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4 analyses on this topic, newest first. Each one carries its figures with the source document and the date it was retrieved.
Analysis
Brazil's beef quota filled on 29 September: from 1 October every shipment pays an extra 55%
Brazil's 2026 beef safeguard quota hit 100% on 29 September 2026. From 00:00 on 1 October 2026 every Brazilian beef shipment pays a 55% additional tariff on top of the current rate.
EU trade defence stayed high in 2025, and three cases carried retroactive duties
The EU's 2025 trade defence report shows 32 new investigations, 26 definitive measures and 232 measures in force. Three cases applied duties retroactively, so importers should audit product lines and add duty-risk clauses.
EU imposes provisional tariff-rate quotas and price thresholds on grain-oriented electrical steel
European Commission announcement of provisional safeguard tariff-rate quotas and price thresholds for grain-oriented electrical steel. Use scope and the nine-to-eleven-month decision window; no quota volume or threshold price is given for a per-unit duty calculation.
The EU Steel Quota Is Tightest Where China Has No Allocation at All
From 1 July 2026 the EU doubled the steel out-of-quota duty to 50% and cut duty-free volumes 47%. China holds named quotas in 4 of 26 categories and none in hot-rolled coil. Here is the per-tonne arithmetic.