Business · 16/04/2025Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

US Imposes Special Safeguard Duty on Sugar-Containing Articles

Summary

The US government has decided to impose a special safeguard duty on articles containing over 65% sugar, following a review of numerous articles that exceed this threshold, meeting the yearly safeguard trigger level.

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