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Chinese electric vehicle brands are gaining ground across European markets. Their battery-electric share reached 14.2% during the first five months of 2026, while the UK accounted for a quarter of Chinese-brand sales across western Europe’s largest markets.
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UK authorities are investigating alleged dumping of imported industrial plastics. The case covers S-PVC from China, Mexico, and South Korea, with potential consequences for chemicals, construction products, cables, flooring, and packaging.
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Britain has opened its first new post-Brexit import safeguard investigation. The TRA will examine whether increased PET imports are seriously injuring domestic production, with downstream companies invited to submit evidence.
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Clarkson delivered record interim results as shipping disruption lifted demand. Revenue increased by 39%, while underlying pre-tax profit rose 56% amid longer trade routes, stronger markets, and geopolitical volatility.
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UK-EU trade choices are becoming more industrial and strategically constrained. The Brexit reset is entering harder questions around China, steel, EVs, chemicals, and carbon border policy.
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EU-backed finance will now target Benin’s agricultural supply-chain capacity directly. The €100m facility will support cotton, textiles, soya, and cashew value chains, with a focus on processing, resilience, and women-led enterprises.
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Google’s DMA penalties have widened into a transatlantic trade dispute. Brussels has fined the company €890m over search and app-store practices, while US tariff threats have pushed Europe’s platform enforcement regime into a wider trade-policy confrontation.
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Dublin Chamber is pressing government to accelerate competitiveness infrastructure delivery. Its priorities span housing, transport, water, airport capacity, domestic enterprise, skills, and the regulatory burden ahead of Budget 2027.
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Britain is seeking commercial priorities across four prospective trade relationships. Businesses can submit evidence on Indonesia, the Philippines, the UAE, and Uruguay before the consultation closes in September.
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Global hiring costs diverge sharply once statutory obligations enter calculations. A 192-country index places the UK in the lighter half while exposing major differences in social contributions, notice, and severance.