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Norway exports record
Exports from Norway reached a record in July, mainly caused by natural gas prices which have increased since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Statistics Agency announced that exports from Norway reached 229 billion kroner (€23.2 billion) last month, 0.4% higher ...Read More
UK imports to Ireland increase
Ireland’s imports from the UK have increased by €761 million in June 2022 compared to June 2021; an increase of 54%. The Statistical Office published details on Tuesday, August 16 of goods exported and imported in June 2022. The value ...Read More
China exports increasing
Export growth for China unexpectedly picked up speed in July, but weakening international demand could start to reduce export shipments in coming months. Exports rose 18.0% in July from a year earlier, the fastest pace this year, compared with a ...Read More
High tea imports to Pakistan encourage local production
Pakistan relies heavily on imports of tea so the government is calling for enhanced production capacity. During 2021, Pakistan imported 2,258,000 kg of black and green tea, costing $596 million. In the first three quarters of fiscal year 2021-22, tea ...Read More
U.S. fresh fruit exports decline
The value of U.S. fresh fruit exports declined 7% for a year from July 2021 through June 2022. There were strong gains in berry exports and a modest increase in global sales for apples which were more than offset by ...Read More
Norway electricity exports threatened
Norway is threatening to ration exports of electricity; water levels in southern Norway have been sufficiently low that the government may prioritise its domestic consumers over exports. The UK received exports from Norway of hydroelectric power through an interconnector cable ...Read More
Shipping procedures for grain exports from Ukraine and Russia
The United Nations, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine have issued long-awaited procedures for merchant ships which export Ukrainian grain and fertilizer through the Black Sea. "The Parties will not undertake any attacks against merchant vessels or other civilian vessels and port ...Read More
Shipping lines move to air freight
Shipping lines are setting up their own airlines, acquiring freighters and purchasing freight forwarders, seeming to make themselves into end-to-end logistics players, some would say integrators. They are also notable forces in air freight. Ocean carriers have brought a different ...Read More
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New duty procedure for UK imports
After 1 October UK importers will need to use the CDS dashboard to manage payments to HMRC for Duty Deferment Accounts (DDA). If you import goods into the UK using R W Freight's Deferment Account, you will need to register ...Read More
US, UK praise Turkey for enabling grain exports
The diplomatic missions of both the US and the UK in Turkey separately hailed Ankara for efforts to enable the exports of Ukrainian grain which had been stuck for months due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The first ship carrying ...Read More
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Shipping company expects weak container demand
A major international Shipping group expects global container demand to fall this year; they expect sales of durable goods come to a "standstill", leaving flat-screen TVs and furniture piling up in warehouses in the Asia. A increse of consumer demand ...Read More
New EU rules risk Africa farm exports
The agricultural sector plays a critical role in supplying food and export earnings for devloping countries. Leaders in these countries need to take the newly established European Union (EU) regulations seriously. The European Commission unveiled measures intended to increase the ...Read More
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Under-invoiced Imports depress India prices
Exporters and traders of walnuts from Jammu and Kashmir, India's major walnut growing region, have claimed that imports of the premium nut, particularly from Chile, were under-invoiced in order to avoid the 100% import duty imposed to protect local producers. ...Read More
Imports, foreign labels popular in China
People in China are seeking more high-end consumer goods. Their spending on both imports and foreign brands continues to be a key driver for inc reased consumption. Young people aged between 26 and 35 are the major demographic interested in ...Read More
India Pharma, tea, coffee exports affected by war
The Ukraine-Russia conflict has affected exports of Indian pharmaceuticals, tea, coffee and marine products, but bilateral trade with Russia has improved. The precise implication of the war scenario could be assessed only after the situation stabilises, Mr. Goyal said in ...Read More
Rhine water in Germany falls again, freight ships only part-loaded
Water levels on the Rhine in Germany have again fallen and freight ships are still unable to sail fully loaded, navigation authorities said on Monday. Shallow water is continuing to hinder shipping on the entire river in Germany. Freight shipping ...Read More
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Russia reassures Egypt on wheat exports
Last week Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement allowing safe passage for Ukrainian ships to export wheat internationally. The deal was brokered by Turkey. A day after the landmark agreement was announced, Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s port ...Read More
Long-term Australasian freight rates record high
THERE has been a huge increase in the cost of long-term ocean freight rates into Australasia over the past year, according to recent data from a market intelligence company. the company said the global market for container shipping is in ...Read More
Gotland Sweden – Clean freight deliveries
The Gotland region in Sweden is trying to counter climate change effects by working towards a goal of becoming fossil-fuel-free in 2040, which is five years ahead of the national deadline in Sweden. All freight distribution transportation has changed to ...Read More
Australia tries to attract more female freight drivers
the Australian freight industry is struggling to manage the ever-growing volume of freight traffic, which was predicted to increase by 25 per cent in the next decade. "The freight task is getting to the point where we can't keep up ...Read More
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New Customs system for exports and imports
The new CDS Customs System in the UK starts for imports on 1 October 2022, and for exports on 1 April 2023.You need to register for imports and/or exports before you can use the system, and there is plenty of ...Read More
Nepal continues import bans
The government of Nepal has continued the restriction on the imports of 10 goods, which are considered luxury, for another one and a half months, as the country has not seen much improvement in its foreign currency reserves. Nepal’s annual ...Read More
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Exporters cut costs to sustain business
Export-oriented manufacturers in the Phillippines have been increasing technology investments and improving operational efficiency to cut down costs amid high frfeight expenses and sustain operations to meet rising demand. Ferdinand Ferrer, the vice president for industry of the Chamber of ...Read More
Ukraine may increase grain exports through Danube
Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry said that monthly grain exports could be increased by 500,000 tons by clearing its backlog through the Bystre river mouth of the Danube-Black Sea waterway. The ministry said that 16 ships had passed through the newly reopened ...Read More
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Chongqing cross-border highway freight line
Chongqing in South West China launched a cross-border highway freight route to Nepal this week. It is the first cross-border highway freight route from Chongqing to South Asia. Freight lorries loaded with micro tillers departed from Chongqing Nanpeng Highway Bonded ...Read More
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China exports rise
Yuan-denominated exports from China in the first half of this year increased 13.2% from a year earlier. Imports rose 4.8% from a year earlier, according to a statement from customs at a press conference on Wednesday.
Fish exports to UK increase six-fold
Vietnam’s tra fish exports increased by 83.2% in the first half of this year. Seafood exports were expected to realise nearly 5.8 billion USD for Vietnam in the first six months, up almost 40% year-on-year. Most seafood products witnessed high ...Read More
Irish drinks exports to US
Drinks exports from Ireland to the US were valued at around €619 million in 2021; to commemorate the 4th of July, the drinks industry in Ireland is highlighting the importance of the US market for exports from the drinks sector. ...Read More
UK to introduce new sanctions on Belarus
Britain said it would introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus because of the country’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions package will include import and export bans on goods worth around 60 million pounds, ...Read More
New Zeland exports to Europe
Agricultural policies being discssued in Europe may have major implications for New Zealand food producers who export to Europe. New Zealand exports over NZ$1.1 billion in horticultural products to Continental Europe, which is one of NZ's top export markets. The ...Read More
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Germany shows 1st export deficit in over 30 years
New figures show that Germany recorded its first monthly trade deficit since 1991 in May, mainly because of higher import prices. The Federal Statistical Office said exports were valued at 125.8 billion euros last month, while imports came in at ...Read More
New Customs Clearance system for exports and imports
UKHMRC are implementing a new Customs Clearance system, starting later this year, called CDS. This will replace the current CHIEF system, so all importers and exporters need to be aware of the action they need to take. From 1st October ...Read More
Sea freight falling
2021 has been the most volatile year for shipping in the past 50 years. By the middle of 2022, the sky-high freight rates have finally softened, approaching the level of the same period last year. The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index ...Read More
Why does Africa need to import grain?
The continent has vast amounts of arable lands, but depends on imports of grain to feed itself. Africans produce food, but not for themselves. A major part of African farmlands is used to grow crops like coffee, cocoa, and cottonseed ...Read More
Bangladesh Mango exports
Mango exports from Bangladesh reached a new high last financial year thanks to increasing interest among growers and exporters to ship the fruits abroad. From July and May of 2021-22, shippers exported 980 tonnes of mango by air freight, up ...Read More
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Freight costs remain high in Brazil
Inland freight rates for transporting corn from the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil — the country’s largest producer and exporter — to ports have surged. In Brazil most grains and oilseeds are transported by road freight for both domestic ...Read More
Bangladesh tries to import wheat from Russia
Bangladesh is trying to import wheat supplies from Russiaafter the biggest supplier India banned exports of the grain last month. The supply deal with Russia, the biggest wheat exporter in the world, could help Bangladesh meet its needs at lower ...Read More
Lithuania bans rail freight from Russia
Panic buying spread throughout the Kaliningrad region in Russia, caused byy neighboring Lithuania on Saturday threatening to isolate the city in Russia. Kaliningrad is sandwiched between NATO member countries Poland and Lithuania. It is home to a Russian Baltic Fleet ...Read More
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Australia wine exports to China
Australia’s wine industry body 'Wine Australia' will be closing its only physical office in China as expors to China fall because of Beijing’s prohibitive import duties. “Wine Australia has made the difficult decision to close our physical office in Shanghai. ...Read More
Japanese imports car thefts
Car theft in Ireland is at a seven year high;thieves are particularly targeting specific types of Japanese car imports. Certain specific makes and models of imports from the Asian market are being stolen because they are not fitted with an ...Read More
Canada imports of Australian barley a rarity
CANADA is importing about 100,000 tonnes of Australian barley this year to compensate for deficits left by last year’s drought. There could be more to follow. The sales are part of a remarkable period when China, the world’s biggest malting ...Read More
Fruit imports to USA
The value of U.S. imports of fruit increased by 17% in the year ending April, compared with the same period a year ago. The USDA said that U.S. imports of fresh/frozen fruit for the period from May 2021 through April ...Read More
Rise in China-Europe freight train trips
The Yangtze River Delta in China handled 1,135 trips by China-Europe freight trains between January and May this year - an increase of 8.8 per cent year on year, according to China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co. Ltd. The trains ...Read More
Finland halved Russian imports
Imports from Russia to Finland nearly halved from the previous month in April, nevertheless they added more than half a billion euros to Russia's economy. Compared with the previous year, the value of imports crept up by nearly three per ...Read More
20% increase in Dão wine exports
Wines from the Dão region of Portugal recorded an increase of more than 20% in exports in the first quarter of this year compared to 2021, the president of the Dão Regional Wine Commission said. This is “one of the ...Read More
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US bike imports up 52% in Q1
The U.S. imported 4.7 million bikes in the first quarter this year; in dollar value, that's an increase of 52% over the first quarter last year and 143% over the same quarter in 2020, which is when the supply chain ...Read More
China restricts imports from Japan
China is continuing to restrict imports of Japanese foods, including a total ban on fruit and vegetables. China introduced the curbs following the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture. They are continuing the ban on the basis of theories that ...Read More
Shippers face record fuel surcharges
Shippers who are coping with record-high fuel surcharges must simply bear with it until more (and cheaper) crude oil is available, according to diesel supply experts. Diesel prices may remain high longer than gasoline prices as diesel inventories have fallen ...Read More
China Banana imports near record highs
Recently the domestic banana planting area in China has been continuously reduced; this has led to a continuous increase in banana imports, and further squeezing the market share of domestic bananas. In April 2022, China's banana imports reached 222,100 tons, ...Read More
Record-breaking grain exports for Australia
Grain growers are expected to have another record-breaking year for Australian farm exports. June estimates for Australian agricultural production are expecting exports to hit $65 billion in 2022–23, slightly higher than last year's figure. Record-high grain prices, a wet summer ...Read More
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Chinese Shipping Companies share prices Fall
Shares of shipping companies have been dropping in Hong Kong amid signs of declining freight rates. Investors are also concerned about waning global demand. "The shipping freight rate is trending down, so the market sentiment is not well," said an ...Read More
Container Ship WaitingTimes at Shanghai Fall
Average waiting times for container ships at Shanghai, after having peaked to nearly 70 hours in April amid the pandemic lockdowns have now declined to 31 hours. This is a huge improvement from April. Ocean freight rates for container shipping ...Read More
Exports from Oman increase by over 50 percent
Exports from Oman increased by more than 50 percent between 2021 and 2022, according to government data. A 55.9 percent rise in exports was recorded between January 2021 and January 2022. Merchandise exports totalled OMR17.145 billion last year, while revenue ...Read More
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Fears that Carbon Tax increase Freight costs
A new Carbon Tax is being discussed this week at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting of the IMO. The tax may raise freight costs to shippers above their already record levels. The global business organisation which represents cargo ...Read More
China efforts to support import/export trade
China is making efforts to stabilize and upgrade foreign trade. Latest data showed feeble April growth of only 0.1 percent in the total exports and imports. This suggest that foreign trade firms are under strain. China's Cabinet has released a ...Read More
Russia to ease grain exports from Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin is said to be ready to allow Russia to facilitate the unhindered export of grain from Ukrainian ports in coordination with Turkey. The United Nation says that a global food crisis is deepening and is trying to ...Read More
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Scottish food and drink exports improve
A recent Food and Drink Federation UK exports report shows Scotland’s food and drink exports increased by 15 per cent in 2021. Scotland accounts for the largest share of UK food and drink exports at 30 per cent. An oatcake ...Read More
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No export bans of rice from India
The Indian government is not planning to ban or impose curbs on export of either basmati or non-basmati rice. Domestic prices are under control and there is enough stock in the country. There have been reports of regulating export of ...Read More
Ocean container freight pricing?
The increase in container freight rates since 2020 surprised many. The limited reduction of freight rates following lockdowns in Shanghai, the world’s largest container port, has also been a surprise to some. People are questioning why freight rates are not ...Read More
Canadian and Dutch imports replace British post Brexit
Ireland has replaced food, steel and fertiliser imports previously supplied by Britian with imports from other countries. There was a 36pc drop in British cereal imports, compensated for by a 34pc rise in Canadian imports. British fruit and vegetable imports ...Read More
Cyprus exports soar in Jan-Feb
Exports of Cypriot goods to European Union member-states and third countries in January-February 2022 increased by 55.2%, compared with the same period last year. Total exports for this period amounted to €521 million, compared to €335.7 million in 2021. Imports ...Read More
Dutch exports to Britain fall 20%
Exports from the Netherlands to Britain fell by 21% last year. This is in comparison with the pre-Covid year of 2019. The decline was due to the downturn in re-exports, according to new figures from the national statistics office. Exports ...Read More
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India’s exports growth
The Indian export sector has been breaking records. In late March India comfortably crossed the $400-billion export mark by $20-billion. Export shipments had touched a record of $330.07 billion in 2018-19. With high commodity prices and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, ...Read More
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New Zealand apple exports to remain low
It is predicted that apple exports will be “far below levels previously expected”, despite forecasting a rise in apple exports in the 2021/22 marketing year. The apple export estimate for this year is 375,000 metric tons. Similarly to 2021, this ...Read More
Tunisian Olive Oil Exports to Europe
New rules in Tunisia say olive oil producers must obtain specific authorization to participate in the country’s duty-free export quota program with the European Union. The new Tunisian export rule extends to all Tunisian companies already registered in the official ...Read More
Goods imports to UK recovery
Goods imports continued to recover in March with a 9.9% rise in imports from outside the EU, and an 8.6% increase in those from the EU. In general, exports to the EU continued to fall, by 0.8%, whereas exports to ...Read More
March rise in exports
The British Chambers of Commerce have reported that March 2022 saw a modest but welcome rise in UK exports. Their spokesperson commented “Any trade war with the EU could threaten this nascent recovery, particularly in transport and automotive exports to ...Read More
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First eco-ship will be sailing by mid-August
A Dutch zero-carbon sailing ship will operate from mid-August carrying passengers and freight on routes across the North Sea, Channel and Bay of Biscay. The 40m long De Tukker (built 2012) will have maximum cargo capacity of 70 tonnes and ...Read More
Meat Exports improving from USA
U-S beef exports reachedanother new value record in March, reaching $1.07 billion. It is reported that beef exports raced to a record pace in the first quarter, topping $3 billion. Top export markets were South Korea, Japan and China/Hong Kong. ...Read More
East Africa Imports delay
East African countries are expected to experience more importdelays following new Covid-19 cases in China, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Authorities in Beijing have imposed lockdowns in regions of China reporting infections. At the same time East Africa ...Read More
China exports and imports suffer
Exports from and imports to China struggled last month as worsening Covid outbreaks reduced demand, undermined production and disrupted logistics. Export growth in April in slowed to 3.9 percent in US dollar terms from a year earlier, compared with an ...Read More
Irish beer exports fall
The Irish Beer Market Report shows that beer worth €246m was exported in 2021, 3% less than the previous year when exports also decreased. The largest export quantity was sent to Great Britain, with the US the second most popular ...Read More
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Africa proposes higher import taxes
The East African Community is discussing the possibility of inceasing taxes on imports. The maximum Common External Tariff import rate has been 25 percent, but has risen to 35 percent. The CET is considered an important instrument of EAC Customs ...Read More
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Congestion in Shanghai Port
Port congestion rebounded in the northern ports of China has increased again because of stricter lockdown measures. Many vessels are trying to find alternative ports restrictions in major cities in east China including Shanghai as restrictions are expected to continue ...Read More
Sri Lanka: lowest tea exports in 23 years
Tea exports from Sri Lanka have dropped to their lowest level in 23 years. Tea is the biggest export commodity, realizing about US$1.3 billion annually before the current economic downturn. A ban on fertilizer imports last year hit growers hard:production ...Read More
Senators ask ocean carriers to increase agricultural exports
California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla urged ocean carriers to accept more US agricultural exports. The US import market is increasing significiantly which has impacted exports unfavourably. Export market conditions have led to steep declines in bookings and loadings,while ...Read More
Vietnam Shipping Industry
The volume of container cargo through Vietnam's seaports increased by 7 percent last year. With higher freight rates and supply chain issues, investment is required to develop the shipping fleet and ports. Vietnam has a long coastline which borders the ...Read More
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Indonesia bans exports of palm oil
Indonesia has banned exports of its palm oil due to a severe shortage. Analysts think the curb on export shipments is likely to be short-lived and will be lifted soon. Indonesia has said the ban will not be applicable to ...Read More
Garlic exports begin in Uzbekistan
Over the last ten days Uzbekistan garlic exports have increased significantly. Uzbekistan exported 910 tons of garlic from 19 to 28 April 2022, which is 33 times more than on 1-18 April. The peak export of winter garlic of the ...Read More
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Flower farmers begin sea exports
Kenya Flower Council (KFC) has begun a project to export flowers by sea following a rise in air-freight charges. The council is aiming to sea freight over 50 per cent of their produce in the next eight years. The floriculture ...Read More
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UK delays food checks on EU imports
The U.K. will postpone checks on food and fresh product imports from the EU until the end of 2023. The government has announced amendments to the post Brexit regime. The controls would have been introduced in July this year, but ...Read More
First freight train from Liaoning to Laos
Liaoning province in China recently ran its first international freight train on the China-Laos Railway. The first China-Laos international freight train left on April 22 from the provincial capital Shenyang, for Vientiane. It was carrying 25 forty-foot containers of cargo. ...Read More
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Freight rate increases
A major shipping company has raised its 2022 financial forecast, thanks to soaring container rates caused by more pandemic-related disruption at ports in China. The company, which moves approximately 17% of the world’s shipping containers, expects to it deliver a ...Read More
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Finland restricts Russian power imports
The electricity grid operator of Finland, Fingrid, has reduced its electricity imports from Russia to try and secure Finland’s power system. The decided to do this after an assessment of the risks to the country’s power system because of the ...Read More
Ireland – higher farmed seafood exports in 2021
Ireland was able to increase exports in organic farmed salmon last year, although revenues were down by 14%, mainly due to increased supply from competitor countries such as Norway and Scotland. Overall salmon exports totalled 11,400 tonnes and increased by ...Read More
UK imposing 35% import tariffs on Russia
The UK Government has imposed increased tariffs on imports of rubber products from Russia and Belarus. Rubber products are on the list of items on which import tariffs have been increased by 35 percent. These products are estimated to represent ...Read More
Container market share at Gothenburg
Container transport in Sweden is increasingly concentrated to the Nordic region’s largest port. The Port of Gothenburg’s market share of container freight to or from ports in Sweden increased by three percent in 2021. Gothenburg is the largest port for ...Read More
Estonian Railways Russian freight loss
Estonian Railways (EVR) may need state financial support to cover this year's costs caused by the termination of freight transport from Russia. EVR is looking for new markets in Central Asia, because cargo shipping on the Black Sea has been ...Read More
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Fall in imports to China
China has experienced its first monthly fall of imports in one and a half years. The government may fear that hardline zero-Covid strategy could threaten the country’s massive export machine and impede economic growth. March imports were down 0.1 per ...Read More
Launch of intermodal freight services in Poland
A freight transport company in Poland has launched intermodal freight services from Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) to terminals in Poland. Trial trips to Gdansk and Małaszewicze have already been carried out. If there is customer demand, opportunities will be explored ...Read More
Japan approves bill raising import duties for Russia
The lower house of Japan has approved draft amendments to the country’s customs legislation depriving Russia of the most-favoured-nation status. This implies a temporary increase in duties on imports. Most-favoured-nation status is one of the basic principles of the World ...Read More
Russian export sanctions will change forest products trade
Trade flows of timber changed almost instantly when Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Trade sanctions and restrictions of financial transactions by Europe, North America, and Asian market halted exports from Russia and Belarus. In addition, exports from Ukraine were also ...Read More
Delays damaging fresh produce exports
Food producers in Britain warned that perishable goods exports were losing their value because congestion around the port of Dover caused by disruption to ferry services and customs operations. A number of issues have converged to cause difficulties at Dover, ...Read More
Lockdowns disrupt China freight
FREIGHT all over China is again being affected by a surge in COVID-19 cases and subsequent lockdown measures. Shipping companies are reporting limited haulage availability, and port operations are also affected. Freight operations had also been disrupted in March as ...Read More
Cargo Stuck at Ukraine’s Border as War Hits Exports
In western Ukraine, about 1,100 freight train wagons carrying grain are stuck near the main rail border crossing with Poland. They are unable to export the cargo. These are some of the 24,190 wagons carrying various export goods, which were ...Read More
Thailand Exports may grow 5%
Thai exports are expected to rise by 5% in 2022, compared with a previous forecast of 5% to 8% growth. Uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine war has reduced the forecast, the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) reported. According to the forecast, ...Read More
Turkey’s Exports increase
Exports from Turkey increased by 19.8 percent on an annual basis to climb to $22.7 billion in March. This was a record export figure for the month of March;in January and February record monthly export levels were recorded. Germany purchased ...Read More
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NZ businesses struggle with logistics delays
Freight Forwarders, importers and exporters are struggling with delays caused by increased fuel prices, the pandemic and war in Europe. NZ borders are opening up which is good for air freight, but much of the country relies on sea freight. ...Read More
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Wheat exports; small exporters in India benefit
The surge in wheat prices has given large and small Indian exporters an opportunity. India is the second-largest wheat producer in the world after China. Members of the MSME-dominated wheat export market are hoping to maximise supply with a steep ...Read More
Korean antitrust body investigates shipping lines
The Fair Trade Commission in Korea (KFTC) is investigating 20 shipping operators for colluding on freight charges for services from South Korea to China and Japan. Two months previously, KFTC had imposed an $81m collective fine on the operators for ...Read More
Container freight rates and inflation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has used container freight rates to work out how today’s high shipping costs are affecting global inflation. The latest blog post on the IMF site entitled 'How Soaring Shipping Costs Raise Prices Around the World', ...Read More
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Japan bans luxury car exports to Russia
Japan has a ban on exports of luxury cars and other items to Russia as part of economic sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The export ban will also cover jewellery and artworks. The export ban aims to add pressure ...Read More
Vietnam Q1 coffee exports up 19.4%
Coffee exports from Vietnam in the first three months of the year are estimated to have risen 19.4% from the previous year. Rice exports are up 24%. Coffee export revenue for Vietnam, which is the world's biggest producer of robusta ...Read More
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US Trade Officials investigate Solar Imports
The US authorities are launching an investigation which may result in import tariffs on solar panels imported four Southeast Asian nations. Clean energy project developers rely on cheap imports to control costs. The Commerce Department's decision regarding imports from Malaysia, ...Read More
U K To Lift Import Tariffs On American Whiskey Exports
The UK has agreed to end a four-year-old import tariff on American whiskies. It will be lifted on June 1st, and will effectively make US bourbon and rye imports 25% cheaper on British store shelves. Whisky exports to the UK ...Read More
USA eases some tariffs on exports from UK and China
The USA government eased some import tariffs this week in two separate strategies. One measure delivered relief to American businesses including whiskey distillers and Harley-Davidson, the other helped manufacturers which rely on inputs imported from China. A trade agreement with ...Read More
Rwanda seeks alternative to Russian wheat imports
Until now, Rwanda relied heavily on Russia for wheat and fertiliser imports, with at least 64 per cent of wheat coming from Russia. Russia is now grappling with export and import sanctions imposed in retaliation for its military raid on ...Read More
S. Korea’s snack exports record high
Exports of snacks from S Korea hit a record high last year. Last year exports of snacks came to an all-time high, an increase of 13.1 percent from a year earlier and extending their gains to the second straight year. ...Read More
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Plan to boost Scotland’s tech exports
The Government of Scotland has published a plan to help Scotland’s tech sector boost exports and reach new international markets. The plan was Produced in partnership with industry experts. The Export Plan for Scotland’s Technology Sector identifies opportunities to build ...Read More
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Russian sanctions affect air freight capacity
Sanctions imposed Russian aircraft fleets are putting air cargo capacity under further pressure. A vice president of global freight at an aviation services group said that airspace bans on Russian aircraft imposed by the EU, US and others have added ...Read More
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Israel lifts tariffs on meat imports
Yesterday Israel announced the cancellation import tariffs for meat products to reduce consumer prices. The decision applies to imports of fresh beef, sausages, and other meat products. A Government statement noted that meat prices in Israel are 43 percent higher ...Read More
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Shenzhen firms rush exports, seek loan extensions as lockdown looms | The Straits Times
Companies in Shenzhen, in southern China, are preparing for a seven-day lockdown, which is the longest since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. They are hurrying to complete their exports, asking for loan extensions and asking employees to work ...Read More
Shipping lines and freight forwarders join action against Russia
Shipping lines taking part in the economy siege which the international community is tightening around Russia. The 10 biggest shipping lines are responsible for carrying nearly 80% of world trade. Most of them. have stopped accepting Russian cargo reserves. European ...Read More
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Sugar exports from India accelerate
Sugar mills in India signed contracts to export 550,000 tonnes recently. Surging global prices and a weak rupee have made exports more lucrative. Higher exports from India - which is the world's second-biggest sugar producer - could pull back the ...Read More
UK ban on space-related exports to Russia
The United Kingdom has banned all space-related exports to Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced the new space export sanctions on Wednesday (March 9) alongside deeper sanctions related to aviation, including new ...Read More
Ukraine ‘limits exports of food commodities’
Ukraine has reportedly suspended exports of certain agricultural commodities and introduce licences for exports of others out of the war-hit country. Ukraine media reports said licences are now needed to export five foodstuffs – wheat, sunflower oil, corn, chicken eggs ...Read More
Shipping Costs to increase due to conflict
Russia and Ukraine are both major exporters of grain and coal. Importers in China are likely to source supplies from more distant countries such as the US and Australia. Because of the longer distance travelled freight transport costs will probably ...Read More
Freight Forwarders Seek Routes Around Ukraine
The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is rippling across the region, causing freight disruptions. Freight is being delayed and shipping costs are likely to increase. Freight forwarders have suspended services to and from Ukraine, closed offices in the country ...Read More
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China approves wheat imports from Russia
China is refusing to criticize Russia’s attack against Moscow and has approved imports of Russian wheat. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson told reporters “the Ukraine issue is complex in its historical background — what we are seeing today is the interplay ...Read More
Five largest Russian exports to USA
In 2019 Russia was the United States’ 20th largest supplier of goods imports. The top imports in 2019 were: mineral fuels, precious metals and stones, iron and steel, fertilizers, inorganic chemicals. Snack foods were the main category of agricultural imports ...Read More
South Africa wine producers export fears
Wine producers face export uncertainty due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia took approximately 1.8% of South African wine exports in 2021. Covid-19 had already caused a drop in exports to Russia. However a total of 6.9 million litres ...Read More
Rising food imports into USA
Over half the fresh fruit and almost a third of the fresh vegetables Americans are now imported. Food imports will probably continue to increase, with imports of fresh fruits and vegetables rising 45 percent from 2016 to 2027. So 75 ...Read More
India worried about exports to Ukraine
The government in India is worried about the impact on its exports because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The finance minister asked for industry feedback on problems with payments due to the conflict. Areas of concern include pharmaceutical exports and imports ...Read More
China Covid-zero policy – NZ businesses suspend exports
A few New Zealand food businesses have suspended exports destined for China - after positive Covid-19 cases were detected amongst staff. Although catching the coronavirus from food is highly unlikely, China's Covid-19 zero policy means that food producers who experience ...Read More
Finland divided on weapons export ban
Parliamentary parties in Finland are divided on whether the country should relax its arms exports ban to Ukraine. The Prime Minister Sanna Marin's (SDP) government programme states: "Finland will not export defence material to countries that are engaged in war ...Read More
India’s human hair export ban
India is a leading supplier of human hair for wigs, both for the fashion industry and people suffering from conditions such as alopecia or hair loss from chemotherapy. Last year, India’s hair exports were worth $145 million, a huge jump ...Read More
Seafood company boosts exports
A fish processing business in north Scotland has benefitted from an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK, backed by UK Export Finance (UKEF). The company aims to export to new international markets. The pelagic fish business, which processes herring and ...Read More
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Freight forwarders cease activities in Nigeria ports
Freight forwarders in Nigeria have blocked activities at the ports with protests at the Tin Can Island Port and PTML Terminals. They are protesting about anomalies in the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Valuation System policy of the Nigeria Customs Service ...Read More
Container supply chain crisis
A combination of port congestion, container shortages and wider supply chain disruption has caused supply and demand for containers to be unbalanced. This disruption has three elements – onward intermodal connections for freight; the container terminal itself; and then the ...Read More
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African gang threatened freight company workers
Four members of an African gang have been sentenced to three years imprisonment, for breaking into a freight company and threatening its workers. They also stole cash. The crime happened in October 2021, when one of the accused went into ...Read More
Imports from China into Israel – all-time monthly record
Israeli imports of goods from China, excluding diamonds, amounted to 1.51 billion U.S. dollars in January. This represents Israel's highest monthly total import ever from China, breaking the previous record of 1.35 billion dollars registered in August 2021.
