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
Twitter UK arm pays £1.24m in taxes as revenues jump by 30.5%
LONDON: Twitter's UK arm has paid £1.24m in taxes in 2015, the same year when the company enjoyed a revenue...
US interest rates to stay low for longer
WASHINGTON: Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans has hinted that an interest rate hike from the US central bank could...
GM Korea exports locally made Malibu sedans to Mideast
SEOUL: GM Korea has started exporting its all-new Malibu midsize sedans built in South Korea to the Middle East, industry...
Iran oil exports hit pre-sanctions high
TEHRAN: Iran's total crude oil and condensate sales likely reached around 2.8 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) in September, two...
NZ open ocean farming project to boost shellfish exports
WELLINGTON: Nelson's Cawthron Institute is at the helm of a new open ocean shellfish farming project that could boost New...
Thai Central Group pledges long-term investment in Vietnam
HCM CITY: Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ praised the Thai-based Central Group’s investment in distribution, wholesale, and retail sectors,...
Russia exports peas at record high pace
MOSCOW: In August 2016 Russia exported record high monthly volume of peas – 130.8 KMT, reports UkrAgroConsult. Over the first...
Vietnam ends tax breaks on car imports for overseas Vietnamese
HANOI: Vietnam's government has abolished tax exemptions on cars imported by returning Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) following suspected smuggling of...
Egypt to import 500,000 tons rice, 400,000 tons sugar to boost reserves
CAIRO: Egypt will look to import 500,0000 tonnes of rice and 400,000 tonnes of sugar in order to boost strategic...
Japan to import 29,140 tonnes of feed wheat, barley via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture said it would import 12,600 tonnes of feed-quality wheat, and 16,540 tonnes of barley for...
Brazil issues new stonefruit import rules
BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) has issued new import rules for stonefruit imports from nine different...
Africa’s food imports to hit $110bn by 2025, AFDB warns
CAPE TOWN: African countries must begin a manufacturing renaissance to take over from China as that country’s labour costs rise,...
Japanese exports expected to rise for first time in 2 years
TOKYO: A research outfit affiliated with Japan’s largest freight forwarder expects exports will grow for the first time in two...
Turkish paraxylene imports up 116% on year in August, down 6% on month
ANKARA: Turkey's imports of paraxylene increased by 116% on year to 12,938 mt in August, compared with 5,985 mt in...
Turkey more than quadruples thermal coal import tax for some countries
ISTANBUL: The Turkish government has more than quadrupled a tax to $70 a tonne on thermal coal imports used in...
Stainless steel imports spike 25% to 2.3 LT in Apr-Aug
NEW DELHI: Imports of stainless steel, mainly used for making utensils and kitchen appliances, jumped 25 per cent in the...
Abu Dhabi ports launches digital vessel management system
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Ports on Tuesday announced the launch of its digital vessel management system to offer customers and...
LVMH signs $715m deal with Germany’s Rimowa
BERLIN: French luxury goods maker LVMH (LVMUY) has agreed to take control of family-owned luggage maker Rimowa in a deal...
Qatar, British Airways announce flight sharing deal
DOHA: Qatar Airways and British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), announced a joint business agreement that will come...
Qatar expects to introduce VAT between 2018-19
DOHA: Qatar is expected to introduce value added tax (VAT) between January 2018 and January 2019, a seminar organised in...
