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India to re-consider Vietnamese black pepper import

13/08/2020

The office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade yesterday announced India will re-consider imports of Vietnamese black pepper following accusation that the product fails to meet minimum piperine content.

South Africa’s alcohol ban puts international trade deal at risk

13/08/2020

Local and international trade bodies have raised concerns around South Africa’s alcohol sale ban as it violates existing trade agreements.

Canada To Impose Retaliatory Tariffs On US$2.7 Billion In U.S. Aluminium Products

11/08/2020

Responding to a broadside from the Trump Administration to its aluminium industry, the Canadian government fired a return volley this weekend, announcing the levying of US$2.7 billion in retaliatory tariffs on aluminium products imported from it southern neighbor.

Trump re-imposes tariffs on Canadian aluminum, prompting Trudeau to vow retaliation

11/08/2020

Industry groups panned the U.S. decision and disputed the idea of a Canadian deluge

U.K. Set to Remove Tariffs on Japanese Cars in 2026, Nikkei Says

11/08/2020

The U.K. is set to abolish tariffs on Japanese cars by 2026 under a trade deal the two countries are seeking to complete by the end of the month, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday, without saying where it got the information.

EVFTA offers new prospects to European economies

11/08/2020

The EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which came into effect on August 1, not only opens up opportunities to spur Vietnam's economy but also offers new prospects to European economies at a time of global financial uncertainties, according to the German press agency DPA.

Textile, electronics hardest hit in pandemic

11/08/2020

Textile and electronics have been the two export-oriented sectors mostly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

S. Korea suffers most trade barriers ever amid pandemic: report

11/08/2020

South Korea faced the most trade barriers ever in the first half of this year as pandemic-hit nations beefed up home economy first protectionism, data showed Sunday.