Tag: World Trade Organization

  • Brazil WTO Bid

    Brasilia escalates its tariff fight with Washington to Geneva, filing WTO dispute DS646 against a combined 37.5 percent duty stack on 6.6 billion dollars in exports and betting that a weakened multilateral system can still deliver leverage and legitimacy. Peacock Tariff Consulting | Trade News Desk BRASILIA, Aug. 3, 2026 (Peacock Tariff Consulting) Brazil has…

  • WTO Backs China

    A Geneva dispute panel finds Turkey’s 40 percent surtax on Chinese electric vehicles, related duties on hybrids and an import-licensing regime incompatible with core WTO obligations, handing Beijing a headline victory in case DS629 while an appeal, if Ankara files one, would vanish into a paralyzed Appellate Body. GENEVA, July 31, 2026. A World Trade…

  • Ankara EV Blow

    A World Trade Organization panel has found that Turkey’s steep additional duties on Chinese electric vehicles, together with tariffs on some hybrids and a discriminatory import licensing regime, violate global trade rules. The decision hands Beijing a notable legal victory, but it lands in a dispute settlement system that no longer has a functioning appeals…