Chris Horseman
@chrishorseman.bsky.social
200 followers 220 following 64 posts
Mostly trade stuff. Deputy Editor of Borderlex.
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Reposted by Chris Horseman
robfranciseu.bsky.social
Rob Francis @robfranciseu.bsky.social · 9d
Study commissioned by European Parliament says EU should explore "the feasibility of concluding a free trade
agreement, instead of a bilateral investment agreement, with Taiwan". If that fails, EU and Taiwan should both join CPTPP www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
www.europarl.europa.eu
5 5
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · 21d
Everything you didn't know you needed to know about conformity assessment in the EU and UK!

Don't miss the latest episode of the Trade Bites podcast - out now!

soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
Making international trade work properly: conformity assessment
It is important that manufacturers of industrial goods comply with international standards, and that compliance is verified. The issue of mutual recognition of conformity assessment comes into play fo
soundcloud.com
1
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · 27d
Evidently there's most than one way of 'fasting'..... :-)
2
Reposted by Chris Horseman
robfranciseu.bsky.social
Rob Francis @robfranciseu.bsky.social · Aug 26
My preview for what the autumn holds in EU trade policy. Spoiler: tariffs may feature borderlex.net/2025/08/26/b...
Autumn preview: EU to focus on trade diversification - Borderlex
Borderlex's curtain raiser to EU trade policy in autumn 2025
borderlex.net
1 1
Reposted by Chris Horseman
robfranciseu.bsky.social
Rob Francis @robfranciseu.bsky.social · Aug 22
Another wrinkle in the EU-Indonesia trade relationship? By @chrishorseman.bsky.social borderlex.net/2025/08/22/w...
WTO panel rules EU biodiesel duties on Indonesia unlawful - Borderlex
The European Union acted unlawfully in imposing countervailing duties on imports of Indonesian biodiesel, a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel ruled today.
borderlex.net
1
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Aug 18
Perhaps Trump remembers that the US basically started World War Two by recklessly attacking Japan at Pearl Harbor….
Reposted by Chris Horseman
borderlex.net
Borderlex @borderlex.net · Aug 1
Today is US tariff day.

It's definitely not a good day for Switzerland....

🇨🇭 🇺🇸

@chrishorseman.bsky.social on the Swiss "shock" of facing 39% duties to exports to the US

borderlex.net/2025/08/01/s...
Switzerland shocked by 39% US tariffs - Borderlex
Switzerland faces tariffs of 39% on its exports to the US from 7 August – one of the highest rates imposed on any country.
borderlex.net
2 1
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Jul 31
Preliminary talks are 'coalescing' around digital trade as a possible area where the EU and the CPTPP could do a deal to show that international trade cooperation ain't dead yet...

My piece for Borderlex: 👇
borderlex.net
Borderlex @borderlex.net · Jul 31
Guess we can call this a SCOOP:

EU 🇪🇺 and CPTPP countries (Asia Pacific nations + Mexico/Peru + UK) explore digital trade pact amid Trump policy shift

@chrishorseman.bsky.social has the details

#digitaltrade #tradewars

borderlex.net/2025/07/31/e...
EU, CPTPP explore digital trade pact amid Trump policy shift - Borderlex
European and Asia-Pacific leaders are eyeing a possible pan-continental agreement on digital trade as part of a rapprochement between the EU and the 12-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement o...
borderlex.net
2 4
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Jul 17
Is there method in Trump's tariff madness?

The verdict from my excellent guests on the latest @thecitp.bsky.social Trade Bites podcast? "Sort of..." :-)

Thanks to Meredith Crowley, @sjrickard.bsky.social and @chadpbown.com for their insights.

You can listen here:
soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
US trade policy in the first 6 months of Trump's second term
July 20, 2025, is six months since Trump’s inauguration for a second term in the White House. Since then, all previous norms of trade engagement have gone out of the window with the imposition (or thr
soundcloud.com
2 3
Reposted by Chris Horseman
thecitp.bsky.social
CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · Jul 9
What could a new EU-UK agri-food deal really mean?
Our latest podcast unpacks the potential pitfalls for UK-EU, what it all means for Northern Ireland trade & agri-food deals with other countries 👉 on.soundcloud.com/WqBH9mpGBEYr...
@emilylydgate.bsky.social @chrishorseman.bsky.social @borderlex.net
UK-EU agrifood (SPS) negotiations
In May, Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen launched a reset of the EU-UK relationship which included an agreement to begin negotiations on a deal on agri-food standard
on.soundcloud.com
1 2
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Jun 26
Captain's log supplementary , stardate 09.47: It's now up! Hoorah.... :-)
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Jun 26
DBT press release: "The Trade Strategy will be published 09.15 Thursday 26 June here..."

