Tag: European Union
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South Korea’s fast-expanding chemical trade-defense docket hit both Chinese and European suppliers this week, as a definitive duty on European PVC paste resin took effect and new records documented a finalized levy on Chinese butyl acrylate. SEOUL, August 6, 2026 – South Korea’s campaign to shield its embattled chemical producers from cheap imports reached a…
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Beijing’s first-ever foreign trade national security investigation targets imported printers and copiers running foreign software, and Japanese and European equipment makers are squarely in the blast radius. BEIJING, August 6, 2026 – China has switched on a trade weapon it has never used before, and the first target is sitting in nearly every office in…
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The largest trade agreement either side has ever concluded has moved off the negotiators’ desks and into the ratification machinery, with a December signature, a spring 2027 start date, and a district-by-district exporter outreach campaign now defining the road ahead. NEW DELHI, August 4, 2026 – Six months after India and the European Union concluded…
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Six months into the EU-China minimum price experiment for electric vehicles, only one car has crossed the finish line, and the truce now faces its sternest examination yet from compliance haggling, surging Chinese market share, and a looming fight over plug-in hybrids. BRUSSELS, August 4, 2026 – The most ambitious trade truce Brussels has attempted…
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One month into the European Union’s toughest steel import regime in decades, quotas are draining fast, a product scope review is underway, and trading partners from Ankara to Seoul to New Delhi are counting the cost. BRUSSELS, August 4, 2026 – The European Union’s new steel import regime enters August with its first full month…
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Brussels prepares an anti-circumvention investigation into glass fibre mesh routed through the Western Balkans, as Chinese producers stand accused of dodging EU anti-dumping duties BRUSSELS, Aug. 3, 2026 The European Commission is expected to open a formal anti-circumvention investigation into imports of construction materials from several Balkan countries, amid mounting suspicions that Chinese producers are…
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Brussels closes a yearlong trade defence case with definitive anti-dumping duties of 60 percent to 67.5 percent on Chinese polyamide yarn, redrawing the sourcing map for spinners, knitters and apparel brands on three continents. BRUSSELS, Aug. 3, 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting | Trade News Desk The European Union has raised one of the steepest…
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A Saturday publication of more than 1,400 tariff changes brings duties of up to 86.5 percent on Chinese steel fasteners, plus new measures on specialty plastics and plywood, as Brussels hardens its trade defences while high-stakes talks with Beijing grind on. BRUSSELS, AUG. 2 – Importers across the European Union are spending the first days…
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Brussels imposes definitive anti-dumping duties of up to 67.6 percent on Chinese polyamide yarns, moving to shield a 400 million euro European market and some 2,000 manufacturing jobs across five member states as the measure takes full effect this week. BRUSSELS, AUG. 2 – European textile mills began their first full week under a new…
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Brussels locks in definitive anti-dumping tariffs of up to 67.6 percent on Chinese polyamide yarns, capping a twelve-month investigation and forcing a rethink of sourcing strategies across Europe’s textile supply chain BRUSSELS, July 31, 2026. The European Commission this week imposed definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 60 percent to 67.6 percent on imports of polyamide…