With consultations exhausted, Washington moves to a dispute panel, citing measures it argues are inconsistent with GATT Article III national treatment obligations.
Author Archives: PolicyTrader
Posted inSustainability
CBAM Default Values Update: Embedded Carbon Charges Rise for Steel, Aluminum, Cement
Revised default emissions factors lift the implied charge on importers that cannot supply verified installation-level data, sharpening the incentive to obtain primary measurements.
Posted inAmericas, SEA and Regions
Paraguay Seeks Above-Bound TRQ on Beef Under Proclamation 11010 Framework
Asuncion presses for expanded quota access, testing the administrative flexibility of an existing tariff-rate quota proclamation.
Posted inPalm Oil Monitor
Malaysian MSPO Certification Reaches Smallholder Threshold, MPOB Reports
The board reports a milestone in independent smallholder certification, though verification depth and market recognition remain open questions.
Posted inCommodities
ICE Robusta Spreads Widen as EUDR Compliance Costs Filter Into Q3 Contracts
Traders are pricing a deforestation-regulation premium into nearby robusta as origin documentation requirements tighten ahead of the application date.
Posted inTrade Policy
CPTPP General Review: Australia Pushes for Digital Trade Chapter Expansion
Canberra wants the general review to modernise commitments on data flows and source code, testing the agreement’s appetite for substantive updating.
Posted inIndonesia, SEA and Regions
Jakarta Tables Revised HPE Reference Price Mechanism for Refined Products
A proposed change to how the export reference price is set would alter the duty and levy base for refined palm shipments.
Posted inAnalysis
Why the IPEF Supply Chain Pillar Underdelivered: A Two-Year Retrospective
The crisis-response architecture is real, but the absence of market access kept the supply chain pillar from reshaping commercial decisions.
Posted inEU, SEA and Regions
DG TRADE Opens Consultation on Steel Safeguard Functioning Post-2026
The Commission seeks input on how the steel safeguard should operate as its current architecture approaches expiry.
Posted inPalm Oil Monitor
EUDR Geolocation Pilot: Traceability Gaps Persist in Independent Supply
Field pilots show polygon mapping works at estate scale but still breaks down in aggregated independent smallholder channels.