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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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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
Tags: China, containers, Covid-19, freight
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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
Tags: Covid-19, exports, South Africa
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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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
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
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
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
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
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