Tag: EU


  • Anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties are trade remedies that governments impose to protect domestic industries from unfair import practices. Dumping occurs when a company exports products at prices below fair market value, typically to gain market share or offload excess inventory. Countervailing duties (CVDs) are imposed to offset subsidies provided by foreign governments to exporters.…

  • EU-US trade relations in 2026 reflect a fundamental shift in trade policy and an escalation of tariff tensions that directly impact European businesses. The relationship between the world’s two largest economic blocs is no longer governed by traditional free trade principles. Instead, the EU faces a complex patchwork of US tariffs, retaliatory duties, and trade…

  • The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a tariff-like duty imposed on certain carbon-intensive products imported into the European Union. Effective from January 1, 2026 (following a transitional period from 2023-2025), CBAM applies to imports of cement, iron and steel, aluminum, fertilizers, electricity, and hydrogen based on embedded carbon content. For North American exporters…

  • Peacock Tariff Consulting specializes in helping European businesses navigate the complex world of North American tariffs, trade regulations, and duty optimization. With over 20 years of experience in customs compliance, tariff strategy, and cross-border operations, Kyle Peacock and his team provide authoritative guidance to EU importers, exporters, and manufacturers facing escalating US tariff regimes, reciprocal…

  • Brexit fundamentally restructured the UK’s tariff relationships with the United States and Canada. Prior to 2020, UK exporters operated under EU customs arrangements, benefiting from the EU’s comprehensive free trade agreements and tariff frameworks. Since 2021, the UK operates as an independent customs territory with entirely new trade agreements, tariff schedules, and rules of origin…