This Week in Trade #13: Trade Compliance, Steel Origins & ASEAN's Digital Economy

<p>🛃 Trade compliance is moving to the forefront. New US tariff proposals, tougher customs enforcement, and stricter steel origin rules are raising costs and compliance obligations across global supply chains.Welcome to This Week in Trade #13, your quick, curated briefing on the developments shaping markets, supply chains, and international economic policy.This week, George Riddell examines proposed US Section 301 tariffs targeting 60 economies over forced labor enforcement, a major Customs and Border Protection enforcement crackdown, sweeping new EU steel import requirements, and ASEAN&#39;s landmark Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), which could help double the region&#39;s digital economy by 2030.</p><p>📌 This week&#39;s key stories:</p><p>• USTR proposes new Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies</p><p>• CBP launches tougher importer enforcement measures• EU overhauls steel import rules with melt-and-pour requirements</p><p>• New EU steel safeguards cut import volumes and raise duties</p><p>• ASEAN concludes negotiations on the Digital Economy Framework Agreement</p><p>• Regional digital trade integration targets a $2 trillion digital economy by 2030</p><p>💡 Key takeaway:Governments are tightening trade enforcement and origin requirements, increasing compliance costs for businesses while creating new opportunities in rapidly integrating digital markets.</p><p>⏱️ Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 Trade Week Preview</p><p>00:44 US Forced Labor Tariffs</p><p>02:07 CBP Enforcement Crackdown</p><p>02:36 EU Steel Import Overhaul</p><p>03:39 ASEAN Digital Deal</p><p>04:30 Wrap Up and Next Steps</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Subscribe to the This Week in Trade podcast:https://pod.link/1893068806</p><p>🤝 This briefcast builds on the weekly trade insights curated by George Riddell.</p><p>🔗 Follow George on LinkedIn: / griddell</p><p>🌐 Explore more from the Geneva Trade Platform: https://genevatradeplatform.org</p><p>🔗 Follow the Geneva Trade Platform on LinkedIn: / geneva-trade-platform</p><p>📩 Have feedback or topics you&#39;d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments.</p><p>🔔 Subscribe for weekly updates on global trade, WTO developments, supply chains, and international economic policy.</p>