China links export-control violations to exit-ban risk
August 04, 2026
| MLex Staff
Chinese authorities will be able to bar citizens from leaving the country over export-control or technology-transfer violations that may endanger China’s industrial or technology security, under new State Coun... (more story)
Democratic state AGs sue Trump administration over forced-labor tariffs
August 03, 2026
| Zack Budryk
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued the administration of US President Donald Trump Monday, claiming that the administration’s tariffs on 80 countries it alleges have failed to safeguard aga... (more story)
‘Partner origin’ category in Industrial Accelerator Act proposed
August 03, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
Ireland, which chairs the meetings of EU leaders until Dec. 31, has proposed a new "partner origin" category under the Industrial Accelerator Act, creating a framework for determining which products from trust... (more story)
Commerce order right to include pipe fittings finished in Vietnam, US CIT says
July 30, 2026
| Eliana Hubacker
The US Court of International Trade determined that the Commerce Department’s decision to include certain pipe fittings that were produced in China and finished in Vietnam within the scope of an antidumping du... (more story)
US trade court partially remands Commerce review of Chinese activated carbon
July 30, 2026
| Zack Budryk
The US Court of International Trade dealt the federal government a partial win in a Wednesday ruling, sustaining in part a Commerce Department antidumping review of certain Chinese activated carbon imports.
EU battery production can support stricter 'Made in Europe' rules, analysis says
July 29, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
Europe's battery industry has enough production capacity to support stricter "Made in Europe" requirements under the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, according to a paper by sustainable transport lobby gro... (more story)
US tariff policy has had ‘limited impact’ on global economy, report shows
July 29, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello
US tariffs have so far caused limited damage to the global and European economies, a German central bank report shows. Euro-area output is projected to remain slightly below its pre-tariff path, while the dive... (more story)
US trade court upholds new calculations for Canadian softwood lumber dumping orders
July 28, 2026
| Eliana Hubacker
The US Court of International Trade upheld the Commerce Department’s revised methods for calculating the dumping margins for Canadian softwood lumber imports after Commerce was ordered to discontinue the Cohen... (more story)