Exports of tequila and mezcal from Mexico grew at an annual rate of 39.3% from January to September 2021, to 2.384 million dollars, according to data from the Ministry of the Economy. In particular, the international recognition of the denomination of origin of Mexican tequila gives a comparative
Starting January 1, 2022, the European Union will be able to export duty-free 3.3 million tons of steel, 18,000 tons of raw aluminum and 366 tons of semi-finished (forged) aluminum to the United States. Any export above those levels will be subject to the higher tariff levels applied
The OECD and FAO forecast that global demand for agricultural commodities (including for non-food uses) will grow at 1.2% per year over the next decade; well below the growth experienced during the last decade (2.2% annually). More than anything, this is due to an expected slowdown in demand
Shipping and Seafarers are vital to the world’s supply chains and economy, transporting more than 80% of world trade by volume, highlighted a UNCTAD report. Around 1.9 million seafarers work to facilitate the way people live, and during the Covid-19 pandemic seafarers have continued to demonstrate great professionalism
Reaching an agreement to curb harmful subsidies to fisheries stands out among the main negotiations at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference. Trade ministers from around the world will meet in Geneva next week at a Ministerial Conference originally scheduled for June 2020 in Nursultan, captain of Kazakhstan, but
At the end of 2020, there were 3,523 authorized economic operators in China, which although only represented 0.65% of all import and export companies, concentrated around 30% of the total value of imports and exports. Also, at the end of February 2021, China had signed mutual recognition agreements