Imports Archives - Page 5 of 16

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 t...
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Posted on November 30, 2021

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 bee...
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Posted on November 26, 2021

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 s...
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Posted on November 25, 2021

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 ...
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Posted on November 22, 2021

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 fir...
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Posted on November 18, 2021

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 ex...
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Posted on November 4, 2021

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 ...
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Posted on November 3, 2021

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 ma...
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Posted on October 29, 2021

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 phar...
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Posted on October 18, 2021

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 ...
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Posted on October 12, 2021

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 ex...
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Posted on October 4, 2021

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 fel...
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Posted on September 22, 2021

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 U...
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Posted on September 2, 2021

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 ...
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Posted on August 20, 2021

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 dise...
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Posted on July 25, 2021

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...
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Posted on July 21, 2021

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 impor...
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Posted on July 20, 2021

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 syst...
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Posted on July 15, 2021

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 U...
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Posted on July 13, 2021

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 expo...
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Posted on July 7, 2021

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 Bri...
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Posted on July 6, 2021

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 impor...
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Posted on July 2, 2021

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 U...
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Posted on June 30, 2021

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 economi...
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Posted on June 24, 2021

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 Australia...
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Posted on June 23, 2021

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...
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Posted on June 22, 2021

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 industri...
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Posted on June 15, 2021

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 cha...
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Posted on June 10, 2021

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 ...
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Posted on June 7, 2021

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 calen...
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Posted on May 31, 2021

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...
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Posted on May 28, 2021

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 tariff...
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Posted on May 25, 2021

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 Minist...
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Posted on May 24, 2021

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 Br...
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Posted on May 19, 2021

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 durin...
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Posted on May 6, 2021

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...
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Posted on April 28, 2021

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. Lim...
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Posted on April 23, 2021

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 RSPC...
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Posted on April 18, 2021

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 f...
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Posted on April 11, 2021

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 i...
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Posted on March 31, 2021

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 b...
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Posted on March 25, 2021

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 yea...
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Posted on March 21, 2021

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...
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Posted on March 20, 2021

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 busine...
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Posted on March 13, 2021

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. ...
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Posted on March 5, 2021

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 app...
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Posted on February 28, 2021

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 Communicati...
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Posted on February 27, 2021

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 co...
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Posted on February 24, 2021

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. ...
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Posted on February 13, 2021

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 unco...
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Posted on February 4, 2021

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