Tag: Traceability

  • Quota Crunch

    Eight weeks into the EU’s hardened steel import regime, quotas are running dry, importers are stuck at customs, and Brussels faces a Monday deadline to define the traceability rules that will govern the next phase. BRUSSELS, August 25, 2026 The European Commission has less than a week to finalize one of the most consequential pieces…

  • Copper Crunch

    A mandatory smelt-and-cast reporting rule for copper imports takes effect Wednesday, the latest turn of the screw in a Section 232 metals regime that Washington has rebuilt tier by tier this year WASHINGTON, July 29, 2026 American importers of copper wire and cable have until midnight tonight to get their data in order. Effective 12:01…