Global Trade Alert
Global Trade Alert

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Providing our latest updates on trade and industrial policy developments across 70 economies.

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Implementing jurisdictions

Prominent policy instruments and affected products

Policy instruments used

Financial grant

12136

State loan

11921

Import tariff

9717

Trade finance

6863

Local content incentive

3234

Anti-dumping

2688

Tax or social insurance relief

2353

Loan guarantee

2344

State aid, unspecified

1762

Financial assistance in foreign market

1755

Public procurement localisation

1624

Export tax

1581

Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)

1315

Import tariff quota

1311

Local value added incentive

1261

Production subsidy

1211

Price stabilisation

986

Export ban

925

FDI: Entry and ownership rule

895

Import price benchmark

865

Internal taxation of imports

822

Import licensing requirement

806

Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments

777

Export licensing requirement

664

Import ban

598

Labour market access

571

Anti-subsidy

494

Other import charges

489

Import-related non-tariff measure, nes

463

Export quota

440

FDI: Treatment and operations, nes

416

Interest payment subsidy

408

Tax-based export incentive

404

Import quota

364

Safeguard

363

Other export incentive

313

Local content requirement

226

Public procurement, nes

219

FDI: Financial incentive

219

Anti-circumvention

216

Instrument unclear

210

Public procurement preference margin

193

Export-related non-tariff measure, nes

181

Export subsidy

146

In-kind grant

140

Public procurement access

137

Local operations requirement

125

Localisation, nes

124

State aid, nes

124

Local labour requirement

78

Import incentive

72

Trade payment measure

69

Controls on credit operations

59

Post-migration treatment

49

Control on personal transactions

32

Local supply requirement for exports

30

Export tariff quota

24

Foreign customer limit

23

Import monitoring

21

Special safeguard

21

Repatriation & surrender requirements

18

Local labour incentive

17

Intellectual property protection

17

Local operations incentive

14

Minimum import price

13

Export price benchmark

9

Competitive devaluation

8

Technical barrier to trade

4

Trade balancing measure

3

Local value added requirement

2

Affected products

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

9307

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

8422

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

5093

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

4923

Iron or steel articles

4890

Iron and steel

4423

Plastics and articles thereof

4058

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

3875

Chemical products n.e.c.

3408

Cereals

3392

Organic chemicals

2959

Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes

2954

Pharmaceutical products

2595

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

2554

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

2347

Rubber and articles thereof

2287

Sugars and sugar confectionery

2150

Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

2131

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

2088

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

2027

Glass and glassware

2019

Aluminium and articles thereof

2014

Copper and articles thereof

1820

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

1770

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

1753

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

1713

Meat and edible meat offal

1706

Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster

1694

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

1679

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

1569

Miscellaneous edible preparations

1520

Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted

1518

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

1500

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal

1492

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

1474

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

1457

Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks

1455

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

1442

Ships, boats and floating structures

1423

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

1410

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard

1393

Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal

1388

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

1357

Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

1327

Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds

1282

Cotton

1176

Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes

1175

Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof

1163

Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof

1144

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof

1134

Ores, slag and ash

1116

Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials

1109

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

1108

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

1082

Fertilizers

1069

Animals; live

1061

Man-made staple fibres

1051

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body

1029

Ceramic products

1011

Cocoa and cocoa preparations

984

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

977

Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof

960

Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted

938

Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof

929

Nickel and articles thereof

897

Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

874

Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles

818

Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use

802

Zinc and articles thereof

771

Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

756

Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included

753

Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

744

Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans

692

Photographic or cinematographic goods

676

Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

660

Lead and articles thereof

656

Tin; articles thereof

633

Fabrics; knitted or crocheted

615

Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile fabrics, lace, tapestries, trimmings, embroidery

592

Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

586

Carpets and other textile floor coverings

580

Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather

576

Headgear and parts thereof

570

Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

546

Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric

525

Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

511

Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

505

Clocks and watches and parts thereof

485

Silk

396

Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof

386

Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made of feather or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

372

Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

364

Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat sticks, whips, riding crops; and parts thereof

304

Manufactures of straw, esparto or other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

299

Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques

290

Cork and articles of cork

290

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60915 policy updates
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15 Jul 2025

United States of America: Commerce Department initiates a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of importing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their parts and components

In July 2025, the US Department of Commerce launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of importing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their parts and components.

Policies

2 Policies

Affected sectors

10 Sectors affected

Affected products

32 Products affected

15 Jul 2025

United States of America: Commerce Department initiates a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of importing polysilicon and its derivatives

In July 2025, the US Department of Commerce launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of importing polysilicon and its derivatives.

Policies

2 Policies

Affected sectors

3 Sectors affected

Affected products

5 Products affected

14 Jul 2025

Malaysia: Restriction on export, transit and transhipment of Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips and related technologies

In July 2025, Malaysia's Strategic Trade Controller issued Directive No. 1/2025, requiring a licence for the export, transit and transhipment of Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chips as well as related technologies.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

4 Sectors affected

Affected products

10 Products affected

11 Jul 2025

Japan: JBIC announces a USD 46 million loan agreement with MGC Pure Chemicals America Inc to support the US semiconductor chemicals business of a Japanese company

In July 2025, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation signed a USD 46 million agreement with MGC Pure Chemicals America Inc to support the expansion of the US semiconductor chemicals business of a Japanese company.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

2 Sectors affected

Affected products

2 Products affected

11 Jul 2025

Russia: Reduction of export duty on corn (16 to 22 July 2025)

In July 2025, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture reduced the export duty on corn applicable between 16 and 22 July 2025.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

1 Sector affected

Affected products

1 Product affected

11 Jul 2025

SACU: Increase in customs duty rate on wheat and wheaten flour (July 2025)

In July 2025, the South African Revenue Service announced a customs duty increase on wheat and wheaten flour.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

2 Sectors affected

Affected products

3 Products affected

11 Jul 2025

United States of America: U.S. Administration announces additional duties applicable to the European Union and Mexico from 1 August 2025

In July 2025, the United States of America announced additional duties applicable to the European Union and Mexico from 1 August 2025.

Policies

2 Policies

Affected sectors

174 Sectors affected

Affected products

4524 Products affected

10 Jul 2025

United States of America: U.S. Administration announces 35% tariff on Canadian goods over fentanyl concerns and trade imbalances

In July 2025, the United States announced a 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting August 1, 2025, citing fentanyl-related issues and trade imbalances.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

0 Sectors affected

Affected products

0 Products affected

10 Jul 2025

United Kingdom: Guarantee and financing for export of air defence missiles to Ukraine

In July 2025, the United Kingdom announced a major defence deal with Ukraine, supported by a GBP 2.5 billion financing guarantee, enabling the delivery of over 5'000 Air Defence missiles.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

1 Sector affected

Affected products

1 Product affected

09 Jul 2025

China: Export controls on dual-use items to certain Taiwan entities

In July 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce added 8 Taiwanese companies to China's Dual-use Export Control List. The measure enters into force on the day of its publication.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

50 Sectors affected

Affected products

297 Products affected

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