Indian Customs seizes gold worth Rs 4.6 million
NEW DELHI : The custom officials have arrested two individuals for allegedly smuggling gold bars weighing 2 kilograms at the...
India to allow duty free imports of 500,000 tons of corn
NEW DELHI: India will soon ask state-run traders to import half a million tonnes of duty-free corn after a second...
7 former Bulgarian Customs officers to go to trial over bribes
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Specialised Prosecutor’s Office brought a criminal indictment on December 30, 2015 against 7 customs officers who worked at...
Customs Department set to cut 30% import duty on luxury items
WASHINGTON: The Customs Department is poised to cut the 30% import duty on luxury items in an effort to boost...
US authorities seize 2 pounds of meth
DALLAS: Texas DPS agents say they arrested five people and seized at least two pounds of methamphetamine after a brief...
US Customs seizes marijuana worth $414,000
LAREDO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo seized $414,000 worth of marijuana in...
Singapore’s ICA seizes cannabis worth S$15,600
SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities have seized more than S$15,600 of cannabis from a Malaysia-registered car at Woodlands Checkpoint, said the Immigration...
Qatar Customs seizes smuggled pearls, diamonds worth $1.2m
DOHA: The General Authority of Customs recently caught a traveller who tried to smuggle 53 pieces of pearls and diamonds...
Bangladesh Customs seizes gold worth Tk2.5 crore
DHAKA: Customs officials have seized 50 gold bars, weighing 5kg, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The gold bars...
Port of Paranaguá export volume rises by 9.1% in 2015
PARANAGUÁ: The Port of Paranaguá announced here the other day that it has achieved its highest annual export mark. In...
Indian gov’t scraps 5% export duty on iron ore pellets
NEW DELHI: The government has reduced export tax levied on iron ore pellets to zero from 5%. The move that...
Ukraine suffers loss of $600m due to declining export to Russia
UNIAN: Ukraine may lose USD 450-600 million in revenues due to embargo imposed by the Kremlin and a drop in...
Italian equipment exports to hit $3bn in 2015
ROME: Assocomaplast, the Italian trade association for plastic and rubber processing equipment makers, says its member companies may be on...
Nigeria’s crude oil export falls by N4.4trn in 2015
ABUJA: A sharp decline was recorded in revenue accruable to the Federal Government from the petroleum sector, as the country’s...
Costa Rica revenue from pineapple export falls by 9% in 2015
SAN JOSE: Costa Rica’s fresh pineapple trade suffered a USD72 million reduction in exported value last year, following a difficult...
FIA arrests three human smugglers including proclaimed offender
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested at least three human smugglers including one proclaimed offender in different raids. The...
KCCI demands clarification over arrest of AKD Securities’ top executives
KARACHI: President of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Younus Muhammad Bashir, while expressing deep concern over the...
Malaysia authorities foil cigarette smuggling attempt
KUALA KEDAH: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency's foiled an attempt to smuggle illicit cigarettes from Langkawi to Kuala Kedah. Langkawi...
Spanish police seize 3 tons of cocaine in drugs bust
BARCELONA: Spanish police said they had seized three tonnes of cocaine and arrested twelve suspected drug smugglers from Spain, Britain...
India Customs arrests 4 persons for smuggling gold
NEW DELHI: Four persons, including a ground handling staff, have been arrested in separate incidents at Indira Gandhi International Airport...
