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Certain Energy Certification and Labelling Requirements Rescinded
Sep 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a final rule that rescinds and amends the certification provisions, labelling requirements and enforcement provisions for specific types of consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment that were addressed in an October 2024 final rule.

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Hungary Flexes E-Commerce Muscles as It Looks to Wider Regional Role
Sep 2025

Hungarian E-commerce Day emphasised the country’s significance within the vibrant and rapidly expanding CEE digital commerce eco-system.

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Ceremony Marks Formal Restructuring of 15 State Key Laboratories in Hong Kong
Sep 2025

John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), attended the presentation of plaques to 15 State Key Laboratories (SKLs) in Hong Kong by the Minister of Science and Technology, Yin Hejun, on 25 August. This followed a 2018 agreement by the Ministry of Science and Technology that Partner SKLs in Hong Kong paired with SKLs on the Mainland could be renamed SKLs.

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Mexico Adopts Changes to Requirements for Certain ACs and Motors
Sep 2025

Mexico recently adopted updated energy efficiency standards for unitary type air conditioners as well as three-phase, alternating current, induction, squirrel cage-type motors with a nominal power between 0.746 kW and 373 kW.

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Import Duty Rate Lowered for Certain Dimmers
Sep 2025

CBP has reclassified certain dimmers as boards for electric control under HTSUS 8537.10.91 (2.7 percent MFN duty) rather than as radio remote control apparatus under HTSUS 8526.92.50 (4.9 percent MFN duty).

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Call for Feedback on Circular Economy Initiative: Electronic Waste to Be Addressed, Among Other Matters
Aug 2025

The European Commission (“Commission”) has launched a new initiative with a view to enacting the Circular Economy Act (“CEA”) to make the EU economy more circular. It aims to adopt its proposal for a regulation by the end of 2026. The Commission is currently seeking feedback from stakeholders regarding overall opinions on the initiative and how to improve it. Interested Hong Kong traders have until 6 November 2025 to submit feedback through the following link: Circular Economy Act.

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Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong Food and Other Regulated Products Continued to Be Detained for Various Violations
Aug 2025

The Food and Drug Administration continues to detain a broad range of food and other regulated products from Mainland China and Hong Kong as part of its mission to prevent the importation of food, drugs, biologics, cosmetics, medical devices and radiation-emitting electronic products that fail to meet the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

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THAILAND: Extended Ban Introduced on Electronic Waste Imports
Aug 2025

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has banned all electronic waste import. Announced on 24 June 2025 in the Royal Gazette, the regulation replaces an earlier 2020 ban on electronic waste imports and broadens its scope, increasing the number of banned e-waste items from 428 to 463.

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New Evaluation Published on the Effectiveness of the EU Directive on Waste Electrical Appliances
Aug 2025

A new evaluation on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive was published in July, in order to assess the need for a possible revision. In general, good progress was noted on the environmentally sound handling and proper treatment of all types of WEEE in the EU. Yet, according to the evaluation, the Directive has not fully achieved its intended outcomes. Notably, the majority of Member States do not reach the collection target set out in the Directive, and the legislation has had a limited impact on enhancing material recycling and recovery. Currently, only about 40% of WEEE is reportedly recycled in the EU.

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Hungarian E-commerce Embraces Challenges of Dawn of New Import-Led Era
Aug 2025

Speakers at this year’s Hungarian E-Commerce Expo were keen to highlight the new realities shaping the sector as it matures and diversifies.

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