EU Trade Defense
Material regulatory developments from European Commission DG Trade are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 12 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the trade & geopolitical risk sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
European Commission adopts implementing act setting evidence requirements for steel importers to prove melt-and-pour country of origin
The European Commission adopted an implementing act on August 31, 2026 specifying the documentary evidence importers must provide to establish the country of melt and pour for steel products covered by the EU Steel Regul…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on terephthalic acid imports from Korea and Mexico
On August 10, 2026, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on terephthalic acid imports from Korea and Mexico. Korean imports face duties of 6.1% to 13.3%; Mexican imports face a duty of 24.1%.
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission extends indefinite suspension of EU rebalancing measures on US exports under the August 2025 Joint Statement
The European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation on July 31, 2026 extending the suspension of EU rebalancing measures on US exports without an end-date. The suspension continues the arrangement established unde…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission opens targeted consultation on EU Steel Regulation product scope, inviting stakeholder input on coverage expansion
The European Commission launched a targeted consultation on July 30, 2026 to gather stakeholder feedback on which products should fall within the scope of the EU Steel Regulation. This is the first mandatory scope review…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties of 60% to 67.6% on Chinese polyamide yarn imports
The European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on polyamide yarn imports from China on July 28, 2026. Duties range from 60% to 67.6%, following an investigation that found dumped pricing is injuring EU pr…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese passenger car and light lorry tyre imports
On July 7, 2026, the European Commission published a regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on passenger car and light lorry tyre imports from China. The measure converts provisional findings into binding tra…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →EU steel safeguard regulation enters application on 1 July 2026, restructuring import controls on steel products
A new EU regulation protecting the steel sector from global overcapacity enters into application on 1 July 2026, one day after the European Commission announced it on 30 June 2026. The regulation establishes import contr…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission submits EU-Indonesia CEPA and Investment Protection Agreement to Council for signature and conclusion
On June 29, 2026, the European Commission transmitted its proposals on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and the Investment Protection Agreement with Indonesia to the Council for signature and conclusion. …
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →EU publishes updated foreign investment screening rules expanding collective risk identification across member states
The European Commission published revised foreign investment screening rules on June 26, 2026, strengthening the collective framework for identifying security and public order risks from inbound foreign investment. Coord…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on BDO imports from China, Saudi Arabia, and the United States
The European Commission published a Regulation on June 24, 2026 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of 1,4-Butanediol originating in China, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. The measure applies across a…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →EU and Republic of Korea sign Digital Trade Agreement establishing binding cross-border digital trade rules
The European Commission and the Republic of Korea signed a Digital Trade Agreement at the EU-Republic of Korea Summit in Brussels on June 10, 2026. The agreement establishes binding rules governing cross-border digital t…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →EU and Eastern and Southern Africa conclude negotiations to deepen the EU-ESA Economic Partnership Agreement
The European Commission published a Joint Statement on June 10, 2026 confirming the conclusion of negotiations to deepen the EU-Eastern and Southern Africa Economic Partnership Agreement. This marks a substantive expansi…
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