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Implementing jurisdictions

Prominent policy instruments and affected products

Policy instruments used

Financial grant

12833

State loan

12172

Import tariff

9980

Trade finance

6954

Local content incentive

3259

Anti-dumping

2843

Tax or social insurance relief

2457

Loan guarantee

2428

State aid, unspecified

1967

Financial assistance in foreign market

1790

Public procurement localisation

1712

Import tariff quota

1483

Export tax

1474

Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)

1397

Local value added incentive

1317

Production subsidy

1242

Import price benchmark

1086

Price stabilisation

1025

Export ban

963

FDI: Entry and ownership rule

940

Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments

933

Import licensing requirement

861

Other import charges

712

Internal taxation of imports

708

Export licensing requirement

703

Import ban

626

Labour market access

590

Anti-subsidy

529

Export quota

455

FDI: Treatment and operations, nes

432

Interest payment subsidy

415

Tax-based export incentive

413

Import quota

376

Safeguard

375

Import-related non-tariff measure, nes

353

Other export incentive

328

Public procurement preference margin

257

Local content requirement

235

Instrument unclear

228

FDI: Financial incentive

228

Public procurement, nes

228

Anti-circumvention

227

Export price benchmark

197

Export-related non-tariff measure, nes

187

Export subsidy

147

In-kind grant

144

Public procurement access

139

Localisation, nes

132

Local operations requirement

126

State aid, nes

125

Local labour requirement

78

Import incentive

75

Trade payment measure

72

Controls on credit operations

68

Post-migration treatment

50

Foreign customer limit

39

Control on personal transactions

33

Local supply requirement for exports

31

Import monitoring

29

Export tariff quota

29

Local operations incentive

22

Special safeguard

21

Local labour incentive

20

Repatriation & surrender requirements

18

Intellectual property protection

17

Minimum import price

16

Port restriction

9

Competitive devaluation

8

Technical barrier to trade

4

Trade balancing measure

3

Local value added requirement

2

Distribution restriction

1

Affected products

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

10635

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

9590

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

6230

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

5728

Iron or steel articles

5468

Iron and steel

4873

Plastics and articles thereof

4566

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

4492

Chemical products n.e.c.

4146

Cereals

3838

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

3718

Organic chemicals

3609

Pharmaceutical products

2947

Sugars and sugar confectionery

2895

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

2859

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

2757

Rubber and articles thereof

2680

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

2471

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

2449

Glass and glassware

2392

Aluminium and articles thereof

2378

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

2375

Copper and articles thereof

2191

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

2146

Meat and edible meat offal

2144

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

2054

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

2018

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

2006

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

1990

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

1961

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

1932

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

1886

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

1862

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

1800

Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted

1793

Ships, boats and floating structures

1751

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

1743

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

1716

Miscellaneous edible preparations

1714

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

1703

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

1695

Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal

1667

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

1639

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

1593

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

1578

Animals; live

1566

Ores, slag and ash

1487

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

1473

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

1442

Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes

1432

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

1402

Cotton

1369

Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

1339

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

1336

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

1328

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

1293

Fertilizers

1289

Man-made staple fibres

1288

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

1242

Ceramic products

1234

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

1221

Nickel and articles thereof

1184

Cocoa and cocoa preparations

1157

Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof

1154

Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted

1128

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

1054

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

1022

Zinc and articles thereof

1020

Photographic or cinematographic goods

1011

Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles

996

Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

955

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

955

Lead and articles thereof

940

Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included

939

Tin; articles thereof

923

Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

922

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

897

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

819

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

813

Headgear and parts thereof

782

Fabrics; knitted or crocheted

771

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

758

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

751

Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather

751

Carpets and other textile floor coverings

738

Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

709

Clocks and watches and parts thereof

707

Silk

664

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

664

Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof

584

Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

554

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

523

Cork and articles of cork

515

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

513

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

490

Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques

434

Commodities not specified according to kind

69

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63259 policy updates

Announced: 17 May 2023

Last updated: 12 Dec 2025

EU: Customs Reform Proposal to impose a EUR 3 fixed custom duty for low-value parcels

