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The WTO published today (9 September) its 2026 Annual Report, providing a comprehensive account of the organization’s activities in 2025 and the early part of 2026. The Report looks back at recent key events,…
Read official sourceGlobal goods trade continued to strengthen in mid-2026 despite persistent geopolitical and policy-related uncertainties, according to the WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 9 September 2026.
Read official sourceA new report by the WTO Secretariat, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank examines how digital trade is transforming the way Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) economies connect to international markets…
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Global trade opens opportunities for economic growth. However, moving goods across borders, between exporters and importers, involves counterparty risk such as payment and liquidity risk. Trade finance facilitates trade by mitigating these risks.Using a…
On 2 September 2026, Madagascar notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 31 August 2026 a safeguard investigation on imports of hulled rice, semi-whitened or whitened rice, polished or glazed,…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal partners, is helping to eradicate the New World screwworm, a serious pest that, left untreated, can cause…
This year’s Public Forum, entitled Powering the Future, will feature 113 sessions – with a focus on trade in services – from 15 to 17 September. Sessions are organized by WTO member governments, businesses,…
Twenty-nine government officials from developing and least-developed WTO members participated in the 2026 edition of the Advanced Workshop on Agriculture Notifications, held at the WTO from 1 to 4 September. The workshop seeks to…
On 28 August 2026, Madagascar notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 13 August 2026 a safeguard investigation on imports of self-adhesive labels, packaging and other printed items on paper,…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection reached another significant milestone in the push to modernize export manifest processing. On Aug. 26, CBP published the Rail Electronic Export Manifest Final Rule to require the advance…
The Creative Trade Forum, a new partnership between government and industries to boost UK creative businesses, has been launched today in Edinburgh.
INDIANAPOLIS— On August 18, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Indianapolis’ express consignment facility seized a shipment containing 875 pieces of jewelry. Had these items been genuine, the shipment would have had a combined…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —On July 31, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Louisville, Kentucky intercepted yet another shipment containing counterfeit watches. Had these watches been genuine, the shipment would have had…
HOUSTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that officers from the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, or IAH, Trade Enforcement Team have seized nearly $4 million in counterfeit goods, including fake MLB and Nike…
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations unveiled the “OFO Strategy 2026-2030,” a new roadmap that outlines how OFO will continue to safeguard U.S. travel, trade, and agriculture, directly…
WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that it has uncovered more than $1 billion in additional duties owed under the Enforce and Protect Act, which authorizes CBP to investigate and stop…
Whisky products will have zero tariffs in the US from today
Boost for whisky producers as tariffs removed for shipments bound for US
UK Statements at the World Trade Organization's General Council. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and the UN, Kumar Iyer.
CINCINNATI—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Cincinnati stopped a shipment on June 3 containing 111 pieces of counterfeit items such as watches, glasses, and headwear. Had these items been genuine,…