DDG Hill discusses WTO accessions at Horn of Africa Initiative ministerial meeting

Speaking at the 24th Horn of Africa Initiative ministerial meeting held on 23 April in Washington…

Thirty years of WTO accessions

Since its establishment on 1 January 1995 to oversee the multilateral trade agreements negotiated by its…

WTO, IFC launch joint publication on trade finance in Central America and Mexico

A joint publication on “Trade Finance in Central America and Mexico” was launched by Deputy Director-General…

Trade finance in Central America — Mexico: A study of Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico

WTO Deputy Director-General, Johanna Hill Reach us to explore global export and import deals

Egypt launches safeguard investigation on hot rolled flat steel

On 29 April 2025, Egypt notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 22…

Duty Drawback on Exports: What You Need to Know

Duty drawback is one of the least understood—and most underutilized—benefits available to exporters, but dramatic changes…

Panel established to review EU duties on battery electric vehicles from China

The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed at its meeting on 25 April to a request from…

EU initiates appeal arbitration in intellectual property dispute, discloses panel report

The European Union has initiated arbitration proceedings under Article 25 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)…

Guatemala and Peru notify mutually agreed solution in agriculture dispute

On 23 April, Guatemala and Peru submitted a notification to the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body of…

Harmonized System (HS) Vs. Schedule B Codes: What’s The Difference?

“All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.” As a child learning geometry, that…