No update to the EU’s Common Customs Tariff was published today, and no previously scheduled regulatory changes came into force, resulting in a quiet day for trade policy.
What to watch
Following a week dominated by a significant wave of new anti-dumping duties and the activation of broad controls on Russian industrial materials, the key question for the week ahead is whether this aggressive trade defence posture will be sustained. The recent actions against Chinese industrial goods and US biofuels signal a widening scope for EU protectionism, a trend that will be closely watched in the coming days.