Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade is preparing manufacturing exporters to leverage the Indonesia-EU CEPA, targeting implementation in Q1 2027. The initiative focuses on market access opportunities, technical export requirements, and rules of origin under the agreement. Activities are aimed at ensuring exporters can meet EU standards and procedures once the CEPA enters into force.
Vietnam has signed a Free Trade Agreement with the member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. This marks a significant new preferential trade arrangement for Vietnam in Europe. No further details are available from the snippet.
Swiss President Guy Parmelin visited Hanoi on 17 October 2026, holding talks with Vietnamese leadership on bilateral trade, investment, and innovation, with agreements reached in several policy areas. The EFTA-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is scheduled to be signed on 18 October 2026.
Taiwan’s Trade Remedy Commission issued an affirmative preliminary injury determination on October 12, 2026, finding reasonable indication that the domestic cold-rolled, flat-rolled stainless steel products industry is materially injured by allegedly dumped imports from Vietnam. The case will proceed to further antidumping duty investigation stages.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced the removal of a temporary import suspension on poultry meat and related products from Ukraine. This measure restores market access for Ukrainian poultry exports to Japan. The change is an SPS-related trade measure affecting specific agricultural commodities.
Japan’s METI has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on rutile-type titanium dioxide pigments and preparations originating from China. The investigation targets unfair low-price sales (dumping) of these products in the Japanese market.
China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology are soliciting public comments on revisions to the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export. Pending finalization, a temporary registration management system will apply to relevant technology exports. This signals potential tightening of China’s export control regime for specific technologies.
The UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade is imposing a definitive countervailing duty on certain excavators originating from China. This measure follows a trade remedies investigation into subsidized Chinese excavator imports.
The UK Secretary of State is applying a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain excavators originating from China. This follows a trade remedies investigation and represents a formal trade measure targeting Chinese imports in this product category.
The 17th round of follow-up negotiations under the Korea-China FTA covering services and investment was held. These negotiations continue efforts to expand commitments beyond the framework agreement signed in 2015. No specific outcomes are detailed in the snippet.