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On April 9, 2022, the Sri Lankan government issued the Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 06 (2022). These regulations affect several food and non-food commodities.

On August 23, 2022, the Sri Lankan government temporary suspended the import of 26 agricultural products. The Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 13 (2022) is a quantitative import restrictive measure.

As the United States' sixth-largest export market for food and agricultural products, Taiwan imported almost US $4 billion of food and agricultural products from the US in 2021. This year, 2022, looks to exceed that mark, potentially hitting record imports.

Taiwan rejected and or destroyed 28 shipments of U.S. agricultural products in 2022 according to the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA). Chemical residues were cited as the reason for 18 of the 28 recorded rejections. The second largest...

Taiwan released its list of imported food and agricultural products undergoing enhanced border inspection for 2023. No U.S. products were included on the list. In 2022, U.S. apples, avocadoes, and paper plates had been subject to enhanced inspection.