Updates On Recent International Trade Regulations

Help with Freeports – Guidelines for Compliance 14

Find out what tax reliefs and beneficial customs procedures are available to businesses in a Freeport.
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Trading under WTO rules

How to trade with other countries if there is no UK trade agreement.
Change made: Information updated to reflect countries trading under WTO rules and the Windsor Framework which replaced the old Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS): Goods graduation notice

This notice lists goods where preferential tariffs on imports from standard preference tier countries will be suspended from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028.
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Delay to EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Implementation

The European Commission has announced plans to delay implementation of EUDR for large companies until the end of 2026, and for SMEs until mid-2027. This follows feedback on lack of preparedness and impact on business costs made by companies both inside and outside the EU.
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US Tariffs On Timber Products

UK timber and derivative products now face tariffs as high as 10% on entry into the US from Tuesday 14 October under new announcements by the US Administration this week. Products from EU and Japan will face tariffs capped at 15%.
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