Tag: non-tariff barriers

  • 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…

  • India Glass Bar

    New Delhi imposes a minimum import price and licensing wall on cheap clear float glass, shielding domestic producers from low-priced Asian supply and adding a fresh layer to one of the world’s most protected glass markets NEW DELHI, Aug. 20, 2026 India has thrown up a new barrier against low-priced glass imports, converting the import…

  • When a Parasite Becomes a Trade Barrier Canada, Mexico and the World Respond to the First U.S. Screwworm Case in Six Decades

    When a Parasite Becomes a Trade Barrier Canada, Mexico and the World Respond to the First U.S. Screwworm Case in Six Decades

    On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed something it had not seen in nearly sixty years: a living animal on American soil infested with the larvae of the New World screwworm. The host was a three-week-old calf in Zavala County, in the brushland of South Texas about 25 miles from the Mexican…