International Customs

NAIROBI: Kenyan troops in Somalia are heavily involved in the smuggling of about 150,000 tons of sugar a year into...

India coal import bill down by over 14%

NEW DELHI: India’s coal import bill came down by over 14% or R8,287 crore during April-October, 2015 from a year...

Ukraine suspends imports of Russian electricity

KIEV: Ukraine is continuing to import electricity from Russia, however supplies will be suspended on November 13, the press service...

Indonesia: TPPI plans to reduce gasoline imports

JAKARTA: The Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indonesia (TPPI) refinery will be able to reduce gasoline imports by up to 36 percent,...

Nigeria customs generates n23.3bn from Apapa port

ABUJA: The Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N23.3 billion revenue in October....

Agri, Petro exports drop 25% in Sept

MANILA: Exports sank 24.7 percent in September from a year ago, the sharpest drop in four years, as the fragile...

South Korean exports index down 3.5% last month

SEOUL: Export prices in South Korea experienced the sharpest decline last month since January, with the Bank of Korea noting...

4 Nicaragua starting ag shipments to the Netherlands in December

AMSTERDAM: Four Nicaraguan companies producing mango, cocoa, dried fruits and organic chia, which conducted a trade mission to the Netherlands,...

German energy giant RWE sees coal, gas business shrink

BERLIN: Germany's second biggest energy company, RWE, saw profits from its core coal and gas business plummet again in the...

Illicit trade of cigarettes declines Rs4b in Nigeria

ABUJA: The illicit trade in cigarettes has stabilised and is showing decline, Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu said. The Tobacco...

Govt indirect revenue up 36.8% in Oct 2016

NEW DELHI: The government’s indirect tax revenue grew 36.8 per cent in October 2016, compared to the same month in...

Ukraine grain exports 14.548m tonnes this month

KIEV: Ukraine had exported 14.548 million tonnes of grain by November 9, 2015, the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry...

Iraqi oil exports fall to 595,528 bpd last month

ERBIL: Oil exports via pipeline from northern Iraq to Turkey slipped to an average of 595,528 barrels per day (bpd)...

Estonian exports drop 10% in Sept

TALLINN: In the meantime, imports in September were down 9% on year and 5% in three quarters compared to the...

German trade surplus rises to 7.6b euros in Sept

BERLIN: According to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, the country’s goods and services surplus was 22.9 billion euros in September 2015....

Philippines exports shrink 24.7% in Sept

MANILA: Philippine exports shrank 24.7 percent in September, the steepest drop in four years. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said...

Russia, China to revive bilateral trade ties

MOSCOW: China and Russia will adjust their trade structure and deepen economic cooperation to revive bilateral trade after sharp declines...

Jhajjar Kotli police arrest driver for smuggling 13 bovine animals

NEW DELHI: Jhajjar Kotli police arrested a driver for smuggling 13 bovine animals to Valley. As per police sources, on...

Man sentenced jail for smuggling £2,500 worth of cocaine

LONDON: A man has been jailed for smuggling almost £2,500 worth of cocaine between the north-east and England. Declan Holness...

Mexico court sentences man 9 yrs prison in smuggling case