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
Angola introduces new customs tariff in 2017
LUANDA: The Angolan General Tax Administration (AGT) is developing a new customs tariff to come into force in 2017 in...
India imports around 70% solar equipment from China
NEW DELHI: India has imported 161 million solar panels worth around Rs.5000 crore from other countries of the world while...
Iran to offer new energy project to foreigners
TEHRAN: Iran, which tries hard to recover its energy sector, which has been hit hard by international sanctions, plans to...
Duterte admin to scrap rice import quota
WASHINGTON: The Duterte administration plans to remove the quota on rice importation. “Last week, the Cabinet decided to end the...
Japan seeks broad energy pact with Russia
TOKYO: The Japanese government will propose wide-ranging cooperation in the energy sector with Moscow that could even include investment in...
Indonesian minister to see off 40 tonnes organic rice to Belgium
BRUSSELS: Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman here on Thursday saw of the shipment 40 tons of organic rice produced by...
US company Caterpillar to close its Belgium plant
BRUSSELS: Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it has started a consultation process that may result in the closure of its plant...
Philippine to close new rice supply deal
MANILA: In a statement released on Thursday, state grains agency National Food Authority (NFA) said the award was given after...
Weapon parts seized by police in Philippine
MANILA: Police in the Philippines say they may have foiled a plan to assassinate President Rodrigo Duterte, after intercepting weapons...
Dutch mobile market declines by 5.6% YoY
AMSTERDAM: The mobile operators in the Netherlands generated EUR 1.2 billion in service revenue in the second quarter of 2016,...
Iraq oil exports from southern ports rise on higher production
BASRA: Iraq’s oil exports from southern ports rose to more than 3.230 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, from...
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit falls back
ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign trade deficit decreased sharply in July year-on-year, according to a report from Turkish Statistical Institute released Wednesday....
Thailand’s July coal imports plummet 41% on year to 1.23 mln mt
BANGKOK: Thailand imported 1.23 million mt of coal in July, down 41.2% from a year earlier, customs data released Tuesday...
Argentina reworks LNG import deals as mild weather hits demand
MILAN: Argentina is diverting or cancelling incoming shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after mild late winter temperatures curbed fuel...
Spain imports 26% more Moroccan fresh vegetables
MADRID: Spain's fresh vegetable imports from Morocco totalled 133,891 tonnes (+26%) in the first half of 2016. In the whole...
Latin America imports 4.1 mil mt of steel from China Jan-July, down 27%
WASHINGTON: Latin America imported a cumulative 4.1 million mt of Chinese steel in January-July, down 27% from the same period...
Decline in PC shipments to ease next year: MIC
TAIPEI: The decline in shipments by Taiwanese contract PC makers will slow next year, aided by potential replacement demand and...
Airport charge will go down, not increase, says TAIPED
ATHENS: Airport charges per passenger will be reduced at the 14 airports that the Fraport-Sentel consortium is set to undertake...
New retail tax comes into force in Poland
WARSAW: A new progressive retail tax came into force in Poland on Thursday, with the government expecting it to boost...
HSBC sees $13 bln of RBI buying boosting best Asia bonds
DHAKA: The reason is about 900 billion rupees ($13.4 billion) in Reserve Bank of India cash infusions since April and...
