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Nevinnomyssky Azot and Novomoskovskiy Azot, units of Russian fertiliser group Euro Chem, are contesting the European Commission’s punitive anti-dumping tariffs applied to imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate from Russia into the Commission. The action was lodged with the EU’s first-tier General Court at the end of March 2026, and the parties’ arguments were released on 26 May 2026 in the EU’s Official Journal (see here). The goods at issue are mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution, classified under CN code 3102 80 00. Urea-ammonium nitrate ( UAN) solutions are used as a source of plant nutrition......
In this issue: Safeguards Sanctions and export control Dispute settlement WTO Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Safeguards EU Parliament approves stricter steel duty regime Law360: The European Parliament has adopted a regulation to reinforce the EU’s defences against global steel overcapacity, reducing the tariff-free import quota by 47% and increasing the duty on entries above that threshold to 50%, according to a news release dated 19 May 2026. See: EU Parliament Approves Stricter Steel Duty Regime. Sanctions and export control FCDO announces Russia sanctions targeting crypto exchanges and A7 network The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ( FCDO) has unveiled a new UK sanctions package aimed at cryptocurrency exchanges and the Kremlin-backed ‘ A7 network’, used by Russia to evade existing restrictions and channel funds into its war economy against Ukraine. The...
The World Trade Organisation ( WTO) Dispute Settlement Body ( DSB) examined China’s bid to set up a panel of adjudication to assess certain Indian measures impacting imports of solar cells, solar modules, and information technology products......
US steel imports will face much tighter limits from July 2026 Following an agreement struck by legislators and Member States on 13 April 2026 on a refreshed safeguard regime, duty-free quota volumes will be cut by around 47% to 18.3 million metric tonnes per year, with out-of-quota consignments facing a 50% tariff. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union had been working to align on a replacement for the existing EU steel safeguard, which ends on 30 June 2026 (see here), intended to ease import pressures while still allowing access for established suppliers. The measure was first introduced in 2018 to stop surges in foreign steel destabilising the European market, largely linked to US tariffs. Among the most disputed elements was the quarterly carry-over of unused quotas; talks fell short of an outright prohibition (see here). For the first year of...
In November 2025, the Commission introduced definitive safeguard measures on EU imports of multiple ferroalloy categories, finding that a surge in import volumes was causing serious damage to the EU-based ferroalloy sector (see here). These restrictions are set to remain in effect until 17 November 2028. That outcome followed a safeguard inquiry launched in December 2024, which examined six manganese and silicon-based alloys, including silicon metal......
The existing regime, made up of tariff-rate quotas spanning 26 product groups, is due to lapse at the end of June 2026. EU negotiators are slated to meet next week to try to secure a political deal on a refreshed steel safeguard. Amendments to the rules are being proposed because rebar (reinforcing steel for concrete) has been entering the EU not only through the rebar quota, listed as product category 13, but also, since last year, in notable volumes via the ‘merchant bars’ quota, classified as product category 12......
Steel safeguard negotiations are entering their final stage EU officials are upbeat about clinching a political deal at their next meeting on 13 April 2026, according to MLex. The planned regulation would succeed trade-defence measures due to lapse on 30 June 2026 and aims to mitigate the adverse, trade-related impact of excess global steel capacity on the EU market. It proposes stricter tariff-rate quotas by cutting the volume permitted for low-duty entries and raising tariffs on steel consignments that surpass those limits (see here) ......
In this edition: Safeguards, Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community, Daily and weekly news alerts, New and updated content Safeguards Commission initiates safeguard investigation on grain-oriented electrical steel imports The European Commission has signalled the launch of a safeguard enquiry to determine whether actions are required to defend EU producers of grain-oriented electrical steel, a specialised steel used in electrical equipment including power transformers, which are vital for carrying electricity from power stations to final users and which......
In this issue: WTO Free trade agreements Safeguards Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content WTO UK Mission to WTO announces £14m Aid for Trade package at MC14 conference At the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, the UK Mission to the World Trade Organization ( WTO), the UN and other Geneva‑based international bodies in Geneva unveiled a £14m Aid for Trade programme. Of this, £13m in Official Development Assistance is allocated across seven projects, with a further £1m redirected to the WTO Fisheries Fund. See: LNB News 25/03/2026 72. WTO forecasts slowing global trade growth amid Middle East conflict risks According to its Global Trade Outlook and Statistics, the WTO says worldwide trade growth will cool in 2026 after a...
The EU- Mercosur free-trade pact's commercial provisions and duty reductions will take effect on 1 May 2026, the Commission announced on 23 March 2026. The agreement, endorsed by both blocs on 17 January 2026 in Paraguay (following 26 years of negotiations), will establish a combined market exceeding 700 million people, gradually opening trade in goods to cover as much as 90% of total trade between the two blocs......
INTA The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee has granted the go-ahead to the EU– US trade accord, having previously suspended its work on the file due to serious concerns the Trump administration would not honour the deal, after fresh tariffs and investigations directed at the EU had raised doubts......
