Australia represents a highly significant and strategic market for these companies, and the EU free trade deal which will eliminate the import duty on machinery products will certainly assist their sales promotion efforts

Exporters invested in a diversification strategy to reduce dependence on the US

US president’s administration is seeking to rush in the new legislation to replace the lost income on tariffs on imports from the EU and other countries

Costs for Middle East transportation routes have doubled in some cases

Irish whiskey distillers received an unexpected advantage early this month when China’s Customs Tariff Commission announced a reduction in import tariffs on whisky and whiskey products, lowering the rate from 10% to 5%, effective 2 February 2026.

For some Irish traders, the main dilemma is not the method of trading, but the choice of markets to engage with  

After a year of volatility, the bio-pharma/life sciences sector in Ireland met up in Cork last week with a renewed sense of possibility. US president Donald Trump's shenanigans in Davos fortunately concluded without doing damage.

Irish exports to China are expected to have fallen 13% in the past year

Donald Trump's announcement on January 27 that new import tariffs would apply to the pharmaceutical industry shook the sector

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