At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 27 January, WTO members considered a request from China for the establishment of a dispute panel to review certain Indian measures in the automotive and renewable energy sectors, which include incentives for the production of advanced chemistry cell batteries, automobile and auto components, and electric...
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed constructive engagement on trade during her participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland from 19 to 23 January. In her public engagements and her meetings with leaders, high-level officials and business executives, DG Okonjo-Iweala highlighted opportunities for trade ...
A major update of the Harmonized System (HS) for the customs classification of traded goods published on 21 January sets out new HS tariff headings for human vaccines and other essential health goods. These changes, carried out by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in close cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the WTO, aim to strength...
Speaking at the Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Conference of the 18th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin on 17 January, WTO Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam stressed that water security is the foundation of food security. He highlighted estimates warning that global water demand could exceed supply by 40 per cent by 203...
Key factsShort title:Türkiye — EVs (China)Complainant:ChinaRespondent:TürkiyeThird Parties (original proceedings):Australia; Brazil; Canada; European Union; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Korea, Republic of; Norway; Russian Federation; Singapore; Switzerland; Thailand; United Kingdom; United StatesAgreements cited:(as cited in request for consulta...
On 6 January 2026, Türkiye notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 31 December 2025 a safeguard investigation on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin.In the notification, Türkiye indicated, among other things, as follows:"Interested parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the investigat...
On 6 January 2026, Madagascar notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 24 December 2025 a safeguard investigation on imports of plastic pipes and tubes and accessories thereof.In the notification, Madagascar indicated, among other things, as follows (provisional English translation):"Interested parties must make themselv...
China initiates dispute regarding Indian measures on solar cells and modules, and IT goodsChina has requested WTO dispute consultations with India regarding certain Indian measures on solar cells, solar modules, and information technology goods. China said the measures in question include India's tariff treatment and certain measures that China said ar...
At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 19 December, WTO members agreed to a request from the European Union for authorization to impose countermeasures on imported goods from the United States in line with a WTO arbitrator decision in the US-EU ripe olives dispute.NoteThis summary has been prepared by the WTO Secretariat’s Information and Ex...
Members review possible deliverables for MC14 at final 2025 General Council meetingWTO members considered possible deliverables for the organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) at a marathon three-day General Council meeting on 16-18 December. The membership discussed reports from the Director-General and the chairs and facilitators of various...