Thursday, 09.41, gov.uk website: "Page Not Found".

This is at least consistent with UK having joined the MPIA trade dispute arbitration system five years late. (Hope we don't have to wait that long...)
gov.uk
1
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Jun 25
The UK is to join the MPIA - the WTO's voluntary alternative to the defunct Appellate Body.

Britain took its time - it's now five years since MPIA was launched.

Seems London is now finally convinced that the formal WTO dispute settlement reform process is a dead parrot.
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Jun 24
It's a pain in the butt when you're supposed to be concentrating on your work, though!
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Jun 11
One of the most interesting and topical Trade Bites discussions yet! My thanks to our excellent contributors. 👍
thecitp.bsky.social
CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · Jun 11
The UK was the first trading partner to strike a deal with US, securing #tariff exemptions on cars & steel, while granting new access to its agricultural markets. But what’s really behind the deal & what could it mean for other countries? on.soundcloud.com/Myoop7GyIfqw...
Assessing the UK-US trade deal
Last month, Britain thus became the first trade partner to do a deal with the new Trump administration. The deal was limited in its scope - but nevertheless highly significant, given that Trump has hi
on.soundcloud.com
1
Reposted by Chris Horseman
borderlex.net
Borderlex @borderlex.net · Jun 7
📢 Borderlex event || Book Talk with Ben Chu – Exile Economics – 19 June 2025, London 🇬🇧

👉 Come & chat about what shapes today’s trade policy with BBC's Ben Chu‬, author of Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails

Free but registration required ↓
borderlex.net/2025/06/02/b...
Book Talk with Ben Chu - Exile Economics - 19 June 2025, London - Borderlex
Our upcoming Borderlex Academy will conclude with an evening reception and book signing featuring seasoned journalist, broadcaster, and speaker Ben Chu to discuss today's globalisation scepticism.
borderlex.net
2 1
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Jun 7
Is it also not worth supermarkets’ while to distinguish between U.K.-made stuff and EU-made? I assume not… despite the illogicality of putting ‘not for EU’ on the latter…..?
Reposted by Chris Horseman
thecitp.bsky.social
CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · May 21
Where do recent developments such as the #UStariffs leave the global trading system? Is the @wto.org and the rules-based system that it oversees, now dead? Joining our host @chrishorseman.bsky.social are Jennifer Hillman, L. Alan Winters and Farisa Zarin 👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
World Trading System
The US has re-set its tariffs on goods imports according to a formula based on the size of that country’s trade surplus with the US – a move which has thrown all previous norms out the window. We are
soundcloud.com
1 1 1
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · May 19
EU-UK reset deal incoming at around lunchtime today:

12-year rollover of fish access rights
SPS deal (unclear how much detail still to be agreed)
EU and UK ETS schemes linked, with mutual CBAM exemption
Youth exchange deal
Return to pre-Brexit style electricity interchange
Reposted by Chris Horseman
sethabramson.bsky.social
Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · May 12
The world needs more of this and less of most other things
380 4.2K 25K
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · May 12
In case you missed it last week - the latest Trade Bites podcast offers a great opportunity to get the lowdown on the new UK-India FTA.

With rich insights from @amritasaha.bsky.social, @achyuthanil.bsky.social, Abhijit Das and Emily Weaver Roads.

soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
UK-India FTA
This podcast looks at the recently concluded UK-India free trade agreement deal and the impact for UK exporters now that India’s high tariffs on goods like cars and Scotch whisky will be reduced, and
soundcloud.com
1 1
Reposted by Chris Horseman
amritasaha.bsky.social
Amrita Saha @amritasaha.bsky.social · May 9
In the latest @thecitp.bsky.social podcast, we dive into the newly concluded #UK-#India #Trade Agreement🤝

with Abhijit Das @achyuthanil.bsky.social Emily Weaver Roads & @chrishorseman.bsky.social

Check it out
🎧 👉 lnkd.in/eJ7sHNXB

@ids.ac.uk @uktpo.org @uktradebusiness.bsky.social
2 3
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · May 8
So much hoping that Spain will apply reciprocal requirements for Brits living on the Costa del Sol…. 😉
Reposted by Chris Horseman
gsoh31.bsky.social
Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · May 7
The UK-India trade deal does *not* make it cheaper and easier for a number of major companies based in the UK to employ Indian workers. That is a fundamental, elementary misconception. Visa cap stays, and you have to be seconded within an Indian company. The rest is just... lies.
2 41 92
Chris Horseman @chrishorseman.bsky.social · Apr 30
“Only 24 hours from Telsa….. “
1