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EU Launches Anti-Dumping Investigation into Chinese Sodium Benzoate - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission has officially launched an investigation into imports of sodium benzoate from China to determine if the product is being sold at unfairly low prices. The move comes after Lanxe...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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EU Launches Anti-Dumping Probe into Chinese Benzyl Alcohol Imports - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission has launched a formal anti-dumping investigation into benzyl alcohol imported from China. This action follows a complaint filed on November 10, 2025, by major European chemical...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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European Commission Targets Chinese Mobile Crane Imports in New Trade Probe - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission has officially started an investigation into imports of new mobile cranes from China to determine if they are being sold at unfairly low prices. The move follows a formal compl...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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UK Extends Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Aluminium Foil Imports - ImpEx MUNDI - News and Insights for the import/export professional
The UK government has officially decided to keep anti-dumping measures on aluminium foil rolls imported from China. On December 18, 2025, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade accepted a final...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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European Visitors to the U.S.

Data for JAN-SEP 2025

Absolute number and % change relative to 2024 | Business, Tourism and Student Visas

Interactive data here: public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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China Imposes 5-Year Tax on European Pork and Offal Imports - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a final ruling on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, officially imposing anti-dumping duties on pork and pork by-products imported from the European Union. The new measure...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Worst Timing Ever...

Citizen Watch Italy S.p.A. and The Swatch Group (Italia) S.p.A Under Scrutiny for Alleged Price Fixing in Italy

Details here: www.agcm.it/media/comuni...
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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The European Commission has officially initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of silico-manganese steel wire from China.

Details here: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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EU Orders Registration of Russian Urea Imports for Possible Retroactive Anti-Dumping Duties - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission has ordered customs authorities to register all imports of urea originating from Russia, effective immediately. This move, finalized in an Implementing Regulation on December 1...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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UK Imports Watchdog Flags Sharp Volume Spikes and Price Drops in New Trade Monitor - ImpEx MUNDI - News and Insights for the import/export professional
The UK published its latest Import Trends Monitor, an analysis of HMRC customs data up to September 30, 2025, designed to identify unusual patterns in imported goods. This analysis proactively flags c...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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German Exports to EU Rise 2.7%, Offsetting Major Declines to Non-EU Partners - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
German foreign trade saw mixed results in October 2025, according to preliminary data from Destatis. While exports registered a marginal 0.1% increase compared to September, imports fell by 1.2%, afte...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Chinese Rail Giant CRRC and Grampet Launch JV for New European Rail Freight Wagon Production - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission received notification on November 19, 2025, regarding a significant new partnership in the European rail industry. China’s CRRC Shandong Wind Power Co. Ltd. and Romania’s Gramp...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Saudi Electricity and US 3D Systems Partner to Gain Joint Control of NAMI - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission received official notification on November 28, 2025, regarding a proposed joint venture that will establish a new player in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 3D printing ...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Strategic MoU: Vietnam and Laos Target Key Industries for Joint Supply Chain Development - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
Vietnam and Laos have formalized a commitment to strengthen economic ties by exchanging a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on developing industrial linkage chains. High-level delegations from both na...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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USITC Launches Complex Global Safeguard Investigation on Quartz Surface Imports - ImpEx MUNDI - News and Insights for the import/export professional
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) officially initiated a global safeguard investigation into imports of quartz surface products (QSP) on November 17, 2025. This action follows a petition...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Countervailing Duties Update: European Commission Reviews Measures on Chinese BEV Imports - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission announced a partial interim review of the countervailing measures currently applied to imports of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) originating in China. The Commission init...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Czech Energy Giant ČEZ and Canada's BCI Seek Joint Control of Gas Distribution Network - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission has begun reviewing a major energy transaction in Czechia. On November 21, 2025, the Commission received notification of a proposed merger where two powerful entities plan to a...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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UK TRA Proposes Countervailing Duties on Subsidized US HVO Biodiesel Imports - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has formally proposed imposing countervailing duties on imports of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biodiesel from the United States, also known as renewable or gree...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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We are witnessing a historically low average price per kg for photovoltaic panels coming from China.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Trade Monitor: Netherlands Sees Export Slump to China, Import Growth from Poland - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
Dutch companies exported 15 percent fewer goods to China in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This decline results primarily from...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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UK Government Extends Anti-Dumping Duty on Chinese Ceramic Imports for Five Years - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) confirmed on November 25, 2025, that the UK government will maintain its anti-dumping measure on certain ceramic tableware and kitchenware imported from China for fi...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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EU Registers Chinese PBTC Chemical Imports to Prepare for Anti-Dumping Duties - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2385 on November 27, 2025, which subjects imports of specific Chinese-origin alkyl phosphonic acids and their sodium salts to registra...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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UK Slaps Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Biodiesel After Trade Authority Review - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The UK Secretary of State for Business & Trade has accepted the Trade Remedies Authority’s (TRA) recommendation, officially imposing new anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports from China. The Secret...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Japan's Sojitz and CIMIC Form Rail Services Joint Venture; Seek EU Approval - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
The European Commission received notification on November 13, 2025, regarding a proposed concentration involving Japan’s Sojitz Corporation, Australia’s CIMIC Group Limited, and CIMIC’s UGL Rail servi...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Operation ‘Broken Wall’: Italy Seizes Assets in €19M VAT Fraud Linked to China Goods - Mercurius INTEL - Leveraging Information Into Intelligence With OSINT
Italian financial police (Guardia di Finanza) and the Customs and Monopolies Agency in Florence have executed searches, seizures, and arrested two individuals in connection with a complex €19 million ...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM