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Australia to Japan chilled beef: the tariff and requirements picture
Australian beef into Japan carries a 20.8% preferential duty under JAEPA — less than half the 38.5% general rate. Here's the full requirements and tariff picture for the lane, including the safeguard mechanism that can snap the rate back.
newsEU adopts EUDR product-scope revision and Information System rules
On 13 July 2026 the European Commission adopted a Delegated Act revising which products fall under the EU Deforestation Regulation, plus an Implementing Act fixing the technical rules for due diligence statement submission.
newsUS imposes Section 301 forced-labour tariffs on 60 economies, shrimp fully covered
USTR imposed additional tariffs effective 24 July 2026 on 60 economies over forced-labour import enforcement, with country-specific rates on shrimp ranging 10-12.5% across India, Ecuador, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Peru, China and others.
newsUSDA begins phased reopening of southern ports to Mexican cattle
USDA announced a phased, conditional reopening of southern livestock ports to Mexican cattle starting with Douglas, Arizona on 24 August 2026, tied to New World Screwworm containment milestones.
newsUS suspends Dominican mango imports over fruit fly trapping non-compliance
APHIS suspended Dominican mango imports around 18 July 2026 after repeated inspections found the required fruit fly trapping threshold persistently exceeded on export farms.
newsPeru's H1 2026 agri-exports up 5%, against a forecast strong El Niño for the 2026/27 season
Peru's agricultural exports reached $5.4 billion in H1 2026, up 5% year on year, led by avocados, grapes and blueberries, against forecasts of a strong coastal El Niño developing into early 2027.
newsChina signals continued streamlining of agri-food market access through 2030
China's General Administration of Customs said it will continue optimising quarantine and market-access procedures for agri-food imports through the 2026-2030 plan period, having granted access to 264 product types from 79 additional countries since the start of 2026.
guideAfCFTA: what the African Continental Free Trade Area means for agri-food exporters
AfCFTA offers preferential tariffs on intra-African trade if you can prove where your product came from. What rules of origin actually require, which agri-food categories Kenya has prioritised, and why this is a multi-year build-out, not a single deadline.