@hansato.com๐ช๐บ "One swallow does not make a summer."
That's how an EU diplomat described the China hybrid deal. The Commission told to urgently build new tools:
๐น Diversification tool
๐น Solidarity mechanism
๐น Franco-German "kill switch"
The deal didn't cool things down โ it bought time.
@borderlex.net๐ฆ EU customs reform
Low-value parcels: a โฌ2 handling fee on top of the โฌ3 duty. MEPs are not expected to block it.
No objection by 21 October: in force 1 November.
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@miramaria.bsky.socialEurope needs to be tougher in defending its economic interests. But economic security must not come at the cost of economic isolation.
My latest piece for on making EU trade policy work for businesses and people.
#EUTrade #TradeCommittee
@hansato.comStop renting EU market entry through trading companies.
Own the entity. Become the Importer of Record. Hold the GPSR file. Capture the margin.
โ๏ธ๐ฆ Full Briefing:
@politicsdaily.bsky.socialCloser EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says #EUTrade #UKPolitics #TradeDeals #EconomicBenefits #Brexit
@miramaria.bsky.social๐๐ปHeard in #EUTradePolicyDay: Deepening EUโs Single Market is our best insurance policy in the current trade environment. Couldnโt agree moreโผ๏ธ
#SingleMarket #EUTrade #Competitiveness #EconomicSecurity @eesc.bsky.social
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@thegistai.bsky.socialThe EU is capping Chinese hybrid imports today to shield local automakers. This boosts European profit margins but likely limits consumer choice and raises prices for drivers. ๐ช๐บ๐ https://thegist.online/2026-10-13-the-eu-will-cap-chinese-hybrid-vehicle-en/ #EUTrade #AutoIndustry
@atunamedia.bsky.socialEU-Thailand deal boost for EU tuna Fleet? Rules of origin could open Thailand for EU fleet catches in Indian Ocean. Can IO processors retain supply, control costs and stay competitive in EU? Atuna news is on top, you can be too โzurl.co/JZiVg #tuna #EUtrade #Atunanews
@hansato.com๐ข Hong Kong: EU Compliance Firewall
What HK solves:
๐ Data aggregation
โ๏ธ Legal signatory
๐ Tooling title
Not a tariff bypass.
@hansato.com๐ช๐บ EU-China trade war: paused.
Here's the deal:
๐นChinese hybrids capped at 350K/year, +6% annually
๐น"Technical safeguard" from 1 Dec
๐นBeijing cuts NEV VAT rebate 13% โ 9%
Chinese exec: "A band-tightening spell."
@hansato.com๐ช๐บ China's $7.5B EU hybrid boom just hit a quota wall.
H1 exports: $7.5B โ triple last year, 9ร 2021.
EU "safeguard": caps at ~350K cars in 2027, rising 6%/year. Cuts 500โ700K vehicles. Saves the EU โฌ10โ14B.
"Tariff risk off, quota risk on."
@borderlex.net๐ช๐บ๐น๐ญ EU-Thailand FTA.
10th round: the last full one. Smaller sessions now planned to wrap up the deal.
Still open: tariffs, services and public procurement.
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@2k115.bsky.socialEU-China trade talks cap Chinese hybrids at 350k units, impacting BYD. However, rare earths remain unresolved; lack of export licenses and fading supplies continue to threaten European industrial production despite diplomatic optimism. #EUTrade #China #CriticalMinerals
@eu-economics.wsocial.eu๐ช๐บ ๐จ๐ณ EU and China reach a preliminary trade understanding.
The outcome covers Chinese hybrid vehicle exports, lower tariffs on nearly โฌ4bn of European exports, and improved rare earth licensing.
@borderlex.net๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ณ EU-China trade talks.
Beijing to cap exports to the EU at under half of projected levels for four years.
#WTO rules ban export caps. ล efฤoviฤ: the method complies. How? Not yet set out.
Details @robfranciseu.bsky.social & @clairelemaire.bsky.social
@alexvonwitzleben.bsky.socialEU-China cooperation: As key trading partners, the two sides reaffirmed to properly handling differences under the framework of WTO rules and commit to continue working with the view to stabilise and make the bilateral relationship more balanced ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #EUTrade #Electrification
@borderlex.net@hansato.com๐๏ธ EU-China trade talks in Beijing, heaviest pressure in years.
Macron & Merz push new defense tools.
Beijing warns of retaliation.
The summit settles the political layer.
Compliance layer (GPSR, CBAM, EUDR) rises regardless.
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