International Customs

NEW DELHI: Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley may look at reimposing five per cent customs duty on crude oil imports...

Nigerian APS raises alarm over withdrawal of customs, immigration from border posts

ABUJA: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over a strange directive ordering Customs, Immigration and other security...

Mexico imports of Pangasius from Vietnam up 17% to reach $115.24 million in 2014

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's imports of pangasius from Vietnam increased 17% in year 2014, to reach a value of $115.24 million,...

US customs to receive UH-1N twin engine helicopters at $1.3 million

VAN NUYS: US Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine (OAM) received the first of eight completely overhauled...

R25m drugs seized in South Africa: Brigadier Hangwani

JOHANNESBURG: Mandrax worth over R25m was seized and five people were arrested in one of Gauteng's largest drug busts at...

Canadian Supreme Court to hear human smuggling cases linked to BC

OTTAWA: Canadian Supreme Court will hear arguments in a series of cases that question the depth and breadth of Canada's...

US customs seizes 31 pounds cocaine at Indio Station checkpoint

SALTON CITY: El Centro sector border patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station checkpoint arrested a man, for suspected drug...

Canada to bear costs of new customs office near border

OTTAWA: Canadian government has shown agreement to cover all costs related to building of new customs office attached to a...

6500 Cuban arival: Mexico border become more attractive for illegal immigrants

HAVANA: During the last three months of 2014, nearly 6,500 Cubans arrived at the US-Mexico border, according to U.S. Customs...

Sri Lanka Customs seizes foreign currency worth Rs48 million

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs has arrested a Sri Lankan national at the Departure Lounge of the Colombo International Airport in...

Qatar Customs seizes 9,000 alcohol bottles worth QR1.350 million

DOHA: Qatar Sea Customs foiled the smuggling bid of a large number of alcohol bottles tried to be entered to...

Property tax not increased for FY 2015-16: Jamaican finance minister

KINGSTON: There will be no increase in property tax rates in the next fiscal year, minister of finance and planning,...

Electronics retail market in Vietnam in fierce competition

HANOI: The recent closure of a number of Topcare stores following a series of big-name shutdowns was evidence of the...

Chile govt’s spending to grow 3.6pc in 2015

SANTIAGO: Finance Minister Alberto Arenas has decided to pick up economy in 2015 and grow 3.6pc versus 2014 while presenting...

Board of Investments endorses Unilever Philippines bid for more tax incentives

MANILA: The Philippines' Board of Investments has endorsed the bid of consumer goods manufacturer Unilever Philippines Inc to qualify for...

Kuwait oil steadies around $61 per berral

KUWAIT CITY: Oil steadied around $61 a barrel on Monday, holding gains from last week, after Kuwait’s oil minister said...

Spanish customs working closely with France, Portugal, Italy, US to combat smuggling rackets

MADRID: Spanish authorities warned jihad terrorist groups were financing their operations with massive shipping of cannabis from north Africa to...

Egypt, Kuwait agree for establishing $6.8b petrochemical projects

KUWAIT CITY: Egypt has agreed preliminary deals with Kuwaiti companies for the establishment of petrochemical projects worth $6.8 billion, the...

New $300m port planned for developing Indonesia’s Bantaeng Industrial Park

JAKARTA: Bantaeng district government in South Sulawesi plans to start constructing in May a IDR4trn ($300m) industrial port as part...

Thai govt hopes to achieve 4pc growth target