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
Russia sawn timber exports up in January-April 2017
MOSCOW: In the first four months of 2017, Russia increased its sawn timber exports again, both in value and in...
Greece signs multilateral convention to prevent tax avoidance, double taxation
ATHENS: Greece joined 76 other countries and territories in signing on Wednesday the “Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related...
Italy Q1 unemployment 11.6%, down from the previous quarter
MILAN: Italy's unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2017 stood at 11.6%, down 0.2 percentage point from the previous...
Ekol Ukraine starts shipping to Iran
KIEV: Ekol Ukraine Logistics Company has carried out its first transportation to Iran, the company’s press service has reported. According...
Norway risks oil, gas output cut if wage talks fail
OSLO: Five Norwegian oil and gas fields will shut down production unless a wage deal is agreed with the Lederne...
Moroccan customs reveals summer regulations for foreign residents
RABAT: The Administration of Customs and Indirect Taxes (ADII) has announced regulations for its Marhaba 2017 initiative intended to ease...
Indonesia’s forex reserves hit record highs in May 2017
JAKARTA: The Governor of Bank Indonesia Agus DW Martowardjojo mentioned that Indonesia's foreign exchange (forex) reserves as of the end...
Eimskip takes over Danish logistics company SHIP-LOG
COPENHAGEN: Eimskip has strengthened its position in worldwide logistics services by acquiring 75% of the freight forwarding company SHIP-LOG. The...
CareDx Q1 revenues up 76%
NEW YORK: CareDx reported today that its first quarter revenues grew 76 percent year over year, amid growing sales of...
Quebec unemployment rate reaches record low especially for prime
MONTREAL: Quebec's unemployment rate hit its lowest level in decades in May, helped by full employment for the prime workforce...
German Hapag-Lloyd, GCC’s UASC shipping merger weathers Qatar row
HAMBURG/FRANKFURT: Hapag-Lloyd's merger with Arab Shipping Company, which is owned by six Gulf states, is proceeding as planned, despite the...
Venezuela inflation so far this year at 128 %
WASHINGTON: Inflation in Venezuela's crisis-hit economy was 127.8 percent in the first five months of 2017, the opposition-led congress said...
Nokia cuts 170 jobs in Finland
HELSINKI: Telecom network equipment maker Nokia has completed lay-off talks in its home country Finland and will as a result...
Belgian court unfreezes Russian assets in Yukos case
BRUSSELS: A court of first instance in Brussels has ruled that Russian assets in Belgium—frozen at the request of former...
New Zealand aid regional customs group with $2.5m
WELLINGTON: The government of New Zealand yesterday provided a $2.5million grant to the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO). New Zealand High...
Brazil to renew Repetro oil sector customs regime
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil is mulling the extension of a special customs regime for the oil industry in a move...
3 customs bureaus suspected of asking dealers to cover up asbestos imports
TOKYO: Customs bureaus in Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe allowed the import of asbestos into Japan between 2012 and 2016, with...
North Korean state-run smuggling persists despite sanctions
PYONGYANG: Despite strong international sanctions against North Korea, the area around the Amnok (Yalu) River separating China’s Liaoning Province Dandong...
Delhi court denies bail to customs official in gold theft case
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has denied bail to a superintendent of the central excise department at Sonepat in Haryana,...
Philippines Customs exceeds collection target in May
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P39.34 billion in May, exceeding the P38.28-billion target for the month, the Department...
