International Customs

JAKARTA: Imports of paper and paperboard reached a peak of 1.47 million tonnes in April-December FY18, as compared to 1.05...

COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s gambling community continues to thrive. Following the release of data by the Danish Gambling Authority (DGA), gambling revenue...

TOKYO: To the average Japanese person, German cuisine revolves almost exclusively around bread, sausages and beer. The common refrain is that it...

WILLING TON: NZ$120.6m and flat net after-tax profit of NZ$29.2m, with container throughput rising 3%, total general cargo volume lifting...

BRASILIA: Starbucks Coffee Co. has entered into an agreement with SouthRock, a multi-brand restaurant operator in Brazil, to license Starbucks...

MUMBAI: Indian man has been arrested by the customs for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valuing about...

CAPE TOWN: Agreement has been reached to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is envisaged to offer...

SEOUL: South Korea’s ethanol imports rose 14% month on month to 26,255 mt in February, according to Korea Customs Service...

AMSTERDAM: Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products from The Netherlands amid...

BERLIN: German industry called for a customs union between Europe and the U.K., saying it would soften “the horror of...

BRUSSELS: Startup long-haul, low-fare airline Air Belgium has received its operating certificate from Belgium’s Direction Générale Transport Aérien (DGTA), allowing...

MADRID:  Spanish police have arrested 155 people in several cities for alleged involvement in a trafficking ring that used Spain...

MADRID: Spanish authorities suspect the gang of helping Chinese people illegally enter Ireland and the UK. The arrests come after...

BAGHDAD: Iraq's new grain board chief said on Tuesday he expected local wheat production at no less than 2.5 million...

KABUL:  Afghan security forces recaptured a district headquarters in western Farah province on Monday, just hours after the Taliban overrun...

TAIPEI:  The Ministry of Finance's National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area has announced that red envelopes  and other gifts...

MUMBAI: India is hoping GIFT City, a special economic zone in the western state of Gujarat and a pet project...

AMMAN:  Jordan’s wheat consumption, which saw unprecedented growth in recent years due to refugees, may decrease in 2018-19 with changes...

DOHA: Qatar-Jordan bilateral trade volume is expected to witness sharp jump this year, which may even double in coming years,...

BAGHDAD: Iraq aims to reduce its oil product imports by 25 percent as it is seeking to refurbish and restart...