Maldives to ban HCFC gas imports
MALÉ: Maldives is set to ban hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) gas import from June as it looks to reduce the amount of...
Sri Lanka exports, imports fall; trade gap shrinks in Oct.
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s exports fell 6.0 percent to 847.3 million US dollars in October 2015 from a year earlier while...
Indonesia mulls rice imports from India
JAKARTA:The government is considering importing rice from India, the world’s second-largest rice producer, in anticipation of insufficient supply in the...
Italy pork imports decrease by 1% year on year
ROME: Italy imported 757,200 tonnes of pork from January to September 2015, a decrease of 1 per cent year on...
China to remove gold import license for industrial purposes: Customs
SHANGHAI: Gold imported into China for industrial use will not require a central bank permit from the beginning of this...
US Customs seizes US$145k from smugglers near St. Thomas
NEW YORK: The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says its Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized...
Entrepreneurs obtain one more opportunity for customs clearance of goods
BAKU: APA-Economics. State Customs Committee took a new step on customs clearance of goods and transport facilities. The entrepreneurs will...
Nigeria Customs collected N903b cash in 2015
ABUJA: The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), yesterday said the Service collected a total of N903...
India Customs launches system to monitor unclaimed cargo
CHENNAI: A new system to track and monitor unclaimed and un-cleared cargo at ports or customs freight stations has been...
Malaysia Customs estimates 100,000 companies not registered for GST
KUALA LUMPUR: Customs director-general Datuk Seri Khazali Ahmad said an operation called “Ops Jejak GST 2016” would be held from...
Thai Customs considers cutting import duties on luxury goods
BANGKOK: The Customs Department is considering decreasing import duties on luxury items like clothing and accessories to make shopping cheaper....
Saudi Customs seizes 1,000s of banned religious items
RIYADH: Saudi customs officials have managed stop over 1,000 attempts to smuggle religious materials into the country over the past...
India Customs seizes 15 kg gold at Delhi airport
NEW DELHI: About 15 kg of gold, valued about Rs 4 crore, has been seized by the Customs department from...
Turkish exports decline 8.7% for 2015
ANKARA: Turkey’s exports for 2015 showed a decline of 8.7 per cent compared with the previous year, falling to US$144bn,...
Customs seizes 1 kg gold from seat panel of private airlines in Kolkata
KOLKATA: One kg gold, valued at Rs 26 lakh, was seized from a private airlines flight after it arrived at...
Sales of imported cars in S. Korea jump 24.2% in 2015
SEOUL: Sales of imported cars in South Korea jumped 24.2 percent in 2015 from a year earlier, driven by a...
North Korea imports $2.09b worth of luxury goods for 3 years
SEOUL: North Korea imported $2.09 billion worth of luxury goods for three years under the Kim Jong-un regime despite United...
Abu Dhabi Ports sets new annual cargo volume record in 2015
WASHINGOTN: Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the Emirate, set...
West Coast ports increases 1% volume in Nov
WASHINGTON: After struggling all year with cargo diversion due to labor problems, West Coast ports in November finally turned the...
Huawei revenue rises 70% YOY
LONDON: It appears Chinese mobile maker Huawei Technologies isn't only a favorite in its home market, but overseas as well....
