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Implementing jurisdictions

Prominent policy instruments and affected products

Policy instruments used

Financial grant

14143

Import tariff

10703

State loan

10214

Trade finance

7060

Local content incentive

3325

Anti-dumping

2986

Tax or social insurance relief

2754

State aid, unspecified

2331

Lending support

2025

Financial assistance in foreign market

1863

Public procurement localisation

1794

Loan guarantee

1675

Import tariff quota

1664

Export tax

1609

Production subsidy

1367

Local value added incentive

1358

Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments

1298

Minimum import price (tariff-based)

1246

Price stabilisation

1122

FDI: Entry and ownership rule

1094

Export ban

1044

Import licensing requirement

916

Equity stake

856

Other import charges

783

Internal taxation of imports

769

Export licensing requirement

762

Import ban

687

Labour market access

652

Financial investment support

610

Anti-subsidy

559

Debt purchase

558

Public procurement preference margin

485

Export quota

482

Interest payment subsidy

463

Tax-based export incentive

456

FDI: Treatment and operations, nes

455

Safeguard

394

Import quota

383

Other export incentive

349

Import-related non-tariff measure, nes

309

Public procurement, nes

281

Anti-circumvention

262

FDI: Financial incentive

249

Instrument unclear

243

Local content requirement

240

Export price benchmark

233

Export-related non-tariff measure, nes

217

Localisation, nes

189

Public procurement access

180

In-kind grant

162

Export subsidy

149

State aid, nes

137

Local operations requirement

131

Local labour requirement

87

Foreign customer limit

87

Import incentive

86

Trade payment measure

72

Controls on credit operations

69

Port restriction

62

Post-migration treatment

53

Local operations incentive

43

Export tariff quota

40

Local supply requirement for exports

35

Control on personal transactions

33

Import monitoring

30

Corporate control order

28

Local labour incentive

25

Special safeguard

23

Repatriation & surrender requirements

18

Intellectual property protection

17

Minimum import price (absolute floor)

16

Selective import channel restriction

12

Competitive devaluation

8

Distribution restriction

5

Trade balancing measure

3

Local value added requirement

2

Affected products

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

11685

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

10703

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

6831

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

6212

Iron or steel articles

5978

Iron and steel

5242

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

5112

Plastics and articles thereof

5039

Chemical products n.e.c.

4632

Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes

4235

Organic chemicals

4097

Cereals

4091

Pharmaceutical products

3276

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

3079

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

3063

Sugars and sugar confectionery

3056

Rubber and articles thereof

2892

Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

2818

Aluminium and articles thereof

2742

Glass and glassware

2706

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

2567

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

2522

Copper and articles thereof

2503

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

2326

Meat and edible meat offal

2262

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

2208

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

2190

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

2181

Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

2142

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

2123

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

2122

Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster

2091

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

1993

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

1957

Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks

1933

Ships, boats and floating structures

1930

Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted

1907

Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal

1884

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

1883

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal

1880

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard

1873

Miscellaneous edible preparations

1865

Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds

1791

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

1768

Ores, slag and ash

1754

Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof

1753

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof

1734

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

1713

Animals; live

1669

Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes

1581

Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof

1507

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

1496

Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials

1476

Cotton

1474

Fertilizers

1459

Nickel and articles thereof

1418

Man-made staple fibres

1411

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body

1406

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

1403

Ceramic products

1389

Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof

1385

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

1359

Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof

1279

Cocoa and cocoa preparations

1267

Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted

1222

Zinc and articles thereof

1188

Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

1153

Photographic or cinematographic goods

1141

Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use

1137

Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

1116

Lead and articles thereof

1104

Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles

1101

Tin; articles thereof

1085

Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

1084

Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

1069

Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included

1037

Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans

1006

Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

939

Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile fabrics, lace, tapestries, trimmings, embroidery

918

Headgear and parts thereof

877

Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

855

Fabrics; knitted or crocheted

854

Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric

845

Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather

837

Carpets and other textile floor coverings

825

Clocks and watches and parts thereof

820

Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

804

Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

761

Silk

760

Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof

671

Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

635

Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made of feather or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

608

Cork and articles of cork

600

Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat sticks, whips, riding crops; and parts thereof

591

Manufactures of straw, esparto or other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

