Rules Clash

    Washington tells Brussels that narrowing its corporate sustainability directives was not enough, and warns it will “take any actions necessary” if the trade framework’s non-tariff promises go unmet WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2026 The United States has told the European Union that the concessions Brussels has already made on its corporate sustainability laws fall short of…

  • Korea EA Probe

    Seoul opens an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese ethyl acetate, adding a new front in Northeast Asia’s intensifying chemical trade war as Chinese overcapacity washes across the region SEOUL, Aug. 20, 2026 South Korea has opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of ethyl acetate from China, the Korea Trade Commission announced in the government gazette on…

  • Riyadh Paper AD

    Saudi Arabia opens an anti-dumping investigation into duplex paperboard from India and China, the kingdom’s latest and most assertive use of trade remedies to shelter its Vision 2030 industrial base RIYADH, Aug. 20, 2026 Saudi Arabia has opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of duplex paperboard from India and China, the kingdom’s General Authority of…