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International Trade weekly highlights—14 April 2022

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Published on: 14 April 2022

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WTO
Ukraine conflict—WTO downgrades trade growth amid spiking commodity prices
WTO members continue Trade Facilitation Agreement monitoring
Trade in goods
Commission greenlights Member States’ sharing of DNA with UK following Brexit
TRA announces Tariff Rate Quota review of steel imports from Russia and Belarus
TRA opens new investigation into subsidised ironing boards
Customs
EU launches consultation on new EU system for avoiding double taxation 
Anti-dumping

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This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes WTO members continuing with Trade Facilitation Agreement monitoring, the TRA announcing Tariff Rate Quota review of steel imports from Russia and Belarus, the TRA opening new investigation into subsidised ironing boards, the EU launching a consultation on new EU system for avoiding double taxation, and the Commission imposing anti-dumping duties on Chinese graphite electrodes.

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