Announcement
27 Mar 2026
In March 2026, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced the initiation of a trade barrier investigation into various measures implemented by the United States that allegedly obstruct trade in green products.
Source
Number of interventions
1
0 certainly harmful
1 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
No implementation date
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 30 Mar 2026:
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