Tariffs and Trade

AIC issue an update following news that Government will not support the bioethanol sector following the US-UK Trade agreement in May.

Defra have provided clarification on the special measures required for imports of bovine derived products, including milk, from France and Italy given the current outbreaks of lumpy skin disease.

Effective from 1 August 2025, the Ukrainian Parliament has passed legislation introducing a 10% export duty on rapeseed and soybeans.

The UK Government has launched a public consultation to extend transitional registration deadlines under UK REACH, recognising that current deadlines are unfeasible. 

Additional duties will be applied to Russian and Belarussian Nitrogen fertiliser from 18 July 2025.

The AIC welcomes the UK Government's new Trade Strategy, setting out its approach to supporting international trade and economic growth.

Stephen Kenyon, Executive Chairman of Harbro Limited, appeared before the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee this week on behalf of AIC Scotland.

The UK Government have confirmed that after previous extensions, the Movement Assistance Scheme (MAS) will finally close on 30 June 2025. 

AIC is gathering feedback on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) trade barriers to inform discussions at the upcoming UK-Andean SPS Subcommittee meeting.

Rumours of a change in the implementation date for UK CBAM are unfounded

What the new UK-EU SPS deal means for Member business – key changes, timelines, and how AIC is shaping the details.

Members of the fertiliser sector are invited to attend a virtual round table event hosted by AIC on Tuesday, 24 June, from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon.

The announcement yesterday of the linking of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) with that of the UK will inevitably have an impact on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Yesterday (19 May 2025), the United Kingdom and European Union agreed a substantial package of measures at the first UK-EU Summit in London.