Global Trade Alert
Global Trade Alert

EU: Import restriction changes in May 2012

Announcement

01 May 2012

According to the TARIC database of the European Union, in May 2012 the European Union changed its import restrictions for a number of products.

Number of interventions

4

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 May 2012

Revocation date:

01 Feb 2014

Announced: 01 May 2012
Price stabilisation
The European Union tightened the policy instrument ''Price stabilisation'' for 9 6-digit HS product categories in May 2012 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

013

214

Affected Products

080510

080550

080810

Implementation date

01 May 2012

Revocation date:

01 Jan 2013

Announced: 01 May 2012
Price stabilisation
The European Union relaxed the policy instrument ''Price stabilisation'' for 9 6-digit HS product categories in May 2012 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

012

013

214

Affected Products

070200

080510

080810

Implementation date

01 May 2012

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 May 2012
Import tariff In force
The European Union tightened the policy instrument ''Import tariff'' for 134 6-digit HS product categories in May 2012 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

211

232

235

239

Affected Products

020712

020714

020727

170112

170113

170114

170191

170199

170290

350211

Implementation date

01 May 2012

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 May 2012
Import tariff In force
The European Union relaxed the policy instrument ''Import tariff'' for 5 6-digit HS product categories in May 2012 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

235

Affected Products

170112

170113

170114

170199

Threads

See all

Liberalising Trade Policy Measures

This Thread tracks liberalising trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these measures has evolved over time.

Published: 04 Sep 2024

14928

interventions

186

jurisdictions

Harmful Trade Policy Measures

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these measures has evolved over time.

Published: 04 Sep 2024

71894

interventions

193

jurisdictions

G7: Harmful Trade Policy Interventions

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by G7 members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.

Published: 13 Jan 2025

25929

interventions

38

jurisdictions

G20: Harmful Trade Policy Interventions

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by G20 members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.

Published: 15 Jan 2025

54827

interventions

120

jurisdictions