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Weekly trade briefing — 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18

Daily archives, country and measure topics, and a weekly briefing built from the existing policy feed. Each item keeps its official sources and separates announcement from effective dates.

15 records in this period · 8 selected

Countries mentioned

United States · 12

Anti-dumping · 8 records in this period

Anti-dumpingTariffsProcedures & reviewsSelection score: 6

UK suspends anti-dumping collection on Liebherr excavators from China

Notice 2026/30 suspends anti-dumping duty collection from October 15, 2026 on covered excavators produced by Liebherr Machinery (Dalian), additional code 8A77, until the new exporter review concludes or is terminated. It covers Chinese-origin self-propelled tracked excavators with a 360-degree revolving superstructure weighing at least 11 tonnes but less than 80 tonnes, under commodity code 8429521000.

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Import / export scope: United Kingdom / China · HS 8429

Anti-dumpingProcedures & reviewsSelection score: 6

US sets Japanese hot-rolled steel antidumping deposits at 13.96% for Nippon Steel and 0% for Tokyo Steel

Commerce's October 14, 2026 final review results set antidumping cash-deposit rates for certain Japanese hot-rolled steel flat products at 13.96% for the Nippon Steel entity and the listed non-examined companies, and 0% for Tokyo Steel Manufacturing. These rates apply to covered goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption from October 14, 2026. The all-others rate remains 5.58%.

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Import / export scope: United States / Japan · HS 72

Countervailing · 2 records in this period

CountervailingTariffsProcedures & reviewsSelection score: 4

US seeks comments on proposed 3.98% subsidy rate for SRF's Indian PET film

Commerce's October 14, 2026 preliminary countervailing duty review results propose a 3.98% subsidy rate for SRF Limited's Indian polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip for the 2024 review. Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication and rebuttals within five days after that deadline. Revised cash-deposit rates would apply only upon publication of final review results.

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Import / export scope: United States / India · HS 39

CountervailingTariffsProcedures & reviewsSelection score: 3

US sets 8.89% wood-moulding countervailing deposits for China Cornici and RaoPing after court review

Commerce's October 15, 2026 notice amends the 2020–2021 Chinese wood-moulding and millwork countervailing duty review following the September 23 court judgment. Applicable October 3, it assigns China Cornici and RaoPing HongRong Handicrafts cash deposit rates of 8.89% each, pending any appeals. Commerce cannot reliquidate the already-liquidated review-period entries at issue.

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Import / export scope: United States / China · HS 44

Tariffs · 3 records in this period

TariffsSelection score: 6

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 *

TariffsProcedures & reviewsSelection score: 4

BIS defines US content for covered USMCA metal-tariff imports from Canada and Mexico

BIS guidance applies from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on October 14, 2026 to covered Canadian and Mexican products qualifying for USMCA preferences under clause (2)(d) of Proclamation 11032. US content includes the value attributable to parts wholly obtained, entirely produced or substantially transformed in the United States, plus previously uncounted value attributable to steel melted and poured there or aluminum or copper smelted and cast there.

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Import / export scope: United States / Canada · Mexico · HS 84 · 87

Procedures & reviews · 2 records in this period

Procedures & reviewsSelection score: 1

US suspends customs liquidation for goods from Mexico's Carolina Performance Fabrics facility

On October 13, 2026, USTR requested Mexico's review of alleged labor-rights violations at Carolina Performance Fabrics in Guanajuato under the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. The United States suspended liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from this facility, which makes high-performance automotive textiles. Mexico has 10 days to agree to a review and, if it agrees, 45 days from October 13 to complete it.

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Import / export scope: United States / Mexico · HS *

Procedures & reviewsSelection score: 0

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