India and the European Union set a year-end signing for their landmark free trade agreement and opened formal talks on Indian association with Horizon Europe, deepening ties beyond tariffs. NEW DELHI, July 16, 2026: India and the European Union will sign their landmark free trade agreement before the end of 2026 and expect the pact…
India and the United Kingdom activate the largest bilateral tariff deal either nation has signed in a decade, granting duty free access for nearly all Indian goods sold into Britain and slashing Indian import duties on whisky, cars, cosmetics and thousands of other products. By the International Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting July 16, 2026…
India and the United Kingdom flip the switch Wednesday on the deepest tariff liberalisation either country has attempted in a generation, wiping out duties on 99 percent of Indian tariff lines, halving India’s 150 percent whisky tariff overnight and opening a quota lane for British cars at 10 percent International Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting…

China has formally asked Morocco to negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement, Moroccan Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour confirmed in a Bloomberg interview published in mid-June. Rabat hasn’t started talks yet, but the request marks a notable moment in a relationship that has quietly become one of the most consequential economic partnerships on the…

What Beijing’s new zero-tariff architecture means for trade, geopolitics, and the global pushback against protectionism. On May 1, 2026, China’s customs barriers fell for almost an entire continent. Imports from 53 of Africa’s 54 countries now enter the Chinese market at a zero tariff across 100 percent of tariff lines, an unusually broad preference that…
Every Dollar of Duty Is a Dollar Off Your Margin There is often a significant gap between what importers actually pay and what they are required to pay. That gap exists because the tariff code is complex, multiple duty reduction mechanisms are available but underutilized, and most importers lack the specialized knowledge needed to optimize…
CETA: The Complete Guide to Canada-EU Trade Answer Capsule CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) between Canada and the EU has been provisionally applied since 2017, eliminating tariffs on 98% of goods and opening services and government procurement markets. While not yet fully ratified by all EU member states, CETA provides Canadian exporters significant advantages…