International Customs
Pakistan’s first in-depth newspaper that presents balanced news reports, analysis and reviews regarding Customs, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sales/Income Tax Departments beside covering import and export sectors comprehensively. Up-to-the-minute news bulletins regarding Customs and FBR departments are also displayed regularly on both website and face book for the interest of common people
Turkey purchases 77% of total export volume of Ukrainian bran
ANKARA: In February 2016 wheat bran production reached 54.6 KMT which was 11.5% more than in February 2015. Since the...
Pran to export $3m of cassava to New Zealand
WELLINGTON: Pran, a food processor and agribusiness company, has bagged its maiden $3 million export order from New Zealand for...
Colombia exports 5.65 million mt of thermal coal in March
BOGOTÁ: Colombia exported 5.65 million mt of thermal coal in March, falling 28% year on year and dropping 27% from...
Brazil’s March coffee exports edge up
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian coffee exports remained surprisingly strong during the interharvest period due to the strength of private sector stocks, the...
Italy aims to boost wine sales on Alibaba network ten-fold
ROME: Italy and Alibaba hope to boost the share of Italian wine sold on the Chinese e-commerce network 10-fold as...
Korean cultural exports hit $2.82 bln in 2015
SEOUL: Hallyu or the Korean Wave is still highly popular in the Philippines based on a study done by The...
Vietnam promotes investment in Egypt’s Aswan Province
HANOI: The Vietnamese Embassy and Trade Office in Egypt held a trade and investment promotion conference in Aswan Province to...
Remittances to City reach $1.15 bln in Q1
HANOI: Remittances to HCM City in the first quarter of this year are estimated to have reached US$1.15 billion, up...
Japan’s used car sales up 1.7% in fiscal 2015
TOKYO: Sales of used cars in Japan rose 1.7 percent in fiscal 2015 from the previous year to 3,733,321 units,...
India state refiners import diesel as private processors cut discounts
NEW DELHI: Indian state refiners may continue importing higher volumes of diesel for the next few months instead of buying...
Chinese tyre maker to grow in Thailand
BANGKOK: Shandong Linglong Tire Co, one of the top five tyre producers in China, plans to expand its investment in...
Iran’s daily oil exports surge by 600,000 barrels in 3 months
TEHRAN: Iran is selling three times more oil to India even as its rival oil-producing nations try to work out...
South African rand firms on emerging markets rally, stocks flat
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand rallied to its firmest in one week on Monday as sentiment toward emerging markets was lifted...
Eurozone household saving rate stable at 12.7% in Q4 2015
BRUSSELS: The household saving rate in the eurozone was 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with 12.5...
EU invests 73 mln euros in 50 innovative SMEs
OSLO: The European Commission announced on Monday that it had selected 50 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 14 countries...
Qatar Customs seizes marijuana, 6.5kg gold bars
DOHA: The General Authority of Customs (GAC) inspectors at the Hamad International Airport have foiled separate attempts to smuggle in...
Dublin Airport customs officers seize €250k worth of cocaine
DUBLIN: Revenue officers seized €250,000 worth of cocaine in three sweet containers at Dublin Airport on Sunday night. The discovery...
Dulles CBP intercepts first in Port destructive snail
STERLING: A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) identifier confirmed Monday that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Washington...
US Customs seizes meth worth $382,000
HIDALGO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized $382,000 worth of...
Hong Kong Customs detects suspected marked oil worth $40,000
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs detected a suspected case of smuggling and seized about 16,800 litres of suspected marked oil...
