Tag: Import Duties

  • Brazil Cuts Tax

    Brazil’s foreign trade chamber has eliminated import duties on dozens of technology products and rewritten tariff relief for hundreds of capital goods, auto parts and heavy vehicles, a package that takes effect August 13 as the country works to lower investment costs while absorbing a new 25 percent American tariff on its exports. BRASILIA, August…

  • Steel Mesh Duty

    Australia’s provisional anti-dumping measure on welded steel mesh sheets from China took effect this weekend, adding a fresh layer of border costs to one of the construction sector’s most ubiquitous inputs while the underlying investigation, which also covers Malaysia, races toward its facts deadline. CANBERRA, August 9, 2026: Australia’s provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of…

  • Tokyo Steel Tax

    Japan has begun collecting provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 55.3 percent on hot-dipped galvanized steel from South Korea and China, one of Tokyo’s most assertive uses of its trade remedy toolkit in years and a fresh signal that no major steel market intends to absorb Asia’s excess capacity without a fight. TOKYO, August 9,…

  • Brazil Eases Up

    Brazil’s trade chamber unveils a sweeping August package that cuts or eliminates import duties on hundreds of capital goods and dozens of IT and telecom products, offering importers a partial reprieve after February’s steep tariff realignment. SAO PAULO, August 8, 2026. Brazil’s Executive Management Committee of the Chamber of Foreign Trade, known as Gecex, has…

  • Wheat Duty Axed

    Southern Africa’s customs union has scrapped its wheat import tariff entirely, dropping the duty to zero across five countries and reshaping the cost calculus for one of the region’s most import-dependent food staples. JOHANNESBURG, August 8, 2026. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has cut the import duty on wheat to zero, publishing an amendment…

  • UK PET Probe

    Britain’s Trade Remedies Authority has launched its first ever safeguard investigation, examining whether surging imports of polyethylene terephthalate are inflicting serious injury on domestic plastics production. LONDON, August 8, 2026. The United Kingdom has crossed a threshold in its post-Brexit trade policy. On 5 August 2026, the Trade Remedies Authority announced the initiation of a…

  • Brazil PVC Duty

    Brasilia renews its 21.6 percent anti-dumping duty on Chinese suspension PVC resin for up to five more years while the companion measure on South Korean resin stays terminated, cementing a split outcome in a trade defense case that has run for nearly two decades. BRASILIA, August 7, 2026 Brazil will keep its anti-dumping shield against…

  • Aussie Mesh Hit

    Provisional anti-dumping securities on Chinese welded steel mesh sheets take effect at Australian ports on August 8, while a parallel investigation keeps Malaysian suppliers under the microscope. CANBERRA, August 7, 2026 A Border Charge Arrives Mid Investigation From Saturday, shipments of certain welded steel mesh sheets arriving in Australia from China will carry a new…

  • Gulf Glass Duty

    The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council has finalized a definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese glass imports that takes effect September 5, 2026, capping a 22-month investigation and opening a new Gulf front in the global pushback against China’s glass overcapacity. RIYADH, August 7, 2026 The Gulf Cooperation Council has finalized a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain…

  • UK Steel Lapse

    LONDON, August 7, 2026 The United Kingdom has terminated its definitive anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled flat steel from China and Russia, allowing one of the longest-running trade remedies on its books to lapse at the end of its statutory five-year term. HM Revenue and Customs confirmed the change in a tariff notice published on August…