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The blurring of boundaries between goods and services: what is the future for trade remedies?

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In today’s age of economic digitisation, we live in a world that is not only more interconnected than ever, but also increasingly dominated by trade in services. Undoubtedly, this poses both challenges and opportunities for trade policy, as it tries …

Your business data and how we protect business confidentiality

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Data drives decision-making for international trade and business decisions. It is the lubricant that oils the wheels of trade and fuels the core of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). At the same time, we’ve previously written about transparency being imperative …

Trout, tiles and tariffs: trade remedies matter to consumers too

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As economic uncertainty rises, UK households grapple with a rising cost of living, whilst the consumer confidence index has fallen to record lows (Organisation for Economics Cooperation and Development, 2022). We’ve previously looked at the link between the UK’s economic …

What’s in a name – why categorising products precisely matters for trade remedies

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What’s the difference between ‘Bicycles, tricycles and quadricycles, with pedal assistance, with an auxiliary electric motor with a continuous rated power not exceeding 250 watts’ and ‘Cycles, with pedal assistance, with an auxiliary electric motor’? They both have a unique commodity …

Trade remedies and climate change policy – allies or enemies?

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Trade remedies and climate change are both topical policy issues. But how do they fit together? Do they pull in the same direction? What might the future look like?   What are trade remedies? The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) investigates …