On 30 June 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1292 of 23 June 2025, opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products, and Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1303 of 23 June 2025, suspending customs duties on certain agricultural and industrial products. Pursuant to these two regulations, operators – including those based in Hong Kong – may find increased opportunities to sell the goods covered by those regulations to EU customers.

On 29 June, the General Administration of Customs announced its decision to conditionally resume the import of some aquatic products (including edible aquatic animals) originating from Japan with immediate effect, except for those from 10 metropolis/prefectures, namely Fukushima, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano, Saitama, Tokyo and Chiba. Japanese companies exporting seafood to China must comply with regulations concerning the registration and administration of overseas manufacturers of imported food.

On May 8, 2025, the FDA issued a letter to retailers, distributors and importers informing them that dinnerware products such as bowls, plates, cups and utensils made from the sheath of A. catechu palm leaves have the potential to leach toxic alkaloid chemicals into food.

On 29 June, China announced the immediate resumption of seafood imports from certain regions in Japan, lifting a nearly two-year ban that had been in place due to concerns over the discharge of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.