Recent update from 12 Dec 2025

On 17 May 2023, the European Commission proposed reforms to its Customs Union regime. The proposal includes the abolition of the customs duty exempti…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

192 Sectors affected

Affected products

5612 Products affected

Announced: 13 Dec 2024

Last updated: 12 Dec 2025

United States of America: USTR announces initiation of a Section 301 investigation of Nicaragua's acts, policies, and practices related to labour rights, human rights, and the rule of law

Recent update from 10 Dec 2025

On 10 December 2025, the USTR announced the outcome of its Section 301 investigation into Nicaragua’s acts, policies, and practices related to labour…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

0 Sectors affected

Affected products

0 Products affected

Announced: 12 Dec 2025

Last updated: 12 Dec 2025

Denmark: EUR 3.8 billion state aid scheme for investment in carbon capture and storage

Recent update from 12 Dec 2025

On 12 December 2025, the European Commission approved a EUR 3.8 billion (USD 4.11 billion) aid scheme from Denmark. The measure will support investme…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

53 Sectors affected

Affected products

0 Products affected

Announced: 12 Dec 2025

Last updated: 12 Dec 2025

Austria: EUR 100 million grant scheme for cleantech manufacturing capacity

Recent update from 12 Dec 2025

On 12 December 2025, the European Commission approved a EUR 100 million (USD 117 million) financial grant scheme from Austria. The measure will suppo…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

35 Sectors affected

Affected products

340 Products affected

Announced: 24 Jan 2024

Last updated: 11 Dec 2025

EU: Commission proposes the revision of the FDI screening regulation under the Economic Security Strategy

Recent update from 11 Dec 2025

On 11 December 2025, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement approving the updated EU framework for screening foreign d…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

107 Sectors affected

Affected products

1096 Products affected

Announced: 22 Dec 2023

Last updated: 11 Dec 2025

China: Government announces 2024 non-state fuel oil import quota

Recent update from 11 Dec 2025

On 22 December 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce published Announcement 2023/60, setting the 2024 non-state fuel oil import quota volume at 20 m…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

2 Sectors affected

Affected products

5 Products affected

Announced: 11 Dec 2025

Last updated: 11 Dec 2025

Germany: EUR 128 million State aid scheme to X-FAB for setting up a "first-of-a-kind chips factory"

Recent update from 11 Dec 2025

On 11 December 2025, the European Commission approved a EUR 128 million (USD 148 million) direct grant from Germany. The measure will support X-FAB f…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

1 Sector affected

Affected products

4 Products affected

Announced: 11 Dec 2025

Last updated: 11 Dec 2025

Netherlands: EUR 350 million for supporting Dutch businesses expand abroad

Recent update from 11 Dec 2025

On 11 December 2025, the European Commission approved a EUR 350 million (USD 406.9 million) capital injection to support the Dutch national promotion…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

0 Sectors affected

Affected products

0 Products affected

Announced: 11 Dec 2025

Last updated: 11 Dec 2025

Germany: EUR 495 million direct grant scheme to GlobalFoundries to support the developoment of semiconductor technologies

Recent update from 11 Dec 2025

On 11 December 2025, the European Commission approved a EUR 495 million (USD 575.5 million) direct grant from Germany. The measure will support Globa…

Policies

1 Policy

Affected sectors

2 Sectors affected

Affected products

5 Products affected

Announced: 11 Dec 2025

Last updated: 11 Dec 2025

Vietnam: Amendment to the Geology and Minerals Law announces further restrictions on imports and exports of rare earth elements

Recent update from 11 Dec 2025

On 11 December 2025, Vietnam's National Assembly adopted an amendment to the Geology and Minerals Law No. 54/2024/QH15, announcing further restrictio…

Policies

2 Policies

Affected sectors

2 Sectors affected

Affected products

5 Products affected

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