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Every Friday morning, we publish our International Trade Newsletter for FDF members, sharing the latest key developments in international trade and borders policy.

Key updates this week include:

• US tariffs 
• US tariffs survey 
• State of Industry Survey 

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Archive:

04 April - US tariffs, US tariffs survey, State of Industry Survey 

28 March - Duty suspensions, Ingredients for Growth, Foot and Mouth update 

21 March - Supply Chain Survey, Windsor Framework parcels delay, Transit MRN numbers

14 March - 2024 Trade Snapshot, IFE, Windsor Framework Webinars 

7 March - ITC Minutes, US trade/tariffs Update

28 February - Windsor Framework Guidance, India FTA negotiations, HRFNAO

21 February -'Not for EU’ labelling Phase 3 Guidance, International Trade Committee

14 February- International Trade Committee, EUDR webinar, State of Industry Webinar

07 February- International Trade Committee, Sevington Operating Costs, State of Industry Webinar

31 January - EFRA Committee Response, PEM Accession, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee response

24 January - FDF Trade Strategy Response, State of Industry Survey, Biosecurity inquiry 

17 January - FMD Outbreak in Germany, Trade Strategy, State of Industry Survey 

10 January - Trade Strategy, UK Border Updates, UK-Switzerland negotiations 

20 December - Trade Strategy , CWG Minutes, Q3 Trade Snapshot

13 December - Customs Working Group Registration, Q3 State of Industry, CPTPP 

6 December - Customs Working Group Registration, EUDR delay confirmed, Updated UK-EU priorities paper

29 November - DBT Trade Strategy, FDF State of Industry Webinar, EUDR: Negotiations continue 

22 November - NIRMS enforcement, India FTA talks relaunched, Australia/NZ/Vietnam Reviews 

15 Nevember - EUDR delay confirmed, FDF Agri-Food attaché event, RPA Licensed Quotas

8 November - DBT International Week, UK China deliverables , Trade Committee Survey 

1 November - 2021 Duty Suspensions extended, International Trade Committee 5 November, Product Sample proposals

This invitation from BEIS is for the food and drink sector to promote the recent launch of the Spring 2022 Industrial Energy Transformation Fund competition. The focus will be on the support available for Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies in the food and drink sector, as well as a discussion of the relevant regulatory frameworks.

The event will include an opportunity to:

• Hear about the scope of the IETF in more detail
• Listen to case studies for the food and drink sector
• Understand the regulatory environment for CCU and food grade CO₂
• Join the discussion with other industrial sites, technology providers and representatives from relevant trade associations

To register for the event, please confirm your interest by emailing, Emma Piercy emma.piercy@fdf.org.uk

In December 2020, the British Standards Institution (BSI) published its Publicly Available Specification: PAS 224:2020 on 100% plant-based foods - Characteristics and composition - Code of practice. The FDF contributed to the development of this PAS as a member of its steering group and has provided a summary (see IC-003-21). A formal copy of PAS 224:2020 is available for purchase from BSI’s online shop.

The EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement was announced on 24 December 2020 and applies to every part of the UK from 1 January 2021. The FDF Brexit Team have put together a summary of the Agreement, which is available at IC-001-21-A1. The Agreement, which was published on 26 December 2020, is based on zero tariffs and zero quotas. Annex IV on organic products within the EU-UK Agreement will provide for an equivalence agreement between the UK and EU. The EU has now agreed to recognise the UK as equivalent for organics until 31 December 2023. This is in addition to the already agreed equivalence recognition for UK control bodies, and the UK recognition of the EU as equivalent (IC-001-21).

DHSC has published the consultation outcome for restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) following the 2019 consultation. The document reaffirms the Governments’ intention to bring forward the proposed restrictions on promotion of HFSS products, and sets its’ intention to lay legislation by mid-2021 and for this to come into force in April 2022. DHSC has opened another consultation, which closes on 22 February 2021. FDF is drafting a response to this consultation (IC-002-21).