On June 12, Pakistan's updated Fifth Schedule to the Customs Act retains concessional customs duty structures for electric and hybrid vehicles under the EV Policy 2020 and Auto Industry Development and Export Policy (AIDEP) 2021-26, with concessions extended until June 30, 2027.
The electric buses and trucks will att
On June 16, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) welcomed approval of the US trade agreement by the European Parliament and stated that the agreement must now be formally adopted by the EU Council. She said that the US President must withdraw his current tariff threats as soon as t
On June 16, the European Parliament ratified its trade deal with the U.S., voting 440-151, with 50 abstentions. The European Council (EC) is now expected to give their final approval on June 26, ahead of President Trump’s July 4th deadline, as the last step in a yearlong ratification process.
Under the deal, the EU h
On June 12, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about the upcoming USMCA talks in comments to the press ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris.
Carney said the three countries in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement are currently holding separate, bilateral talks on a varie
On June 11, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington said that it will allow the Trump administration to collect 10% Section 122 tariffs it imposed in February while legal challenges continue working through the courts.
The action handed a procedural win to the Trump administration as it overruled a
On June 9, United States Court of International Trade (CIT) Judge Richard K. Eaton urged the Trump administration to quicken its pace to refund importers that paid into its now-defunct International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariff regime.
Eaton said the government's appeal of his March 4 order requiring
On June 8, Ford CEO Jim Farley spoke about renewal of the USMCA, saying that if Ford is to keep its plan to increase its U.S. vehicle production, then it must be able to import auto parts without heavy tariffs.
"Really, our priority is to be able to import parts, build as much as we can in our country, but import par
On June 3, President Trump issued a new order to strengthen customs enforcement.
The Order directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to strengthen requirements for importers of record (IORs), including:
• increasing bonding requirements and requiring IORs to ma
The Polestar 2 is returning to Canada in September for the 2027 model year after a two-year absence caused by Canada’s former 100% tariff on Chinese-built EVs. The Polestar 2 is now available to order, starting at CAD 69,900, and features an upgraded core processor that improves infotainment performance.
For 2027, th
On June 2, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative determined under Section 301 (b) of the Trade Act of 1974 that the failure to impose and enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor provides reason for actions to be taken against 60 countries examined by the USTR since March 12,
On June 2, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc traveled to Washington D.C. with Canada's chief negotiator Janice Charette to present the Canadian point of view to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. In a letter addressed to both his U.S. and Mexican counterparts, LeBlanc said the country is seeking renew
On June 1, U.S. President Trump signed a proclamation amending his Section 232 national security tariffs on some aluminum, steel and copper imports. The proclamation:
Adjusts the tariffs on agricultural equipment, like combines and harvesters, as well as other equipment, like residential heating, air conditioning and
Data from Global Affairs Canada indicates that 2,910 Chinese-made EV imports arrived in May, the first month of EV imports after Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to let in tens of thousands of the vehicles from China under a reduced tariff rate.
The report did not indicate which brands or models are arriving, though
On June 1, the India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which entered into force, eliminates the 5% MFN tariff on motor vehicles and all engineering goods, giving Indian automotive exporters immediate zero-duty access to Oman's import market.
India's engineering exports to Oman -- which includ
On May 29, the U.S. Trade Representative's office announced that negotiators for the U.S. and Mexico concluded their first bilateral negotiating round to revise the USMCA in Mexico City.
During the first round, negotiators discussed priority issues related to automotive rules of origin, steel and aluminum, and econo
The Trump administration is seeking to increase the level of regional content in North American-built vehicles to 82% to qualify for preferential treatment under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, with 50% of that value to be produced in the U.S., according to four people familiar with the U.S. negotiating position a
On May 27, it was reported that Mexican automotive industry is urging the removal of U.S. Section 232 tariffs during USMCA review, warning that current conditions could eventually drive up vehicle prices and weaken competitiveness.
Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) highlighted that manufacturers are cur
On May 27, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that the U.S. and Mexico will hold a series of three bilateral negotiating rounds as it approaches the first Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
• On May 28-29, Deputy United States Trade Representative Ambassa
On May 26, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the Trump administration intends to maintain tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as the U.S. launches negotiations to revamp the North American free trade pact.
Speaking at a Council on Foreign Relations event in Washington D.C., Greer said "We're
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