Avocado imports from Mexico suspended
The U.S. government has suspended all imports of avocados from Mexico after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. Avocado exports are another victim of the drug cartel turf battles and extortion of avocado growers in the ...Read More
Australia exports first dried cannabis flower shipment
Australia’s first dried cannabis flower export to the UK’s largest distributor of medicinal cannabis is establishing Australia as a major supplier of the product. It is the first international export of the Australian grown dried cannabis flower.
Ireland plans €100m food exports to Saudi Arabia
Ireland aims to export more than €100 million to Saudi Arabia by 2025 within a wider plan to raise food and drinks shipments to the Middle East. The plan suggests a target of €380 million in Irish food and drinks ...Read More
Black Sea exports fall on war news
Ukrainian officials said that naval drills off its Black Sea coast made navigating the busy trade route “impossible”. There has been a visible impact on imports and exports. The Black Sea is a major export region for several commodities, including ...Read More
Air freight continues growth at Schiphol
Imports of roses continued to arrive from Kenya, as did electronics imports from Asia. Air freight at Schiphol was relatively unaffected by the corona crisis and freight transport in Amsterdam recorded a remarkable record. The total amount of air freight ...Read More
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UK imports from Asia increase despite Covid-19
Over the last four years, the UK has become more reliant on imports from low-cost countries in Asia. In spite of supply chain disruptions caused by Covid-19, manufactured goods imports from low-cost countries in Asia made up 61% of the ...Read More
China suspends chicken imports from 2 Brazilian facilities
The Government of China has said nothing about the reason for suspending imports of chicken meat from 2 Brazilian processing facilities. Imports were suspended without information regarding when business might resume or the reason for the decision. In December, China ...Read More
Portuguese exports to UK fall: imports attract higher tariffs
Portugal’s economy minister has spoken about the effecrts of Brexit on Portugal. He said “Some exports have been very adversely affected,” he said: “Brexit has had an adverse impact, of course . . . For Portugal, Brexit was not good ...Read More
China top importer of Japanese food
Last year mainland China became the largest importer of Japanese food products for the first time. Until then, Hong Kong had been the longtime lead importer. Exports of food, farm, forestry and marine products to mainland China increased by 35.2 ...Read More
Pakistan Sports goods exports
Sports goods exports grew by 26.20 % during the first six months of fiscal year 2021-22 as compared to exports of the same period of last year. From July-Dec 2021, sports goods worth US$ 163,975 were exported, compared with exports ...Read More
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Canadian beef exports increase In 2021
Canada is a major participant in the international beef trade; exports were up in volume in 2021 by 22%, and 39% in value from January to November. Canada has achieved new records on exports since 2016 thanks to having some ...Read More
UK food exports – new EU rules
New EU rules on the use of antibiotics in farming may lead to a ban on some British food exports. Restrictions on the administration of antibiotics to groups of healthy animals came into force in the EU on 28 January. ...Read More
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Irish port has record increase in freight units
Rosslare Europort was Ireland’s number one port in 2021 for direct freight roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) and Pax services to mainland Europe. It was the busiest year yet for the Wexford port, with a total of 181,891 RoRo freight units passing ...Read More
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Tea imports to Pakistan
Tea imports into Pakistan saw an increase of 5.14% during the first half of the current fiscal year compared with the corresponding period of last year. In terms of quantity, tea imports decreased by 1.21 percent during the period under ...Read More
Shipping profits expected to increase
It is predicted that container shipping will increase profit this year in the USA. Yearly contract freight rates in 2021 will be going up by more than 60% on the major routes, compared with 2021 contract rates. This means there ...Read More
Irish Food, drink, horticulture exports remain stable
Exports of food, drink and horticulture from Ireland to the UK have remained constant in value at €4.4 billion, compared with 2020. Ireland exports about 90% of its food and drink production. In spite of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic and ...Read More
Japan’s exports, imports rise
Exports and imports for Japan rose to record levels in December, due to higher energy prices and rising demand for automobiles. Exports from Japan in the recording period leaped 17.5 percent year on year to 7.9 trillion yen (69.01 billion ...Read More
Shipping container ratesChina-US increase
Freight rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to both US coasts are increasing again. US consumer demand for goods continues to grow. Volumes at China's ports are expected to remain high, before returning to normal growth rates ...Read More
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Shipping companies fined collusion on freight rates
South Korea's antitrust regulator said that it has decided to impose a combined fine of $80.7 million in fines on 23 Korean and foreign shipping companies for collusion to fix freight rates. The Fair Trade Commission has been looking into ...Read More
Freight operator planning France – Jersey Route
A NEW southern freight service operating in and out of France is being launched by a company in St Malo. A large cargo ship may arrive in Jersey three times a week. A new vessel, the 55-metre Norwegian-built Southern Liner, ...Read More
Imports increase to Colombia
Last year imports into Colombia totaled 6,545 million US dollars in November. Thisannual growth of 56.3%, is one of the highest rates in recent years. A total of 54,891 million US dollars, makes it the year with the highest imports ...Read More
New sea route bypassing EU mainland
A new sea freight route bypassing the EU mainland is ‘up and running.’ The sea freight route connecting Morocco and the United Kingdom has dramatically reduced transport time between the two countries, improving trade links and even benefiting the environment;it ...Read More
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South Shields direct container ship from China
The first ever container shipment of imports coming directly from China into the UK has docked and been unloaded in Port of Tyne. The ship was used by a number of leading retailers, to ensure a wide range of consumer ...Read More
World gets taste for Japanese gin as exports hit record high in 2021 | The Japan Times
Gin made in Japan, especially craft gin, is becoming more popular for its distinct flavour, with exports of the distilled alcoholic beverage reaching an all-time high in 2021. Japan exported 3,714 kilolitres of gin between January and October in 2021. ...Read More
Brisk exports from Korea
South Korea’s encouraging export performance, which began in Q4 of 2020 as a rebound or recovery, has continued during the first 10 days of 2022. Korea's exports reached $13.9 billion during the period of Jan. 1-10, up 24.4 percent compared ...Read More
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Containers take twice as long
New data shows that containers on both transpacific and Asia Europe tradelanes are taking about twice as long to reach their export destination compared with pre Covid-19 transit times. A San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage publishes weekly data ...Read More
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Covid restrictions affect Chinese imports
Fruit imports to China from South-East Asia suppliers like Vietnam and Thailand have been disrupted by Covid-19 restrictions in South China. The measures implemented by authorities in Dongxing in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region – a major hub for ...Read More
China Food Import Safety
New rules will govern food imports to China as demand from China's growing middle-class increases. Some exporters in Thailand have asked for more time but companies closer to home seem to be better prepared. China is the world's sixth largest ...Read More
Norwegian seafood exports
Seafood exportsfrom Norway hit a new record last year, earning Norway's fishermen and fish farmers revenue of NOK 120.8 billion (£10bn). Salmon accounted for around two-thirds of total exports. In volume terms, Norway exportedjust over three million tonnes of seafood ...Read More
Leather gloves exports from Pakistan
Exports of leather gloves from Pakistan during the first five months of fiscal year of 2021-22 grew by 11.81 %, compared to the exports during the corresponding period of last year. From July-Nov 2021, leather gloves worth US$119,516 were exported, ...Read More
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BIFA asks for investigation of container shipping marke
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has written to the UK government, asking for an investigation into competition within the deep-sea container shipping market. The main trade association for freight forwarding and logistics in the UK says members are concerned ...Read More
UK air cargo
In 2021 sea shipping disruption caused many companies to utilise air freight as a quick and reliable way to transport goods. Air freight prices rose to two-and-a-half-times higher than pre-pandemic levels. Brexit and decarbonisation continued to remain challenges for air ...Read More
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Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail Freight
Pakistan, Iran and Turkey intend to increase regional commerce and commercial relationships through the over-4,000-mile train route The Freight rail service has begun operating between Islamabad, the Pakistani capital and the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, covefing a route more than ...Read More
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Potato freight on 747s
A freight forwarding company in the USA is swinging into action by using three Boeing 747s to export potatoes into Japan because of a critical shortage of french fries in Japanese McDonald’s outlets. There has been a delay in importing ...Read More
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Latvia freight problems
Recently the situation at Latvia’s biggest sea ports and international railway freight services has deteriorated dramatically because of geopolitics. When Russian freight was no longer a priority, Latvia switched its focus towards cooperation with Belarus in the field of transport ...Read More
Falling EU imports to UK
Food and drink imports have been badly affected since 2019, with sales from the EU down nearly 11% in the nine months to September compared with pre-Covid levels. Imports from the Netherlands (-19%), Ireland (-20.1%) and Germany (-33.1%) were the ...Read More
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UK food and drink exports 2021
UK food and drink exports fell by £2.7billion – a contraction of 15.9% – in the first three quarters of 2021, compared to pre-pandemic levels. According to the UK Food and Drink Federation, this was mainly because of a drop ...Read More
UK food exports to China recovering
Global exports of whisky and salmon have started to recover fom adverse environmental factors, with sales of both products up 21% compared with 2020. All other major export products, including beef (-18.4%), cheese (-13.2%) and pork (-5.7%) have continued to ...Read More
Shipping companies try to ease freight delays
Businesses in the USA affected by high logistics costs and freight bottlenecks are etaking on new strategies to ease supply chain pain in the new year. Some are extending their use of temporary measures, such as storing goods in idle ...Read More
Vietnam Rice Exports
Rice exports in 2021 from Vietnam are forecast to fall by 0.5% earlier to 6.2 million tonnes. Income from rice exports in the year was expected to rise 5% to $3.3 billion. Rice exports from Vietnam in December, one of ...Read More
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China Covid increase may affect India’s diamond exports
Covid-19 cases are increasing in China and the government's lockdown policies are very severe. This may impact diamond exports from India as demand has not picked up in spite of increased global economic activity. "Rising Covid cases in China and ...Read More
Vietnam 2021 coffee exports down
Coffee exports from Vietnam in 2021 are expected to show a fall of 2.7% to 1.5 million tonnes equal to 25.38 million 60-kg bags, the General Statistics Office said. Coffee export revenue for Vietnam, which is the world's biggest producer ...Read More
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Container shortage eases in India
A slower rate of Chinese exports and increasing Indian imports have eased the shortage of containers for freight in India. Waiting time for containers has reduced to an average one week across ports, while some are getting containers in three ...Read More
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Pakistan Leather Exports Increase
The Pakistan Tanners Association Annual Report (2020-21) says that exports of leather and leather products from Pakistan increased by 8.86% from $765.35 million in fiscal year 2019-20 to $833.19 million in fiscal year 2020-21. But in 2007-08, the leather exports ...Read More
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Romania Limits Waste Imports
Romania has reduced the number of border crossing points permitting recyclable waste imports to 15. the country to 15. The government wishes to combat the illegal import of waste. “Romania cannot be Europe’s landfill,” Environment Minister Tanczos Barna said. European ...Read More
African Swine Fever: Stop EU pork imports says NFU Scotland | South West Farmer
African Swine Fever (ASF) is spreading in Europe. Farmers in the UK have asked the Government to prevent the import of pork from the affected countries. NFU Scotland asked the UK government to stop pork imports into the UK from ...Read More
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Cashew nut exports increase despite COVID-19
Cashew nut exports from Vietnam saw encouraging growth this year in spite of COVID-19 induced restrictions. There have also been shipping container shortages and rising logistics costs. They exported 577,400 tonnes of cashew nuts for 3.63 billion USD in 2021, ...Read More
China Food Imports
Food imports to China have surged recently years mainly because of growing demand from a huge middle class. Their value was $89 billion in 2019, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture, making China the world's ...Read More
China import rules cause problems for exporters
Exporters of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate and European coffee brands are working hard to comply with new Chinese food and beverage import regulations. Many exporters fear their goods will be unable to enter the China by the Jan. 1 deadline. ...Read More
Freight ship collision off southern Sweden
Two freight ships have collided in the Baltic Sea off southern Sweden in the early hours of this morning. Two people have been reported missing, the authorities of Denmark and Sweden said. One of the freight vessels capsized, and at ...Read More
China imports chocolate from Russia
China and countries of the Eurasian Customs Union trade bloc — consistsing of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan — were the largest importers of Russian goods. Confectionery manufacturing in Russia is growing strongly, with exports set to rise 19% this ...Read More
Soaring exports from Turkey
Ports in Turkey are facing a major increase in workload as export sales continue to soar. After the COVID-19 pandemic hurt trade in spring last year, Turkey’s exports surged 34% year-over-year to over $203 billion (TL 2.7 trillion) from January ...Read More
Russia Chocolate Exports
Russia is now in the world top 10 of chocolate exporters for the first time. Russia now exports more chocolate than Switzerland. Russia exported $839 million worth of chocolate up to September 2021,compared with Switzerland’s $819 million. The country had ...Read More
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Freight trains on ancient Silk Road
With sea shipping is still unpredictable due to the global COVID-19 situation, many foreign buyers have shifted their orders to rail freight. Launched in November 2013, freight trains have become a vital transport link between Europe and the city of ...Read More
Abandoned Shipping Containers
When shipping containers are abandoned because of delays in the supply chain, the contents can deteriorate and lose value. When that happens, customers sometimes refuse to accept the goods. Shipping lines can then contact a salvage company to recover as ...Read More
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EU scrap exports to China halted
Scrap metal exports have been halted from EUn countries to China. China and the EU cannot agree on what constitutes 'waste' and 'recyclable raw materials'. The European Commission (EC) recently amended the EU’s regulations around the export for recovery of ...Read More
Supply chain moving from seafreight to airfreight
Supply chain problems seem to be shifting from seaports to airports. Retailers in the West are racing to import products from factories in east Asia to shoppers in the US and Europe before the Christmas break. In October, retailers were ...Read More
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Turkey’s apparel exports rise
Apparel exports from Turkey increased by 25.72 per cent in the first ten months of 2021, compared with last year. In January-October 2021, Turkey's apparel were worth $15.118 billion. Exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories earned $8.853 billion ...Read More
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Georgia exports of hazelnuts
A total of 14,600 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported fom Georgia from August 1 to November 28, amounting to 66.8 million USD. During January-October 2021, the export of Georgian hazelnuts and other nuts increased by 31.1% compared with the same ...Read More
SOEs boost exports in China
State-owned enterprises in China form part of many programmes currently being expanded to stabilize supply chains. The SOEs as well as private businesses are expected to play a bigger role in boosting the world's economic recovery. SOEs are increasing exports ...Read More
Border city in China halts rail imports
Suifenhe in China, which lies on the border with Russia, suspended imports of some commodities by rail from to prevent potential transmission of Covid 19 through goods, local media reported. Imports of non-containerized goods such as coal, fertilizer, non-gold mineral ...Read More
EU mango exports from Kenya to resume
Kenya’s mango farmers are once again able to export to the lucrative European Union market after successful negotiations between Nairobi and Brussels last week. Imports will be allowed from areas that have a low prevalence of fruit flies. Since 2013 ...Read More
Meat substitute Hit by Russian import sanctions
A US produced meat substitute is a victim of Russia’s counter-sanctions on Western food imports. Imports of the plant-based meat alternatives have been suspended because of a dispute over whether the products violate Russia’s import ban on Western agricultural products. ...Read More
Australia obtains 90 per cent of solar panel imports from China
Australia's Energy Minister has been criticised over Australia’s over-reliance on China for solar panels. Over 90 per cent of Australia’s imported solar panels come from China, and around 80 per cent of panels in Australia overall are made in China. ...Read More
Norway salmon exports rise
The value of salmon exports from Norway during October rose by 14% year on year. Although the export performance did not quite match the September record, the statitics show that demand for salmon has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels. Salmon ...Read More
Elves imports to UK
Tens of thousands of toy elves imports will be arriving in the UK over the next fifteen days. Imports will arrive later than usual, due to delays to sea freight shipments. Freight shipments have been topped up, meaning tens of ...Read More
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Cheap imports imperil Jordan’s shoemakers
Handmade leather shoemakers were very busy in the late nineties, however imports have increased endangering the trade. Before Covid-19, Jordan imported about 44 million dinars (RM260 million) worth of shoes annually. These figures are likely to decrease due to the ...Read More
Governor and Local Business Leaders Head to Europe on Trade Mission | KNSI
The Governor of Minnesota is in the United Kingdom leading a trade mission to the U.K. and Finland. The mission is focussing on increasing state exports, promoting Minnesota as a premier destination for business investment, developing new business opportunities, and ...Read More
Canada halts glove imports from Malaysia
Canada has paused imports from a glovemaker in Malaysia as it awaits the results of an audit; a few weeks ago the United States barred imports from the firm over allegations the company uses forced labour. Malaysian factories making everything ...Read More
India expected to hit historic high of exports
The Indian minister of commerce and industry said on Sunday that India is on its way to hitting a historic high of exports of goods and services this year. The minister said India has seen a constant growth in foreign ...Read More
Converting passenger jets for freight use
Air freight has been one of the few posiotive aspects of global aviation as online purchases soar and shipping rates rise. Converting older passenger planes for freight can give them a new lease of life. There is high demand for ...Read More
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Vietnam increase share of global footwear exports
In 2020 Vietnam accounted for more than 10 percent of the world’s footwear exports for the first time. Exports have grown five-fold since 2011. Vietnam remained in second place with exports of 1.23 billion pairs behind only China (7.4 billion). ...Read More
September exports from Germany disappointing
German exports dropped once again, confirming that the economy’s only growth areas in the third quarter were domestic consumption and government expenditure. In September, German exports decreased by 0.7% month-on-month, from -1.2% in August. Imports increased by 0.1% MoM, from ...Read More
Import demand for NZ wine
New Zealand wine saw exports rose by 9% to NZ$599m (£315m) in the first quarter of the new export year, up to the end of September 2021, according to the latest data from New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW). With higher prices ...Read More
Cargo Keeps Passenger Planes in Air
Airlines have needed to display an agile approach to logistics as the recovery from Covid-19 gains momentum. A Dubai-based airline operated to about 140 freight destinations by the end of September. Some airlines have been operating "mini freighters"—passenger aircraft with ...Read More
Canada beef Exports up, imports down
Beef exports from Canada in September were up 22 per cent, so for the year-to-date that is 25 per cent. The value of Canadian beef exports in 2021 is expected to “blow the roof off” of 2020’s numbers. Imports are ...Read More
Fruit and vegetables imports to Holland
Imports of fresh fruit and vegetables to Holland continued to grow in the first half of this year. In the first six months of 2021, import values exceeded 5 billion euros. For the year, €9 billion will more than likely ...Read More
Pomegranate exports from Tunisia on the rise
Pomegranate exports from Tunisia, which started in September, have increased by +4.34% compared with 2020. According to the Interprofessional Fruit Group, this export growth may reach +6%, with over 106,000 tons of pomegranates exported in the year. The improvement is ...Read More
Russia may allow some duty-free imports
Ministries in Russia are discussing the possibility of introducing duty-free imports of pork and beef. Frozen beef imports may be free of duty; the maximum quantity allowed under the scheme would be 200 thousand tons in 2022, and no more ...Read More
South Africa’s citrus exports to the US
South Africa’s citrus fruit exports have been steadily entering the US market since June. The harvest of all varieties has nowfinished for the season. The last exports of easy peelers, Navel oranges, as well as Midknight oranges are en route ...Read More
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Thailand shows sharp increase in fruit exports
Thailand's fruit exports January to August this year generated 169 billion THB (about 5 billion USD). This is an export increase of 46 percent year-on-year. The ministry intends to launch measures to improve the supply of fruits for exports next ...Read More
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Japan export increases slow
There was a slowdown in the rise of Japan's overall goods exports in September. The total exports in September saw a 13.0 percent increase from the previous year and stood at 6.84 trillion yen (60 billion U.S. dollars), compared with ...Read More
Chongqing, China – growth in car imports
Chongqing in South West China imported 5,161 whole vehicles worth about 442 million U.S. dollars from January to September this year. Chongqing has recently seen a marked growth in whole vehicle imports. In 2018, the city imported 2,145 whole vehicles. ...Read More
Japan’s auto exports fall by 40 % in September
Japan's car exports fell 40.3 percent in September from the previous year. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the supply chain in Southeast Asia and there was also a worldwide semiconductor shortage. According to a preliminary report by the Finance Ministry, car ...Read More
Brazilian meat exports; record highs
Brazilian meat exports were at a record high in September, both in monthly volumes and in cumulative export shipments since the beginning of the year. The growing export sector could boost the country’s herd size and feed demand. The strong ...Read More
New Dunkirk freight terminal
The Irish Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne has inaugurated a new Irish terminal at the French ferry port of Dunkirk. Ireland-France sea routes have risen from 12 before Brexit to 44 now. Dunkirk has already handled nearly 50,000 freight ...Read More
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Record Beef Exports In 2021
August beef exports from the USA were up 21.3 percent year over year. Year-to-date total beef exports were also up 21.0 percent from 2020. Beef exports August were an all-time record for any month. Beef exports are mainly driven by ...Read More
Iran soon to stop Covid vaccine imports
The head of Iran’s Food and Drug Organization has said that, in less than two weeks, Iran will no longer need Covid vaccine imports because domestic pharmaceutical companies will meet the demand. The vaccine exports for which orders were placed ...Read More
Ireland exports growing
More than half of businesses in Ireland are having an increase in exports this year compared with 2020. Only 11 per cent report a decreasein exports, according to a survey by Enterprise Ireland. A five-day event called International Markets Week ...Read More
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Afghan imports from Pakistan squeezed
Food prices are increasing violently in Afghanistan as imports from Pakistan decline steeply due to a U.S. dollar shortage which prevents importers making payments. Food exports from Pakistan to Afghanistan have reduced to a trickle because of the Taliban government ...Read More
Increased container freight prices threaten exports
The Reserve Bank of India stated that - while exports have been encouraging and merchandise trade have rebounded - rising freight prices continue to pose a challenge. “Buoyed by strong external demand and base effects, exports registered a sharp expansion ...Read More
China turns to Australia for certain products
China has imported US$30 million worth of copper concentrate from Australia. They have also increased imports of cotton from the country in spite of international sanctions over Xinjiang China unoffically banned the proudcts in November last year. Chinese importers also ...Read More
Cuba begins commercial exports of Covid-19 vaccines
Cuba has begun commercial exports of its home produced Covid-19 vaccines. The three-dose Abdala vaccine is being exported to Vietnam and Venezuela. The President announced the arrival of the vaccines in Vietnam on his Twitter feed last Sunday. The shipment ...Read More
Italy’s imports increase in August
Italy's imports from outside the European Union continue are growing as the country's economy emerges from the Covid-19 crisis. The same applies to its exports of consumer goods. Energy export figures are down, the country's National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) ...Read More
Exports hope for mangoes from Kenya
Kenya’s mangoes have received a clean bill of health in Italy:the country is theefore preparing to start exports to Europe after a 10-year ban due to fruit flies. Kenya Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) said a trial export of mangoes was ...Read More
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Spirits exports from Ireland declined last year
An industry report shows spirits exports from the Irish Republic declined by 16 per cent last year. This was probably caused the closure of hospitality venues and other consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. The annual market report from Drinks Ireland|Spirits ...Read More
Increased container freight rates for container ships drive up Japan food prices
As freight rates for container ships continue to rise, food prices keep increasing. The president of the Japanese Shipowners’ Association, expressed his view that it will take considerable time for such a situation to be normalized. “Without a resolution of ...Read More
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Chinese city launches new freight train route to London
Last Saturday a freight train departed Wuwei City, in northwest China's Gansu Province, for London. This was the inaugaral trip of the new route of China-Europe freight train service. The freight train is loaded with cargo of 12 million masks, ...Read More
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LA Ports Blocked With Cargo Imports
Last week some 60 container cargo ships were standing idle at the entrance of the Los Angelese port complex last week. Congestion in the San Pedro Bay is expected to continue. Los Angeles Port processed 954,377 twenty-foot equivalent units of ...Read More
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China’s clean marine fuel exports dip, teapot demand bolsters imports | Reuters
Exports from China of clean marine bunker, or very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), fell by 2% in August from a year-ago period, customs data showed. August exports of the shipping fuel, which has a maximum sulphur content of 0.5% were ...Read More
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Tea exports up 15-pct in July 2021, Iraq top buyer | EconomyNext
Exports of Ceylon Tea from Sri Lanka grew 15.7 percent in August 2021 from 25.48 million kilograms in 2020, when exports were hit by Covid-19 restrictions. August export earnings were 116.5 million US dollars an increase from 102.9 million a ...Read More
August soybean imports to China from Brazil rise 10.9%
August soybean imports from Brazil into China rose 10.9% from the same month last year, according to customs data, while imports from the United States fell sharply. China, the world's top importer of soybeans, imported 9.04 million tonnes of the ...Read More
Australian exports aim for greater value
The Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud welcomed the launch of CSIRO’s Trusted Agrifoods Export Mission, supporting industry’s aim of reaching $100 billion in farm-gate value by 2030. “The Trusted Agrifood Exports Mission aims to contribute $10 billion ...Read More
Nigeria fish exports decline – The Nation Newspaper
Nigeria’s fish exports have marginaly declined in the last five years. According to data from the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Trade Map on fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, growth in export value between 2016 and 2020 was ...Read More
Two atypical cases of mad cow disease detected in Brazil, beef exports to China suspended
Two cases of mad cow disease have been detected in Brazil, which has resulted in suspension of its exports of beef to China. The precaution was taken under an existing bilateral protocol between the two countries, although the ministry stressed ...Read More
Port congestion hampers shipping
As well as an international shortage of containers, there is congestion at major international ports. Some sea terminals in China have been closed due to strict measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the international economy is starting to ...Read More
Shipping crises may afffect gift prices
There are concerns that the global shipping crisis may mean that consumers may pay higher prices for Christmas gifts. The cost of importing products from China has risen to record levels. “If you were paying $2,000 to move a container ...Read More
Delays of mango exports to Pakistan
Exports of mangoes from Kenya to Pakistan have been delayed because Kenya is being slow to approve a memorandum of understanding (MoU) already agreed upon by the two countries. The Pakistan High Commissioner to Kenya said her country is ready ...Read More
UK Food and drink exports
In non-EU markets, including in Central and South America, exports to some countries have doubled since H1 2020. The fastest-growing export markets were Colombia (+142.6 per cent), Mexico (+111.2 per cent), Chile (+105.4 per cent) and Brazil (+87.2 per cent). ...Read More
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Sea freight container ship shortages
Global sea freight has been severely disrupted by the Covid crisis. It is now recovering and prompting an increase in new container ship orders as the industry struggles with a shortage of vessels. Shipping companies, which are charging much higher ...Read More
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UK food and drink exports recover
Food and drink exports from the uk have recovered in the first half of this year after a Covid 19 affected eports in 2020. According to the Food & Drink Federation, exports of UK food and drink to non-EU countries ...Read More
Far East of Russia to increase exports to China
The Government of Russia intends to increase exports from the country's Far East to China. The Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexei Chekunkov said that exports of agricultural products in particular should be boosted. ...Read More
Wine imports to S Korea increase
