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
Indonesia exports, imports contract in June
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s exports and imports contracted in June on a yearly basis for the first time in nine months and...
Germany’s Jan-May gas imports up 19.5%, bill 37.7% higher
FRANKFURT: Germany imported 19.5 percent more natural gas in January through May versus a year earlier, while higher crude oil...
Japan’s May bonded bunker fuel sales fall 9%
TOKYO: Japan’s bonded bunker fuel sales fell 9% month on month to 2.02 million barrels in May, and were lower...
South Korea’s June crude imports from Iran up 10.5%
SEOUL: South Korea imported 1.2 million tonnes of crude oil from Iran in June, up 10.5 percent from a year...
Vietnam imports 51,000 vehicles for $1.04b
HANOI: Vietnam spent US$1.04 billion to import some 51,000 various vehicles in the first half of this year, according to...
Thai customs trade data revised, May exports up 12.7%
BANGKOK; Thailand's commerce ministry has made revisions to trade figures from 2012 to 2016, causing slight changes to recent data...
South African govt. denies approving int’l trade in rhino horns
CAPE TOWN: The South African government on Monday denied reports that it has approved international trade in rhino horns. "The...
Dutch Statistics office declared economy healthy
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch economy remained as healthy in mid-July as it was one month earlier according to its business cycle...
No timeline to restore beef imports from Brazil: U.S
WASHINGTON: Brazil needs to make progress on inspections before any timeline can be set to end a U.S. ban on...
EU agrees to allow in more Ukraine exports for 3 years
BRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers approved on Monday measures to allow Ukraine to export more industrial and agricultural products free of...
New Zealand Airports Customs officials performing ‘Digital Strip Searches’ of travelers’ electronics
WELLINGTON: Despite DHS hints that foreign airports were falling down on the "security theater" job, it appears a few customs...
India imposes 10% customs duty on chargers and adapters
NEW DELHI: The government has imposed a 10% basic customs duty (BCD) on imported chargers and adapters, while exempting parts...
Philippines Supreme Court junks BOC bid to collect P1 B from Shell
MANILA: The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected with finality the bid of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to collect almost...
Australian Taxation Office targets multinational tax avoidance
CANBERRA: In July last year, ABC’s The Business and Michael West featured an extraordinary raft of allegations from a 32-year...
Switzerland promoting tax transparency efforts
SWITZERLAND: Switzerland has signed an agreement on the automatic exchange of tax information with Singapore, and is this week hosting...
France, Zambia target increased trade
PARIS: Zambia and France have pledged to further strengthen relations by taking measures to increase trade between the two countries....
Ireland trade surplus grows in May
DUBLIN: Ireland's foreign trade surplus increased in May, as exports rose and imports fell, figures from the Central Statistics Office...
Malaysia arrests Vietnamese man for ‘ivory smuggling’
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have arrested a Vietnamese man and seized a stash of elephant ivory worth almost US$70,000, an...
HKIA cargo throughput surges by 11.3% from Jan- June
HONG KONG: Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has recorded growth in all three air traffic categories in the first half...
Singapore exports rebound in June after 2 months of flat growth
SINGAPORE: Non-oil exports in Singapore rose 8.2 per cent last month from a year ago after flat growth in the...