574

Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques

491

Commodities not specified according to kind

72

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Announced: 15 Aug 2025

To be prolonged: 15 Aug 2026

Brazil: New temporary import tariff-rate quotas and import tariffs for several products (August 2025)

Recent update from 20 Jul 2026

On 20 July 2026, the Executive Committee of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber (GECEX) issued Resolution No. 939 extending the import tariff rate qu…

Policies

3 Policies

Affected sectors

7 Sectors affected

Affected products

9 Products affected

Announced: 08 Aug 2024

Implemented: 14 Aug 2026

Brazil: Government establishes new import tariff-rate quotas for heparin and certain chemical products (August 2024)

In August 2024, the government of Brazil modified the List of Exceptions to the Common External Tariff (LETEC) and the list for the tariff reductions scheme for supply reasons established under MERCOSUR Resolution No. 49/19. The changes were introduced via an amendment of Annexes IV and V of GECEX Resolution No. 272 of November 2021.

Policies

2 Policies

Affected sectors

3 Sectors affected

Affected products

5 Products affected

Announced: 01 Apr 2026

Removed: 14 Aug 2026

Brazil: Modification of import duties on 706 capital goods (April 2026)

Recent update from 06 Aug 2026

On 6 August 2026, the Executive Committee of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber (Gecex) published Resolution No. 943, modifying the period of validi…

Policies

3 Policies

Affected sectors

25 Sectors affected

Affected products

202 Products affected

Announced: 26 Jun 2026

To be prolonged: 14 Aug 2026

Russia: Zero export duties on wheat and meslin (1 to 7 July 2026), as well as on barley (1 July to 25 August 2026) and corn (1 to 28 July 2026)

Recent update from 14 Aug 2026

On 14 August 2026, the Ministry extended the zero export duties on barley until 25 August 2026.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

1 Sector affected

Affected products

4 Products affected

Announced: 06 Nov 2009

Reviewed: 13 Aug 2026

Eurasian Economic Union: Extension of antidumping duty under antidumping investigation AD 1 concerning imports of certain steel pipes and tubes from Ukraine

Recent update from 13 Aug 2026

On 13 August 2026, the Eurasian Economic Commission announced the initiation of a sunset review of the definitive duty imposed on imports of the subj…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

1 Sector affected

Affected products

30 Products affected

Announced: 14 Aug 2013

Renewed: 13 Aug 2026

China: Extension of definitive antidumping duty on imports of single-mode optical fibers from India

Recent update from 13 Aug 2026

On 13 August 2026, the Chinese authorities extended the definitive duty imposed on imports of the subject good from India following the conclusion of…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

1 Sector affected

Affected products

1 Product affected

Announced: 15 Jul 2025

Implemented: 13 Aug 2026

United States of America: U.S. Administration imposes Section 232 tariffs on unmanned aircraft systems and their components

In July 2025, the US Department of Commerce launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of importing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their parts and components. In August 2026, the U.S. Administration imposed tariffs of up to 100% on imports of unmanned aircraft systems and their parts and components, following a Section 232 investigation.

Policies

11 Policies

Affected sectors

11 Sectors affected

Affected products

33 Products affected

Announced: 13 Aug 2026

Australia: Government invests AUD 2.5 billion in Tomago Aluminium smelter

Recent update from 14 Aug 2026

On 13 August 2026, the Government of Australia and the New South Wales Government announced a joint AUD 2.5 billion "investment" in the Tomago Alumin…

Policies

2 Policies

Affected sectors

1 Sector affected

Affected products

2 Products affected

Announced: 12 Aug 2026

Australia: Customs tariff amendments under Tariff Concession Order published on 12 August 2026

Recent update from 13 Aug 2026

On 12 August 2026, the Australian government through Tariff Concession Order No. TC 26/30 withdrew import tariff concessions on certain goods. The Or…

Policies

6 Policies

Affected sectors

13 Sectors affected

Affected products

15 Products affected

Announced: 27 May 2021

To be prolonged: 11 Aug 2026

Russia: Soybean export duty reduced

In May 2021, the Russian government announced a decrease in soybean export duty.

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

1 Sector affected

Affected products

1 Product affected

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