South Korea's wine imports reached a high in 2020 as more people enjoyed drinking at home due to the Covid 19 pandemic. S Korea's imports were valued at US$330 million last year, up 27.3 percent from a year earlier, according ...Read More
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China import restrictions on Australian goods
China informally banned a series of goods from Australia last year such as coal, log timber and wine, opening the import market to the U.S. Political analysts are suggesting that Washington is prioritizing American interests over its ally, although the ...Read More
Frozen Beef Exports from USA To China increase
The U.S. is now the top exporter of frozen beef to China, overtaking Australia as the main supplier. According to a report in the South China Morning Post,Australia’s exports have declined since April. There have been tnesions between Canberra and ...Read More
Three-fold increase in Ocean freight rates
Ocean freight rates between India and the rest of the world have risen at least 3.5-fold (250%) over the past six months. Local export industries say that shipments are either being delayed or held back. The industry has written to ...Read More
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Wine and nut exporters suffer retaliatory tariffs
Import Tariffs in China are still affecting key California agricultural exports. A U.S.-China trade dispute beginning in 2018 means that Chinese retaliatory tariffs continue to affect California agricultural exports; e.g. exports of tree nuts and wine still face increased duties, ...Read More
Record cotton consumption in Vietnam
It is expected that growth in Vietnam’s cotton yarn and product export is will drive 2020/21 cotton consumption to a record 7.3 million bales, 700,000 higher than the previous year’s reduction from COVID-19, according to the latest report from the ...Read More
Pak-China cross-border logistics flourishing
Import and export trades between Pakistan and China have increased explosively, against the global trend under the influence of the pandemic. According to the General Administration of Customs in China, trade between Pakistan and China was 1.6 times larger than ...Read More
Cheese exports from the UK to Far East
Cheese exports from the UK have been improved by the Asian and Oceania markets – with shipments up 17% on last year. Exports totalled 2,300 tonnes in Q1 of 2021, driven by higher demand in both China and South Korea. ...Read More
New duty refund scheme due In India
The Indian government has recently announced a new duty refund scheme for exporters, which is due to begin this week. The Commerce Ministry is expecting the schemes to increase exports. The scheme is intended to replace export incentives which are ...Read More
Freight Traffic in Saimaa Canal, Finland, increases
Freight traffic on the Saimaa Canal grew by 16,9% year-on-year from January-June 2021. 389 freight vessels transited the Canal during the period under report, an increase of 14.7% year-on-year. The main freight commodity was timber and logs. Construction cargo increased ...Read More
increase in Vietnam’s tea exports to Australia
Vietnam shipped six tonnes of tea worth 74,000 USD to Australia in the first half of 2021. This was a 62.1 percent increase in volume and 85 percent in value. Both black tea and green tea grown in Vietnam are ...Read More
Pork exports from Denmark to China continue to rise
Pork is an enormously important export product for Denmark. By the end of May, the country had exported a total of 866,234 tonnes of pork, an increase of 70,811 tonnes compared to the same period last year. China is the ...Read More
Drought affecting Argentine grains exports
A 'once-in-a-century drought made the water level of Argentina's main grains transport river so low that farm exports have been reduced. Logistics costs have increased, caused by a trend that meteorologists said will probably continue into next year. The South ...Read More
Lebanon crisis hits food imports
Lebanon used to import most of its food, until the economy stalled in 2019 due to political instability and inflation. The situation has prompted Lebanese citizens to investigate traditional produce and foods which are available locally; such as orange and ...Read More
Aussie Wine Exports to Hong Kong increase
Wine companies in Australia may have hit a barrier in getting bottles to China because of excessively tariffs, exports to Hong Kong are booming. Shipments to the city rocketed 111% in the 12 months ended June 30, to A$187 million ...Read More
Ginger exports from China suffer
Increases in shipping costs, and the appreciation of the Chinese yuan, both affected the export environment of many Chinese agricultural products. The price of Chinese ginger has reduced in the last few weeks. The Sales manager at Jining Shangzhuo Food ...Read More
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Australia wine exports to mainland China are way down
Australia exported 45 per cent less wine to mainland China in the financial year ending in June. Exports to other markets increased by 12 per cent Britain bought 23 per cent more Australian wine imports, largely due to Covid-19 restrctions ...Read More
Passenger to Freight Aircraft Conversions increase
There has been a vast growth in plane conversions from passenger to freighter aircraft (P2F) because of falling passenger numbers due to Covid-19. Before the crisis InsightIQ recorded approx 78,000 freighter flights per month. By December 2020 this had increased ...Read More
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China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
The Customs authority in China said on Thursday that it has banned the import of cattle and cattle products from Laos, to prevent spread of lumpy skin disease. Laos reported its first outbreaks of the disease in cattle earlier this ...Read More
Rail industry urges export support for SMEs to continue
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has called for the Department for International Trade (DIT) to continue supporting small businesses to export. The Exports Director at the Railway Industry Association (RIA), said: “With the Government looking to drive exports in the ...Read More
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Fruit and vegetable exports from Spain
Fruit and vegetable exports from Spain to non-European countries fell in the first four months of the year Exports to non-European countries in the first four months of the year fell by 22.5% in volume and 24% in value compared ...Read More
New air freight service for salmon
A new air freight company is about to be launched to expand the export of from the Faroe Islands. The company investing in the project is present in markets where a direct air route would benefit both the company and ...Read More
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Import of medical equipment to Nepal doubles
Imports of medical equipment to Nepal doubled during the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2020-21. According to bank statistics, the country imported medical equipment worth Rs15.24 billion during the first 11 months, and increase from Rs8.08 billion during ...Read More
Pig imports fall to Cambodia
Cambodia pork imports are falling as local farmers breed more pigs. The President of the Cambodian Livestock Raisers Association Srun said that pork imports have dropped during the Coronavirus pandemic. The domestic supply has increased dramatically. “Currently, the supply of ...Read More
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China rail freight to break records
Pandemic conditions have caused ocean freight to be disrupted by a global container shortage. Ocean freight rates have therefore increased, and air freight is still relatively expensive. Cross-border cargo train service between China and Europe has gained market share because ...Read More
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Prosecco exports to UK drop – industry blames Brexit
The number of bottles of prosecco exported to Britain fell by about nine per cent. According to wine industry opinion, one cause was 'red tape' caused by Brexit. Another possible cause is that importing companies and Italian exporters failed to ...Read More
Peruvian avocado export value to grow
The volume of Peruvian avocado exports has risen sharply this year, but export values increased by an even higher percentage. According to the president of the consulting firm Informa@ccion, Peruvian avocado exports are expected to increase 20 percent in 2021, ...Read More
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Air cargo gains from rising prices in ocean shipping
Increased ocean freight rates, which are being caused by service disruption,are helping to encourage freightforwarders and shippers to use airfreight. The airline association IATA said that air cargo is benefitting from “exceptionally congested” container shipping supply chains. Cost-competitiveness of air ...Read More
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Turkey reverses ban on plastic imports
The Government of Turkey recently barred recovered PE from import into the country, but has now repealed the ban and implemented an enhanced licensing system instead. In late May, the Turkish government announced it would end imports of recovered PE, ...Read More
Thailand to limit exports of COVID-19 vaccine
Thai health officials said the country would not fully meet its needs and would restrict the export of locally produced AstraZeneca corona virus vaccines. Restricting exports will be a problem for Southeast Asian countries who have contracted to purchase vaccines ...Read More
UK Government bans EU seed potato imports
From 1 July it will be illegal to import seed potatoes into the UK from the EU. This is a reciprocal ban, as the EU had already banned imports from the UK at the end of the Brexit transition period ...Read More
Global shipping congestion
The international transport industry fears that shipping capacity has almost reached its limit on the global stage. Shippers and importers are continuing to brave exorbitant rates and ever-increasing shortage of capacity. The unprecedented Suez Canal blockage has made the Asia-Europe ...Read More
Indian tea exports may fall
The tea industry of India is expecting a decline in exports of 30-40 million kg this year compared to 2020. There is competition from low-cost varieties in the global market plus trade restrictions in countries that have traditionally been strong ...Read More
Australia wine exports suffer
Wine exports to China for the December 2020 to March 2021 period have fallen to $12 million compared with $325 million in the comparable period a year ago. A similar decline is expected when Wine Australia publishes its April to ...Read More
Imports of stone worktops may be banned
Imports of engineered stone which are popular in Australia for kitchens and bathrooms may be banned, unless employers protect workers from silica dust exposure. A federal task force is saying that health and safety regulations do not properly protect workers ...Read More
US exporters want to Cut UK Bourbon Tariffs
The Bourbon Alliance in the USA – distillers, restaurants and pubs, retailers, wholesalers, and US whiskey fans - is launching a campaign to urge the British government to remove the 25 percent import tariff on US whiskey which was initiated ...Read More
Record seafood exports from Norway
Seafood exports from Norway have hit a half year record, with salmon once again the top export. Norway's seafood exports were worth NOK 53.7bn (£4.5bn), a value rise of 1% against the first six months of last year. The Norwegian ...Read More
Putin: Only our champagne is the real thing
A law has been approved in Russia by President Putin, which decrees that only sparkling wine produced in Russia can be called 'champagne.' Any wine imports from France would have to be labelled 'sparkling wine.' Russia imports about 50 million ...Read More
US Will Increase Pistachio Exports
In 2021, production of pistachios in the U.S. will break previous years’ records. There have been large yields and an increase in the bearing average, which will enable an expansion of exports, primarily to the EU and China, and enable ...Read More
British Sugar; legal challenge against tariff-free imports
British Sugar has launched a legal challenge to the UK government's decision to allow 260,00 tonnes of tariff-free raw cane sugar to be imported into the UK. An autonomous tariff rate quota (ATQ) of 260,000 tonnes for raw cane sugar ...Read More
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Tea exports rise in Guizhou province of China
Tea exports rose by 15.2 percent year on year in the first five months of this year in Guizhou Province, southwest China. The customs of the provincial capital, Guiyang, said the value of the tea exportstotaled 190 million yuan (about ...Read More
Pakistan to promote exports to Netherlands
The government is concentrating on trade diplomacy to promote Pakistan’s trade and exports to foreign countries, according to Pakistan’s Ambassador-Designate to the Netherlands. He promised to cooperate with the private sector to promote Pakistan’s trade with the Netherlands. “Although it ...Read More
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Poland in top ten of ice cream exports
A new report says that Poland is one of the top ten largest ice cream exporters in the world. Data from the Statistical Office GUS showed that Poland's share in global ice cream exports amounted to 5 percent, the seventh ...Read More
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‘Cut red tape to boost exports’
A Leicestershire soft drinks manufacturer has told Liz Truss 'Make export easier, with less red tape and more support' The Secretary of State for International Trade, visited the family-owned company, based in Bottesford. The company is celebrating strong export growth ...Read More
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High shipping rates to last until Q3
Global bottlenecks for shipping which are resulting in higher freight rates are expected to remain high until the third quarter of the year, disadvantaging trading economies. In its weekly economic preview, a market intelligence firm said the continued strong recovery ...Read More
Small farms may suffer from cheap imports from Australia
Small family farms in Yorkshire are worried that they could be priced out by cheap imports from large-scale Australian agriculture companies. Their economies of scale allow them to reduce prices, and farmers says they use inhumane and environmentally damaging practices. ...Read More
Scotland and N Ireland concerns about Australia exports
The Scottish Government’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon, and her Northern Ireland Executive counterpart are seeking more clarity on the Australian trade deal from Liz Truss. Their letter says; 'We are also concerned by the size of the quotas which ...Read More
Scottish and Northern Irish ministers concerned re Australia ag imports
Rural affairs ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have written to the UK Government with concerns about the Australia trade deal. The letter to Liz Truss says: “We have previously stressed to you, and remain extremely concerned following the recent ...Read More
S. Korea’s exports of cosmetics third in the world
South Korea’s exports of cosmetics products increased by 16.1 percent in 2020, making it third in the world for exports after France and the US. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, China was the ...Read More
Salmon exports to EU down
UK exports of salmon to the EU have fallen by nearly 20% during the first three months of this year, according to information from the Food and Drink Federation. Export sales of fish of all typeshave fallen by almost 52%; ...Read More
Spanish Exports Grow
Exports of goods from Spain made a historic rise of 71.8 % in April to 25.841 billion euros. Imports rose by 63.9 % to 27.138 billion, compared with April 2020. In the January-April period, Spanish exports showed a rise of ...Read More
Increased shipping costs affect consumer prices
The increasing price of shipping goods across the world may affect your household expenses from a cup of coffee each morning to children's toys. Shipping a 12m steel container of cargo by sea from Shanghai to Rotterdam now costs a ...Read More
Record farm exports forecast from USA
U.S. agricultural exports are projected to reach a record-breaking $164 billion in the financial year 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture noted the record high represents a $28 billion, or 21%, increase from the previous fiscal year 2020, and a ...Read More
Top exporting Australian requests Better China relations
Australia's biggest exporting state urged the government to stop antagonising China, the country's top trade partner. Increasing criticism of Beijing is being led by the United States, Australia's main ally. "This isn't about kowtowing to other countries and giving in," ...Read More
Slovak police investigate illegal waste imports
Police in Slovakia are investigating five cases of illegal waste imports to Slovakia from Italy and Poland. Waste had ended up in agricultural and industrial buildings and even loose on the ground. Cases of illegal waste imports had happened in ...Read More
Georgian Wine Exports Continue to Increase
During January-May 2021, up to 36.4 million bottles (0.75 l) of wine were exported from Georgia to 55 countries. This is 15% more than in the same period of 2020. According to the National Wine Agency, the total revenue of ...Read More
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Thailand denies blocking exports of AstraZeneca vaccine
Thailand is not blocking exports of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a government representative has said. Taiwan had accused Thailand of keeping for itself doses of the vaccine which is being produced there. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that Taiwan had ordered ...Read More
Italian cheese exports: encouraging data in the first quarter of 2021
Export data for Italian cheeses in the first quarter of 2021, which show a breakeven in turnover for exports compared to 2020 (+ 0.1%) and even an increase in volumes of exports.(+ 1.1%). The European market is decisive in export ...Read More
Suez Canal blockage – future for shipping
The recent blockage of the Suez Canal demonstrates the necessity of developing the Northern Sea Route as an alternative means of shipping goods between Asia and Europe, said the president of the Arctic Economic Council. The 'Ever Given'container vessel ran ...Read More
Are we facing a shortage of wine imports?
Imports of champagne into New Zealand continue to be hampered by Covid-19; winemakers warn the situation could soon get worse for vino drinkers. The champagne shortage was first reported in January, when supply was affected by shipping delays and port ...Read More
A tenth of British exports to EU have faced tariffs
Up to £3.5bn of British exports to the EU have paid tariffs they did not have to since the beginning of 2021, according to new research. Analysis of EU statistics by the University of Sussex’s Trade Policy Observatory found that ...Read More
NZ Goods and services exports during COVID-19
Total exports of goods and services from New Zealand fell by 16.5 percent, as visibility of the full COVID-19 affected year emerges. “This fall in exports reflects the changing shape of New Zealand’s economy over the past year, where we ...Read More
Australia imports record number of bicycles
Based on historical trends and ABS import data, Australia should reach a new record of 1.75 million bicycles imports into the country in a single 12 month period. The 1.75 million bicycles be imported by 30th June 2021 to be ...Read More
April export increase
Aided by an export boom in April, the shippers' council of Thailand feels upbeat that the country's exports could rise by 10%-15% this year. The President of the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC), said export prospects have improved for several ...Read More
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Bangladesh mango exports to UK begin
The export of mangoes to the UK from Rajshahi have begun. The first consignment of 3 tons of the fruit has been sent to Dhaka for packaging. The growers' group contacted exporters who are likely to buy some 300 tons ...Read More
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Covid-19 disrupts China cargo transport
Guangzhou and Foshan reported new COVID-19 cases, causing disruptions to not just port operations but also cargo transport. The cases in Guangzhou and Foshan are thought to be related to a dim sum restaurant, but the cases in Yantian were ...Read More
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China-Central Asia freight train
The railway between Kaiyuan, Southwest China's Yunnan Province to Haiphong, Vietnam had carried 3,003 China-Central Asia freight trains as of Sunday, announced China Rail on Tuesday. This boosted the communication between China and countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia ...Read More
Shipping costs increase due to COVID-19 in Guangdong
COVID-19 peaks at Yantian Port area in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province have reduced the port's handling capacity to one-seventh of the normal level, as it started to accept heavy export containers starting on Monday. On going to publication, 13 ...Read More
Peru estimates one-third uptick in avocado exports
Peru estimates that 460,000 metric tons (MT) of Hass avocados will be exported in the 2021 season, an increase in exports of almost 30 percent year-on-year. This increase will represent an additional 100,000MT compared to the previous season. This year ...Read More
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Imports of British cars to Australia slow
British-made passenger car and SUV imports to Australia in the four months this year account for 2.8 per cent of the total, down from 2.9 per cent in calendar year 2020 and 3.5 per cent in 2019. In comparison, vehicles ...Read More
Eco-friendly vehicle exports increase 47 percent
Exports of eco-friendly vehicles from Korea increased by 47 percent in the first four months of 2021 on year on strong demand for hybrids. Automakers in Korea exported a total of 118,796 eco-friendly vehicles, which includes hybrid, plug-in hybrids, battery ...Read More
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Pakistan Carpet sector should be given priority for increasing exports
The Senior Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association said that the export sectors should be divided into categories according to the size of the problems being faced. The sector which has more difficulties should be given ...Read More
Imports at Japan Narita Airport
Imports into Japan via Narita Airport reached a record high in April partly due to the increase in import of coronavirus vaccines. Imports totalled more than 1.34 trillion yen, or about 12 billion dollars, and increase of 26.4 percent from ...Read More
Covid-19 hampers solar manufacturers in India
Indian solar panel manufacturers kept production levels steady despite Covid-19 lockdowns this year are experiencing fewer sales and rising input costs. Protective import duties are due to be wound down in late July. Last year’s nationwide Covid lockdown has this ...Read More
Freight Containers fall into Sri Lankan waters
Several freight containers onboard a distressed shipping vessel have fallen to the Sri Lankan waters, the Marine Environment Protection Authority said. “According to the information that we received around 6:30 AM today (May 25), there are EIGHT (08) freight containers ...Read More
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UK proposes new import tariffs on US wine
US wine imports could become one of several American products to be levied with new tariffs as part of the ongoing trade war. The proposed import tariffs, which will also apply to chocolate and lobsters, are the latest response from ...Read More
Jamaica’s soaring food import bill
The value of Jamaica’s food imports is now four times that of food exports, according to the Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Water. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries had led the country to believe that food exports were on ...Read More
Exports to EU to keep cherry prices high
Officials from agricultural producers’ organizations in Moldova have pointed at several factors which may significantly affect the prices of cherries on the domestic market in early summer 2021. However, not all of them share the opinion that prices for local ...Read More
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Food exporters promote Queensland food on-line
More than 60 food and drink companies in Australia have begun promoting their products to importers and distributors in the booming Asian market, as part of the Taste of Queensland exports promotion. Buyers will be able to taste a wide ...Read More
Greek government investing in rail freight expansion
The GREEK deputy minister of infrastructure and transport has outlined plans to invest in Greece's rail network, with a major focus on supporting growth in rail freight from ports. The plans include reinstating rail connections to Greece’s major ports at ...Read More
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Turkey bans most plastic imports; EU trash found dumped on roadsides
Greenpeace has welcomed a ban by Turkey on imports of most plastic waste. The environmental group said it uncovered exports, some possibly illegal, from Britain and Germany creating “mountains” of trash in southern Turkey. Greenpeace said they visited ten sites ...Read More
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Soymeal pig feed cut to reduce imports
Pig and feedstock producers in China are using less soybean meal in order to lower the country's import dependence on the crop. Feed prices are increasing and trade tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic increase uncertainty for global trade. China's major ...Read More
New Zealand apple exports cut
Severe weather conditions during harvest in New Zealand have made an impact on exports which is made worse by severe labour shortages during harvest. “Because of these shortages, orchard owners were not able to do the number of harvest picks ...Read More
UK meat exports to Asia
The Far East is helping the UK's red meat export industry as the sector copes with Brexit changes and the COVID-19 pandemic. Red meat exports from the UK to Asia in what has been an incredibly challenging start to the ...Read More
Pakistan Exports to EU rise
Pakistan’s exports to the European Union (EU) increased by over 17 per cent in the first ten months of the current financial year. This was largely due to the Generalised System of Preferences-Plus (GSP+) scheme. Export proceeds to the EU’s ...Read More
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Russia is net exporter of food
The Russian PM said that exports of Russian agricultural produce exceeded imports last year. “The export volumes of the country’s agro-industrial complex totaled 271 billion rubles, topping the imports by some $1 billion,” he said during question-and-answer session with State ...Read More
Exports from Brazil flourish
Exports from Brazil to Europe rose significantly in the first quarter of 2021, compared with the same period last year, with food and drink especially significant. Exports to the UK rose by 31 percent, and those to the EU rose ...Read More
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Wine exports from Australia plan to diversify
The wine industry of Australia needs to increase consumer awareness and demand, as part of its plans to diversify export markets. The federal government of Australia included about $90 million in the federal budget for programs to help winemakers diversify ...Read More
Brexit: Export issues ‘easing at Irish ports’
Irish officials say that Post-Brexit difficulties in moving British exports through Irish ports have eased. Civil servants from customs, agriculture and public health were giving evidence to the Seanad Special Select Committee. Freight haulage companies had complained that the new ...Read More
Fall in Olive Oil Exports Spain – UK Since Brexit
Exports of olive oil from Spain to the United Kingdom fell by 35 percent in January and February compared with the same period in 2020, according to Spain’s Union of Farmers and Livestock Unions. The statistics give the first analysis ...Read More
Increased International supply chain and shipping delays
Temporary shipping delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic which lead to shortages of products for New Zealand industries - may continue until the end of the year, experts say. Supply chain problems are affecting pet food supplies, the vehicle repair ...Read More
Long-haul carrier to ship aid free into India
Dubai's main long-haul carrier will begin shipping aid from the WHO and other groups into India free of charge to help fight a crushing outbreak of the coronavirus. The carrier has some 95 flights weekly to nine cities in India, ...Read More
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Norway to get first electric vehicle exports
Electric vehicles benefit from a preferential tax system in Norway, so they are extremely popular in the country. An EV manufacturing company based in China will be opening a service and delivery centre in Oslo in September this year, followed ...Read More
Annual saffron exports from Iran
Over 78 percent of saffron exports in terms of value were to five major importers in the previous calendar year. Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, China and Afghanistan were the top saffron importers in the mentioned period. These ...Read More
Brussels wants to cut down EU’s dependence on key imports
The EU is trying to diversify Europe's industry, to decrease dependency on key imports from outside the EU. Reliance on imports was painfully exposed during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The European Commission updated its industrial strategy, with ...Read More
Exports stable despite pandemic and Brexit
Export levels for West Midlands companies grew in the first quarter of this year despite disruption according to a new report. Twenty per cent of the businesses surveyed reported an increase in international sales compared with 17 percent the previous ...Read More
New China to Liverpool freight sailings
A shipping company which launched a temporary freight service between China and the Port of Liverpool will offer more Far East sailings because of “overwhelming demand”. The company began moving freight on vessels from Shanghai and Ningbo to Liverpool to ...Read More
Britain will not restrict export of pharma products
The Health Minister has said that Britain will never impose export restrictions on the exports of pharmaceutical products made in the country. Britain says it has never blocked vaccine exports, in the face of demands from the European Union that ...Read More
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Australian wine exports resilient
Australian wine exports fell by 4 per cent in value in the 12 months to March 2021, compared with the previous corresponding period. This was mainly caused by the toll taken by high Chinese import tariffs, according to Wine Australia’s ...Read More
Freight association says more support needed
After news that the Trade and Co-operation Agreement has been ratified by the European Parliament, the Director General of the British International Freight Association, said: As the trade association that truly represents the UK’s freight forwarding businesses that manage a ...Read More
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Trade data reveals rise in lamb and beef exports
There was a slow start for lamb and beef exports from the UK, but data for February suggests that trade is gradually improving. Volumes exported, however, were significantly lower than the corresponding period last year, and demand in many export ...Read More
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Garment exports save manufacturers
Exports of fashion and lifestyle products from India have started to see an increase, as demand in the UK and the United States for imports is picking up. Pent-up demand and increased online sales are expected to give a boost ...Read More
Armenia will extend ban Turkish imports
The Economy Minister said that they intend to extend the ban on imports of Turkish goods to the country, as well as their sale, since they are imported and sold using some alternative ways. A six-month ban on Turkish imports ...Read More
Fruit exports Vietnam to US booming
Vietnam’s fruit industry exports about $50 million worth of fruit per year to the USA. Fruit export turnover to the US increased by more than 20 percent in the first quarter of this year; a strong post Covid-19 recovery. This ...Read More
India ministry COVID-19 helpdesk
The commerce ministry in India is starting a COVID-19 helpdesk to help resolve issues of exporters and importers, such as customs clearance delays and banking matters. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), decided to monitor the status of exports ...Read More
John Whelan: Ireland may be losing its grip on selling food into China
The economy of China grew rapidly in the first quarter of this year, as the huge economy recovered from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This provided a much-needed boost to exporting companies in many countries. Traders in Ireland showed ...Read More
S Korea exports expect increase
South Korea's exports are expected to increase by 41 percent in April from the previous year, backed by robust shipments of chips and autos, a poll has showed. Export shipments are forecast to reach $51.1 billion this month, according to ...Read More
Moscow may ban imports of Czech
Moscow is considering economic sanctions against the Czech Republic, responding to the expulsion of a large number of Russian diplomats from Prague. Limits on Czech exports to Russia, for example, could include Czech beer. Last week, Czech authorities announced the ...Read More
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Shipping industry delays after Suez canal blockage
Delays caused by last month’s blockage are forcing shipping carriers to omit port calls and prioritise returning empty containers to Asia. This is disrupting freight business in both Europe and Asia, according to industry insiders. More than three weeks after ...Read More
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Mango exports Kenya – Europe resume
Mangoes are critical to the economy of Kenya’s Makueni County, but its exports are still missing out on the lucrative global business. Makueni county contributes up to 31 per cent of the total fruits that Kenya produces. Exports only amount ...Read More
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Vietnam Road Freight Market
Vietnam's growing economy is increasing the Road Freight industry in Vietnam. The Government has allowed 100% FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in the Logistics sector. Vietnam has been increasing free trade agreements with ASEAN countries like Cambodia, Laos, China, and Singapore ...Read More
40% of EU Waste Exports End Up in Turkey
The majority of exports of waste from the EU land up in Turkey. European Union exports of waste to non-EU countries reached 32.7 million tons last year. This was an increase of 75% since 2004, according to Eurostat data published ...Read More
Low quality food imports served in schools?
