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Tradewatch 2024 global Insight

TradeWatch Global Insights 

The Global Insights section of our latest TradeWatch publication covers a wide range of trade topics and developments from around the world. On the agenda of this Issue 1, 2024: 

  • Top seven trade trends in 2024
  • How trade technologies and automation are transforming customs and trade functions
  • Report on the World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference
  • The conflict between transfer pricing and customs valuation

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Tradewatch 2024 Americas

TradeWatch Americas Insights 

Under our Americas chapter, focus is on:

  • Brazil: Implications of the tax reform on global trade
  • Mexico: IMMEX Program — the competitive edge
  • US: Latest CBP ruling addresses limitations surrounding customs business

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TradeWatch Asia-Pacific Insights

The Asia-Pacific chapter focuses on key issues, with the following articles:

  • Australia accelerates its transition towards paperless trade
  • Japan: 2024 tax reform changes to the customs law
  • New Zealand: Customs agency loses valuation case on the treatment of royalties for valuation purposes

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TradeWatch EMEIA Insights

Under the EMEIA chapter, authors focus on:

  • European Union: First vote on EU customs reform
  • India: Bureau of Indian Standards
  • South Africa: Transfer pricing adjustment rules
  • Türkiye: Removal of right to deduct import VAT

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Sustainability

In this edition of TradeWatch, we highlight some key sustainability topics and issues impacting the trade function, including:

  • EU and UK: Update on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs) 
  • Germany: Excise tax legislative developments related to packaging and meat products
  • Thailand: Incentives for production of battery-powered electric vehicles

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TradeFlash February 2024

Welcome to the newest edition of the TradeFlash newsletter, a roundup of the latest developments in global trade around the world.

In this issue, we provide links to EY articles and webcasts covering key trade topics, many of them focused on the impact of sustainability on international trade including Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs) in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK). We also provide links to two important EY reports, Top 10 geopolitical developments for 2024 and EY International Tax and Transfer Pricing Survey 2024, which detail key trends in geopolitics and transfer pricing that are having an impact on international supply chains and global trade. 

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Previous TradeWatch and TradeFlash editions

TradeWatch 3, 2023

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TradeWatch 2, 2023

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TradeWatch 1, 2023

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TradeFlash Oct 2023

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TradeFlash Feb, 2023

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TradeFlash Feb, 2022

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