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- 17.10.2026 Regulation #China #Import #Quotas
China keeps 2027 fertilizer import quotas flat at 13.65 Mt
China's Ministry of Commerce has set 2027 fertilizer import tariff quotas at 13.65 million tonnes with a 1% in-quota rate, unchanged from 2026. Importers applying from December 15, 2026 will have to stay within starting volumes calculated from their 2026 quota write-off rate. - 12.10.2026 Regulation #EU #Import #Duties #Quotas #Trade agreements
EU waives ad valorem duties on Armenian goods, with fruit and vegetable quotas
Regulation (EU) 2026/2269 entered into force on 10 October 2026 and applies until 11 October 2028: part of Armenian goods enter the EU free of ad valorem duties, and eight fruit and vegetable lines are covered only within annual quotas. Imports under Annex II will require checking the product code against the quota list, and preferences apply only where origin is proven under the regulation's rules of origin. - 30.09.2026 Regulation #China #Import #Quotas #Duties
China adds 55% tariff on Brazilian beef above quota from October 1
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said Brazilian beef imports under its safeguard measure reached 100% of the volume set for the country on September 29, 2026, and an additional 55% tariff applies from 00:00 on October 1. Importers bringing Brazilian beef into China above the exhausted volume will need to declare shipments at the 67% total rate instead of the previous 12% starting October 1. - 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 #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. - 20.09.2026 Regulation #USA #Import #Quotas #Trade agreements
US sets AGOA duty-free apparel quotas for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2026-2027
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) published Federal Register limits on duty-free apparel imports from AGOA beneficiary countries for the period from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Importers sourcing from AGOA countries should track quota fill data, since shipments beyond the overall or lesser-developed-country subcap will be subject to normal duties for the rest of the period. - 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. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #Russia #Export #Quotas
Russia extends lead and lead scrap export licensing for six months
Russia's government issued Decree No. 1098 of August 28, 2026, extending for another six months from September 2 the licensing requirement for exporting unwrought lead and lead scrap and waste outside the Eurasian Economic Union. Exporters without their own hazardous-waste and explosion-hazard production licenses will not qualify for the one-time Minpromtorg export license. - 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. - 08.08.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Duties #Quotas
EEC approves tariff relief package for titanium, farm machinery and EVs
On August 7, 2026 the EEC Council zeroed duties on titanium oxide and vanadium-aluminum master alloy, exempted beet-harvesting machinery imports to Belarus and Russia, and granted Armenia a quota for 5,000 electric vehicles. Importers of beet harvesters into Belarus and Russia should note the exemption takes effect 10 calendar days after the decision's official publication.