Schoolchildren and hospital patients may be eating from 'low welfare menus' containing food imports of meat reared to lower standards than the UK, the RSPCA has warned. The charity said the Government's Buying Standards (GBS) needed a 'major overhaul' to ...Read More
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Vietnam expecting rise in US exports
The General Department of Vietnam Customs said that exports for the year as of March 15 were worth US$62.01 billion, a year-on-year increase of 22.7 per cent. Exports to the US in January and February accounted for $13.83 billion or ...Read More
Boosting exports outside the EU
A financial solutions specialist has said that "the UK’s trade deal agenda post-Brexit provides a promising opportunity to explore export opportunities beyond the EU, and champion British farming on the global stage; an industry associated with quality and safety, alongside ...Read More
NZ exports need to diversify
A new report has identified New Zealand’s apple and kiwifruit exports as having “untapped potential". Defined as the difference between the potential market and the value of the country's exports to that market, the untapped potential refers to New Zealand’s ...Read More
Kenya increases avocado exports
Kenya's exports amounted to 72,000 tonnes of avocados last year, up from 59,000 tonnes recorded in 2019. The head of the Horticultural Crops Directorate, said that the increase in export volumes was “partly due to enhanced cultivation of avocado by ...Read More
Exports from Denmark increase driven by higher sales to China
Danish Exports have declined overall during the last year due to Covid 19, but new figures from Statistic Denmark show that exports are increasing for the second month in a row. Higher export sales to China and the United States ...Read More
China’s exports, imports expected to remain buoyant in March
Improved global demand is expected to have kept China's exports buoyant in March, while higher oil prices will have boosted its imports, a Reuters poll showed. Exports are expected to have risen 35.5% in March from a year earlier, according ...Read More
Berries initiate increase in US fruit imports in February
Total fruit imports to the USA rose by 9 percent year-on-year in February, largely driven by fresh berries. The growth in fruit imports - which includes fresh, frozen, processed and juice - to $2 billion included strong increases in fresh ...Read More
Government help for post-Brexit exports
Following a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce, suggesting that exports from the UK are falling after Brexit, a Government spokesman said: “The Trade and Co-operation Agreement is the first free trade agreement the EU has ever reached based ...Read More
Report suggests Firms facing fall in exports
Two out of five firms which export goods have seen sales fall in recent months, new research suggests, leading to calls for trade barriers with the EU to be reduced. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) says that advance bookings ...Read More
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Irish beer exports fell by 17% last year
A report on the drinks industry has found that the value of beer exports declined by 17% in 2020. The Irish Beer Market Report 2020, compiled on behalf of Drinks Ireland|Beer, showed that production levels dropped by almost 14% in ...Read More
EU adamant over food exports
The Northern Ireland Protocol under Brexit has affected trade in livestock, seed potatoes, seeds, plants and even machinery between Northern Ireland and Scotland – and there are few signs this will be solved easily or quickly. Reports suggests the EU ...Read More
UNICEF freight mission to support vaccine delivery
The UNICEF Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative has been formed with leading airlines for the transport of vaccines, and other life-saving supplies worldwide. These airlines have signed agreements with UNICEF to prioritise delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices and other ...Read More
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USA fruit exports challenged by shipping difficulties
During the 2018-19 season, almost 28% of Washington state apples were shipped to 60 different countries. Industry officials expect exports for the 2020-21 crop to be below that figure and possiblye to drop to levels not seen in nearly two ...Read More
Container shortage affects Japan fruit imports
Japan imported 112,100 tonnes of fresh fruit during February 2021, which was an 8 per cent reduction on the total imports 12 months earlier. The reduced import volume can be attributed to the shortage of reefer containers worldwide. A spokesman ...Read More
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Container Shipping shortage for USA
U.S. demand for imports of products made in China, including personal protective equipment for COVID-19, furniture and toys, increased considerably at the end of 2020. This means that ocean carriers prioritize getting shipping containers back to China as quickly as ...Read More
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EU to reduce Covid Vaccine Exports for 6 Weeks
The European Union is finalizing emergency legislation giving it broad powers to curb exports for the next six weeks from Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in the bloc. Supply shortages in the EU have created a political maelstrom amid a rising third ...Read More
Increase in imports of electric vehicles
Imports to Australia in February grew $577 million (2 per cent), led by an increase in road vehicles of $705 million (24 per cent). The Head of International Statistics said “A number of commodities drove February’s road vehicle increase. Most ...Read More
Guernsey Post buys freight firm
Guernsey Post has bought a freight firm as the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic damages its letter mail business. The firm said buying the air and sea freight company would "strengthen and secure both businesses". Guernsey post said that the ...Read More
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Peruvian exports growing in 2020
At the end of 2020, exports from Peru amounted to US$39.310 billion. Export shipments from the mining-energy and non-traditional sectors totalled US$25 billion and US$15.177 billion. By the end of last year, 7,519 companies exported 4,536 products to 174 markets, ...Read More
Waste exports, imports – new rules in Korea
Exports and imports of waste for Korea will encounter revised rules starting April 1. The Ministry of Environment said a new enforcement ordinance will be implemented to regulate importers and exporters of waste; more detailed information about waste transactions will ...Read More
China-Europe freight trains carry on through Covid-19
China-Europe freight trains have been able to make more trips due to its security and efficiency. In 2020, the freight trains made 12,400 journeys and transported 1.14 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) of cargo, an increase of 50 percent and ...Read More
Cutlery exports from Pakistan increase
Exports of cutlery from Pakistan saw an increase of 29.54 per cent during the eight months of financial year 2020-21, compared with the corresponding period of last year. The country exported cutlery to a value of US $80.946 million during ...Read More
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US banana imports
Banana imports into the USA in 2020 totaled 4.14 million metric tons in 2020. This was 2% lower than 2019 and the lowest import volume in the past five years. The Department of Agriculture trade statistics reported that per metric ...Read More
Scrap imports to Vietnam drop
Ferrous scrap imports into Vietnam fell further in February: steel mills reduced import purchases because scrap prices are at multi-year highs. Imports in February dropped by 7.3pc from the previous month to 383,170t. January-February imports fell by 11.3pc to 796,418t ...Read More
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Finland food exports to China in 2020
An increase in meat exports to China was a key part of the overall growth of Finnish food exports in 2020, said Business Finland, a governmental body for promoting trade and innovation. Finnish exports in the food and beverage sector ...Read More
Serious decline of food exports to EU
Exports of food and live animals to the EU – including seafood and fish – have decreased by £0.7 billion (63.6%) in January 2021, according to the latest figures. This may be because of stricter checks and certifications implemented by ...Read More
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Exports to Finland fell by 23%, imports by up to 52% in January
Finland - United Kingdom trade decreased significantly at the end of the one-year transition period for Brexit in December. Finnish Customs figures suggest that companies exported 23 per cent less and imported 52 per cent less goods from the United ...Read More
Sales increase for British food brand exporter
A business which exports British food and drinks has expanded into new international markets. Export sales to the USA increased by around 150% after government support helped it to overcome disruption caused by the global pandemic. The on line supermarket ...Read More
Port of Grangemouth’s new facility at Scotland’s largest freight hub open
The Port of Grangemouth has opened a multimillion-pound rail freight hub with the arrival of its Aberdeen freight train service. The new rail freight hub at Scotland’s largest port helps it to further secure its position as the key strategic ...Read More
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UK sportswear imports to rise in 2021
Imports of sportswear into the UK increased 9.79 per cent to $234.0 million in 2020 (2019: $213.1 million), while the world’s textiles and apparel businesses were struggling with spread of Covid-19 pandemic. UK’s imports for the category in 2021 is ...Read More
US plastic waste exports break new UN rules
Recent customs data obtained reveals that US exporters, global shipping lines, and the US government are all violating the new 2021 global rules established by the Basel Convention, designed to prevent indiscriminate dumping and pollution arising from plastic waste trade ...Read More
International CEOs see post Brexit UK as more attractive
A new poll of global CEOs suggest that the UK is a more important growth prospect now than it was before the split with the EU. A survey of 5,000 chief executives shows that 11% of CEOs selected the UK ...Read More
EU make major vaccine exports despite domestic shortage
The European Union has allowed some 34 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine exports over the past weeks, according to figures published by the EU. There are still shortages at home as EU members continue to struggle to get the vaccine ...Read More
Citrus exports lead SA economy
The Department of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) recently released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the final quarter of 2020. The economy grew by an impressive 6,3% in the final quarter of 2020, despite the second wave of ...Read More
Freight costs from India increase over 100%
Freight shipping costs have been increasing dramatically over the last few months, causing exporters to lose business from several countries. Freight costs to both Europe and the US have increased by 100 per cent, and to places such as American ...Read More
Clothing company possible US import ban
Campaigners have welcomed a potential ban on US imports of a booming fashion retailer and its suppliers after allegations over the use of slave labour. US Customs and Border Protection is studying two petitions from a British lawyer. Duncan Jepson ...Read More
USA shipping ports congested
U.S. exporters are struggling to export food as the global shipping system strains under unprecedented pandemic demand. There is a confluence of disruptions in the international supply chain. This situation affects many agricultural sectors, amounting to what the industry is ...Read More
Taiwanese buy year’s worth of pineapple exports to China
China has banned imports of Taiwan-grown pineapples; in response, Taiwanese businesses and citizens made up for the potential shortfall by buying an entire year's worth of the tropical fruit in just four days. On Friday (Feb. 26), China announced it ...Read More
Strong exports from China
The Chinese government is quoting a strong outlook for exports, mainly because of the strong recent export and export order data for the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and the Republic of Korea. There is also an upward revision of the forecast ...Read More
Exports from China suffer container shortage
The economy in China has been recovering well from the pandemic, but is now suffering from the global shortage of shipping containers. A rapid increase in exports to the West, and disruption at ports because of the coronavirus, means many ...Read More
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UAE ministry bans import of birds, eggs from Estonia and Romania
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has banned imports of birds and eggs from two countries. The newly-announced ban is applicable to avian imports from Estonia and Romania. It covers imports of all kinds of live ...Read More
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Israel relaxes import regulations on wireless products
The government of Israel has revised regulations considerably reducing the number of wireless products requiring a license from the Ministry of Communications before they can be imported into Israel. The Communications ministry says that the revision will encourage competition in ...Read More
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Aussie wine exports to China and US
Only three months ago, customers in China drank 50% of Australian red wine exports. By January, that was down to 1%, because of China’s tariffs of 200% or more on Australian wine. Australia's largest wine producer has decided to leave ...Read More
Tropical Fruit Imports to Iran
Imports of tropical fruits to Iran cost as much as $500 million annually, an official with Agriculture Ministry, said. He said that favorable climatic conditions of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan showed growth potential and that “We’re seeking to reach ...Read More
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US potato exports may recover
Potato exports from the US have continued to recover but remain behind previous year levels, according to a recent report. Exports for the first six months of the marketing year, July – December 2020, are lower than the record levels ...Read More
Roll out of Covid-19 vaccines spotlights logistics
The global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines has introduced new logistical challenges for vaccine manufacturers and logistics providers. Transport capacity is adequate for now, but it will not be enough as more players enter Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing. One of the three ...Read More
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Soap, Cleansers Export Ban Lifted
The prohibition in Iran on the export of soap and other cleansers have been lifted until further notice. Exports of soap and cleansers were banned after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic about a year ago. Latest data show 185,000 ...Read More
S. Korea to increase exports of eco-friendly cars
South Korea has finalized a five-year plan for the eco-friendly auto industry, including expanding exports of such automobiles by threefold by 2025. Korea's exports of eco-friendly cars, which includes electric and hydrogen fuel cell models, will reach 830,000 units in ...Read More
German exporters optimistic
German exporters in the industrial sector have increased optimistic outlook, hitting its highest level since September 2018. “The strong performance of China’s economy and the pickup in production in the United States is helping German exporters,” said a spokesman. Chemicals ...Read More
Butternut squash from Ukraine exports to Europe and Middle East
Ukraine has been actively developing exports of its fresh butternut squash. Its main export market is the UK. Despite Brexit, in 2020 Ukraine was able to considerably increase butternut squash exports again and set a new export record for the ...Read More
Italy wine industry focusing on direct sales, exports
The Covid-19 pandemic has sped up the growth of interest in export markets, particularly to fast-growing markets in Asia. The economic recovery in China from the pandemic has added to the growing popularity for Italian wine. China is a particularly ...Read More
Norway Sea Drones to Ferry Grocery Freight
As freight movement constitutes a major source of carbon emissions, a pioneering project with Norway’s largest grocery distributor, will use two new autonomous electric barges to cross the Oslo fjord to deliver groceries. The sea drones can carry 16 trailers ...Read More
Exports of Luxury Sake Flourish
Exports of premium sake from Japan made using sophisticated techniques are going well, although the quantity of sake exported in 2020 has fallen for the second year due to reasons related to Covid-19. However, the export value increased to a ...Read More
Cargo increases in Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
The increase in cargo during last several months of 2020 at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has continued into the new year. The spike in imports has caused massive congestion and some ships have been re-directed to ...Read More
Non Brexit cause of grief for Irish agri-food sector
The Irish Government has refused to grant compensation for the increased costs of animal feed imports such as beet pulp and cane molasses from the USA. The EU has imposed a 25% import duty increase on beet pulp and molasses ...Read More
India exports 273000 kilos of roses to 41 destinations
Kempegowda International Airport, in Bangalore, India, has reported exports of 273,000 kilos of roses to 41 destinations around the world this Valentine’s Day season. The air cargo of 6.4 million rose stems was transported internationally, to destinations including Singapore, London, ...Read More
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Irish exports increase
Irish goods exports hit a record €160.8 billion in value, mainly because of a surge in exports of medical and pharmaceutical products. The value of pharma exports increased by 25 per cent to €62 billion last year, accounting for 39 ...Read More
European Union Approves Exports of Covid-19 Vaccines
The European Union has said that it has approved a further 23 requests to export Covid-19 vaccines outside the Union under the bloc’s new export-licensing regime, bringing the total to 27. This was announced on Wednesday by the European Commission, ...Read More
Premium for container loading
Because of severe shortages in the Asian container markets, carriers are only assuring availability when shippers pay a premium over the usual freight rate. This can range from 50% to 70%, and are added to the increase in container spot ...Read More
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Shipping trailers unaccompanied to Europe
Increasing numbers of haulage companies are shipping goods on unaccompanied trailers. Ports on the western Channel in France, the UK and Ireland are set-up to receive these loads. There are other financial benefits in shipping driverless. All ferry companies have ...Read More
New shipping routes Ireland-EU
Rosslare port in Ireland has experienced a 446% increase in freight moving directly to the Continent, in spite of road routes via the GB landbridge being quicker. The Irish Marine Development Office estimates that 150,000 freight truck crossings go annually ...Read More
Irish freight figures show increased short-sea shipping
Freight flows between the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Great Britain are about 50% of normal levels a month after the UK’s exit from the EU. There has been a 100% year-on-year increase in the amount of freight trade moving ...Read More
Air Cargo Trends in a Pandemic World
During the pandemic passenger flights plummeted. Hundreds of passenger planes were converted to freighters, known as preighters, to transport loads of Covid protection goods and pharmaceuticals. A Portuguese charter operator was first to convert an A380 for freight, removing most ...Read More
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Management of prawn imports into Australia
Australia's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment commenced an investigation into suspected breaches of biosecurity border controls for uncooked prawn imports in 2016. Compliance action was taken against a number of entities. Import conditions for uncooked prawns were suspended ...Read More
Export of second hand clothes delayed
A company in the North East of England would usually export container loads of second-hand clothes, bric-a-brac etc to Latvia for sale in Eastern Europe. New regulations now in force after the UK exit from the EU mean that the ...Read More
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China imports less Irish infant formula
Exports from Ireland to China of infant milk formula fell last year during the Covid-19 pandemic, halting growth over many years of an industry which provides hundreds of jobs. China imports about 10% of all its infant formula imports from ...Read More
Korea’s coffee imports surge
Imports of coffee and espresso to S Korea increased to record levels in 2020, as the Covid-19 crisis drove higher demand the in coffee-loving country due to WFH and social distancing. Last year, Korea imported 176,648 tons of coffee,according to ...Read More
Turkey garment exports to exceed $20B
The garment industry of Turkey plans to make more than $20 billion in exports in 2021, according to the head of the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM). He said ready-to-wear clothing exceeded 10% of the country's total exports in 2020, and ...Read More
Container freight at high levels
It appears that demand for container freight will remain at very high levels throughout the Chinese Lunar New Year, celebrated on and around 12 February. Freight rates from North Asia to the UK will remain at all-time highs as volume ...Read More
Sheep meat imports fall in November
Import volumes of sheep meat into the UK fell by 9% in November. This was the lowest import for November on records back to 1997. The drop was caused in particular by a decline in exports from New Zealand. which ...Read More
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$3 Billion Lost Exports to China
Australia’s trade dispute with China cost it about $3 billion in commodities exports last year. This is a relatively small impact, suggesing there’s little economic need for the Australia to bow to Beijing’s pressure. That is the value of Australian ...Read More
UK eases citrus imports from outside EU
Now that the UK has left the EU single market and customs union, the government has deregulated commodities like citrus fruit and leaf imports. The UK is a major export market for South Africa’s citrus sector, reportedly taking 9.5% of ...Read More
Freight ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast
A freight ship sunk on Sunday off the coast of Turkey’s Black Sea province of Bartin, killing at least three crew members. It was said that the vessel was a Russian dry freight vessel but this information was later corrected. ...Read More
Fresh raspberries from Poland are fastest growing export
Fresh raspberries and blackberries from Poland showed the largest increase in revenue for fruit exports in the first nine months of 2020. The berry exports increased by 42% from 2019. The increase was mainly driven by the rise in export ...Read More
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China-Europe railfreight services expand
A new rail freight service from Jinhua to Dourges, in France has been initiated. Freight forwarders are warning of congestion on overland freight routes, as rail freight becomes more popular. The first train on the new route left Jinhua on ...Read More
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Belgian Beer Exports to UK
Some suppliers of Belgian beers are having difficulty exporting their brews to thirsty British drinkers across the Channel. A wholesaler stocking some of the country’s most famous Trappist beers, exported its last consignment to the U.K. on 29 December two ...Read More
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Online footwear exports may be here to stay
The CEO of the Brazilian Footwear Association said that online sales and trade shows are here to stay when it comes to footwear exports. During a press conference, the organization said that although specific numbers regarding sales to Arab countries ...Read More
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Scottish seafood exports to EU delayed
Exports of seafood from smaller companies in Scotland are to be halted for a further five days by the international transport company which handles most of the trade. The major international shipping company stopped groupage exports last week, after delays ...Read More
Increased freight traffic on direct ferries Ireland-Europe
Ireland's second busiest lorry freight port recorded a sixfold increase in freight on direct ferry routes with Europe this week. Freight traffic on the Irish Sea Route to Britain has halved. The second busiest port - in Co Wexford - ...Read More
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Ireland freight imports moving via NI
Freight drivers are bringing imports into the Irish State from Britain through Northern Ireland, in order to avoid the Brexit customs and regulatory procedures at Dublin Port which have caused delays. Importers from Britain have struggled to complete the necessary ...Read More
Pangasius fish exports to UK surge
Pangasius fish exports from Vietnam to the U.K. rose 48 percent in the first 11 months of 2020. In the first eight months, 90 percent of the U.K.’s pangasius fish imports were from Vietnam. Forecasts suggest that exports to the ...Read More
Exports from Bangladesh fall slightly
Export shipment of goods declined 0.36 per cent year-on-year in July-December 2020, as Bangladesh's major export destinations continued to tame the rising coronavirus infections. Earnings from exports of apparel, which typically contributes 84 per cent national exports, dropped 2.99 percent. ...Read More
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Gothenburg Terminal sees fastest growth in Sweden
Figures from the Swedish Ports Association show that the largest ports in Sweden attract significant growth, while smaller ports experience declining volumes. Quarter III of 2020 was challenging for Swedish shipping and many Swedish ports lost volume. Cargo flows increasingly ...Read More
R W Freight Golden Anniversary
R W Freight Services Ltd was incorporated 50 years ago today. It began by offering full-load services to Norway, which was beginning to open up as a Roll On Roll Off freight market. This gave the company the impetus to ...Read More
Norway whitefish, coldwater shrimp exports fall
Generally exports of fish from Norway were stable during 2020, but cold water shrimp and white fish exports were reduced. There was a 4% volume decrease in cod exports, while saithe and haddock exports also fell. There was a significant ...Read More
New freight port at Tilbury
The owners of Tilbury 2 have reported a 20% increase in unaccompanied freight volumes between Tilbury and Zeebrugge in December. As passengers are largely disappearing from ferries across the North Sea, The Channel and the Irish Sea, the dynamics of ...Read More
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Most freight through Ports on day after Brexit
One of Europe’s leading ferry companies has expressed their satisfaction about movement freight traffic on the first day post Brexit. A representative said that currently freight traffic is flowing well through ports across the UK and Ireland. All government customs ...Read More
Stena Line’s newest ship arrives in Belfast
A new ferry has arrived in Belfast, to augment the Belfast – Liverpool route later this month. The vessel has the capacity to carry 1 000 passengers, 120 cars and 3,100 lane metres of freight, which provides a significant 20% ...Read More
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S. Korea’s wine imports hit new high
Wine imports to south Korea reached a record high in 2020 as more people enjoyed drinking at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. South Korea imported US$239 million worth of wines in the January-November period in 2020, much higher than ...Read More
Cuxhaven port in Germany is navigating Brexit
Brexit will remain an unprecedented challenge for the North Sea port long after Britain’s newly agreed deal with the EU begins on January 1, because around 85 per cent of maritime freight to and from Cuxhaven involves the UK. This ...Read More
Brexit rules to reduce casual imports of plants
Jersey horticulturalists are being reminded of new Brexit rules, which will make it more complicated to import plants into the island. From 1 January, you will not be allowed to import plants into the island without the correct paperwork, proving ...Read More
Pecan Imports Down 20%
Pecan imports to the USA from Mexico are down 20% year to date. While pecan imports have fallen from last years record-breaking imports quantities, the pecan imports are still very strong, with an average of 23-24 million pounds per month ...Read More
German exports down more than 12%
German exports fell by at least 12% this year as demand from the United States and Britain collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. German exports to the United States, its largest foreign sales market outside the European Union, fell by ...Read More
Russia Considers Banning Moroccan Tomato Imports
Russia is considering a ban on tomatoes and other vegetable imports from Morocco. According to the Russian surveillance institution, some Moroccan vegetable imports, most-notably tomatoes, are infected with the Pepino mosaic virus. Infection symptoms include small yellow spots on the ...Read More
Container shortage persists
A severe shortage of shipping containers in some countries and an oversupply in others has created bottlenecks all over the world. Pakistan has been hit particularly hard. “There is a material shortage of containers, and it will take us till ...Read More
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Third country listing for UK agri-food exports
The European Union has agreed to 'third-country listing' for all UK agri-food exports. This means the UK has met all of the necessary animal health and biosecurity standards for exports to the EU. Over 60 percent of British agri-food exports ...Read More
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UK-France border reopens as accompanied freight deal reached
The UK-France border opened again today after the unilateral closure of the border by the French Government, which resulted in deadlock at Dover, one of the UK's largest freight ports. Freight drivers were being fed by charities as they were ...Read More
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Turkey to raise number of freight trains to China
The Turkish trade minister has said that the number of freight trains will increase, and continue travelling regularly to China. "We are proud and delighted that Turkish goods arrived in China, one of the world's largest markets, in 13 days ...Read More
Spices exports increase 19% to 7 lt in H1; chilli tops charts
Spice exports from India grew 19 per cent in quantity in the first half of the current financial year, touching 7,00,150 tonnnes. The export value was ₹12,274 crore. Chilli, cumin, turmeric, coriander and ginger were the top five exports. Chilli ...Read More
EU bans plastic waste exports to poor countries
From January 2021, the EU will ban the export of unsorted plastic waste to poorer countries. Trash importers and exporters will need to agree on how to handle hazardous shipments. The new rules amending the bloc's 2006 Waste Shipment Regulation ...Read More
Chile cherry exports higher
Exports of cherries from Chile reached record levels this year. Forecast indicate that the production and export of fresh cherries is now estimated to be even higher at 316,184 tons, reflecting an increase of 38.3 percent when compared to 2019-2020. ...Read More
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Beef exports from Brazil will end the year at record high
Beef exports from Brazil should end the year of 2020 at a new record high in volume and revenue. The Brazilian Beef Exporters Association forecasts that the volumes shipped from January to December will reach 2.02 million tonnes, an increase ...Read More
Russia to impose tariff on soybean exports
Russia plans to impose a tariff on soybean exports, a government source said. The export duty, coming into force on Feb. 1 and until June 30 next year, will be 30% but not less than 165 euros per tonne. Russia ...Read More
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US Trade dispute affects Scottish Exports
US-imposed tariffs on imports from the EU have meant that for over a year, Scottish export products, including single malt Scotch whisky, cheese and cashmere clothing, have faced tariffs of 25%. This is due to a long-running dispute between the ...Read More
Food and drink exports down £1.1bn from Scotland
The impact of Covid-19 and US import tariffs caused Scottish food and drink exports to plummet by £1.1 billion in the first nine months of the year. New figures from the Scottish Government show exports were down 22.4% in the ...Read More
Rice exports healthy in November
After continuous reduction in the first four months of the current financial year, rice exports from Pakistan witnessed a healthy trend in November 2020, and showed a slight growth in November 2020. The most important aspect of November 2020 rice ...Read More
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Freight Trains leave Port part-loaded
Some U.K. freight trains are leaving the country’s biggest container port without a full load. This may be because companies are stockpiling to prepare for Britain’s break with the European Union. Some trains which are usually packed with imports of ...Read More
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Import and export costs go up. Freight rates rise
Freight charges have risen in the last few weeks because of the effect of Covid-19 on the global shipping sector, increasing the cost for importers and exporters in Bangladesh. Major mainline carriers have increased freight rates, citing an acute shortage ...Read More
No-Deal Brexit tariffs could ‘wipe out’ Scottish exports, expert warns
A No-Deal Brexit could cost Scotland’s food and drink sector £2 billion and risk business losses. The chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink, said that ongoing uncertainty over the UK’s future relationship with the EU means some businesses are ...Read More
Plans to ban live animal exports
PLANS have been revealed to ban the export of live animals from England and Wales for slaughter and fattening. The Government wishes to strengthen the UK’s position as a world leader on animal welfare. An estimated 6,400 animals were exported ...Read More
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Pakistan measures to increase mango exports
The Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan has agreed to take several measures for the promotion of mango exports. It was agreed that the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will examine all the legal issues for bringing into operation the ...Read More
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Turkey; rise in tea exports over 11 months
According to the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association results, Turkey shipped over 4,000 tons of tea to 100 nations from January to November. Turkey's tea export income increased by 17 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2020. Exports ...Read More
Shortage of shipping containers at Shanghai
Exporters in China are struggling to meet delivery targets because of a shortage of containers at Shanghai. Shipping executives have spent their time since September frantically calling ocean liners and agents to book containers for his customers. Exporters are under ...Read More
Lambs exports
New Zealand is still a big exporter into the European Union (and the UK), up to a tariff-free quota. The UK consumes roughly the same amount of sheep meat as it produces, but there is also a more complex food ...Read More
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US Beef Exports Fall, Exports To China Soaring
October beef exports from the USA were modestly lower compared with last year, while the export market to China is increasing substantially. In October beef exports fell 0.4% at 107,591 metric tons (mt), down 0.5%. For the first 10 months ...Read More
Import Aussie wine, buck Chinese bullying
China has slapped punitive duties on imports of Australian wine, and otherwise made its entry into China tough, to penalise the country for initiating scrutiny of China's handling of the outbreak of Covid. Some pundits in India think their government ...Read More
China exports largest proportion of UK imports
Britain imported more goods from China than from any other country in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Britain imported goods worth 11 billion pounds (about 14.8 billion U.S. dollars) from China. The ...Read More
FIATA Guidelines to Freight Forwarders
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, represening more than 100 national associations and 5,500 freight forwarding and logistics companies, has published new guidelines for dealing with abandoned goods. It is intended to help freight forwarders to deal with the ...Read More
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Alcohol imports to South Korea double in 5 yrs
Imports of alcohol to South Korea nearly doubled during the last five years, government data showed. A total of 460,000 kiloliters of alcoholic beverages was imported last year, up 125 percent from 2014. It is forecast that wine imports will ...Read More
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China city starts new freight train service to Germany
A new freight train route was launched on Saturday to link Hamburg in Germany and Xuzhou, an industrial and transportation hub in east China, amid strengthened China-Europe rail links after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted sea and air traffic. Traveling more ...Read More
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China imposes punitive import tariffs on Australian wine
The largest wine company of Australia says its imports into China have been hit with a massive 169.3 per cent tariff, and it will implement emergency measures to minimise the damage. Trade relations between Australia and China deteriorated late last ...Read More
Fruit and vegetable exports China to Mongolia
Fruit and vegetable exports to Mongolia from China, travelling through the border port of Erenhot showed double-digit growth in the first 10 months of this year. The total fruit and vegetable exports through the port reached 84,000 tonnes, up 11.5 ...Read More
Greek farmers lose exports because of EU Russia sanctions
Some Greek farmers lost 85% of their export trade because of EU trade sanctions against Russia. The EU imposed export sanctions in Russia six years ago,and Moscow retaliated with a ban on imports of agricultural products from the EU. Members ...Read More
Norway exports may suffer from strike escalation
A nationwide strike by security guards in Norway could affect exports. Strikes may shut the Nyhamna gas processing plant and two large gas fields from today, which would reduce exports from Norway to Europe by a quarter. Some 2,300 security ...Read More
Shortage of shipping containers for Turkey exports
Turkish exporters are struggling to find shipping containers because of the fall in imports. The decline in demand for imports which was caused caused by a slump in the value of the lira means fewer containers are arriving in the ...Read More
Chinese exports fall due to shipping costs
Shipping costs for all products have massively increased recently as the exchange rate of the Chinese yuan has increased. Overseas market demand for Chinese garlic and onion imports has shown a decline. Chinese exporters have had to reduce expectations. According ...Read More
Scotland resuming salmon exports to Saudi
Salmon producers hope that the first export shipment of Scottish salmon to Saudi Arabia in 18 months will herald new market opportunities. A shipment of Scottish salmon arrived in Dammam on Saturday 21 November. This effectively re-opened the Saudi Arabian ...Read More
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Imports clog Felixstowe
Retailers, shipping and haulage companies are complaining of "chaos" at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk, with imports for the Christmas period being delayed. A ship due to be unloaded last week was redirected to Rotterdam because of "unacceptable" delays. Owners blame ...Read More
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Logistics delays at ports
Logistics UK, the trade association which represents supply chain firms, said there had recently been a huge increase in the volume of cargo entering the UK. Part of this began in summer, when the UK's first lockdown eased so companies ...Read More
China allowing huge agri imports
China has been importing farm products at high volume this year, apparently to take advantage of relatively stable global prices and replenish its depleting food stocks. China’s imports are expected to continue unabated in the coming months, but this massive ...Read More
Turkey makes first electric bus exports to Sweden
An automotive manufacturing company in Turkey has exported its electric urban bus brand MD9 electriCITY to Sweden, making the very first exports of the vehicles, the firm said. The statement said that six buses manufactured in the southern Turkish province ...Read More
Most US Mexican avocado imports via Texas
The top two ports of entry for Mexican avocado imports are the Texas cities of Pharr and Laredo, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics. These are actually border crossings, not ports. Pharr was the number one crossing point ...Read More
US pork producers benefit from record high exports
A new report from the U.S. Meat Export Federation says that 2020 will go down as a record year for pork exports because more pork than ever is being shipped overseas to markets like China and Japan. In September, pork ...Read More
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China-Europe rail freight service to be improved
China is increasing its efforts to improve the service capability of China-Europe rail freight, providing extra freight services to compensate for the disruption caused by COVID-19. Demand is rising for freight trains as the COVID-19 outbreak has hampered international air ...Read More
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China Wine Imports
From 2010 to 2017, the size of the wine imports market more than doubled. China's rapidly emerging middle class were attracted to 'Western' drinks categories. Recently, trade tensions and Covid-19 have thrown the market into turmoil. Most recently, China has ...Read More
Meat exports from Scotland plunge due to Covid-19
Exports of Scottish red meat and offal have fallen by almost 8% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Total exports of Scottish red meat and offal fell from about £82m to £75.5m between August 2019 and July of this ...Read More
New COVID-19 controls in China
China has detected the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on packaging for German pork knuckles and Ecuadorian shrimp. China imposed import bans as a result, which disrupted trade flows. China has tightened restrictions requiring "full coverage" testing and disinfection of ...Read More
Irish exports rise
Irish goods exports has risen by 8 per cent in value to €122 billion so far this year. This was led by exports of medical and pharmaceutical products, which have risen as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Exports for ...Read More
Freight Ferry terminal moves to new Stockholm Norvik Port in Sweden
One of the major ferry companies in the Nordic area has moved its Nynäshamn ferry terminal to the newly constructed Stockholm Norvik Port. The terminal will help the shipping line's expansion plans in the Baltic Sea, which include two new ...Read More
Queensland export concerns due to COVID-19
Queensland state's mango growers in Australia have complained they are at a disadvantage, because their counterparts in the Northern Territory have received more export assistance. The Australian Mango Growers Association chair says the disparity in assistance between the states could ...Read More
No Deal Brexit presents risk to Ireland land bridge
The Freight Transport Association of Ireland says that the government must support the establishment of new ferry freight services to offset the risk which a No Deal Brexit may presents to the route between Ireland and mainland Europe across the ...Read More
15% growth for India’s spices exports
Chilli continued to be the most exported spice from India ― 2,10,500 tonnes. Boosted by large export shipments of chilli, cumin and turmeric, India’s spices exports showed 15 per cent growth in quantitative terms during April to August this year. ...Read More
Billion dollar export target for sweets, chocolates
The confectionery and chocolate industry One of the oldest food industries in Iran, the confectionery and chocolate industry is now the second-largest exporter in the country's food sector after the dairy industry. The confectionery and chocolate industry benefits from the ...Read More
German Exports Rose in September
German exports continued to recover in September, but at a slower pace than in previous months, rising by 2.3% from August. Economists had forecast a 2.4% increase in exports in adjusted terms. In September, imports fell 0.1% on month Compared ...Read More
Work from home in the West boosts coir exports
Coir and products exports from India to western countries including the US are flourishing, thanks to the new normal of ‘Work from Home’ triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Coir exporters said that many customers, having been forced to spend more ...Read More
Bangladesh Exports hit problems
Exports earned $2.9 billion in October, a reduction of about 6.5% from a year earlier. This may be the harbinger of the cold, harsh winter awaiting Bangladesh’s exports during a second wave of Covid-19. Last month’s income also missed its ...Read More
Thai Exports may drop only 7%
Thailand's exports may drop by 7% this year which is an improvement on the 8-10% drop projected earlier. The Thai shipping association said there has been a gradual recovery in global demand. "After a positive surprise in September's shipments, we ...Read More
British bike companies fear cheap Chinese imports post Brexit
British bike companies are worried that they will be unable to compete with state-subsidised Chinese rivals if Brexit ends import tariffs on bikes from China. Increased competition in the UK market may be compounded by reduced access to the EU ...Read More
Australian wine exports beat the pandemic
Wine exports from Australia have defied the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing to grow in all top-five markets, and increasing in overall value by four per cent to $2.998bn. A report from Wine Australia shows that in the 12 months ended ...Read More
Brexit and Latvian exports
Britain is the sixth-largest export market for Latvia; this year up to August goods and services exported to England were worth EUR 436 million, more than 5% of Latvia's total exports. Two-thirds of Latvia's exports to the United Kingdom are ...Read More
Shipping Line increases Baltic freight capacity
In 2021, a shipping company will replace its ships on the Travemünde-Liepaja link with two larger vessels, which will add further 40% freight capacity to the route. This will also shorten the crossing time and offer a fixed timetable with ...Read More
Pledge to improve Iran’s exports
Iran’s Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister said that improving the country’s non-oil exports has been a priority of his ministry since he took office. The first and vital mission defined in the ministry has been to remove the barriers obsutructing ...Read More
Egypt’s glass exports to US increase
Exports from Egypt of “glass and its products” to the United States during the first 8 months of 2020 increased by 111.6 percent. This amounted to 17 percent of the sector's total exports, the Egyptian Export Council for Building Materials, ...Read More
Edinburgh restaurant imports ski cable cars for socially distanced meals
According to a specialist periodical, the six gondolas were imported from Courchevel ski resort in France; they will be used as dining pods for up to four people. Other restaurants have created unusual methods of enforcing social distancing, including a ...Read More
Azerbaijan increases tomato exports
Azerbaijan increased exports of tomatoes in January-September 2020. During the reporting period, the country exported 154,980 tons of tomatoes out of the total volume of 397,338 tons of fruit and vegetable exports. Azerbaijan exported 134,100 tons of tomatoes worth $142.3 ...Read More
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Drinking at home helps wine exports
Winemakers in New Zealand are benefitting as consumers in the northern hemisphere stay at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the latest quarterly wine report, global demand for New Zealand wine continues to increase despite the pandemic and geopolitical ...Read More
Beer and wine exporters try to gain international clients
Wine and beer exports from Canada ran dry early in the year as the pandemic closed bars and restaurants around the world. Since COVID-19 first stultified global trade, Canada's wine makers and brewers have sought solutions to continue export trade. ...Read More
Rotterdam Freight Volumes Improve
Freight volumes in the Port of Rotterdam increased in the third quarter of the year, following the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the first half of the year. Throughput of bulk freight showed a marked improvement at the ...Read More
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Australia calls for container detention exemption
Freight and trade groups in Australia are asking for container detention charges to be curtailed because of the Sydney container logistics chain’s continuing congestion spasm. It is accepted that the root cause is the back-up of empty freight containers due ...Read More
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Kenya plans to increase horticulture exports
Kenyan agricultural experts have developed a one-year marketing strategy for horticulture products, with an exports growth target of 10 percent in 2020/2021. Export markets include the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Russia China and the US. The ...Read More
UK Rail freight funding
The government of the UK has announced that it will provide £17m of funding for track and signalling works, in order to increase the maximum length of freight trains from the port of Southampton from 520 m to 775 m. ...Read More
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Japan exports and imports continue to recover
Japan's exports and imports continued to recover last month from a downturn caused mainly by Covid-19. Exports fell by 4.9 percent in September from a year ago, but even this negative figure still shows a path of recovery from May, ...Read More
Australia Lamb exports continuing to increase
Although Covid-19 put a strain on export markets earlier in the year, the lamb market is recovering with September lodging itself as the biggest lamb export month since April. Lamb prices are continuing to rise in October, and export demand ...Read More
UK Government to spend £77.6m to increase post-Brexit freight capacity
The UK government has signed contracts with four freight ferry operators to provide short-sea shipping capacity for about 3,000 HGVs per week. The companies have collectively signed contracts worth £77.6 million to increase ro-ro capacity, using eight UK ports; Felixstowe; ...Read More
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India tea exporters fear falls in export volumes
Tea exporters in India fear that there will be a drop in export volume in the current year, because higher prices are available in the domestic market. Exporters also complained about the lack of availability of shipping containers because there ...Read More
China cotton mills to avoid Australian exports
Cotton mills in China have been told to stop using Australia cotton; Australia fears that produce is being specifically targeted by the Chinese government. Processors in China are set import quotas each year by the Chinese Communist Party, but have ...Read More
Norway fresh salmon exports to Asia rise
Fresh salmon exports from Norway fell by 3% week-on-week in week 41, even though exports to South Korea, China and Japan rose. Exports to the USA, the EU and the UK fell and frozen salmon exports also decreased.
