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
Brazil’s Usiminas, Porto Sudeste settle $62.5 million port dispute
BRASILIA: A unit of Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais SA has ended an arbitration case with Porto Sudeste...
Horse head drug-smuggling accused an ‘ordinary family man’, lawyer says
AUCKLAND: One of the men accused of smuggling millions of dollars of cocaine into New Zealand in a diamanté-encrusted horse...
France’s Avril sees improved outlook for biodiesel
PARIS: Europe's largest biodiesel maker Avril said a rebound in oil prices since early last year had improved its industry's...
Bangladesh earns 31.79 bln USD from exports in 11 months of FY 2016-17
DHAKA: Bangladesh's total goods export income in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year ending this month surged...
Malaysia to start imposing tourism tax from August
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will begin imposing its tourism tax from Aug 1 this year, starting from RM2.50 (S$0.80) per room...
Singapore business confidence for Q3 up, but shaky
SINGAPORE: Business confidence in Singapore improved for a second straight quarter, but sentiment is still shaky among certain sectors, a...
Northern Ireland beauty firm boss banned from boardroom over £1m debt
DUBLIN: The director of a Northern Ireland beauty business has been banned from the boardroom for six years after his...
HK-mainland economic ties stronger
HONG KONG: The Chinese mainland and Hong Kong are increasingly interdependent economically and the economic ties continue to strengthen, experts...
Maersk says no longer able to ship Qatar bound cargo
COPENHAGEN: Maersk, the world's biggest container shipping line, can no longer transport goods in or out of Qatar after Arab...
DP World bans all Qatari vessels from UAE ports
DUBAI: DP World has banned all Qatari ships from calling at UAE ports, it said in a statement on Tuesday...
Customs World showcases Dubai Customs experience to Ghani vice-president and officials
DUBAI: In a step to develop relations with Ghana and to build up more momentum towards an official business partnership,...
Japan offers to buy 159,610 tonnes food wheat via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 159,610 tonnes of food quality wheat from the...
Sri Lanka raises import levy on sugar, cuts tax on fish
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government has increased an import levy on sugar to protect local cane growers because of falling...
Cabinet approves India-Cyprus pact on merchant shipping
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet today gave ex-post facto approval to the agreement signed in April between India and Cyprus on...
Sri Lanka’s trade balance widens 34% in March 2017 despite increase in exports
COLOMBO: Despite an increase in exports Sri Lanka's trade deficit widened 34.1 percent to US$ 827.5 million in March 2017...
UK man, fake woman officer cheat nurse of Rs7 lakh over customs fees
LONDON: The Sakinaka police recently booked two unidentified persons for allegedly duping a 47-year-old Bombay hospital nurse of Rs7 lakh....
Top Philippine fund cuts cash as Duterte tax plan boosts stocks
MANILA: The best stock fund in the Philippines is putting its cash to work, betting the rally in local shares...
U.K. engine output down 14.5% in April
LONDON: U.K. engine production fell 14.5% in April to 198,090 units, but the year-to-date build remained up 4.7% at 942,238....
Shell Canada budget drops by $500M after oil sands sale
CALGARY: The president of Shell Canada says his capital budget will shrink by about half a billion dollars this year...
Tax office hits Chevron with new bill
CANBERRA: US oil major Chevron, which is in multiple disputes with the Australian Taxation Office over intercompany loans, has been...
