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Being there: How we conduct verification visits 

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The Trade Remedies Authority was established as a non-department public body of the Department for Business and Trade in 2021 and therefore well-placed to quickly design processes and procedures that were “pandemic proof”. These included the use of remote verification. …

A first step towards evaluating the impacts of the UK’s trade remedies

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Today we have published a research report prepared by Grant Thornton UK LLP (Grant Thornton) for the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). This report explores the toolkit of methodology options that we could use in our evaluation to measure the impacts of …

Calling all TRAilblazers : Join the TRA and Champion Fair Trade

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Are you passionate about ensuring fair trade and protecting UK industries? Do you want to work on issues that have a national and international significance? The UK Trade Remedies Authority is looking for dynamic individuals to join our diverse team …

Explainer: What are tariff rate quotas and how do we review them?

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The TRA announced the initiation of the steel safeguard extension review, SE0041, earlier this year.  The purpose of this review is to make a recommendation to the UK government on whether the current steel safeguard measure, which is set to expire …

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 …