Russian potato exports increase
The Ministry of Agriculture in Russia said that in the first nine months of 2020, Russia exported 254,800 tons of potatoes (both table and seed), almost 36% more than in the same period last year. The main importers of Russia’s ...Read More
Chinese companies allegedly export prisoners’ hair
U.S. Customs and Exports are taking measures against several Chinese companies which export human hair. There are fears that the hair was cut from ethnic minorities inside China’s internment camps. The $2.5 billion industry usually uses hair products from Asia, ...Read More
Vietnam seeks ways to promote tuna exports to EU
The Government of Vietnam is holding workshops to promote the tuna supply chain, and tuna exports to the EU under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, two months after the EVFTA ...Read More
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Freight-rate increases prompt demand for shipping regulator
Trade bodies in India have urged the government to set up a regulator, to deal with rising sea freight charges, and the problem of container shortages which exporters have. The Engineering Export Promotion Council of India has claimed that shipping ...Read More
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China vital for Cuban lobster exportsr
China is a fundamental market for exports of frozen whole lobster and fishery products from Cuba. An industry spokesman said: "China is a growing market for our products, which have been very well received by the Chinese population so far," ...Read More
Fishing vessel to register for EU exports
Owners of registered fishing vessels in the Outer Hebrides must register their vessels and make arrangements for it to be inspected. This is a legal requirement for vessels intending to export their catch, either directly or indirectly, to any EU ...Read More
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Carpet exporters ask for dedicated freight flights
Exporters of carpets in Pakistan have urged the government to provide them with dedicated freight flights, to overcome existing difficulties with shipments. The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association said that the biggest problem the carpet industry is facing is ...Read More
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Cambodia’s banana exports increasing
Cambodia exports of bananas amounted to more than 235,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of 225 percent year on year, according to a report by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The director-general ...Read More
Cotton yarn exports to China surge
IN August Pakistan's cotton yarn exports to China surged. Beijing imported $41.836 million worth of cotton yarn from Pakistan in August, which is 4.36 times more than $9.592 million imported in August 2019, with a year-on-year increase of 336%. The ...Read More
40% fall in Trade With China
Iran’s biggest trading partner is China; trade from January to August registered a 40.6% decline compared with the corresponding period of 2019. According to data from China, Iran’s exports to China stood at $3.85 billion during the period under review, ...Read More
UK beef exports to US start again
British beef exports to the USA have begun again after a 20 year break. It was banned after the BSE outbreak in 1996, when cattle were infected by 'Mad Cow Disease'. Some beef from the UK was cleared for export ...Read More
Improved standards give protection for British seed potato exports
The Safe Haven certification scheme has been reviewed and updated to cover areas such as closer monitoring of water use and crop storage. Safe Haven protects against any pest or disease that can be imported or introduced by seed. The ...Read More
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Air cargo facing huge post-Golden Week demand: forwarders
All air freight cargo capacity from Asia will probably be absorbed by the autumn release of new mobile phone and playstation models. More than half the available airfreight capacity was removed by the cancellation of passenger flights in the spring. ...Read More
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Port industrial action has consequences
Industrial action at four Australian ports is causing disruption to Australia’s international supply chains. Businesses in Australia rely on two modes of transport: Sea Freight and Air Freight. Air Freight has been reduced due to closing of borders, so there ...Read More
EU fishermen query tuna imports from China
A trade body which represents 45,000 EU-based fisherman, has filed a request with the European Commission to investigate alleged 'dumping' of processed tuna loin imports - mainly skipjack - originating in China. They said that the information passed to the ...Read More
Rail freight Finland – China
A logistics operator in Finland is now offering a weekly rail service to carry refrigerated containers from Narvik and Helsinki to Hefei and Chongqing in China. The journey time of 11 to 14 days. One train can carry 40 45’ ...Read More
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Irish brown crab exports to China affected by testing
Ireland’s crab export trade with China has reduced because of cadmium testing now demanded by Chinese authorities. The extra time involved in testing before export paperwork has made live shipments to China increasingly difficult for Irish exporters, according to Ireland’s ...Read More
Exports from Greece sustained during Covid
Industry and exports from Greece have shown significant resilience during the Covid-19 crisis. Industrial production gradually recovered after a 10 pct drop recorded in April. Industrial performance was better compared with that of the Eurozone. Greek exports began improving from ...Read More
Tea imports to Pakistan increase
Tea imports to Pakistan saw an increase of 34.77 per cent during the first two months of the current financial year compared to the same period of last year. In terms of quantity, the tea imports increased by 48.88 per ...Read More
Shrimp imports to China fall 49% in August
Imports into China of frozen warm water shrimps fell by 49% in August compared with July. Traces of the coronavirus were found on imported shrimp packages. The total value of imports fell by over 50%.
EU companies selling surveillance tools to China
A human rights organisation has found that three companies based in France, Sweden and the Netherlands exported digital surveillance systems, such as facial recognition technology and network cameras, to operators of mass surveillance apparatus in China. In some cases, the ...Read More
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Government to promote fruit drinks exports uplifting local farmer
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival in Sri Lanka is encouraging fruit drink manufacturers to increase production. He proposes to reduce products tax to encourage the export of their products. Fruit and vegetable juices are in ...Read More
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Asia shipping industry helped by on-line shopping
There has been an online home-shopping boom in the USA, which has caused transpacific sea freight rates to increase to the highest on record. This is helping the container shipping industry in Asia, which suffered a downturn when world trade ...Read More
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Rail Freight Link Sweden – Norway Opens
A new weekly shuttle service has been commenced by a Norwegian rail freight operator to link Oslo, the capital of Norway, to the Port of Gothenburg, claiming to offer a 'rapid, dependable, climate-smart link' to the largest port in Scandinavia. ...Read More
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As Global Trade Struggles, exports from China recover
China’s exports have experienced a resurgence, surpassing even pre-coronavirus levels, according to news reports; global demand for export goods from China like electronic products and medical equipment has seen a big increase. Reports say that China is supplying the kind ...Read More
German pork exports to non-EU countries halted
German exports of pork to non-European countries have been stopped since last week, a spokeswoman for the agriculture ministry said, after Germany confirmed its first case of African swine fever. However, EU countries, are still accepting German pork imports from ...Read More
China inspects Australian wheat exports
China is intending to apply "enhanced inspection" of imports of wheat arriving from Australia. Shippers in Australia have already sold more than dozen wheat export shipments worth almost $250 million. In May, China applied an 80 per cent tariff on ...Read More
Pork Market Surges as Exports do the Same
U.S. pork exports are setting records in 2020. July exports were lower than one year ago, but an increase from June of this year. Exports have increased year-over-year to markets like China/Hong Kong, Canada, the Philippines, Vietnam and the Caribbean. ...Read More
Unmanned air freight trials
An unmanned aircraft company will trial an enhanced freight delivery service based at Land’s End Airport, operating to and from the Isles of Scilly. The trial will examine the feasibility of a regular unmanned logistics service for the Isles of ...Read More
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Morocco exports most blueberries to Russia
Morocco has increased its exports of blueberries by 61% from January and June 2020. Morocco is the biggest exporter of blueberries to the Russian Federation. Russia spent $ 13,7 million on Moroccan blueberry imports. Chile, the second biggest exporter to ...Read More
Cambodia restricts imports of wine, cigarettes
The General Department of Customs and Excise is planning to restrict wine and cigarette imports on a temporary basis at some border checkpoints, to prevent tax evasion and improve tax collection. The director-general fo Customs advised heads of branches and ...Read More
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Italy’s export firms outperform domestic firms
Italy's exports have shown signs of recovery since May. In March and April, exports fell sharply. In May, there was an overall improvement, and exports from Italy rose month-on-month by some 35 percent, according to the National Institute of Statistics ...Read More
Number of China-Europe freight trains hits new high
China-Europe freight trains hit a record high of 1,247 in August, an increase of 62 percent year on year, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. shows. The freight trains have played an important part in helping stabilise ...Read More
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Air Freight Cost for Australian Cherries Doubles
Most Australian cherry exports in the past five years have been shipped via air freight; only 1% re usually shipped by sea. Air freight has also been heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past, cherries were often shipped ...Read More
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British International Freight Association comments on Shipping Line Surcharges
The British International Freight Association has said that the news that some container shipping lines say that they will discontinue low sulphur fuel surcharges is welcome. The trade association, which represents UK freight forwarding and logistics companies has challenged the ...Read More
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Turkey exports tomato paste to 99 countries
Turkey exported tomato paste to 99 countries up to August this year, according to an exporter association's data. The tomato paste exports increased by 4.37% in the eight-month period year-on-year, according to a report compiled from data by the Uludag ...Read More
Exports from Pakistan improving
Pakistan has increased exports in dollar terms for July 2020 by 6% over the same month of previous year ($2,001 million versus $1,886 million). Considering that Pakistan’s exports had fallen to $21 billion during fiscal year 2019, it was good ...Read More
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South African blueberry exports move from air to sea freight
Harvesting has begun across South Africa of the largest blueberry crop yet, an estimated 24,000 tonnes of production. 17,000 tonnes will probably be exported. Exports came to 12,282 tonnes last year, which gives an idea of the tremendous growth within ...Read More
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Covid-19 Drop in August salmon exports from Norway
Salmon exports from Norway took a big Covid hit during August, the latest figures show. Export sales fell by seven per cent in volume terms to 95,100 tonnes and were down 13 per cent in value on the same month ...Read More
Ban on bean imports from Ethiopia lifted
A ban on beans imports from Ethiopia to Pakistan has been ceased, and flights between Karachi and Addis Ababa will start soon, the ambassador-designate of Pakistan to Ethiopia Shozab Abbas said. He said bilateral trade between Pakistan and Ethiopia is ...Read More
Face mask exports from China allowed in US
Disposable face masks, respirators, Bluetooth tracking devices and musical instruments are included the Chinese exports which have been granted a new short-term exemption to trade war tariffs. The export products had been exempted on September 1, 2019, for one year, ...Read More
Germany Imports Protective Clothing from Albania
Germany has received the first imports of protective clothing for medical staff from textile companies in Albania. Last week the German Embassy in Tirana announced the export of the first batch through a programme aiming at supporting the textile industry ...Read More
Spanish Olive Oil Exports to US fall sharply
Olive oil exports to the United States from Spain have dropped by 39 percent in the first half of 2020. The news arrived as the United States Trade Representative has decided to keep its 25-percent tariff on some packaged Spanish ...Read More
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Diversifying exports to help economic growth
Kenya has recently been focusing mainly on agricultural exports, following up with the Integrated National Export Development and Promotion Strategy of July 2018. Kenya continues to work on reducing its trade deficits with China. The intention is to reduce the ...Read More
Freight capacity increased on Belfast-Liverpool-Heysham routes
Short sea freight volumes dropped noticeably during the Covid-19 peak, so shipping lines were forced to remove freight ships from some services. During the summer months, shipping lines have seen an increase in freight demand and one company is chartering ...Read More
Pakistan exports 125000 tons mangoes
Despite numerous issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan has achieved higher mango exports during the current season, exporting 125,000 tons of the fruit. The mango exports target was set at 80,000 tons; however, the All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable ...Read More
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Trade Ministry, TFO Canada team up to promote food, IT exports
The Trade Ministry of Indonesia and Canada’s Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in export promotion. The director general of national export development in Indonesia said the partnership was aimed at promoting exports ...Read More
Philippines halts poultry imports from Australia
Australia has confirmed an outbreak of avian flu at an egg farm in Victoria. Australia provides less than 1 percent of poultry imports to the Philippines. All imports from Australia with clearance issued on or before 6 August will be ...Read More
Uruguay to promote beef exports to China
Uruguay is planning to open a trade office in China to promote its beef exports; the post-pandemic era is offering opportunities for Uruguayan meat which is produced organically. In 2019, China accounted for up to 60 percent of the country's ...Read More
Chile exports promotional campaign
The main export unions of Chile have launched an international promotional campaign to reinforce their commitment to exports after the problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The export promotion agency said "we want to tell the world that Chile has ...Read More
China announces investigation into Australian wine imports
China has said that it has begun an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine. This will probably worsen tensions between the two countries, and reduced the share price by one-fifth of Australia's biggest winemaker. The investigation by the Ministry ...Read More
Shenzhen increases coronavirus testing for frozen food imports
The Chinese port city of Shenzhen requires extra tests on frozen meat and seafood after they detected traces of COVID-19 on food imports last week. The city government announced the move on its microblog on 17 August. It has set ...Read More
Turkey’s hazelnut exports – best season ever
Turkey has had its best season ever as it managed to export 337,000 tons of hazelnuts between September 2019 and August, according to data from the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KIB). The exports in the 50-week period ...Read More
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US back-to-school imports
The summer import season usually improves as retailers import cargo for what has, in recent years, become another mini-peak season: back-to-school shopping. Some of the school staples fell in the July import statistics, suggesting that retailers are being cautious in ...Read More
Customer Demand Sees Seatruck Add Sailings on Irish Sea Central Corridor Service
A Ro-ro freight operator has announced an increase in capacity with an extra two roundtrips on the Irish Sea central corridor Dublin Port-Liverpool route. The new sailings have been arranged because of an increased demand from customers. Seven ships altogether ...Read More
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Exports of medical herbs up 120% in 4 months yr/yr
Iranian exports of medical plants in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21) increased by 120 percent in volume compared with last year. Exports of the mentioned products also increased by 46 percent in ...Read More
Exports of goods reached last year’s level
In June 2020 exports of goods from Estonia remained at the same level as 2019 and imports decreased by 8%. In the second quarter of 2020, exports decreased by 15% and imports by 18%. According to Statistics Estonia, after the ...Read More
Freight forwarders join request for Brexit clarity
BIFA, trade association for UK freight forwarders says that there is limited time to prepare for revised trading arrangements, after Brexit. The director general of the Freight Association, said: “The sooner the government puts some meat on the bones of ...Read More
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Brexit checklist help for exports and imports
A UK consultancy has prepared a checklist for businesses which summarises some of the information from the Government: - Goods will be subject to customs procedures - Exports will be subject to duty and taxes at destination - Import/export documentation ...Read More
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Slovenia Exports and imports reduced
Slovenia's exports and imports in June 2020 decreased compared with the previous year; exports were 4.2% lower, imports were 5.1% lower. There were significant annual decreases in the value of external trade in April and May, but the effect of ...Read More
Indian sea & road freight recovering
India Ratings and Research's credit news digest on India’s logistics sector shows a moderate recovery for sea and road transport after the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Air transport remains severely stressed. Ports volumes recovered to 80-85 percent of ...Read More
China Exports increase in July
Exports from China rose in July, as economic activity in the rest of the world recovered. Export shipments to the U.S. jumped, but imports unexpectedly contracted because of falling commodity prices and the ongoing fragility of China’s own recovery. Exports ...Read More
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Logistics hub boosts commodity imports
12,000 units of beef imports from South Africa sold out within a month from the trading hub in Shanghai. This is a new import product for China, which was imported to test interest before being displayed at the third China ...Read More
Bike imports to USA can’t match demand
Bike imports increased significantly in recent months, according to U.S. Department of Commerce figures, but importers are still struggling to make up for reduced shipments earlier in the year plus unprecedented demand from retailers and consumers. The import figures released ...Read More
Record low for UK manufacturing exports
Between April and June, the Trade Index was at a new low of 34.6 for new manufacturing exports, a decline from 46.8 in the first quarter of 2020. The fall in exports is the lowest since the financial crisis in ...Read More
Face masks provide opportunities for NZ wool exports
The face mask industry could be "game-changing" for New Zealand's wool exports, as a NZ company is already using specialist-breed New Zealand Astino wool as the main ingredient in a vast range of air filtration applications. The air filtration products ...Read More
Fresh fruit imports to Japan grow
Japan's fruit imports reached a total 897,458 tonnes of fresh fruit during the first six months of 2020, an increase of 3 per cent from the same period in 2019. AS the largest volume of fresh fruit imported into the ...Read More
Maintain tariffs on lower-standard food imports
Import tariffs should only be reduced on imported food products which meet the UK's 'core standards', according to an independent report on UK food policy. The National Food Strategy says that leaving the EU gives the UK a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' ...Read More
UK pork exports drop 2% in May
May trading figures show the disruption caused by Covid-19, with UK pork exports recording a 2% decline on the year. Meanwhile, UK imports continued to be below last year’s volumes. Fresh and frozen pork volumes showed 2% decline in May, ...Read More
Colombian organic fruit exports to EU climb
Exports of organic fresh and dried tropical fruits from Colombia to the E U grew by 31 per cent in 2019, according to a report from European Commission. This means that Colombia ranked as the eighth supplier of organic agri-food ...Read More
Latvian Railways plans changes as freight revenue falls
The national rail company Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways) has presented a three-year business plan, to keep the company operational despite rapidly dropping rail freight volumes. The company plans to join logistics segments like freight forwarding by sea and road to ...Read More
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Flower exports from Kenya
Kenyan flower exports have returned to 85 per cent of pre Covid-29 levels, following the easing of lockdown in European export markets. Kenyan farmers had to throw away millions of roses in March when airfreight services were significantly reduced. Kenya ...Read More
Bangladesh imports more fruits
The harvest season in Bangladesh is underway for local fruits such as mango, jackfruit and lychee, but there is also growing demand for fruits which have to be imported. Sales of fruits in retail markets across the country have increased ...Read More
Cuba facilitates exports & imports for non-state businesses
The Cuban Government is facilitating exports and imports to non-state businesses to improve the country's trade and economy. The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) said that 382 Cuban non-state businesses, including 290 linked to agriculture, are interested ...Read More
South Korea in recession – exports at 57-year low
South Korea has fallen into recession from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. GDP fall by a worse-than-expected 2.9% in year-on-year terms, the steepest decline since 1998. Exports, which account for nearly 40% of the economy, fell by the highest ...Read More
China bionic hand exports
A homemade bionic hand ready for mass production in China will be exported this year for the benefit of people who have lost their hands, a senior company executive said. The product can enable its user to move the 10 ...Read More
New Zealand cheesemakers want tariffs on EU imports
Cheese producers of New Zealand say they can't compete with cheap European product flooding the market so are calling for tariffs to on speciality cheese imports. Imported cheeses often sell for around half the price of local ones, the managing ...Read More
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Shortage of hot water plants jeopardises mango exports to Iran
A delay in the approval of six additional hot water treatment plants (HWTPs) has affected the enormous export potential of Pakistani mangoes to Iran, a Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association said. They say that deliberate delays and ...Read More
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Non-textile exports from Pakistan dip
Exports of non-textile products fell by almost eight per cent year-on-year during July-June in FY20 because of the cancellation of orders following the coronavirus outbreak. Pre Covid-19, a consistent increase was noted in the exports of non-textile products in the ...Read More
Value of Red Meat Exports in USA
Since 2015, indirect exports of corn and soybeans has been the fastest-growing category of corn and soybean soybean farmers. These exports are indirect because they go through the medium of meat exports of animals which have been fed on corn ...Read More
‘Rotten Apples’ may jeopardise Brazilian Soybean Exports
According to a new study titled "The rotten apples of Brazil's agribusiness,” more than a fifth of Brazil's annual soybean exports to the European Union are potentially contaminated with crops grown on land from illegal deforestation. Only 2% of the ...Read More
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US bans surgical glove imports
The U.S.A has banned imports of surgical gloves from two subsidiaries of the world's largest glove manufacturer, citing forced labour concerns. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) placed the ban on the Malaysian manufacturer Top Glove "based on reasonable evidence ...Read More
Chinese dragon’s grip on imports
Recent border skirmishes and the Indian government’s call for industry to become or self-reliant, have done nothing to reduce imports from China. It’s business as usual. For India, imports from China were valued at $61.5 billion in 2019-20, according to ...Read More
Focusing on exports to China is ‘worth the risk’
Australian agricultural exporters are focusing on China as demand continues, although there are tensions linked to tariffs on barley and restrictions on meat exports.
