Turkish exports dip 8.7% to $144bn in 2015
ANKARA: Turkey earned $144 billion in overseas sales in 2015, a decline of 8.7 percent when compared to the export...
S.Korea’s petrochemicals export jumps 5.4% to 27.9 million tons in 2015
SEOUL: According to a report published by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on Dec. 31, the country’s petrochemical export...
Port of Stockton sees record in ship traffic
WASHINGTON: Port of Stockton officials expected 2015 to be a record year for shipping traffic, with a total of 247...
US Customs seize 10,000 counterfeit toys in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers completed the seizure of 10,000 counterfeit toy...
US Customs seizes $145k near St. Thomas
ST.THOMAS: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized $145,000 from a vessel operated by...
US border agents arrest 2 men illegally entering Vermont
HIGHGATE SPRINGS: U.S. Border Patrol agents from Swanton Sector arrest two subjects on Dec. 26, as a result of a...
Turkish exports suffer 8.7% fall in 2015: Association
ANKARA: Turkey earned $144 billion in overseas sales in 2015, a decline of 8.7 percent when compared to the export...
Argentine crop exports soar $2b in 3 weeks
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s crop exports surged $2 billion in the last three weeks of the year after restrictions were scrapped...
Australia pushes to boost crocodile exports
SYDNEY: Australian officials are looking to increase the export of crocodile products in 2016, after decades of official protection to...
Taiwan iron ore imports declined 6%
TAIPEI: The trade statistics released by the Taiwan’s Directorate General of Customs for the month of October 2015 indicates sharp...
China’s impacts of slowing growth on trade, agriculture in US
NEW YORK: International trade is a major factor in the American agricultural economy. A key player is China. In fact...
Saudi Arabia to cut flights, trade with Iran, ban visits
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia widened its rift with Iran, saying it would end air traffic and trade links with the Islamic...
Italian pork imports fall as live pig intake rises
ROME: Italy imported slightly less fresh and frozen pork, year-on-year, in the first nine months 2015 but increased its intake...
India police seize 390 cartons of country-made liquor in UP
GUWAHATI: A truck carrying 390 cartons of country-made liquor allegedly smuggled in UP from Arunachal Pradesh was recovered at a...
Singapore authorities seize 3,750 contraband cigarette cartons at checkpoints
SINGAPORE: More than 3,750 cartons of contraband cigarettes were found stashed in two Malaysia-registered vehicles at Singapore’s land checkpoints in...
Tanzania: Airport beefs up security in fight against smuggling
ARUSHA: The The Kilimanjaro Airport Development Company (KADCO), which operates the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) operator, has beefed up security...
Hong Kong Customs seize 18kg of ivory products at airport
HONG KONG: Authorities have arrested an airline passenger on Sunday after finding 18 kilograms of ivory products in his luggage....
Nigeria: Importers lament ‘high’ tariff by customs
ABUJA: The National Association of Government Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF decried the 'high' tariff imposed on importers by the Nigeria Customs...
Stage set for inauguration of Land Customs Station in Tripura
AGARTALA: A multi-facility Land Custom Station (LCS) and Immigration Centre will be inaugurated at Srimantapur in Sipahijala district bordering Bangladesh...
Ugandan police investigate reports of cocaine missing from customs
KAMPALA: Ugandan police have said they are investigating reports that nearly $4m (£2.7m) worth of cocaine seized by customs officers...
