Canada-US trade talks collapse as Ottawa announces retaliatory tariffs
Ottawa will target American steel, dairy, appliances and paper products from 8 September, while Washington's trade representative says talks are unlikely to resume soon, casting fresh doubt over the future of the wider USMCA agreement
Duty-Free shopping on SHEIN and Temu ends as new €3 EU import charge comes into force
New fee for low-value imports from outside the EU takes effect from 1 July, aimed at tackling unfair competition and strengthening checks on e-commerce products
End of ultra-cheap Shein and Temu shopping: Who pays the new €3 fee, when it applies, and who can avoid it from tomorrow
Under European Commission guidelines that will apply across all EU customs authorities, the key issue for consumers is not when an order was placed, but when the parcel is cleared for import into the EU