British International Freight Association
The trade association for UK freight forwarders says it is hoping that its members, the companies that manage cross-border trade between the UK and EU, will have sufficient time to make the preparations to facilitate the revised arrangements. The Director ...Read More
USA Importers short of capacity
USA importers are having to book earlier with shipping lines and are finding it difficult to get space on ships. US imports via seafreight from Asia in June were 9.5% higher than in May, led by traffic from China, which ...Read More
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European shoppers visit high street but exports are slow
Export-dependent nations need to re-assess their business models because of the lasting impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on global trade. Exports from Europe rebounded month on month in May, but remain well below pre-virus levels. In Germany and France, the ...Read More
China land-sea freight service grows
There were a total of 1,691 trips in the first half of the year in west China via its land-sea freight route, the China Railway Nanning Group Co said. 674 more trains ran in the January-June period compared with the ...Read More
India exports tea to China
Indian tea exports to China and Iran have increased in spite of economic uncertainty due to Covid-19 and the stalemate between India and China on border issues. Chinese importers are paying good prices for Indian black tea and exportsto the ...Read More
Essex farm bacon and sausage exports
A family farm in Essex, with support from the Department for International Trade (DIT),has targeted their exports to supermarkets in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. The business began to export in 2010 when it gained a contract with a supermarket ...Read More
World Bank allocates $350M loan for Turkey’s rail connectivity, logistics
The World Bank is loaning 314.5 million euro ($350 million)to Turkey to improve its rail connectivity and logistics, the bank said in a statement last week. The Turkey Rail Logistics Improvement Project aims to save costs in selected rail freight ...Read More
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Australia June beef exports fall
June beef exports have continued to fall, with some key export markets well down on trade in earlier months, and this time last year. However, other export destinations were sharply higher. Total beef and veal exports in JUne reached 96,495 ...Read More
Government of India to ease blockage of China imports
The central government of India is attempting to ease blockage of imports from China which are critical for domestic sectors as well as for India-based conglomerates from countries like South Korea, Japan and Germany. As Indian ports have been doing ...Read More
Coffee exports from Honduras fall
Honduran coffee exports fell by 29.6% in June compared with a year earlier; farmers reduced production because of drought and low global prices, the national coffee institute IHCAFE said. The top coffee producer and exporter of Central America reported exports ...Read More
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India to sign pacts to push leather exports
The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) of India recently said it will sign an agreement with Washington-based Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America and the United States Fashion Industry Association to take advantage of emerging opportunities for Indian exporters there. ...Read More
Turkey Exports surge
Exports from Turkey this June increased by 15.8% from the same month last year, recovering from a decline due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Turkey’s trade minister said. Exports recorded a month-on-month rise of 35% thanks to the normalization process. Imports ...Read More
Covid-19 Lockdown Causes Export and Import fall
The Covid-19 lockdown caused double-digit declines in Hungary’s exports and imports in April, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows. Exports fell by 37.2 percent to 5.620 billion euros, while imports dropped 29.1 percent to 6.181 billion euros. ...Read More
Waste Import Restrictions
The government of S Korea released an official announcement on waste import restrictions on June 29. The purpose of the restrictions is to limit the imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene (PS) so that recycling ...Read More
Pharma body in India seeks faster import clearances
The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India said it has been flooded with distress calls from member companies over acute disruption in manufacturing due to non-clearance of imported raw materials at various ports. A senior official of the ministry of ...Read More
Time to stop sand exports from Malaysia
Recent media reports say that the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry issued 11 approved permits (APs) for river sand exports. Permit holders are allowed to export river sand and other minerals to Brunei, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, ...Read More
Launch of freight traffic across Crimean bridge
Freight traffic across the Kerch Strait Bridge has commenced between Russia and Crimea. A train from Crimea carried goods, and the one from Russia with fuel, grain, fertilizers, and building materials. On May 15, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin opened ...Read More
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Spanish Olive Oil Exports Peak in March
Exports of Spanish olive oil in March exceeded 159,000 tons, setting a new record. The best previous performance was in October of 2019, when the export volume amounted to 155,600 tons. Spain has around 2.5 million hectares allocated to olive ...Read More
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Māori exports to China reduce
Māori businesses in New Zealand have gone from their best year of export sales on record to their worst year. Statistics NZ show that Māori authorities exported $741 million worth of products last year,a new record high. Covid-19 put unprecedented ...Read More
Accountancy firm advising clients to reject Chinese imports
A major Australian accounting firm is urging clients to seek alternatives to Chinese goods imports, in order to reduce supply chain risk. The firm is questioning why the human rights abuses of the communist regime do not attract more protest ...Read More
China Suspends Chicken Exports
China has suspended poultry exports from an Arkansas processing plant, where workers had tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for the processing plant said that the company is investigating the matter. They said that “It is important to note that ...Read More
Increase in Greek fruit and veg exports
According the Association of Greek Exporters and Distributors of Fruits, Vegetables and Juices INCOFRUIT-HELLAS, exports from Greece during the first four months of the year increased by 26.7% in value. Vegetable exports in the first four months increased by 10% ...Read More
Kenya flower exports rises to 80 per cent
Kenya’s flower exports have risen to 80 per cent from 30 per cent compared with the previous year in the last month. The Covid-19 pandemic had caused a crisis in the industry. The sector was one of the hardest hit ...Read More
New Irish Sea shipping route
A shipping company has announced a new freight service out of the Port of Liverpool to meet growing demand. the new tri-weekly Liverpool to Dublin service is being launched due to an increase of container traffic across the Irish Sea. ...Read More
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Egypt opens 7 new export markets
Egypt has opened seven new markets for fruit and vegetable exports within 6 months, despite the difficulties created by the Covid-19 crisis. Agricultural exports have reached almost all international markets. This has allowed the export of dates to Australia, oranges ...Read More
Winemakers inr Portugal resume exports to China
Winemakers in the Dão wine region of Portugal have exported their first shipment of wine to China since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is hoped that the region can soon export more wine to China, so the volume ...Read More
Xinjiang, China exports greater variety
Agricultural produce from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has increased its variety of produce exports, with efforts being made to improve the product quality In the first five months of this year 31,900 tonnes of fruits and vegetables, of ...Read More
Scottish exports fall by 15%
Scottish goods exports in the first three months of this year were worth £7.17 billion, from £8.49bn a year ago; this reflects Covid-19’s impact on global sales since the start of 2020. UK goods exports in the first quarter of ...Read More
Short sea shipping
AS the Covid-19 pandemic encourages businesses to innovate, one idea being promoted is short-sea shipping, which could contribute to solving the prevailing issues of European road transport. Short sea shipping is not a matter of dismantling road freight, it is ...Read More
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Farmed salmon exports from Norway fell 18% in past week
Salmon exports are becoming increasingly difficult because of border closures and travel bans. "The only thing that is certain is that there is a lot of uncertainty," Ingrid Kassen, general manager of medium-sized Norwegian salmon exporter Norwell, told IntraFish. Currently ...Read More
Tags: air freight, exporters, exports, Norway
Brexit: UK to reduce EU border checks
The government of the UK has indicated that HMRC will apply much less rigorous EU border checks on imports than initially planned, once the Brexit transition period finishes at the end of 2020. The Financial Times is reporting that Ministers ...Read More
Singapore and France agree freight policy
Singapore and France have announced in a joint statement that they will co-operate to ensure the supply chains for essential food and agricultural freight remain operational during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Agriculture and Food of France and the ...Read More
Tags: Covid-19, France, freight, Seafreight
Exports from Germany fall drastically
German exports fell at a record rate in April because economies around the world shut down to contain Covid-19. Export volumes fell 31.1% from a year earlier, an unprecedented slump in the record that reaches back to 1950. Imports fell ...Read More
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COVID-19 harms Kenyan Horticulture Exports
COVID-19 is damaging most sectors of the world’s economy. But Kenya has enjoyed a booming trade relationship with Europe recently, and the global lockdown has hit small and large commercial farmers especially hard. Roses and passion fruits exports are hard ...Read More
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US Fruit and vegetable imports
U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables rose 6 percent from May 2019 through April of this year, totaling more than $24 billion dollars. Berries, excluding strawberries, led the charge, with imports up 8 percent and valued at $2.92 billion dollars. ...Read More
China-Europe freight trains help fight pandemic
The China-Europe freight rail transport service is considered a significant part of China's Belt and Road Initiative which is aimed to increase trade between China and countries participating in the program. During the coronavirus pandemic, the freight service remained a ...Read More
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Taiwan approves apple exports from Italy
Italy has been signing protocols of understanding for the export of rice and meat to China and the freeing of the Brazilian market for plums from Italy. Italian apple exports to Taiwan have received permission from authorities on Taiwan based ...Read More
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Villiers: insists on standards for imports of US chicken
A former Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, has urged the government to take a firm position regarding chicken imports when negotiating a future trade deal with the US. The European Union bans chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef from ...Read More
China Suspends US Pork and Soybean Imports
Responding to the threat from the USA to remove special treatment for Hong Kong, including export controls and extradition treatment, China has suspended imports of US pork and soybeans, apart from cotton and corn. China may introduce more stringent import ...Read More
Thailand food exports soar
Thailand is making the most of its history of food production, as the Covid-19 pandemic affects production and shipments of manufactured goods. The proportion of food- and agricultural-related exports to total shipments increased to 19.7% in April, their highest level ...Read More
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Mango exports from Pakistan hit by Covid-19
Traditional mango exports have been badly affected by the economic havoc wreaked by Covid-19 and exporters fear a huge decline in export of the fruit in 2020. Many international flights have been suspended, borders closed and rising freight costs are ...Read More
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China-Europe freight train 72% increase
From May 31, China-Europe freight trains running from Yiwu, in the Zhejiang province of China carried out 200 trips this year. The service transported 16,672 freight containers, a growth rate of 72 percent, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co ...Read More
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Covid-19 supplies by rail freight
China-Europe freight trains which depart from Yiwu connect five cities in eastern China and 36 countries in Europe. These include Spain, Denmark, Switzerland and France, and deliver cross-border mail of over 2,000 tons. The majority of cargo transported is Corvid-19 ...Read More
TT Club welcomes electronic bills of lading development
The international freight transport insurer, TT Club has welcomed the commitment by the group of container shipping lines to develop electronic bills of lading. The Digital Container Shipping Association represents container shipping lines, which together operate nearly 70% of the ...Read More
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Stockholm Ro-Ro port to open
Ninety percent of imports arrive in Sweden by sea, and the Stockholm region takes half of Sweden’s entire consumption. The opening of the new container freight port at Norvik increases opportunities to transport freight by sea as close to the ...Read More
First Containership Arrives at Newest Port in Sweden
A containership yesterday claimed the maiden call at the newest freight port in Sweden, Stockholm Norvik Port, following the completion of a long port construction project. The container terminal is now open, for vessels to call and for shore-based business ...Read More
India pharma exports
The government of India has allowed the exports of 13 pharmaceutical formulations, including those made of Vitamin B6, B12 and B1 under advance licenses issued on or before March 3. It also permitted exports of the restricted 13 active pharmaceutical ...Read More
China Exports show robust health
China's General Administration of Customs indicates that the value of China's imports and exports in goods in the first four months reached 9.07 trillion yuan ($1.28 trillion), a decline of 4.9 percent year-on-year, narrowing the growth rate of the first ...Read More
S. Korea exports wristband trackers for quarantine violators
South Korea has been using electronic wristbands equipped with a location-tracking system on people who violate self-isolation rules since late April. Health authorities said exports of the wristbands will help South Korea to form a deeper connection with the rest ...Read More
Sharp increase in food imports to Nepal
Imports of food items have almost doubled in the last two months of lockdown in Nepal. Local farmers however are finding it difficult to take their produce to the market because of transport problems and shortage of labour. The lockdown ...Read More
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Airlines need to set cargo priorities
The aviation needs to priorities separating cargo from the passenger business. Air cargo is part of an $11bn+ worldwide logistics industry. It is also part of an $8bn – and falling – aviation industry; the passenger business can be perilous ...Read More
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Air cargo aims to make freight more efficient
According to the Digital Container Shipping Association, the ocean freight industry spends up to $8bn a year on paper bills of lading. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for electronic documentation – and cost cuts – in the struggling ...Read More
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Nutritious, niche food exports to get big push
The government of India is planning to promote agriculture exports to capitalise on the rising global demand for healthy and nutritious food products. “During this pandemic, people world-over have realised the importance of immunity booster food products like herbal, medicinal, ...Read More
KPA extends free storage period for imports, exports
The Kenya Ports Authority has increased the free storage period for importers and exporters because of the slow turn-around interval for freight lorries caused by the impact of the Covid-19. The Managing Director said that the virus has impacted the ...Read More
Portugal stops waste imports
Portugal has halted imports of foreign waste until the end of the year to protect domestic landfill capacity. Portugal usually attracts large quantities of European rubbish imports because of its low fees, has refused to accept 246,000 tons of waste ...Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on South Africa’s Maritime Economy
COVID-19 first broke out in the port city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The economic impact of the global lockdown is considerable, with the global freight and shipping industry being among the biggest casualties. Global shipping markets have declined; ...Read More
Tags: China, containers, Covid-19, freight, shipping
Freight Forwarding sector welcomes Govt support for key shipping routes
The government has signed agreements with six operators to provide up to £35 million, helping to ensure there is enough short-sea shipping capacity to prevent disruption freight flows. Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association comments: “The ...Read More
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Kenya’s herb farmers crushed by virus blow to exports
For herb growers in Kenya heavy rains - as have been experienced recently - often mean a year of solid profits. The thriving horticultural sector has become a major driver of Kenya’s export revenue. But measures put in place to ...Read More
April garment exports from Vietnam plummet
Garment and textile exports from Vietnam in April fell 20 percent year-on-year and could fall further, as importers cancel orders because of Covid-19 pandemic impacts. Data showed that garment and textile exports in the first four months fell 6.6 percent ...Read More
Disinfectant exports from Turkey increase because of COVID-19
Disinfectant product exports from Turkey recorded a more than tenfold increase during the first four months of the year. The coronavirus pandemic increased demand for such products, increasing to $90 million from $8.6 million the year before. The data revealed ...Read More
‘Inferior’ maize imports to Ireland must stop
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has stated that the amount of imports – referring mainly to maize – being used by some feed merchants in Ireland is “inexcusable” - some of these merchants are refusing to use Irish grain which ...Read More
Imports Will Decline
The economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue will cause imports at major U.S. retail container ports to see double-digit year-over-year declines this spring and summer. “Factories in China are largely back online and stores that closed here in the ...Read More
Romania exports, down 11% in March
Exports from Romania decreased by 11% to EUR 6.13 billion in March, compared with the same month last year. The country's exports were impacted by the lockdown, and less intense economic activity in the second part of the month. Imports ...Read More
Flower exports from Holland down
In March 2020, the export value of horticultural products from the Netherlands such as flowers, plants, bulbs and nursery products declined by 22 percent year-on-year. Exports of cut flowers dropped by 26 percent. The biggest reduction was in horticultural exports ...Read More
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State Support for Birkenhead to Belfast ferry
State support for the Birkenhead to Belfast ferry may encounter a legal challenge from freight-only maritime operators. In April it was announced that the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive were jointly funding a £17m support package to ensure that ...Read More
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Freight trains continue in spite of coronavirus slowdowns
Freight trains transporting and transporting food, consumer products, chemicals and livestock to and from manufacturers, stores and ports are still running through Los Angeles County and California. During the past two months, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting closures have disrupted ...Read More
Coronavirus fails to slow down China lamb imports
Lamb exports from Australia to China rose marginally in April, in spite of fears about the impact of cornavirus on the import/export trade. China imported 7086 tonnes of lamb during the month, an increase of six per cent on March. ...Read More
Praise for UK’s rail freight during COVID-19 crisis
The Freight Transport Association and the Rail Freight Group (RFG) have praised the role of rail in supporting the public, logistics industry and wider UK economy in delivering essential items across the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rail industry ...Read More
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Norway fish exports to UK
Exports of fresh salmon to the UK from Norway increased by 27 per cent last week, at the end of March, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council. Exports to other European countries including Sweden and Finland ‘exceeded expectations’. Norway has ...Read More
China to Turkey rail freight service
A major shipping line is opening a China-to-Turkey rail freight service, with automotive and technology a particular target for the operators. Air freight prices from China to Europe are continuing to rise and transporting goods by railfreight is becoming more ...Read More
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Thai food and electronic exports increase despite global Covid-19 crisis
Thai exports grew by 0.91 per cent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, mainly bcause of food and electronics. Overall exports are expected to contract by 8 per cent year on year. The chief of ...Read More
Kampot pepper in storage as exports dry up
The famous Kampot pepper from Cambodia is facing export difficulties because of COVID-19 restrictions since receiving its geographic indicator (GI) certification from the European Union. Nguon Lay, the president of the KPPA, said that - since the outbreak of the ...Read More
Exports of Lime and Lemon from Iran banned
A government ministry in Iran has banned the export of limes, lemons and the rubber used in making masks following the outbreak of Covid-19. Over 5,000 tons of lime imports will be in Iran by May 4 in order to ...Read More
Pharmaceutical exports from Pakistan increase
The export of pharmaceutical goods from Pakistan showed an increase of 4.09 per cent during the first nine months of current financial year (2019-20) compared with exports of the same period last year. Pharmaceutical exports were recorded as $166.156 million ...Read More
Freight forwarders freight ferry support measures
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) gave a cautious welcome to the UK Government’s announcement on 24 April of support measures for freight ferry routes. Robert Keen, director general of UK freight forwarding association said: “We welcome the government support ...Read More
Sri Lanka tea exports suffer
Sri Lanka's tea exports recorded the lowest-ever volume of shipments and sharp dip in value. COVID-19 mitigation measures have disrupted the trade. Tea exports in March amounted to 13.8 million kilos, the lowest ever. This was worse than the previous ...Read More
Mozzarella exports for Asian pizza
The increasing appetite for pizza in Asia is helping to increase mozzarella export sales for South Australia’s largest cheesemaker. the manufacturer recently closed a deal to export 1000 tonnes of mozzarella a year from its factory near Adelaide. It will ...Read More
Covid-19 affects Scottish salmon exports
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a 32 percent drop in Scottish salmon exports in February. The sector is trying to adapt to the ever-changing restrictions. The latest HMRC export figures in February 2020 show a fall of 2,700 tonnes compared ...Read More
Exports of coronavirus test kits
South Korea's exports of coronavirus test kits increased in the first 20 days of this month in comparison with last year. Exports of test kits were valued at US$131.9 million in the 20-day period, compared with $7.25 million last year, ...Read More
Demand for gloves in Covid-19 era boosts Thai rubber exports
The Rubber Authority of Thailand said that the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted Thai rubber exports because of increased global demand for rubber gloves in the medical industry. 'We have seen Thai rubber export growth increase, particularly rubber gloves and synthetic ...Read More
South Africa’s Vintners Can’t export Wine
Vintners in South African have been baffled during the COVID-19 pandemic, with their nation's rules changing by the day. They understand the need to protect health but they worry that rules banning all wine sales and exports will lead to ...Read More
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Lower tariffs help US importers
Income to the US Treasury from customs duties – namely tariffs – fell by 6.8% year over year in March. This was the first annual decline since August 2017. The largest driver was a 5.8% reduction in imports. That in ...Read More
US exports to China fell 11.4% in 2019
US goods exports to China contracted by 11.4 percent due largely to tariffs and business uncertainties in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to bring a more serious picture for this year, a leading trade association said in the USA ...Read More
Covid-19 Pandemic to trigger Japan export fall
Japan’s exports slumped to probably its lowest figure in over 3-1/2 years in March, as the Covid-19 pandemic crushed demand in the United States and Europe. The increasing consequences of the pandemic has added pressure to an economy already on ...Read More
SA Wine exports banned during Covid-19 lockdown
South Africa will no longer allow the export of wine while in Covid-19 lockdown, at least in part for fear of wine piracy, it seems. Allowing wine exports raised concerns, including burglaries and theft of alcohol from closed outlets. Liquor ...Read More
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USDA Fruit Import Approval – China
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency has issued a public statement which authorizes imports of five commercially produced citrus fruits from China. Scientists determined that Chinese pomelos, Nanfeng tangerines, ponkan tangerines, sweet oranges and Wenzhou ...Read More
China will not limit exports of Covid-19 medical goods
China will not restrict exports of medical goods which protect against the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said. China, the biggest maker of surgical masks and other products, said it would start inspecting exports after importers' complaints that some Chinese ...Read More
Shipping Industry Covid-19 aftermath
The 'Big 3' shipping alliances — 2M, Ocean Alliance, and The Alliance — are cutting back operations to prevent freight rates from falling because of a steep decline in cargo volumes. There were 212 temporary cancellations of container ships from ...Read More
Tags: cargo, container, Covid-19, freight, Seafreight, shipping
Iron Silk Road Proves cheaper for freight
Groupage freight traffic has been reinvigorated on the 'Iron Silk Road' - the China/Europe rail freight route - but the option of the overland route, faster than ocean freight and certainly cheaper than air cargo, has also attracted larger scales ...Read More
Tags: China, freight, Germany, rail freight
Healthcare Industry’s Exports Grow 22.5% in Q1 amid COVID-19 Crisis
Healthcare exports from South Korea increased 22.5 percent in the first quarter of 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. The Korea Health Industry Development Institute, said that Korea’s exports of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and cosmetics totaled US$4.4 billion in the first ...Read More
Ljubljana dairy starts ice cream exports to China
The largest diary in Slovenia has exported the first shipment of its Planica ice cream to China, part of a total export shipment of 43 tonnes planned to be exported in 2020. The company said that the launch of exports ...Read More
Shipping Line to furlough 600 employees
A shipping line which covers 20 European routes is to furlough 600 employees with 150 redundancies across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Since the crisis the Line has experienced a large decline in travel bookings and freight volumes ...Read More
Kuwait will resume imports of foodstuff from Iran
Kuwait Commerce and Industry Ministry has announced that the country will resume imports of foods from Iran which have been stopped due to spread of coronavirus. The country's decision to import food from Iran to Kuwait again is part of ...Read More
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Manufacturers hope to double exports by 2025
Trinidad and Tobago's manufacturing sector aims to double exports by 2025 and increase its contribution to GDP which which is currently 19 per cent. The President of the TT's Manufacturing Association said that this "requires us to actively recognise new ...Read More
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Turkey’s horticultural exports buck trend
Fruit and vegetable exports from Turkey have remained strong, despite overall exports dropping due to Covid-19. Turkey’s agricultural exports rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year in March, conversely, overall exports declined by 17 per cent.The Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) showed fruit ...Read More
Fruit & veg exports return to near normal
An Indian fruit marketing organisation said that 140 tonnes of mangoes were shipped from Mumbai on Saturday for the markets in the Middle East, reviving the export of essential commodities by sea freight. However, exports by air are yet to ...Read More
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Fresh produce exports from Australia to restart
The government of Australia has announced a new support package to ease easing pressure fresh produce exporters have experienced because of widespread border closures and lack of airfreight services due to the coronavirus. Flights from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth ...Read More
Tags: Australia, China, exporters, exports, Hong Kong, Japan
Pigs fly into China
More than 4,000 high-quality French breeding pigs arrived by air freight from China so far this year, as the world's top pork producer rebuilds its decimated hog herd. China is increasing imports to restock after an outbreak of African swine ...Read More
India’s chemical industry depends on Chinese imports
One of the bright spots in India’s manufacturing sector is in severe stress because of the Coronavirus lockdown and over-depence on China. The chemical industry, worth $163 billion, which covers more than 80,000 commercial products, is now struggling. India sector ...Read More
Kenyan exports uncertain
The Kenyan airfreight export business is being badly affected by closed borders and lack of air freight capacity. There has been a notable drop in exports sent by air. Apart from freight space being severely limited, the present situation is ...Read More
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Record exports increase Swiss chocolate sales
The value of Swiss chocolate exports was over $1.05 billion for the first time in 2019. The was increased demand for imports of chocolate from Canada, the United States, China, the Middle East and Singapore. Almost 75% of sales were ...Read More
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Covid -19 – China suspends exports of non-essential goods
Customs authorities in China have required all non-essential goods which have been loaded on vessels for export after March 27 to be unloaded. The decision is based on lockdowns in various countries, which may mean that the cargo will not ...Read More
Maize imports to Kenya cause friction
Disputes have begun over imports of two million bags of emergency maize stock to Kenya. The Strategic Food Reserve (SFR) is expected to import the grain after it exhausted its four million bags stock. But reports say that the National ...Read More
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Indian Tea exporters optimistic
Until now, tea exports from India to Iran have been gaining momentum since 2013 and broke all records in 2019 (January-December) to reach 53.45 million kg (mkg). Iran has replaced Russia as the largest importer of Indian tea. Tea industry ...Read More
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Nigerian Government urged to suspend Customs revenue target
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to cancel the revenue target given to the Customs Service. The outbreak of the corona virus pandemic which has caused a decline in the volume of imports, making the target difficult to ...Read More
China keen to import tea from India
China is beginning to recover from the Covid-19 outbreak, and is now making import enquiries purchase for exports of black-tea shipments from India. The Indian trade is concerned about the spread of the virus at home, which may disrupt production ...Read More
Zimbabwe imports too high
The Industry and Commerce Minister of Zimbabwe says increased collaboration between productive sectors is critical to boost domestic production and substitute for unnecessary and costly imports. Zimbabwe is heavily reliant on imports for both raw materials and essential consumer goods. ...Read More
Logistics providers keep freight moving
Logistics providers are working with government to keep freight moving by air, sea and on the roads. The Chief Executive of the British Ports Association said he hopes UK ports will only be closed in “extreme circumstances” and that ports ...Read More
Swiss watch exports to Asia fall
Swiss watch exports to Hong Kong and mainland China fell deeply in February, as the coronavirus precautions took their toll. Exports fell by 9.2% to 1.6 billion Swiss francs in February, with Hong Kong imports down 42.0% and imports to ...Read More
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Indian producers request ban on import of silk from China
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has contacted the commerce ministry of India, requesting a ban on import of silk and silk products from China. India is the second largest producer of silk in the world after China. "The import ...Read More
R W Freight Services is ready
Exports and Imports are being affected by many factors beyond our control, but shippers can be assured that R W Freight have fully prepared for the factors which we can control. All our staff are fully equipped to work from ...Read More
Flower exports from Kenya dip
Flower farms in Kenya have been badly affected by the fall in exports caused by Covid-19 precautions. Seasonal workers were sent home with two weeks’ pay, whilst pensionable employees were sent on their annual one month leave whilst employers monitored ...Read More
New chicken imports tariffs will hit the poor hard
Poor households in South Africa spend 34% of their budget on food, of this 59% is chicken, so increasing import tariffs could cause significant social consequences. Recently increased tariffs on chicken imports will threaten South Africa’s food security, according to ...Read More
Singapore exports grow in COVID-19 outbreak
Non-oil exports from Singapore grew rather than shrank in February, showing a rise in shipments to the European Union, Japan and the U.S. But exports to China and Hong Kong fell, demonstrating the instability of the city-state's key export markets. ...Read More
Institute of Export welcomes Chancellor’s pledge
The director general of the Institute of Export & International Trade has welcomed the commitment to help export trade in the budget last week. Rishi Sunak outlined measures to encourage exports as part of the Conservative government’s “plan for prosperity”. ...Read More
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Thailand’s fruit exports stable
Fruit exports from Thailand are expected to stay intact in terms of value, as the international demand for Thai fruit remains strong. The president of Thai Fresh Fruit Traders & Exporters Association, said that coronavirus is unlikely to affect demand ...Read More
Bangladesh Import orders drop
Bangladesh's import orders fell by over 12 per cent or nearly US$663 million in January last because of supply chain disruption probably caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China. The opening of letters of credit (LCs), which indicates the number ...Read More
Russia supports vehicle exports
The government of Russia is seems to be succeeding in its goal of making the country into a fully developed vehicle exporter. The official target is to establish exports of at least 240,000 vehicles per year by 2025. Recent growth ...Read More
Japan to increase agricultural exports
The government of Japan has announced plans to double its agriculture, fishery and forestry exports to US$19bn by 2025, with the aim of the plan is to bolster the country’s farm industry while domestic demand shrinks. The chief cabinet secretary, ...Read More
Australian wine exports to China
Wine drinking in China has decreased because of the coronavirus outbreak and the wine industry in Australia is suffering. Quarantine restrictions are affecting social gatherings, and the people of China are proud of their achievements in this area. People are ...Read More
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New land-sea freight service from Chongqing, China
The Chongqing Municipality in the south West of China has launched a special cargo train service to help export businesses affected by the Covid 19 outbreak via its land-sea freight route. A train transporting 50 containers of sodium carbonate cargo, ...Read More
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Royal Enfield exports from India
Year to date figures show that exports of Royal Enfield motorbikes from India witnessed 95 per cent growth. The company expanded its reach in the domestic and international markets. During the last quarter (Q3 FY2019-20), Royal Enfield added seven new ...Read More
EU imports of fruits and vegetables
The EU's fruit and vegetable imports from Morocco grew by 4% in 2019 compared with 2018, totaling 1.4 million tons, while Spain's imports from Morocco increased by 8%. EU imports of Moroccan vegetables amounted to 859,095, with tomatoes making the ...Read More
German machinery exports fall
Low industrial production worldwide and an increase in protectionism have reduced the exports from mechanical engineering companies in Germany. In 2019, the companies exports amounted to a total value of 179.8 billion euros. German machinery exports were thus 1.5% below ...Read More
Small business exports in New Mexico
An event in New Mexico recently encouraged small businesses to export. The conference was designed to answer questions about exports, highlight grants and other resources and encourage more New Mexico small businesses to participate in the global economy. Many small ...Read More
Champagne exports worry
Producers from Champagne fear that coronavirus will threaten potential export sales to Asia. A fifth-generation champagne producer said: “I mean everything has stopped in China completely,” she said. France exports several products to China, including automobiles, pharmaceuticals and wine. The ...Read More
UK car exports rise
The number of cars built for export in January increased by 4.1% to 97,870, which was 82.7% of the UK’s total output. This is mainly due rising demand in key Asian and European import markets for new models from UK-based ...Read More
Azerbaijan boosts exports of cherries
The volume of Azerbaijan’s exports of sweet cherries and bitter cherries increased by 13.7 percent year-on-year in 2019. The majority of all exports went to Russia. In 2019, 99.6 percent of sweet cherry and bitter cherry exports from Azerbaijan went ...Read More
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Nova Scotia lobster exports to China ceased
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister of Canada said that it will be “three or four months at least” before the exports of Nova Scotia lobster to China resumes. He said that Canada has not 'lost' an export market, but that ...Read More
Mango exports from India decline
Alphonso mango exports from the region of Maharashtra in India are on the decline. These mangoes have a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which is used on products with a specific geographical origin indicating quality and distinctiveness. GI may become a ...Read More
Cheap honey imports from Ukraine and China
An increase in cheap honey imports from China and Ukraine - the latter of which has a free-trade agreement with the EU - is forcing honey producers in Europe to reduce their prices as they can't compete. Imported honey and ...Read More
Roll on Rail freight plans
A French ferry company is planning to increase cooperation with the rail freight sector. The operator has announced an intermodal transport service for unaccompanied goods-trailers on the rail network along the French-Atlantic coast. This will provide an alternative to long-distance ...Read More
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Salmon egg imports from Norway banned
Exports of salmon eggs from Norway to Scotland were banned last June, following an inspection by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Millions of salmon eggs, also known as ova, were imported from Norway to Scottish salmon farms recently, but ...Read More
Estonia rail freight increase
An Estonian Rail operator has increased its containerised freight tonnage by 110% compared to 2018. ‘Our multimodal transport project helped boost the significant rise in container transport, accounting for nearly half of the total growth’, said the Chairman Raul. ... ...Read More
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Airfreight rates increase as China factories open
Businesses shipping goods in and out of China may experience a doubling of airfreight rates as limited capacity is available due to airlines cutting airfreight services because of coronavirus. Rates for shipping cargo from Frankfurt Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport ...Read More
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Growth in railfreight from Hamburg port
Freight transport from and to Hamburg was dominated by environment-friendly container transport by rail. Rail freight achieved double digit growth in 2019. The increase of 10.4 percent for rail freight created a fresh record for Hamburg’s Port Railway. In 2019, ...Read More
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Exports from Norway to China drop dramatically
Salmon exports to China from Norway have collapsed by up to 90 per cent among some companies since the coronavirus struck China more than three weeks ago. Not only the mainland of China is being affected;air freight flights to Asia ...Read More
Protests in Canada affect freight
Protests over proposed pipeline in British Columbia are causing major disruption to the rail network in Canada. A major Canadian rail company, has announced it will shut down all trans-continental rail services as a result of blockages caused by protests ...Read More
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Grape exports hit by COVID-19
The new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has reportedly impacted grape exports from the India. A horticultural production organisation in India said that most countries had become cautious about imports. “Countries in the Gulf, such as the U.A.E, which used to ...Read More
China will waive import tariffs for medical imports
China has announced that it will waive tariffs on imports of selected US medical equipment from March 2, as China strives to contain coronavirus. The new COVID-19 strain in China, has claimed the lives of over 1,800 people. Products qualifying ...Read More
India Coffee exports fall 17% from January 1
India’s coffee exports are likely to fall this quarter because of a shortfall in the crop and a reduction in the government export incentive. Coffee Board figures show a 17 per cent drop from last year in exports from January ...Read More
Turkey exports 60M roses for Valentine’s Day
Flower producers in Turkey exported 60 million roses to 50 countries before Valentine's Day on 14 February. Exports went to the Netherlands, the U.K., Germany and Ukraine. Export shipping of roses began 20 daya before the 14th, according to the ...Read More
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Drought resulted in wine imports
Wine cellars and traders in South Africa imported more than 40 million litres of wine during the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons to compensate for shortages resulting caused by the drought in the Western Cape. Usually South Africa’s wine imports are ...Read More
China coronavirus not affecting seafood exports
The Marine Products Export Development Authority in India said last week that seafood exports to China will not be affected by coronavirus. Approximately 500 exporters are exporting seafood from India to China;exporters have not raised any issue about exports on ...Read More
2019 was record-breaking year for UK exports
The Office for National Statistics published new figures on 11 February showing that 2019 was a record-breaking year for UK exports. The UK has now shown 45 consecutive months of annual export growth on a rolling annual basis. Companies based ...Read More
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Shipping from China affected by coronavirus
Most cities in China have begun normal working again, but some shipping line offices will remain closed or be providing a limited service. Exporters factories are not necessarily working at 100%; some cities in China have closed their borders for ...Read More
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New Freight Service Sweden – Denmark
A new crossing between Halmstad in Sweden and Grenaa in Denmark will offer considerable freight capacity as well as passenger facilities. The Transport minister of Denmark attended the opening ceremony in Grenaa; the objective is Stena Line’s to double both ...Read More
Exports from Norway going well
Seafood exports from Norway did well in January, despite coronavirus affecting business with China during the final week. Exports totalled 207,000 tonnes, the same as January 2019, but they increased in value by 15 per cent. This will probably be ...Read More
Exports to non-EU countries
Exports to non-EU countries amounted to around £342 billion in 2017, showing the worldwide demand for British goods and services remains. Exports to EU countries were around £274 billion in 2017. The fastest growing export market for the UK since ...Read More
Banana imports
There has been an increase in contract prices for all in the banana market, large and small. All shipping companies have raised their prices to amortize the costs related to the new regulatory constraints on the sulfur content of marine ...Read More
Scotland’s biggest export markets
More than 60% of all Scottish exports go to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which is more than the rest of the world combined. Scotland’s exports to the EU are worth £16.1bn, which is less than one-third of the value ...Read More
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Record growth for UK exports
Data published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that the 2018/19 was a record-breaking year for UK exports;total exports grew at a rate of 3.0% and increased by £18.5 billion compared to the 2017/18 financial year. UK exports ...Read More
UK exports increasing
UK exports are not showing signs of slowing down;latest HMRC data shows every nation in the UK has broken its record for goods exports. In the 12 months to Q2 2019, goods exports in England increased by 2.7% to £252.0bn; ...Read More
Free-to-use tools help navigate exports post-Brexit
The Department for International Trade has provided two digital tools for based businesses which export to the UK or export from the UK. The tools are available on gov.uk and give product-specific and country-specific information on tariffs, regulations and other ...Read More
Indonesia limits Imports from China
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister of Indonesia said that the spread of coronavirus from China is a concern. To minimize virus transmission, the ministry has decided to restrict the import of fishery products from China. “We are temporarily limiting ...Read More
Exports from Spain increase growth
Exports from Spain grew by 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2019, and was the only component of GDP to accelerate. Imports fell by 1.2%, having risen by 1.8% in the previous quarter. Net exports contributed strongly to growth.
