Customs Duties & Trade Tariffs

The training wheels are off. The EU CBAM 2026 Q1 deadline marks the first mandatory reporting cycle under the definitive regime, with emissions now tied to €75.36 certificate prices.

Global trade just got a digital watchdog. The UNCTAD Hormuz Dashboard 2026 monitors the Strait of Hormuz crisis, providing tax planners with vital data on fuel and import costs.

Protectionism prevails. The USITC NOES Determination 2026 vote ensures that anti-dumping duties on electrical steel remain in place, securing domestic supply for the EV and energy industries.

28 days into India’s tax revolution, the India-NZ FTA 2026 is leading the charge. Negotiators have pivotally added services and tech to the table to leverage the simplified 2025 tax rules.

A historic shift in trade: China becomes the first major economy to offer unilateral zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African nations with diplomatic relations, effective May 1, 2026.

Importers get a break. The CBAM Certificate Price 2026 reference point fell to €75.38 today, lowering the carbon cost for non-EU industrial goods.

India natural gas GST proposal would pair lower GST with input tax credit, CNG excise removal, and LNG customs relief if the government adopts the panel’s recommendations.

U.S. countervailing duty on Russian phosphate fertilizers is now 12.71%, with CBP ordered to assess duties and collect cash deposits from April 17.

India gold and silver import authorisation has been restored through March 2029, clearing the way for banks to resume bullion imports after a customs disruption.

EU vape customs operation results show OLAF and 30 countries seized more than 94 million illicit nicotine products, exposing major excise and customs risks.