Tag: Trade Policy
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With the continental pact unrenewed and rolling annual reviews now the rule, Washington opens a third bilateral round with Mexico while Ottawa waits for a seat at the table OTTAWA, July 18, 2026. The trilateral trade agreement that has governed the North American economy since 2020 has entered an uncertain new chapter, and Canada is…
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India walks away with the largest duty-free steel allocation Britain has granted any trading partner as the two countries’ new trade pact takes effect, carving a rare opening in the 50 percent safeguard tariff wall now rising around the UK market. By the International Trade Desk NEW DELHI, July 17, 2026 When the India-UK Comprehensive…
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Canada’s softwood producers brace for a summer duty ruling as a fresh British Columbia mill closure lays bare the human cost of a tariff wall that has climbed past 45 per cent, even as CUSMA drifts and Ottawa’s former chief negotiator warns relief may not arrive before the U.S. midterms. PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., July 17,…
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Washington imposes 25 percent Section 301 duties on most Brazilian imports from July 22, sparing coffee and beef but exposing more than 4,000 products, as Brasilia vows reciprocal measures and a WTO challenge By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting Washington, July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, JULY 16. The United States imposed a 25 percent…
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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…
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Washington’s Section 301 clock on Brazil runs out today, with a 25 percent tariff on more than 4,000 products expected within hours, a second duty stacked behind it for July 24, and a year of negotiations that one official summed up in four words: they want the impossible By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff…
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Brussels warns that dialogue with Beijing “will not suffice” and signals unilateral tariff action, as China’s trade surplus with the European Union surges to a record high ahead of an October deadline for talks. By the International Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting BRUSSELS, July 15, 2026. The European Commission has put Beijing on notice that…
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Treasury pays back $49.2 billion in invalidated tariffs in a single month, flipping last June’s celebrated surplus into a $120 billion deficit, with less than half the refund bill settled and a new generation of duties queued up to replace the old ones By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 14, 2026…
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Brussels warns that dialogue alone will not suffice as it readies unilateral safeguards, quotas and duties on Chinese imports ahead of an October deadline, hours after Beijing posts a record trade surplus International Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting BRUSSELS, July 14, 2026 The European Union will impose unilateral trade defense measures on Chinese imports…
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Quebec rolls out a fresh loan program for softwood producers as Canadian mills brace for a U.S. duty ruling due within weeks, the Section 232 tariff bites, and Ottawa presses Washington for a truce that may hinge on quotas. By the Peacock Tariff Consulting Canada Trade Desk | Filed July 14, 2026 OTTAWA, July 14,…