Zimbabwe removes ban on GM Corn Imports
Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on imports of genetically modified corn it begins to take action to avert what is likely to be its worst famine ever. Weekly imports of white corn reached their highest level in almost seven years, ...Read More
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Coronavirus in China affecting sea freight
Due to the spread of the Coronavirus and consequent quarantine procedures, most ports of origin in China are shut down, until Feb 10 currently, and further suspensions are likely. More than 30 blank sailings have been scheduled in the first ...Read More
Gold imports to China via Hong Kong surge in December
Net gold imports to China via Hong Kong in December increased to 41.361 tonnes from the previous month, Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department data showed. China is the world's top consumer of gold, and imported only 3.052 tonnes in ...Read More
Baltic seaport operations
Baltic seaports are streamlining cargo operations and their workflow using automation and technology. 60% of all logistics in the Baltic area is maritime, and 40% of sea freight cargo passes through small- and medium-size terminals and ports which suffer from ...Read More
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India grape exports expected to improve
Exporters in India said that lack of availability of quality grapes had resulted in a fall in exports. January was slow for the export of grapes, and overall exports from the country fell. As compared to the 600 containers (each ...Read More
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Beer Imports Fall
Beer imports into South Korea fell in 2019 for the first time in a decade, a feature which has not been seen since the 2009 global financial crisis. Analysts say that beer imports showed signs of falling and that a ...Read More
Exports grow from Uganda
Despite border disputes and export blockades which were imposed on some of Uganda’s goods, exports grew in 2019, according to data from Uganda Export Promotions Board (UEPB). The UEPB's Director, speaking during the 4th annual exporters conference in Kampala said ...Read More
China Spring Festival good for cherry imports
There was a significant increase in the volume of cherries expected to be exported from Chile to China this year. Chinese Spring Festival is taking place much earlier than in previous years, so the Chinese fruit market has a shorter ...Read More
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Waste imports to Asian countries
Within months of China banning waste imports in 2018, shipments of waste from Europe, Australia, Canada, the United States and Japan began to arrive at ports in Southeast Asia, including to Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. According to Greenpeace, between 2016 ...Read More
China ban on waste imports
In January 2018, China banned shipments of plastic, unsorted scrap paper and other waste materials. It had previously been the world's largest importer of waste materials. This policy which was called National Sword, had a huge effect on the global ...Read More
China lifts restriction on US beef imports
China and the USA have signed a Trade agreement by which China will remove the 30-month age limit for beef imports from the USA. This is known as the ‘Phase 1′ Trade Agreement between the US and China. China will ...Read More
New Refinery in Algeria to reduce Imports
The vast majority of oil in Algeria is pumped for export to other countries. But Algeria is one of several major crude exporters in the position of needing to import refined oil products to satisfy its own domestic demand. Dependence ...Read More
Leading freight companies support new freight hub
Western Sydney Airport has signed Memoranda of Understanding with 12 major international freight companies to collaborate on the design of a new freight precinct. The freight is precinct is being delivered through a $5.3 billion Australian Government investment. The Finance ...Read More
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Japan exports fell in December
Although exports from Japan fell in December from a year earlier, shipments to China rose for the first time in 10 months. Exports reduced by 6.3% on year in December, a decline for the 13th consecutive month, according to data ...Read More
Dutch pork exports rise, shortage in China drives the increase
Pork exports from Holland rose 30% in value and 16% in volume last year, according to a new report. The increase is mainly due to increased exports to China. In China, swine fever has reduced local production. The pig farming ...Read More
Shipping industry challenges
An online freight forwarder says that 2019 was a year of uncertainty for the shipping industry, should remain aware of the challenges 2020 will bring. Preparation for IMO 2020 and the United States-China 'trade war' are included in the biggest ...Read More
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China Mushroom Exports
The annual output of mushrooms in Xixia County has stabilized at about 300,000 tonnes, and there are over 100 export enterprises. The products are exported to more than 20 countries along the 'Belt and Road' route. In the first 11 ...Read More
China measures to boost exports
China has introduced several reforms to make its car industry more accessible and boost exports. There are no limits on companies making fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles since 2018. Restrictions on foreign ownership of local firms will be lifted ...Read More
China exports mushrooms to Russia via sea-rail freight service
A freight train carrying 35 containers of mushroom products left Nanyang in central China’s Henan Province on the first week of January, heading for Russia. The freight train will arrive at the port city of Qingdao, in east China’s Shandong ...Read More
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China car exports
Although the government of China is predicting an increase in China-made car exports in the future, exports of finished vehicles in November 2019 only accounted for 3.2 per cent of the 2.6 million vehicles manufactured in the country. Car exports ...Read More
Brexit – new border controls for freight
The British Ports Association's New Year statement has outlined priorities for 2020. The EU Withdrawal Agreement will mean new border controls for freight operators, which will be a major challenge for parts of the UK logistics sector. BPA is anticipating ...Read More
Ford, Tesla, BMW to be made in China for export
Beijing has set an objective of increasing exports of China-made foreign-branded vehicles in the coming years. Domestic car sales are falling and restrictions on overseas firms are being reduced, according to a government report. Manufacturers such as Ford Motors, GM, ...Read More
Turkey Wishes to Increase Exports to Libya
An Organisation of Independent Businessmen in Turkey has revealed that Ankara is looking to boost Turkish exports to Libya by over 571%. ٍFrom Tripoli, their representative Murtada Koronfol said that the memorandum of understanding regarding the delineation of sovereignty areas ...Read More
Sugar exports from India increasing
Although domestic sugar production in India during the current 2019-20 crushing season fell by 30 per cent, mills have signed sugar export contracts worth 2.5 million tonnes so far. Quoting market information, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said on that ...Read More
South African citrus exports
Citrus exports from South Africa to the USA are expected to increase in 2020, based on increased plantings, according to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report. But South African farmers are growing a higher proportion of easy peel varieties. Soft ...Read More
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Chilean cherry exports land in Shanghai
The first export shipment of around 7,700 tons of cherries from Chile to Shanghai via a direct route arrived last week, and passed frontier inspection and customs. China is one of the largest import markets for cherries; the fruit usually ...Read More
Canadian government not reporting on art exports
A series of government ministers has not released public reports from the past two years on the number of export permits issued for expensive artwork to leave Canada. The export permits are governed by the Cultural Property Export and Import ...Read More
Record US Farm Exports to Philippines
The United States has benefitted from the Philippines’ growing demand for imports of agricultural products. Agricultural exports to the Philippines will reach a record of $3 billion by the end of 2019. The U.S. is the largest supplier of agricultural ...Read More
Record Pakistan rice exports
Rice exports from Pakistan are stable as their currency devaluation against the dollar continues. Pakistan’s rice exports reached a record of 4.5 million tonnes during 2018-19, “the continuing devaluation of the Pakistani rupee against the dollar, down 40% since December ...Read More
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Egypt exports to Saudi
In 2017, Saudi Arabia banned imports of various Egyptian agricultural products, including strawberries, peppers, and guava, because of the high percentage of pesticide residue in violation of international health and safety standards. However, in March 2018, the Deputy Minister of ...Read More
Iranian exports
Khorasan province in Northern Iran exported 245,400 tons of products worth $74m to Afghanistan in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21). India (18 percent) and China (8 percent) received the second and ...Read More
Egypt exports to 12 new markets
Egyptian crops were exported to 12 new destinations in the year 2018/2019. The government were able to lift bans and additional inspections on some of the country’s agricultural exports. More than 20 types of Egyptian agricultural products were exported last ...Read More
US import tariffs soon on Champagne
Officials and trade leaders in France have rebuked the announcement of potential US import tariffs on Champagne and other sparkling wines, as well as on many types of cheese. The USA has warned they may introduce import tariffs of ‘up ...Read More
China: surge in cheese imports from EU
There has been a surge in dairy imports to China, even though cheese and other dairy products are not part of the traditional Chinese diet. According to European Commission data, Europe’s cheese exports to China in the first 11 months ...Read More
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India Liquor producers seek to increase exports
An industry body in India which represents liquor manufacturers is asking for government support to increase exports of alcoholic beverages. The body said that the ministry should not give major duty concessions to regions like the EU as it will ...Read More
Iran exports $146million worth of handicrafts
"Iran has exported over $146 million worth of handicrafts in the first eight months of 2019,” the deputy minister of cultural heritage for handicrafts affairs, Pouya Mahmoudian, told reporters. Most exports are to Iraq and the Persian Gulf states. He ...Read More
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Norway fish exports via Belarus
Belarus is now Norway’s largest importer of trout and salmon, but from January 9th 2020, transit export sales to Russia will be closed. Russia closed its borders to salmon and trout from Norway in August 2014 as a countermeasure against ...Read More
Indian Government strategy on imports
The Indian government is working to formulate technical regulations, including safety and quality standards, for over 350 products with the aim of reducing imports of those non-essential items. Several Government Departments were consulted for imposition of import regulations. The target ...Read More
Croatian sparkling wine exports increasing
Exports of Croatian-made sparkling wines are on a steady rise, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) said in a statement in December. 476 hectolitres were exported in the first nine months of 2019, compared with 441 hectolitres exported during the ...Read More
Norway freight To Dubai In 1976
When a replacement part for a ship scheduled to call at Dubai was needed from a supplier in Norway, air freight was not available in 1976. That part had to be driven to Dubai in a freight vehicle. The gruelling ...Read More
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India increases income from tea exports by 10%
Up until the end of October 2019, India has earned 10.41 per cent more than last year from tea exports. This was because of a 9.52 per cent increase in the price, even though volume fell marginally, according to data ...Read More
South Africa’s blueberry industry growth “a great story”
The South African blueberry export harvest has come to an end, with increased volumes of exports. Stone fruit exports run through to the end of March. Blueberries peak in August/ September, and are followed early peaches. The majority of blueberries ...Read More
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German exports likely to remain subdued
The German Finance Ministry reports that German exports are likely to remain low in the coming month. Slower world trade and global risks continue to cause difficulties for manufacturers. German exports have been showing some signs of stability. In September, ...Read More
Tequila breaks export records
2019 has been one of the best years for the tequila industry: production and export records have been broken. “In 2019 we achieved the highest production of tequila in history, reaching 330 million liters in November,” said the president of ...Read More
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Japan reviews S.Korea export controls
The industry ministry of Japan has reviewed its tightened controls on exports of one of three high-tech materials which are usually exported to South Korea. This affects photoresist, a material which is used in making semiconductors. The change only applies ...Read More
Burgundy exports over €1bn for first time
Exports of burgundy increased in volume and value in the period October 2018 – September 2019. 88.1 million bottles in total worth €1bn were exported. Global demand for Burgundy and rising prices generally contributed to these record figures. The increases ...Read More
Railways event in Sweden
An international event focusing on transportation between Belarus, Latvia, and Scandinavia has been organized by Latvian Railways in Sweden. Belarusian companies use rail freight to export mineral fertilizers, oil products, timber, construction materials, ferrous metals, and other goods to Lithuania, ...Read More
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Irish whiskey export fears
In October it was announced that a selection of agricultural products including Irish butter, cheese and pork were to be subjected to US import tariffs, in direct retaliation for EU aircraft subsidies for Airbus UK. Irish whiskey from Northern Ireland ...Read More
Peru Grape Exports
Exports of grapes from Peru are expected to increase by 5% in 2019-20, according to new estimates. The top export destination in 2018, accounting for 32% of Peru’s total exports, was the USA.
Malaysia October exports stronger than expected
Exports from Malaysia in October declined 6.7% year-on-year, but total export value for the month is the highest monthly figure for the year and was above expectations, according to economists. The Department of Statistics said the country registered higher exports ...Read More
Exports down 2.5-3% from Thailand
Thai National Shippers' Council predicts that exports this year will be down 2.5-3% on earlier expectations. They consider their currency value is too high against the dollar. The council saw no positive factors for exports but the negative factors included ...Read More
Korean Beef Imports Recover
Beef from the USA which was once avoided by consumers who feared mad cow disease, now represents half of total beef imports to South Korea. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 209,034 tons of US beef ...Read More
Japan to increase sake exports
Japan plans to allow new producers into the tightly regulated sake brewing industry, to increase exports of the traditional alcoholic beverage. Sake brewing has always been strictly regulated but now brewing licenses will be given to new entrants producing sake ...Read More
New import tariffs for Exports from Europe
European regional specialties will be especially affected by planned import tariffs to the USA. Goods which have "protected name status", such as Scotch whisky and Parmesan cheese, need a specific production method and geographical provenance to be sold under that ...Read More
US threatening import tariffs on France
The USA has been planning import tariffs on goods from various European countries, in retaliation for subsidies given to Airbus. There will be import duties of 10% on Airbus planes, and 25% on agricultural products such as French wine, Italian ...Read More
Rail strike in Canada affects exports
The biggest rail strike ever in Canada is badly affecting the transport of goods for export and affecting the economy as a whole. Canada relies on the Railway to move products like crops, oil, potash, coal and other manufactured goods ...Read More
Swiss watch exports fall to Hong Kong
Watch exports from Switzerland to mainland China were greater than those to Hong Kong for the first time in October, as anti-Beijing protests in the city reduced demand for luxury goods. Exports to Hong Kong fell by 30 per cent ...Read More
Energy saving in Rotterdam port
The Port of Rotterdam is planning three projects to make it CO₂ neutral in three steps. The Port's goal is construct a robust and sustainable international freight transport system. A quarter of the freight going through the Port of Rotterdam ...Read More
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Beef exports Japan/China may resume
Japan is negotiating with China to resume exports of beef to the world's largest market for the first time in about two decades. Japan hopes to begin exports again next year, sources said. Beijing has been banning beef imports from ...Read More
Xinjiang imports seafood from Pakistan
A cargo flight loaded carrying 9.25 tonnes of seafood from Pakistan arrived at the airport of Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last Thursday. This is the first regular international cargo flight between Kashgar and Pakistan, according to ...Read More
Freight Transport Association says Fuel targets will cost shipping sector
Companies who are shipping goods across the Irish Sea could face over £20m in extra charges annual in attempting to meet new targets on sulphur oxide, according to the Freight Transport Association. The rules imposed by the International Maritime Organisation ...Read More
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Pakistan allows tomato imports from Iran
The government of Pakistan has decided to allow import of tomatoes from Iran for a period of one month to help slow down the increase in prices of the vegetable in domestic market. “Yes, we have decided to allow import ...Read More
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Exports from Bulgaria increase
The value of Bulgaria’s exports in for the year up to September 2019 amounted to 42 636.7 million leva, 3.2 per cent higher than last year although in September 2019, Bulgaria’s total exports were 1.1 per cent lower than the ...Read More
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US wine exports to China tumble
U.S. vineyards are struggling to sell Syrah in Shanghai and Chardonnay in Shenzhen because of the trade war between China and the USA. China is one of the world's fastest-growing wine markets. The 16-month dispute is not connected with wine ...Read More
Indonesia mattress imports to USA
Mattress imports from Indonesia have increased quickly recently, and recorded an approximate 25% share of the mattress import market in September. Vietnam had the biggest import share in September at 28%. Vietnam mattress imports had been “very limited in 2018 ...Read More
Chilean blueberry exports rise
Blueberry exports from Chile continue to rise despite the troubles the country is facing. Up to Week 44, 1,681 tons of fresh blueberries have been exported, an increase of 34% over the previous season at the same week. An increase ...Read More
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US fashion exports grow 2.7% until September
In spite of the import tariffs imposed on China by the USA, exports from the United States have continued to increase. Between September 2018 and September 2019, clothing exports have increased 2.7% to 5.3 billion dollars. Sports fashion exports grew ...Read More
Coffee exports fell in October but gained overall
Brazil exported 3.4 million 60-kg bags of coffee in October, a reduction of 13.1% year-on-year. Exports earned USD 441.1 million, a reduction of 14.7% from a year ago, the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council reported this Monday. In October 2018 however, ...Read More
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Dangerous Beef Exports
In August 2019, Bolivia in South America shipped 96 tons of beef to China, its first export to China. The event was celebrated but at the time wildfires were ravaging the Bolivian Amazon. Environmental organizations blamed the government for passing ...Read More
Japan Government supports sake exports
The government of Japan intends to strengthen support for the expansion of sake exports, the Chief Cabinet Secretary said during his visit to a sake brewery which is committed to exporting its products. He said that the government would support ...Read More
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Norway seafood exports to China growing
Seafood exports from Norway to China are growing steadily, and Norway would be willing to strengthen cooperation between Chinese and Norwegian companies in the area of fisheries and aquaculture. It is important for Norway to sell salmon to the Chinese ...Read More
China will focus on imports
The Chinese President has told world and business leaders at the opening of an international trade fair on Tuesday (Nov 5) that China would honour its commitment to open the Chinese market and economy to foreign companies. This speech at ...Read More
Netherlands machinery exports increase
The Netherlands earns its highest proportion of export revenue from machines and machinery parts, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS. Machines for making micro-chips and for the food industry – such as slaughterhouse systems – are ...Read More
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China asked to end steel scrap import ban
A scrap industry association in China is lobbying their government to end a ban on ferrous scrap imports in order to help relieve a domestic shortage of scrap and reduce costs for steel mills. China started halting imports of scrap ...Read More
Fastest rail freight service between China and Germany
The fastest rail service from Xi'an in China to Hamburg and Neuss in Germany started on Monday, November 4. The freight service is expected to reduce transit time from 17 days to about 10 and 12 days. The new express ...Read More
The double edge of growing exports to China
THE large increase in exports to China from emerging economies such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam has benefited their development, but may make them more vulnerable to "future Chinese economic coercion", according to an expert on the region. He ...Read More
German exports to fall
Germany’s Chambers of Industry and Commerce has said it expected exports to shrink next year for the first time since the global financial crisis more than ten years ago. “For our economy, with its strong industrial core, this is a ...Read More
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Tea exports exceed $10 million
Turkey has exported 3,088 tons of tea valued at $10.8 million to 103 different countries in the first nine months of 2019, according to statistics from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB). During last year, Turkey exported 2,035 tons ...Read More
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Marine exports to China may exceed $1-billion
Marine exports from India to China may exceed $1 billion by the end of the year. A trade delegation from China visited India on 9 October 2019, and signed a contract for imports of marine products worth $500 million in ...Read More
China could remove extra import tariffs on US farm goods
China may remove extra tariffs on US agriculture products so that importers can buy the goods they want, rather than being directed to purchase specific amounts. The U.S. President Donald said earlier this month that China had pledged to spend ...Read More
Plastic waste exports
Early in 2019, the EU exported about 150 000 tonnes of plastic waste per month - approximately half the volume of exports in 2015 and 2016, when exports went primarily to China and Hong Kong. New bans and restrictions on ...Read More
Plastic import bans should encourage re-cycling
Restrictions on plastic imports are forcing countries to improve their own capacities to handle the waste domestically, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). It says there is “huge potential” to increase re-use and recycling in Europe. There is an ...Read More
Ecuadorian Mango exports slow
The Ecuadorian mango export season started more slowly than normal, but total export volumes this year should be eventually similar to the previous year. An industry spokesman said they had so far shipped almost one million boxes fewer than last ...Read More
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Hong Kong exports fall 7.3 per cent in September
Hong Kong exports fell by 7.3 per cent in September compared with last year not helped by the US-China trade war. Exports dropped to HK$347.7 billion September. Imports slipped 10.3 per cent to HK$379.3 billion, according to the Census and ...Read More
Chilean Citrus Exports
In 2018 Chile exported a total volume of 360 thousand tons of citrus. 88 percent of the production is exported to the U.S.A., followed by Asia with 8 percent. The sector now aims to diversify its exports and improve the ...Read More
Coal imports targeted by Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion Ireland is protesting against coal and fast fashion imports during their week-long protests as the in Dublin's Merrion Square. The group was protesting outside the Dublin headquarters of the Coal Marketing Company (CMC) to demand that the Government ...Read More
India’s rice exports drop
Rice exports from India in August fell 29% year-on-year to 644,249 tonnes. One of the main reasons was weak import demand from African countries for non-basmati rice. "West African countries have imported a lot from China and don’t need to ...Read More
Britain says 88pc of imports to face no tariffs in event of no-deal Brexit
The UK Government has said that a revised import tariff regime would come into force if there is a no-deal Brexit. 88 per cent of total imports by value would be eligible for levy free access. Britain also said under ...Read More
Higher Prices on Lighter Wine imports
The USA is soon to introduce 25 percent American import tariffs on certain European foods, drinks and other products. The tariffs will go into effect on October 18. It results from a 15-year dispute over the subsidies which the European ...Read More
Basmati exports growth slowing
Exports of basmati rice from India are expected to slow down after two years of increases. There is uncertainty over the level of exports to Iran and probably a reduction in average export sales. Basmati rice exports are expected to ...Read More
Hong Kong exports drop 6.3
Hong Kong’s exports worsened in August, recording a 6.3 per cent year-on-year fall. Exports declined to US$44.9 billion while imports shrank 11.1 per cent, the Census and Statistics Department said last week. The export decline accelerated from the month of ...Read More
Spanish Wine Exports to Japan Increase
The Spanish Wine Market Observatory reports that exports of Spanish wine to Japan increased by an astounding 180% in the first half of 2019, compared with 2018. Wines from Spain are increasingly popular in Japan; various organisations are helping companies ...Read More
New Zealand Fruit exports strong
Exports from New Zealand of several products including crude oil, fruit, and dairy products increased in value in August 2019, but there was a fall in log exports. The value of total goods exports rose by 3.8 percent from August ...Read More
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China allows table grape imports from Portugal
China has published export protocols, which will allow Portuguese table grapes to begin entering the country. China's General Administration of Customs has said that Portuguese table grapes which comply with phytosanitary requirements are now permitted to be imported. The phytosanitary ...Read More
Free trade pacts may harm apparel exports
Free trade agreements signed between major importing countries and manufacturing countries form a major challenge for Indian clothing exporters. Exports have recently moved back to the positive zone after two years. Export incentives are still crucial to enable Indian clothing ...Read More
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China-Europe freight train
A freight train carrying materials and parts for railway construction left Jinan, the capital of east China's Shandong Province, for Serbia last week. This is a new freight train route linking China and Serbia. The parts and equipment are for ...Read More
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Deal agreed for rail freight operator acquisition
One of the UK's largest rail freight companies has just been sold to a new owner. Said to be the third largest rail freight operator in the UK it operates more than 1,000 trainloads of freight a week, moving about ...Read More
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Việt Nam focuses on fruit exports
Agriculture officials in Vietnam have made fruit a key export product; it can realise eight or nine times more in value compare to rice production. It has been added to the list of key export agricultural products with seafood, rice, ...Read More
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Spanish Olive Oil Exports to US increase
Olive oil exports from Spain to the United States increased by 40 percent in the first half of 2019. This significant increase in exports has been attributed to low prices in Spain. There is also a prospect of impending tariffs, ...Read More
Pakistan mango exports on eight-year high
A mango industry official has said that Pakistan’s mango exports have exceeded the 100,000 tons mark after eight years. This is still less than 7% of the total production. The former chairman of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce ...Read More
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Indian exports
The Finance minister of India has announced a series of measures to boost exports. Since the beginning of the decade, exports from India have grown at an annual average of just 4%. Recovery has been intermittent. In the previous financial ...Read More
Thai chicken exports to China increase
The Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association report from Bangkok that current increasing pork prices in China have caused a more than 700 percent increase in Thailand's chicken exports to China between January and July 2019. The Manager of the Thai ...Read More
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Swiss Exports Decline
Exports from Switzerland have declined for the second month in a row, while imports increased during August. Exports have fallen by a real 4.4 percent month-on-month in August. Imports rose by 1.0 percent in August. Exports declined by 4.3 percent ...Read More
Thai Jewellery exports beat downturn
Despite weak performance in the Thailand's overall exports, gem and jewellery shipments are expected perform well. The director-general of the International Trade Promotion Department said that the department remains upbeat that gem and jewellery exports (including gold) will grow by ...Read More
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Gems & jewellery exports from India fall sharply in August
In India the gems and jewellery industry is in a difficult period as the reduction in export volumes is increasing every month. There was an 11 per cent fall in July, then a 14.44 per cent fall in August. The ...Read More
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China Import More Pork from USA
Rumours are that China wants to increase imports of pork from overseas, including the U.S. and European Union. The government in China is increasingly concerned about soaring prices. Beijing may be attempting to ease trade tensions with Washington by resuming ...Read More
China allows more Brazil meat exports
China has now authorized another 25 Brazilian meat plants to export to China. The total of Brazilian meat plants able to export to China has now increased to 89. Of the 25 plants newly certified, 17 are beef producers, six ...Read More
Denmark Export Growth higher than Imports
Exports from Denmark increased much more quickly than imports in July, according to data from Statistics Denmark. Exports - excluding those of ships, aircraft, fuel, etc - grew a seasonally adjusted 3.8 percent year-on-year, while imports rose 1.4 percent. Compared ...Read More
Romanian exports falling in July, imports remain strong
Exports from Romania decreased by 1% in July 2019, compared to the same month of 2018. In the year up to July, exports advanced by a mere 2.1% compared to the same period last year. Exports of vehicles, nearly half ...Read More
Singapore imports of Thai rice met by other sources
Singapore’s imports of rice from Thailand can be easily met by alternative sources, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry. “Singapore’s demand for rice is very small compared to total global rice production. For example, we account for only 1.2 ...Read More
Russia main import market for Turkey ag exports
From January to August 2019, Turkey exported around 2 million tons of fresh fruit and vegetable exports to 114 countries in the first eight months of the year, generating $1.2 billion in revenue. The Russian Federation was the main importer ...Read More
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Georgia is 17th Country in World for Wine Exports
The Association of American Wine Economists has ranked Georgia in 17th position in the world in their list of wine exporting countries. IN 2018, wine companies in Georgia exported 86.2 million bottles of wine totaling $196.6 million in value. 284 ...Read More
Abu Dhabi Exports Office is launched
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Abu Dhabi, has announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX), which will provide finance and guarantees to importers from the public and private sectors who wish to import ...Read More
China’s second-hand vehicles exported to Russia
A freight train loaded with over 60 second-hand vehicles left Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan Province in south-west China on Sunday. The vehicles will be in the Russian market in about two weeks. An Import and Export Corporation in Chengdu ...Read More
Tasmanian woman jailed for illegal garlic imports
Illegal garlic imports putting Australia's bio-security at risk have resulted in an 11-month jail sentence for a Tasmanian farmer. The former chairperson of the Australian Garlic Industry Association imported almost 2200 garlic bulbs from the United States and Canada. These ...Read More
Lower duties on Israeli imports
An expanded Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement has now taken effect. The Agreement has removed or reduced tariffs on the import into Israel of a wide range of foods from Canada. Tariffs on imports into Israel from Canada on fresh apples, ...Read More
Grape exports from Australia surpass half billion dollars
This year the value of Australian table grape exports has exceeded half a billion dollars for the first time ever. Australia exported a little over 146,000 metric tons (MT) of the fruit overseas in the 2019 season, meaning a rise ...Read More
Thailand Ministries told to lift exports
The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand has told the Commerce and Agriculture Ministries to co-operate in encouraging exports over the remaining months of the year to help the country survive the US-China trade war storm. The two ministries must team ...Read More
Melton Mowbray pork pie makers and No 10 clash over Johnson claim
Melton Mowbray pork pies are at the centre of a dispute about British exports. Boris Johnson said at the G7 meeting in Biarritz that pork pies are exported to Thailand and Iceland, but cannot be exported to the US due ...Read More
Weaker exports from Germany
