EU customs and trade news: October 2026
Weekly developments in trade and customs from the EU, WCO and WTO


Trade preferences could still be utilised more - EUR 73.5 billion of eligible imports entered without them in 2025; EU sanctions on 20 persons and 17 entities over deported Ukrainian children and the barring of Yabloko; import ban on grain from occupied Ukrainian territories also covers transit, the Commission explains; imports of glass beads from China registered ahead of possible anti-dumping duties; reviews of the anti-dumping and countervailing duties on cold-rolled stainless steel from India and Indonesia; infringement steps against several member states for not deploying required customs IT systems; CBAM - new resources for verifiers; and further updates from 28 September to 4 October 2026.





