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Trade policy news — 2026-10-16

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Tariffs

EU corrects and increases Malaysia's ferromanganese tariff-rate quota

Regulation (EU) 2026/2270, published on October 16, increases Malaysia's ferromanganese tariff-rate quota under CN 7202 11 and 7202 19 after correcting incomplete 2022 import statistics. The quota for August 18–November 17, 2026 is 9,330.47 net tonnes. The regulation enters into force on October 17, 2026 and applies retroactively from November 18, 2025.

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Import / export scope: European Union / MY · HS 7202

Procedures & reviews

UK publishes CBAM default emissions values for five sectors

On October 16, 2026, HMRC published default emissions values for aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen, and iron and steel for UK CBAM, which starts on January 1, 2027. Importers may use these values, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of product, instead of verified actual emissions data in their returns.

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Import / export scope: United Kingdom / All countries · HS 25 · 26 · 28 · 31 · 72 · 73 · 76

Tariffs

US waives Graham Act duties on Russia and countries covered by secondary tariffs

The October 16, 2026 executive order implementing the Graham Act waives all duties under sections 112 and 113 of the Act and the order itself. This includes the stated 500% increase on Russian goods and 100% increases for specified countries linked to Russian energy purchases or sanctions evasion. The waiver remains in effect until the President or Secretary of State determines further action is appropriate under section 4(d).

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Import / export scope: United States / All countries · HS *