The Federal Statistics Office in Germany has confirmed a preliminary gross domestic product contraction of 0.1% quarter-on-quarter from April to June. Exports fell harder than imports in the second quarter and construction investment was also falling. “The details of the ...Read More
Finland and EU should ban Brazilian beef imports
The Minister of Finance for Finland has said that the country and the rest of the EU should seriously consider banning beef exports from Brazil. Banning beef and soya exports from Brazil has been proposed as a method to compel ...Read More
Rail plans could take Scotch off busy roads
The Scottish government has announced plans for detailed design work on a reinstated passenger train service to Levenmouth. This was welcomed by the Scottish Rail Freight Group, whose spokesman said that it was important for the Scottish Government to works ...Read More
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UΚ Freight Tonnage Stable
Freight tonnages through UK ports were stable overall in 2018, the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Annual UK Port Freight Statistics show. There was only a 0.1% difference on the previous year at 483.3m tonnes, said the British Ports Association (BPA). ...Read More
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Wine Export From Republic Of Georgia
After a three-year average growth spurt of 54 percent year over year, wine exports from Georgia to the United States grew by 88 percent in the first half of 2019. The U.S.A is now Georgia’s tenth largest export market for ...Read More
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Bangladesh leather goods exports improve
Exports of leather and leather goods from Bangladesh rebounded impressively because of higher shipments to non-traditional markets and the US-China trade war. Export shipments in July amounted to $106.10 million, a 16.39 percent year-on-year growth. This is the only sector ...Read More
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Possible new freight route Scotland – Holland
If proposals for a new ferry line between Rosyth and Groningen are fruitful, there would be advantages for Scottish exporters and British roads. New ferries have a capacity of up to 200 freight vehicles, in addition to 500 cars and ...Read More
Whisky exports: new Scotland-Netherlands ferry possible
A Scottish company is discussing launching a new ferry line with a Dutch port Britain's potentially giving a speedy alternative route for Scottish exports such as whisky if Brexit causes initial customs delays. The ferry line is projected to run ...Read More
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China welcomes Australian beef imports
Australia may be able to triple its exports of grain-fed beef to China by 2030, as the country has an increasing appetite for the marbled meat. Increases in the consumption of beef in Asian countries, especially in China, may cause ...Read More
Pharmaceutical exports from Turkey increase
Pharmaceutical exports from Turkey increased by 150% from 2009 to 2018. The country earned nearly $1.2 billion from its pharmaceutical exports last year, up from $474 million in 2009, TurkStat reported. The country also imported nearly $4.8 billion worth of ...Read More
Exports from Switzerland fall in July
Switzerland’s exports declined in July, according to data from the Federal Customs Administration. Exports dropped by a real 1.8 percent on month in July, after a 2.5 percent increase during June. Imports fell by 0.5 percent following a 1.3 percent ...Read More
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Norway Exports Decline Sharply In July
Exports from Norway fell sharply in July compared with last year, according to the government Statistics Office in Norway. Although exports plunged 19.1 percent year-on-year in July, imports increased 8.7 percent. The export figures were affected by in reduction in ...Read More
Ukraine increases honey exports
Ukraine increased the volume of honey exports up to May this year by 20.2% compared to the same period last year. "Ukraine is one of the largest honey exporters in the world ... For five months of this year, Ukraine ...Read More
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Denmark encourages renewable energy exports
The Energy Agency of Denmark has initiated funding to help renewable and clean energy exports. This will help green energy companies and organisations in Denmark in the promotion of technology and services abroad. The energy export fund will accept applications ...Read More
EU Trade Barriers to India Seafood exports
India’s seafood exports are valued at some Rs 50,000 crore annually, but after approximately 15 years of export growth to the EU suddenly the EU has sort of “had a change of heart because India’s exports to Europe had really ...Read More
India Exports increase
Merchandise exports from India rebounded and grew 2.25% in July, helped by increased shipments of organic goods, drugs and pharmaceuticals. Imports fell, narrowing the trade deficit. Exports had fallen 9.71% in June amid intensifying trade tensions between the US and ...Read More
India seafood exports
Seafood exports from India to the European Union are expected to drop sharply this year as its biggest competitor Vietnam signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Bloc in July. The FTA helps it export products to the ...Read More
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China plans land-sea freight system
China is planning an efficient and environmentally friendly freight system in the west of the country by 2025. Railway networks and sea ports are to be expanded under the plan. The plan said that 500 000 standard containers will be ...Read More
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Cashew nuts exports, markets increase
Cambodia exported 167,285 tonnes of cashew nuts in the first seven months of this year. The Ministry of Agriculture said that cashew nut exports have increased significantly since the government promised to reach one million tonnes of exports in the ...Read More
S Korean imports of Japanese reduce
Imports of Japanese beer into South Korea fell by 45% in July from the previous month. Korean consumers boycotted the product provoked by an escalating political and economic dispute between the two Asian countries. This is good news for other ...Read More
Israel Toiletry Imports made easier
A new document outlining the principles of toiletry imports removes current regulations which require importers to receive advance import permits from the Health Ministry. Parallel importers will now not need to present documents showing their full supply chain, from production ...Read More
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China export growth
Exports from China returned to growth in July despite escalating U.S. trade pressure. This was caused by improved global demand, but Washington is preparing to impose even more import tariffs on Chinese goods. A sharp drop in the yuan currency ...Read More
Peru expects increase in blueberry exports
Peru expects to continue its remarkable growth trend in blueberry volumes this coming season. If the forecast is correct, it could be the world's largest exporter. "We expect blueberry exports to be around 110,000 and 125,000 metric tons (MT)," said ...Read More
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Volvo launches China exports
Volvo Cars has begun exports of the XC60 midsize crossover assembled in the south China city of Chengdu to Europe. The company has plans to use China as a production hub for global export markets. The first consignment of XC60s ...Read More
Michigan farmers seek tariffs on Turkey cherry imports
Cheap imports of cherries from Turkey threaten the income of farmers in Michigan, who produce two-thirds of the country's sour cherry supply. This has prompted the industry to turn to the U.S. government for help by imposing tariffs on imports. ...Read More
Leather exports from India decline
Exports of leather and leather goods from India have been on a declining trend since 2014-15. Global demand for leather imports has shrunk, and it has been difficult to obtain raw materials. In 2014-15, India had exported leather and leather ...Read More
Turmeric Exports from India affected by sanctions
Indian turmeric exports have been affected by the US sanctions against Iran, which is the largest importer of the spice from India. “In the absence of Iran, there are no big orders for Indian turmeric. Bangladesh is now buying but ...Read More
Increase in freight volume through German ports
300 million tons of freight was carried by container and other cargo vessels via German sea ports in 2018, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In comparison with the previous year, maritime transport to and from Germany increased by 1.6 percent ...Read More
Passenger car exports up
Exports of Passenger cars assembled in Korea rose 6.1 percent in the first half of 2019, compared with the previous year on the back of strong demand from the North American market. Korean carmakers shipped passenger cars with a combined ...Read More
Nylon imports/exports fall
Exports of nylon from Europe fell sharply in May, down 51.3%, and imports dropped 9.7%. The decrease in imports and exports was mainly caused by low downstream demand in the automotive sector, affecting chemical markets on a global scale. “The ...Read More
Hong Kong June Exports fall
Hong Kong’s exports fell more drastically than expected in June. Exports declined in June to HK$309.6 billion ($39.6 billion), a reduction of9% from year-ago figures, according to Hong Kong government statistics. This is the worst result since 2016. Imports also ...Read More
Kiwifruit exports from Chile to Europe fall
The Far Eastern market seem to have become the leading importers for Chilean kiwifruit exports this season. There has been huge year-on-year drop in exports to Europe. Total exports so far are down 13%, according to the country's Kiwifruit Committee. ...Read More
Container goods improve port throughput
In the first half of the year import and export trade figures reached a record at Rotterdam. The largest port in Europe handled more container goods and imports of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose. Total freight throughput in ...Read More
Grape exports from Brazil soar
Fruit exports from Brazil rose by 21% in volume in the first half of the year, dominated by an increase of more than three times the previous year of table grape shipments. The country exported 430,000 metric tons (MT) of ...Read More
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Guangdong exports increase
Guangdong Province in China exported goods worth 287.7 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, an increase of 3.9 percent over last year. Guangdong's imports, however, fell by 2.5 percent, with the trade surplus widening 18.9 percent ...Read More
Growth in Poland Freight Forwarding Market
Poland has become an important player the transport and logistics market. The Freight Forwarding Market in POland has shown a strong growth, helped by entry into the EU and the opening of European markets. The Polish freight transport market is ...Read More
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Romania’s huge agri imports
Romania had the largest corn crop in EU in 2018 but has increased its corn imports in Q1, 2019 by 17%. The country imported over 173,000 tons of corn, costing over 68 million euros, but only 149,143 tons of corn ...Read More
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Turkey exports watermelons to Germany
Aydin, a city in southwestern Turkey, produces 45 thousand tons of watermelons per year. 90% of these are consumed domestically, the remainder are exported mainly to Iraq and Ukraine. This year, the area exported watermelons to Germany as well. A ...Read More
Pakistan fruit exports grow
The export of Pakistani fruits increased by 4.34 percent during the first 11 months of the financial year, compared with exports for the corresponding period of last year. Fruit exports from the country were recorded as $ 393.945 million during ...Read More
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European markets import/export more seafood products
The E.U. is the largest consumer of fishery and aquaculture products in the world. Demand far exceeds supply, so the bloc is increasingly sourcing products from around the world in order to meet market requirements. In 2018, E.U. imports from ...Read More
Jordan’s exports to EU drop
Exports from Jordan to the European Union witnessed dropped by 2.6 per cent during the first third of the year, in comparison with the same period in 2018. However, Jordan’s exports to North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries have ...Read More
China imports beef from Panama for the first time
Shanghai customs officials have said that the first batch of beef imports from Panama has entered China. The imported beef, weighing 23 tonnes, is one of the products imported due to new bilateral trade agreements between the two countries. The ...Read More
TT exports $235m in chocolates
Trinidad and Tobago are exporting chocolates and cocoa worldwide, and their export markets are growing. Export figures are improving: in cocoa the Central Statistical Office figures for the last three years (2016-2018) indicate that they have exported $30 million worth ...Read More
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Kenya’s avocado exports to China to increase
Kenya intends to increase its avocado exports to China by 10% annually over the next three years. Chinese traders are actively seeking new import opportunities in the Kenyan market for avocados, explains Export Promotion Council’s CEO Peter Biwott. “Chinese traders ...Read More
Norway praises India
Norway has praised India for accepting a UN court ruling on its maritime boundary dispute with Bangladesh. Norway said it was a "very, very good example" of New Delhi abiding by democracy and a rules-based world order in contrast to ...Read More
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Customs strike team against garbage imports
The Department of Finance in the Philippines has ordered the Bureau of Customs to study the possible formation of a special 'strike team' to guard against the import of waste materials which countries are attempting to dump in the Philippines. ...Read More
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Chickpea exports from Australia down
Australian chickpea exports in May totaled 27,288 tonnes, a reduction of 37pc from the April total of 43,134t, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This reduction reflects reduced tonnage shipped to Bangladesh, which is ...Read More
Bulgaria traceability of fruit and veg imports
Bulgaria plans to create a register of fruit and vegetable traders and will track importers' goods from the border to the counter. The system will also check whether the importer has stock, and whether the imports are sold at a ...Read More
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Temporary ban on pork imports from Germany
The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines has ordered a temporary ban on pork imports from Germany. It was discovered a pork import shipment from Germany was mixed with 250 kilos of pork from Poland, a country with an African ...Read More
Ban on sea sand exports
Malaysia denied that its ban on sea sand export is designed to stop Singapore from expanding its land mass. The Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Xavier Jayakumar said that river sand is still being exported to its neighbour. He ...Read More
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US makes first rice sale to Chinese buyers
A producer in California has agreed a deal to export the first-ever sale of U.S. rice to buyers in China. About seven months ago, China officially opened its import market to U.S. rice, ending 20 years of haggling over details ...Read More
Global Timber Exports
Out of the top-ten countries which export timber, the largest year-over-year increases (in %) were in Ukraine, Russia, the US, Chile and Germany. Exports from Ukraine have increased dramatically after the country banned most exports of softwood logs in 2017. ...Read More
South Korea may use countermeasures to Japan’s export limits
South Korea may decide to retaliate against the latest export limits from Japan on high-tech materials. Japan and South Korea are in a political dispute over forced wartime labor, and this has effected the decision on exports. "Implementing corresponding measures ...Read More
Malaysia’s exports improve
Malaysia’s export growth remained positive for a second consecutive month in May. This was better than expected. In local currency terms exports grew by 2.5% year-on-year in May, exceeding the median of 2.2% growth and up from 1.1% growth in ...Read More
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China’s Pork Imports Surge
There was a 63% increase in China’s pork imports in May compared with the same month last year. This emphasises the devastating effect which African swine fever continues to have on the world’s largest pork producing country. China is stocking ...Read More
US hearing on Chinese imports
U.S. hearings on the proposed new round of import tariffs from China have entered the second week. Hundreds of witnesses presented their views to trade officials about their opposition to protectionist measures. Farah Ahmed, the president and CEO of the ...Read More
New Zealand May exports
Exports from New Zealand remained at high levels in May, driven by increases in primary sector exports including dairy, fruit, and fish, according to Stats NZ. In May 2019, the value of total goods exports rose $455 million (8.5 percent) ...Read More
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Food Imports for Africa
A South African government official called on African countries to increase trade, particularly food trade, between each other. He said latest research on the agro-processing sector indicates that Africa is estimated to spend up to 50 billion U.S. dollars on ...Read More
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Bid to drive Scottish drink exports
TWO food and drink entrepreneurs are co-operating to create a state-of-the-art bottling facility which they think will help Scottish craft spirits producers dramatically increase export sales. They say that the bottling facility, based in Cumbernauld, will allow small distillers to ...Read More
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Japan Food exports to meet govt target
Exports of agricultural, fishery and forestry products and related processed foods from Japan will probably achieve a government-set target of ¥1 trillion in 2019. Japanese “washoku” cuisine is experiencing a boom overseas. “Since there remains much room for a further ...Read More
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USA ports request import tariff concession
Container port terminals in the USA are pleading with the government to remove gantry cranes critical to the flow of U.S. imports and exports from Chinese import tariffs. They hope to avoid a proposed 25 percent tariff on products which ...Read More
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Rail Freight in Europe
Ten years ago the China Government proposed to build a robust rail network to connect Europe and China. The development was not welcomed by logistics service providers and shipping liners. Now the rail freight network connects approximately 34 European cities ...Read More
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Export figures restore confidence
Total exports from the UK grew at a rate of three per cent in the financial year 2018/2019 to a high of £639.9 billion, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). British exports have now increased consecutively for the ...Read More
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Peruvian pomegranate exports yield positive results
Pomegranate exports from Peru increased slightly during the first four months of this year. The Netherlands was the main export destination, taking 51% of the total export shipments. Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom were next on the ...Read More
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Elbe upgrade gives port of Hamburg opportunity
The Elbe entrance to the port of Hamburg is being upgraded, which gives a positive signal for shipping companies and shippers in Germany and internationally. The German gateway announced a 6.4% increase in first-quarter freight container traffic. Hamburg’s growth rate ...Read More
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Plastic waste exports drop
U.S. exporters shipped 67% less plastic scrap in the first quarter of this year, than the first quarter of 2017. The decline was mainly caused by China, which no longer appears in the top 10 destinations of U.S. scrap plastic ...Read More
China cancels imports of US pork
China has cancelled orders for 3247 tons of US pork imports, a day after the USA had imposed a 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. The US Department of Agriculture says that latest cancellation of pork ...Read More
Turkey halves import tariffs on US goods
Turkey has decided to halve the additional duties on U.S. imports. The policy was instituted after Washington's announcement that they would decrease tariffs on Turkish iron and steel imports to 25 percent from 50 percent recently. According to the official ...Read More
Top 5 exporters account for a quarter of exports
A new report from the Central Statistical Office show that the country's five biggest exporters accounted for 26% of all exports in 2017. The biggest export sector was pharmaceuticals. The CSO said that the five highest value exporters accounted for ...Read More
Fresh Produce Imports to Spain
Spain's fresh fruit and vegetable imports grew in both volume and value terms compared with the same period of 2018. According to the latest data from Customs, fresh produce imports grew 10 per cent in volume to 569,692 tonnes. Vegetable ...Read More
Food imports to Pakistan drop
The country’s food imports dropped by 9.85pc in the first 10 months of the current financial year, as compared to the imports recorded during the same period of FY2017-18. Import of palm oil witnessed a sharp decrease of 10.99pc during ...Read More
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US-China trade war
Intermediate goods and capital equipment — such as electric motors, bicycle parts and plastics — delivered to American factories and workshops make up the largest share of US imports from China. Higher costs for these supplies, which are directly involved ...Read More
Japan plan to increase food exports
Japan intends to streamline policy coordination between government agencies in an attempt to expand food exports. Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and processed food from Japan are expected to reach 1 trillion yen ($9 billion) by 2020. The ...Read More
Kesar mangoes from Valsad shipped by
For the first time Kesar mangoes from the Valsad area of India have been shipped by sea to the UK. The mango exports always previously travelled by air, but air freight costs have become so expensive that it was decided ...Read More
April exports from Taiwan down
Taiwan received orders for exports to a total of US$37.66 billion in April 2019, decreasing by 3.7% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). The top two exports by value were IT/communication products and electronic products. The ...Read More
Concern about fraudulent imports of cashew kernel
Cashew processors and exporters in India are worried about the sharp increase in fraudulent imports of cashew kernels. India produces 6-7 million tonne of raw cashews per year and until recently was the leading exporter of kernels to the global ...Read More
Capacity increasing on land-sea freight route from China
Twenty-five containers of vehicles on freight trains Chongqing Municipality in southwest China last week and headed for the Philippines. The export shipment signifies the start of a mregular freight service for finished vehicles on the land-sea freight route. This is ...Read More
China Exports fall In April
Instead of the expected rise in exports, in April data showed a fall, suggesting that the trade war with the US was having a greater effect than previously thought. China’s General Administration of Customs said that exports fell 2.7% compared ...Read More
Knitwear exports from India
Knitwear exports from India during April 2019 are on the increase which is a very encouraging sign, said the chairman of India International Knit Fair. India now has an advantage because the United States (US) imposed import tariffs on some ...Read More
China hope for South African avocado exports
The current South African government is planning to achieve export-led growth in agriculture and has identified avocados as a key factor. Advisers are encouraging the country to follow Kenya’s path by driving exports of avocados to China. The output of ...Read More
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Australian beef exports
Export figures of beef from Australia just released by Department of Agriculture are higher than expected at 98,647 tonnes, considering the production lost due to Easter and Anzac Day holidays. Usually there is a tight relationship between slaughter levels and ...Read More
Drug exports from India rise on disruption in China
Exports of bulk drugs from India have been growing in double digits during the financial year 2019. This period that was marked by drug shortages in the global market because of supply disruptions in China. The domestic market in India ...Read More
NZ wine exports on track for another good year
Wine exports are expected to exceed growth forecasts for the 2019 export year, according to a recently released report. Modest growth for New Zealand wine exports was expected to continue over the rest of the calendar year 2019. Early this ...Read More
Duty-free maize imports to be allowed
Kenya is preparing to allow duty free maize imports from July, to compensate for the grain shortage which has caused the price of flour rise 30 percent in one month. The Agriculture Cabinet Secretary told millers in a private meeting ...Read More
Shippers expect export recovery
A shippers group in Bangkok is hopeful that exports will fare better in the second quarter than the first after a contraction of 1.64% year-on-year in the January-March period. The Thai National Shippers' council expects exports to bounce back to ...Read More
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China suspends imports from Canada pork producer
Pork producers in Canada await developments, after China temporarily suspended pork imports from two Canadian processing facilities. The suspension imposed by China may be because of labelling irregularities. This is a matter of concern for Canadian exporters of pork.
Zimbabwe needs to diversify its exports
The CEO of ZimTrade has said exports from Zimbabwe need to urgently be diversified to narrow the trade deficit. Imports have continued to dominate the economy over exports since dollarisation, but the trend is downwards and the trade gap is ...Read More
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Moe calls for retaliatory scrutiny of Chinese imports
The Premier of Canada Scott Moe has called for a retaliatory measures in Canada’s import inspection regime to alert China of Canada's displeasure. He said it’s time for Canada to be “reciprocal in our scrutiny” as Chinese imports are arriving ...Read More
Shandong Province, China sends more freight train
Shandong Province in East China has sent a total 214 freight trains to countries in Asia and Europe in Q1, up 251 percent from last year. Five new routes linking Shandong with cities such as Duisburg, Ulan Bator and Hanoi ...Read More
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China to spend $965 million on Thai fruit imports to drive growth
China will import around $965.8 million worth of fresh produce from Thailand over the next three years. They will import fruit, mainly durian and mangosteen, worth RMB 5 billion from Thailand. Imports of fresh food are becoming increasingly popular in ...Read More
Rail freight investment in Tees Valley
A daily rail freight connection from Teesport to Scotland has been celebrated with an official locomotive naming ceremony at Teesport. Teesport now offers more daily freight connections to Scotland than any other port in the North, after a second Scottish ...Read More
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Increasing exports of Scotch
The Scottish whisky industry has been supported in recent years by rising export sales. Exports reached £4.7bn last year. Several distilleries have started production and opening their doors to tourists. A report by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) shows Scotland’s ...Read More
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Tobacco imports to Saudi nearly halved
The import of tobacco products into Saudi Arabia fell by 43.1 percent last year, apparently due to the implementation of an excise tax. In 2017, Saudi Arabia imported cigarettes and tobacco products worth SR3.13 billion, before the tax was implemented. ...Read More
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Chile forecasts reduction in citrus exports
Chile has forecast a 3% reduction in citrus exports for the 2019 season, with clementines declining the most. The Citrus Committee of the exporters’ association ASOEX said that clementine volumes will probably drop by 8% and oranges by 3%. They ...Read More
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Afghan Saffron Increase In Exports
The price of Afghanistan’s saffron has increased in local because exports of the spice to international markets have seen a dramatic increase, a local investor said. According to officials, one of the main reasons for the increase in saffron exports ...Read More
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Sri Lanka tea exports increase
Exports of tea from Sri Lanka for the month of March 2019 totaled 26.4 million kgs, an increase of 0.3 million kgs against the volume of 26.1 million kgs registered for March 2018, according to a report by the Tea ...Read More
Exports from India reach all-time high
Exports from India in 2018-19 reached the highest in value for any financial year as India took advantage of the trade war between the US and China. Exports grew more than 9 per cent over the last financial year. Imports ...Read More
Ukraine almost doubled imports of citrus in March
Ukrainian consumers are increasingly preferring imports of exotic fruits, although there are plenty of local apples at an affordable price. In March alone, imports of citrus increased by purchased 1.8 times. In March 2019 Ukraine imported 64,000 tons of citrus ...Read More
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China increases pork imports
The China Government is now unfolding a protein buying program which will probably be the biggest in the history of US pork exports. This is because of African Swine Fever which has forced pig herd slaughtering in China. Recently US ...Read More
Zimbabwe Exports to UK increase
Zimbabwe’s exports to the UK have increased by 276 percent since 2012, according to ZimTrade. Harare is now working on strengthening bilateral and trade ties with London in preparation for BREXIT. Zimbabwe has already drafted a bilateral trade agreement to ...Read More
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China may permit more Brazilian meat imports
China may permit more Brazilian meat imports after important trade talks planned for May, the Chinese ambassador to Brazil said on Monday. He did not say how many meat processing plants might be approved by China but, said this would ...Read More
TV exports from China
A TV company in China company plans to export 1.5 million television sets to Europe in 2019 and 2.1 million sets in 2021, establishing supply chain centres in Germany, Poland, Russia and Belarus, Wang said. The Polish consul general in ...Read More
California wine exports down
Wine exports from the USA reached $1.47bn in revenues and 375m liters (41.7 million cases) in 2018. Over 90% of this was exported from California. Total exports were down 4.8% in value and 1.2% in volume due to the strength ...Read More
New freight route China – Poland
China Railway Express began its freight train service to Europe some time ago. Increasing numbers of international companies are benefiting from its relatively high speed to export goods overseas. Shipping via China Railway Express are similar to shipping goods by ...Read More
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USA threatens new import tariffs on EU products
The US government has threatened to impose tariffs on $11 billion in imports from the European Union, which may make international trade even more difficult. The decision to target products such as passenger helicopters, ski-suits, and various cheeses and wines ...Read More
Chilean plum exports to China cause price fall
Exports from Chile of the D’Agen plum variety to China have increased significantly during the current season; the glut has caused average prices to fall to half the level recorded last year. This variety of plum is traditionally sold in ...Read More
Additional post Brexit railfreight services
Eurotunnel is preparing to operate additional freight train services and building a new terminal for unaccompanied trailers; this may be a preparation for a 'no deal' Brexit, but actually might be a more efficient way to handle cross Channel freight ...Read More
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Malaysia exports fall 5.3%
Exports from Malaysia dropped sharply in February, the first reduction since August as trade with most of its partners slowed down. Exports fell 5.3% in February compared with a year earlier, below the 1.4% rise forecast. In January, exports grew ...Read More
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Russia will expand rail freight exports to China
The operator of the Port of Vladivostok, and Rail Cargo Logistics-RUS will support exports by rail freight from Russia to China on behalf of the Russian Export Center. The operators say they will establish the best transport routes, and provide ...Read More
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Exports Drop from South Korea
South Korea's exports fell for the fourth month running in March, because of declining semiconductor prices and slower economic growth in China. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said exports had dropped 8.2 percent on-year last month to US$47.1 ...Read More
Fruit & veg imports to Spain rise
The import of fruits and vegetables to Spain in January 2019 grew by 11% in terms of volume and by 26% in terms of value compared to the same month of 2018. Vegetable imports increased the most strongly, with 12% ...Read More
Canada – China soybean exports increased by 80% last year
Soybean growers in Canada are concerned that China will block soybean imports as well as canola, which will mean they have few export markets left. China is widening the ban on canola imports and growers of other Canadian oilseeds are ...Read More
Improved market access for agricultural exports from Australia
Trade measures to improve market access for agricultural exports is one of the main high points for farmers in Australia's Budget. The Treasurer announced $29.4 million towards program for “high export growth potential” products, to help get Australian food and ...Read More
HMRC no deal EU exit Guidance for Ro/Ro Ports and Eurotunnel
HMRC have published information to highlight changes at Roll-on Roll-off ports and Eurotunnel should the UK leave the EU without a deal on 12 April 2019. This information is relevant to organisations that import or export goods through roll-on, roll-off ...Read More
US avocado imports threatened
There may be an avocado shortage in the USA if the President shuts down the border with Mexico, preventing imports of Mexican avocados. The United States is heavily reliant on imports of fruit, vegetables and alcohol from Mexico. About half ...Read More
HMRC Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP) – Day1 No-deal readiness
HMRC announced on 22 March 2019 further details of new customs requirements, should the UK leave the EU without a deal. An extension of the date when the first supplementary customs declarations must be submitted, and any import duties must ...Read More
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India wants to increase Exports To China
The commerce ministry of India has called a meeting of stakeholders, including export promotion councils, on April 5 to discuss ways to increase exports to China. Participants would include officials from the agriculture ministry, Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export ...Read More
China to reduce waste imports to zero
China intends to reduce solid waste imports to zero by 2020. The intention is to reduce pollution and encourage recycling sites in China to deal with the increasing volumes of domestic waste. Since the 1980s, China has imported hundreds of ...Read More
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