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To respond to growing imbalances in global trade, the European Commission is upgrading its import monitoring toolbox by reconfiguring its ‘import barometer’, which gathers up-to-date import data and was originally established in 2025.
On 7 July 2026, the Commission published a regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of passenger-car and light-lorry tyres originating in the People’s Republic of China.
A new regulation that protects the EU steel sector from the damaging impacts of global overcapacity enters into application on 1 July 2026. This represents a vital step towards ensuring the long-term viability of a strategically crucial European industry.