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The WTO said the US duties broke trading rules because they applied only to China and were above maximum rates agreed to by the US

US broke trade rules by putting tariffs on China - WTO

Business • 16 Sep

UK Trade Minister Liz Truss has set out the broad aims of her post-Brexit push to secure new free trade agreements

UK seeks big tariff reductions in US trade deal

Business • 06 Feb

China to cut tariffs on $75 billion-worth of US imports

China to halve tariffs on $75 billion of US imports

Business • 06 Feb

Roquefort cheese on list of goods that could be targeted as soon as mid-January

US 100% tariff threat on French goods over digital tax

Business • 03 Dec 19

15 countries have raised concerns over the so-called Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) that will be in place after Brexit

WTO members warn on post-Brexit market access

Business • 15 Nov 19

Trump has used tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese goods as his primary weapon in the protracted trade war

Trump says no agreement to rollback China tariffs

Business • 08 Nov 19

Irish companies are looking increasingly at France and Germany as trading partners, but also further afield to North America, Latin America and Asian markets

Brexit impacting trade flows but not tariffs

Business • 05 Nov 19

Hasbor sources more than two-thirds of its US products from China

Hasbro shares plunge as toymaker battles tariff costs

Business • 22 Oct 19

Donald Trump's comments will feed optimism about prospects for a deal to cease trade hostilities between the US and China

Trump hails 'Warmer feelings' in US-China trade talks

Business • 11 Oct 19

Butter worth €156.8m will be among the Irish exports hit by the US tariffs

€362m worth of Irish goods face 25% tariff in the US

Business • 10 Oct 19

US and Chinese trade negotiators were set to meet today for the first time since July

Trump says will meet top Chinese trade envoy tomorrow

Business • 10 Oct 19

The WTO has found that both Europe's Airbus and its US rival Boeing received billions of dollars of illegal subsidies

US to hit EU with tariffs starting 18 October

Business • 02 Oct 19

The goods exempted from tariffs include whey and fish meal

China exempts 16 types of US goods from extra tariffs

Business • 11 Sep 19

More high-level trade talks between China and the US set to take place next month

China, US to hold trade talks in October - ministry

Business • 05 Sep 19

A new round of US tariffs on some Chinese goods is scheduled to take effect on Sunday, threatening to escalate an already bitter trade war

Signs of new US-China trade discussions as tariffs loom

Business • 30 Aug 19

Caterpillar is a proxy for global economic activity

Caterpillar's earnings disappoint on weak China sales

Business • 24 Jul 19

Irish whiskey is one of the targets on the US list of 89 additional proposed tariffs

US threatens tariffs on EU cheese, pork and whiskey

World • 02 Jul 19

'An escalated trade war is not in the country's best interest, and both sides will lose,' 600 US companies warn Donald Trump

600 US companies urge Trump to resolve trade dispute

Business • 14 Jun 19

President Trump has threatened to impose new trade tariffs on Mexico from Monday

Trump tweets on Mexico tariff talks from Doonbeg

World • 06 Jun 19

Donald Trump has said that complaints against Huawei might be resolved within the framework of a US-China trade deal

Huawei could be included in US-China trade deal - Trump

Business • 24 May 19

An electronic board displays the stock index at a securities brokerage house in Beijing

Shanghai shares tumble on Trump tariff threat

Business • 06 May 19

Leo Varadkar spent around 20 minutes with the press answering questions on Brexit and the latest tariff proposals by the UK government

Frustration clear in Taoiseach's Brexit remarks

Brexit • 13 Mar 19

The level of tariff applied to different types of goods varies considerably

What is a tariff? Your questions answered

Analysis and Comment • 13 Mar 19

On possible food shortages in the UK after Brexit, Tesco's chairman said that 'provided we're all happy to live on Spam and canned peaches all will be well'

UK supermarkets battle to secure stocks ahead of Brexit

Business • 19 Feb 19

China and the US are trying to hammer out a deal ahead of the March 1 deadline

China upbeat on latest round of US trade talks

Business • 11 Feb 19

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