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- 24.09.2026 Regulation #USA #China #Import #Duties
US Commerce finds circumvention via Cambodia hangers and China CGI brake drums
On September 22, 2026, the US Commerce Department issued two preliminary affirmative circumvention determinations: one covering garment hangers finished in Cambodia and another covering compacted graphite iron brake drums from China. Importers of such entries dating back to each inquiry's initiation must post cash deposits at the existing orders' rates, and hanger importers need both importer and exporter certifications of the steel wire's origin. - 24.09.2026 Regulation #USA #Import #Duties #Codes & nomenclature
BIS details zero-tariff drug categories ahead of September 29 tariff
The US Bureau of Industry and Security has defined nine categories of specialty pharmaceuticals for which the 100% tariff under Proclamation 11020 is replaced by a zero rate if the product comes from one of 19 partner jurisdictions or meets an urgent US health need. Importers seeking relief on the second ground must email BIS a product-specific justification; requests are accepted from September 23, 2026 with no fixed deadline. - 24.09.2026 Regulation #USA #Import #Duties #Quotas
Commerce curbs polysilicon import stockpiling in US through Dec 3
The US Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a temporary rule restricting polysilicon stockpiling ahead of Proclamation 11052 tariffs, effective September 22 through December 3, 2026. Importers of record registered on or after August 6, 2026 must stay within weekly caps on HTSUS codes 2804.61.00, 3818.00.00, 8541.42.00 and 8541.43.00 or apply to Commerce for a waiver by December 3, or face a ban on further entries. - 24.09.2026 Regulation #USA #Import #Duties
US lifts AD/CVD duties on aluminum can stock from 17 countries
The US Commerce Department, following changed circumstances reviews, has partially revoked antidumping and countervailing duty orders on common alloy aluminum sheet from 17 countries as applied to can stock used for beverage cans, lids and tabs, retroactively for unliquidated entries. Can stock importers should have their broker check unliquidated entries against the exclusion language: Commerce intends to instruct CBP within 15 days of the September 24, 2026 publication to liquidate them without AD/CVD duties and refund deposits. - 24.09.2026 Regulation #EU #China #Import #Duties #Quotas
EU imposes provisional safeguard quotas on electrical steel imports
The European Commission introduced provisional safeguard tariff-rate quotas with price thresholds on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel, laminations and cores, including cores already incorporated in power transformers, effective from 25 September 2026 for 155 days until 26 February 2027. Importers of steel and transformers from China, Japan and South Korea should check whether shipments fit within country quotas and price thresholds, as any shortfall triggers a safeguard duty, while cores embedded in finished transformers face a flat €1,140 per tonne duty with no quota. - 19.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Export #Duties #Trade agreements
EAEU and Indonesia may cut duties to 2% and 1.5% in 2026
The EAEU-Indonesia free trade agreement, signed on December 21, 2025, may enter into force by the end of 2026, cutting Indonesia's average duty on EAEU goods from 10.2% to 2% and the EAEU's average duty on Indonesian goods from 7.6% to 1.5%. Traders on both sides will need to check their products against the roughly 90% of tariff lines covered by the preferences. - 19.09.2026 Regulation #USA #Import #Bans #Duties
US replaces 50% Canada tariff with import ban from September 29
Starting September 29, 2026, the United States is replacing a 50 percent duty with an outright import ban on Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motor vehicles under three presidential proclamations signed September 8; the scope of the underlying 50 percent duty was separately revised from September 15. Importers of these goods must enter them for consumption before September 29 to remain under the duty rather than face a ban. - 17.09.2026 Regulation #USA #Import #Duties
US finds dumping, subsidies in solar cells from India, Indonesia, Laos
On September 11 the US Department of Commerce issued final affirmative antidumping and countervailing duty determinations on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos, with the notices published in the Federal Register on September 16. Importers should track the antidumping cash deposit rates already in effect for each country (countervailing-duty deposits are on hold pending the ITC vote) and the International Trade Commission's final injury vote on October 14, which will decide whether duty orders are issued. - 15.09.2026 Regulation #USA #China #Import #Duties
US sets preliminary 66.61% CVD rate on Chinese tin mill products
The US Commerce Department on September 15, 2026 set a single preliminary countervailing duty rate of 66.61% on tin mill products from China and found critical circumstances, triggering retroactive cash deposits for entries made 90 days before publication. Importers of Chinese tin mill products should expect deposit collection at 66.61% on shipments entered from roughly June 17, 2026 and track the final determination due no later than November 30, 2026. - 14.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Quotas #Duties
EEC quotas on meat, whey and rice for 2027 take effect Sept 27
On September 27, 2026, two Eurasian Economic Commission decisions dated August 25, 2026 take effect: No. 110 allocates 2027 import quotas for beef, pork, poultry and whey among EAEU member states, while No. 109 sets a quota for long-grain rice from Vietnam. Importers of these goods from non-CIS countries will need to secure their share of the national quota through the authorized body in their country to bring 2027 shipments in at the in-quota rate. - 12.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Russia #Import #Quotas #Duties #Trade agreements
