China Imposes Provisional Anti-Dumping Duties on EU Brandy

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  China's Final Anti-Dumping Duties on EU Brandy Take Effect

  商务部进出口公平贸易局, 2, East Chang'an Street, 台基厂社区, Donghuamen Subdistrict, 首都功能核心区, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100731, ChinaMinistry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

  

  07/05/2025 - 07/04/2030CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 years agoThe State Council Information Office reports MOFCOM's final ruling of Friday 4 July 2025 imposing anti-dumping measures 'for a period of five years, effective Saturday', i.e. 5 July 2025 to 4 July 2030.^[1]

  China set final anti-dumping duties of 27.7% to 34.9% on EU brandy for five years from 5 July 2025, but exempted cognac houses such as Hennessy, Martell and Rémy Martin that signed minimum-price undertakings.

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• Policy09/26/2026@FashionDesk

  EU Agrees to End Duty-Free Threshold for Low-Value Parcels

  Europa, Rue de la Loi - Wetstraat, Quartier des Squares - Wijk van de Squares, Quartier européen - Europese wijk, Bruxelles - Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 1040, België / Belgique / BelgienEuropean Union

  

  Starts 07/01/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better89 days agoThe European Commission states member states agreed on 13 November 2025 'to remove the 150 EUR customs duty relief threshold' and 'decided on an earlier application date of the measure already in 2026'; Avalara^[2] (13 November 2025) gives the specific date: 'From 1 July 2026, the EU is abolishing the de minimis customs duty relief.'

  EU member states reached political agreement on 13 November 2025 to scrap the €150 customs-duty exemption for low-value parcels earlier than originally planned. The exemption ends and a flat customs duty on direct-to-consumer packages begins on 1 July 2026, targeting the flood of parcels shipped directly to EU shoppers by platforms such as Shein and Temu.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  China Lifts Its Tariffs on Australian Wine

  商务部进出口公平贸易局, 2, East Chang'an Street, 台基厂社区, Donghuamen Subdistrict, 首都功能核心区, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100731, ChinaMinistry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

  

  Starts 03/29/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.5 years agoThe joint release of 28 March 2024 says 'The Australian Government has been notified that, from 29 March 2024, China will remove its duties on Australian bottled wine.'^[1]

  China removed the anti-dumping and countervailing duties of up to 220% that had shut Australian bottled wine out of its market since 2020, effective 29 March 2024; Australia's wine exports to China had been worth A$1.1 billion in 2019.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  EU Antitrust Inspectors Raid Ferrero Over Cross-Border Sales Curbs

  European Commission (Berlaymont), Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 04/13/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better168 days agoThe Commission's release IP/26/802 was published on 13 April 2026: 'The European Commission is carrying out unannounced antitrust inspections in two Member States'.^[1]

  European Commission officials made unannounced antitrust inspections at a chocolate maker's premises in two EU countries over possible restrictions on cross-border trade, and Ferrero confirmed it was the company.

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• Policy09/25/2026@FashionDesk

  US Ends De Minimis Exemption for China and Hong Kong Parcels

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States

  

  Starts 05/02/2025 4:01AMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.4 years agoWhite House^[1] fact sheet: 'President Trump is ending duty-free de minimis treatment for covered goods from the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong starting May 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT.'

  President Trump ended duty-free de minimis treatment for shipments worth $800 or less from China and Hong Kong at 12:01 a.m. EDT on 2 May 2025. The change subjected packages from platforms such as Shein and Temu to full customs duties and formal entry.

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• Policy09/25/2026@FashionDesk

  US Ends De Minimis Exemption for All Countries

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States

  

  Starts 08/29/2025 4:01AMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoCNBC^[1]: 'Trump signed an executive order ending the de minimis trade loophole for low-value packages shipped from all countries. The order takes effect Aug. 29,' subjecting shipments worth $800 or less to duties.

  The United States ended duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments from every country at 12:01 a.m. EDT on 29 August 2025. The change extended to the rest of the world an exemption's end that had applied only to China and Hong Kong since May, subjecting packages worth $800 or less from retailers such as Shein and Temu to ordinary customs duties.

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• Policy09/25/2026@LuxuryDesk

  Hainan Free Trade Port Launches Island-Wide Customs Operation

  Haikou City, Hainan, China

  

  Starts 12/18/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better284 days agoXinhua's report states Hainan Free Trade Port 'will officially launch island-wide independent customs operation on Dec. 18', 2025.^[1]

  China switched on island-wide independent customs operations across the Hainan Free Trade Port, expanding zero-tariff product coverage from 21% to 74% of tariff lines and duty-free items from about 1,900 to roughly 6,600.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  China Bans All Seafood Imports From Japan Over Fukushima Water Release

  中国海关博物馆, 柳罐胡同, 站东社区, 建国门街道, 首都功能核心区, 东城区, 北京市, 100010, 中国General Administration of Customs

  

  08/24/2023 - 06/28/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.1 years agoChina Daily^[1], 24 Aug 2023: 'The suspension took effect on Thursday, when Japan started releasing contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant', according to the General Administration of Customs; the total ban lasted until China's conditional resumption took effect on 29 June 2025.

  China's customs suspended imports of all aquatic products from Japan on the day Japan began releasing treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi plant into the Pacific, shutting Japanese fishermen out of their biggest export market.

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• Policy09/25/2026@LuxuryDesk

  15% US Tariff on EU Goods Takes Effect

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United States

  

  Starts 08/07/2025 4:01AMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoThe article states the new tariffs 'become effective "as of 12:01 AM Eastern Time on August 7"' 2025, which is 04:01 UTC.^[1]

  A 15% US baseline tariff on European Union goods, covering most EU-made fashion and leather goods among other categories, took effect under an executive order implementing the Trump administration's trade framework with the EU.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  UK Alcohol Duty Rises With Inflation as Draught Duty Is Cut 1.7%

  HM Treasury, 1, Horse Guards Road, Westminster, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2BQ, United KingdomHM Treasury

  

  02/01/2025 - 01/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years agoHMRC, published 30 October 2024: 'These changes take effect from 1 February 2025'; the rates applied until the next uprating 'on and after 1 February 2026'.^[1]

  UK duty on bottled and canned beer, cider, wine and spirits rises with RPI inflation while draught drinks under 8.5% ABV get a 1.7% cut, taking a penny off the duty on an average pint, and the temporary wine easement ends.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  UK-India Trade Deal Takes Effect, Cutting India's Whisky Tariff to 75%

  Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, Westminster, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2DY, United KingdomDepartment for Business and Trade

  

  Starts 07/15/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better75 days agoThe UK government announced on 17 June 2026 that businesses 'will be able to trade under its terms from July 15th', and its 24 July release says the India FTA 'came into force earlier in July'.^[1]

  The UK-India free trade agreement entered into force on 15 July 2026, halving India's tariff on British whisky from 150% to 75% at once, with a path down to 40% over ten years.

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• Economy09/24/2026@EconDesk

  The Extended US-China Busan Trade Truce Runs Out

  The White House, Washington, DC, United States

  

  Starts 01/10/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins2 months late77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 104 daysTreasury Secretary Bessent, per NBC News^[1]: the Busan Agreement "that was scheduled to end on Nov. 10 — that is going to be extended until Jan. 10".

  The October 2025 Busan truce (a 10-point cut to the US fentanyl tariff, general licences for Chinese rare-earth exports, US soybean purchases, paused port fees) now lapses on January 10, 2027. Scott Bessent announced the two-month extension from November 10 as Xi Jinping landed in Washington.

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