The UK tariff update on Sunday, 5 July, was minimal, containing only five minor administrative changes to product descriptions in sectors including organic chemicals and iron and steel. No new duties, quotas, or trade defence measures were loaded, and no measures came into force. This marks a quiet end to a week that saw significant new trade remedy actions on US plastics and Indonesian biofuels.
What to watch
After a quiet weekend, the focus for the week ahead will be on whether the UK's trade authorities continue the pattern of active trade remedy enforcement seen last week. The introduction of new measures against US plastics and the restructuring of duties on Indonesian biofuels marked a distinct shift from the administrative rollovers at the very start of the quarter.