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WTO ruling on EU Indonesian steel duties; WTO revises 2025–26 forecasts; Commission plans stricter steel import curbs; EU extends Western Sahara tariff preferences; new UK–India temporary movement note

Published on: 09 October 2025

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WTO panel publishes report regarding EU duties on Indonesian steel products

The WTO released a panel report in Indonesia’s dispute with the EU over countervailing and anti-dumping measures applied to Indonesian stainless steel cold-rolled flat products. It concluded the EU acted inconsistently with Article 1.1(a)(1) of the SCM Agreement by ascribing Chinese financial contributions to Indonesia via an ‘inducement’ theory not encompassed by the Agreement’s closed list of governmental conduct. The panel also rejected the EU’s sector-wide designation of all Indonesian nickel ore mining companies as ‘public bodies’, finding the Commission leaned excessively on regulatory obligations and failed to examine the fundamental attributes and state relationships of individual entities. See: LNB News 06/10/2025 13.

WTO revises global trade forecasts in October 2025 statistics update

The WTO raised its 2025 global merchandise trade growth projection to 2.4% from 0.9% in August 2025, while trimming the 2026 outlook to 0.5% from 1.8%...

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