EEC extends duty-free quotas for Iranian vegetable and apple imports to 2027
The Eurasian Economic Commission's Board, by decision No. 119 of September 8, 2026, extended duty-free tariff quotas on Iranian potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, apples and canned tomatoes into 2027, whereas the 2027 annex previously covered only poultry meat. Importers of these products will need to plan 2027 Iranian supplies using the same national volumes as in 2026 and secure an import license to use the zero-duty allowance. - 12.09.2026 Regulation #USA #World #Import #Export #Duties #Bans
USITC opens comments on rarely used Section 338 tariff power until Nov 9
The U.S. International Trade Commission on September 9, 2026 asked for public comments on how it should carry out its duties under Section 338(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930. The administration has already invoked that discrimination provision twice against Canada this year, and importers and exporters facing foreign customs or regulatory barriers should file their input via EDIS (docket MISC-053) by November 9, 2026, 5:15 p.m. Eastern. - 12.09.2026 Trade & Markets #EU #Russia #Export #Duties #Logistics #Statistics
Latvia plans 300% tariff on grain from Russia and Belarus
Latvia's government said on September 7, 2026 that it plans a 300% tariff on grain and processed grain products from Russia and Belarus, a rate that would effectively close the Baltic transit corridor. Exporters shipping through Baltic ports should track the tariff's parameters and start date, which Riga is coordinating with Lithuania and Estonia, and line up alternative routes in advance. - 12.09.2026 Trade & Markets #EU #Import #E-commerce #Payments #Statistics #Duties
EU e-commerce VAT collections top €38 billion in 2025, up 17%
The European Commission reported on 3 September 2026 that sellers declared over 38 billion euros in VAT through the OSS/IOSS schemes in 2025, a 17% year-on-year increase, with the import scheme IOSS growing fastest. Sellers from third countries, including Russia and China, and logistics operators handling EU-bound parcels will need to register for IOSS, price in the 3-euro per-item customs duty applied from 1 July 2026 to consignments up to 150 euros, and prepare for parcels to be charged at standard tariff rates by 2028. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #USA #EAEU #Import #Duties
US extends duties on silicon metal from Kazakhstan for five years
The US International Trade Commission unanimously voted to keep the countervailing duty on silicon metal from Kazakhstan and antidumping duties on silicon metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland and Malaysia in place, in a decision published in the Federal Register on September 3, 2026. Exporters from these countries and US importers classifying the product under HTSUS 2804.69.1000 and 2804.69.5000 should plan for the existing duty rates to remain in effect for at least another five years. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Duties #Trade agreements
EEC sets duty rates for EAEU-UAE partnership deal, effective October 6
The Eurasian Economic Commission's Board approved by Decision No. 113 a list of goods and import duty rates for UAE-origin products under the EAEU-UAE economic partnership agreement, taking effect on October 6, 2026. Importers should check their HS codes against the approved list and, if the goods fall under the listed precious metals, obtain the processing-obligation document from an authorized body before the new rates take effect on October 6, 2026. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #China #Import #Duties #Codes & nomenclature
EEC extends China duties on leaf springs and cookware, zeroes ligature duty
The EEC Board extended anti-dumping duties on Chinese leaf springs (14.11%) and aluminum cookware (21.89%) on August 25, 2026, and introduced a temporary zero duty on niobium-aluminum ligature under a new commodity code. Importers of the two Chinese goods keep the current rates unchanged, while titanium alloy producers can apply the zero rate under code 8112 92 410 1 for ligature imports through October 31, 2028. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #Russia #Export #Duties
Russia extends 10% export duty on flaxseed to 2028
Russia's government resolution of 25 August 2026 No. 1073 extended the temporary 10% export duty on other flaxseed (HS code 1204 00 900 0) through 31 August 2028, with the change taking effect on 26 August 2026. Flaxseed exporters should factor the continued 10% duty into customs value calculations for shipments through the end of August 2028. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #China #Import #Quotas #Duties
EEC sets 2027 meat quotas, extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese goods
On August 25, 2026 the Eurasian Economic Commission Board approved 2027 tariff quotas for meat and whey imports, extended anti-dumping duties on leaf springs and aluminum cookware from China, and zeroed the duty on niobium-aluminum master alloy for two years. Importers of these goods should update their sourcing plans and customs declarations to reflect the new quota volumes and duty timelines. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #USA #Import #Duties
US sets up to 100% tariffs on drones and components from September 3
The US president signed a proclamation following a Section 232 investigation imposing tariffs on unmanned aircraft systems and their components — 100% on drones over 25 kg and thermal-imaging models, 25% on lighter drones, effective September 3, 2026, plus a further 25% on additional components from February 9, 2027. Importers of drones and drone parts into the US should confirm country of origin and any Blue UAS/FCC listing status by September 3, 2026 to qualify for reduced rates or the delayed effective date.