In this issue: WTO Free trade agreements Trade in goods Anti-dumping Safeguards Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts WTO WTO reports Russia’s initiation of safeguard investigation into tinplate imports The World Trade Organization ( WTO) notes that, on 11 March 2026, the Russian Federation informed the Committee on Safeguards it had launched, on 4 March 2026, a safeguard inquiry into tinplate imports entering the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. The review encompasses specified flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products. Interested parties must register their participation within 25 days of initiation, may request a public hearing within 45 days, and are to submit written comments within 60 days. The Eurasian Economic Commission’s Department for Internal Market Defence is the investigation’s contact point. The process aims to determine whether increased tinplate imports are...
EU governments and lawmakers kicked off negotiations on 23 February 2026 to design a fresh mechanism to curb imports of steel from outside the EU, with the next session scheduled for 17 March 2026. They seek to seal a final deal on a regulation intended to offset the adverse trade-related impacts of global steel overcapacity on the EU market. The existing steel safeguard framework, operating since 2018 under WTO rules, is set to lapse on 30 June 2026. In its absence, Europe’s steel sector would confront structural worldwide overcapacity projected to reach 721 million metric tonnes by 2027, exceeding the EU’s yearly consumption by more than a factor of five. The mounting urgency reflects a worsening market outlook for EU manufacturers......
In this issue: Free trade agreements Trade in goods Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free trade agreements Commission announces launch of EU- Canada negotiations for Digital Trade Agreement The European Commission has revealed the start of negotiations on an EU– Canada Digital Trade Agreement ( DTA), following talks between Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and Maninder Sidhu, the Canadian Minister for International Trade. Expanding on the existing EU– Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the DTA aims to refresh cross-border trade by simplifying digital procedures, strengthening legal certainty for electronic transactions, and safeguarding consumers with robust protections. Refer to: LNB News 06/03/2026 42......
MLex understands that the EU and Mexico have earmarked 21-22 May 2026 as the dates to sign their updated free trade accord. The reworked EU- Mexico arrangement, set to supersede the original 2000 pact, will widen market entry for goods and services, tighten disciplines on public procurement and investment safeguards, and intensify collaboration further on sustainable development and digital commerce. Representing the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa are anticipated to fly to Mexico City to personally conclude the accord with President Claudia Sheinbaum, according to MLex......
All importers of record whose entries were subject to IEEPA duties are entitled to the benefit of the Learning Resources decision Judge Richard K Eaton, in an order in favour of Atmus Filtration Inc’s refund claim and referencing the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling that deemed the tariffs unlawful, affirmed this position. He directed that any entries currently unliquidated which were subject to IEEPA tariffs at the time of entry must be liquidated excluding those duties. He further ordered that entries for which liquidation is not yet final be reliquidated without applying the tariffs. The order did not specifically address entries that have already been liquidated. The judge added that Atmus’s import entries are among the “millions” eligible for repayment following the decision in Learning Resources Inc v Trump. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling, companies have flooded the CIT with refund...
The court has approved a bid from the companies, among them wine importer VOS Selections Inc, for prompt issuance of the mandate, enabling them to sue for repayments of tariffs that the US Supreme Court ruled unlawful just last month. The Federal Circuit's directive also encompasses a suit brought by twelve states, led by Oregon, which the Court merged with the companies' matter last year. It is time for the government to hand over tariff takings as pledged, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield told Law360 on 2 March 2026. ' The federal government informed the court that, then, if we succeeded in our tariff action, they would return the unlawfully collected tariffs, with interest,' Rayfield said. ' We prevailed. It is time for them to deliver.' The government relied on that assurance—repaying the tariffs with interest if it lost—as grounds to pause the Trade Court's...
Learning Resources, Inc., et al., Petitioners v Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.; Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Petitioners v V. O. S. Selections, Inc, et al., __ US ___, 2026 U. S. LEXIS 714 (2026) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling imposes a marked check on presidential power—a sphere President Trump has frequently tried to push beyond constitutional bounds. Are the tariffs removed as of the date of the judgment? In the wake of the decision, an Executive Order brought the tariffs to an end ( Executive Order 14389, 20 February 2026, ‘ Ending Certain Tariff Actions’, 91 FR 9437), and CBP stopped collecting them on 24 February 2026 ( CSMS 67834313— Ending Collection of International Emergency Economic Powers Act Duties, 22 February 2026). Three days after, the Trump...
In this issue: WTO Trade in goods Customs Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content WTO US cautions EU over using ‘ Made in Europe’ criteria in its long-term budget MLex: The US administration cautioned against embedding ‘ Made in Europe’ rules in the EU’s long-term budget—designed to fund strategic industries—arguing this would constrain international companies, potentially disrupt supply chains and weaken strong trade ties, MLex understands. The European Commission is currently weighing the introduction of EU preference rules to reinforce the bloc’s competitiveness and lessen dependence on other countries and regions......
The US administration has warned against applying ‘ Made in Europe’ rules in the European Competitiveness Fund The US administration has cautioned the EU against imposing ‘ Made in Europe’ requirements within the European Competitiveness Fund — a pillar of the bloc’s long-term budget for strategic industry — arguing such conditions would constrain international firms, fracture supply chains and dilute strong trade ties, a document seen by MLex indicates. The EU’s preference provisions, intended to direct public funds to companies operating inside the union and to bolster local supply networks, would, the paper adds, impose undue burdens on EU businesses and institutions that collaborate with the US and other international partners. It emphasises that the US and the EU together form the world’s largest trade and investment relationship and have a track record of driving innovation and mutual...
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