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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 tha...
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Posted on February 20, 2020

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 shortage...
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Posted on February 15, 2020

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 m...
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Posted on February 3, 2020

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 i...
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Posted on February 1, 2020

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...
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Posted on January 31, 2020

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 sho...
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Posted on January 30, 2020

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. Ana...
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Posted on January 27, 2020

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 plac...
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Posted on January 25, 2020

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 ma...
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Posted on January 1, 2020

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...
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Posted on December 27, 2019

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...
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Posted on December 10, 2019

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...
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Posted on December 6, 2019

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 dutie...
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Posted on December 2, 2019

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 vege...
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Posted on November 21, 2019

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. Vietn...
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Posted on November 18, 2019

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...
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Posted on November 14, 2019

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 sc...
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Posted on November 6, 2019

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 ...
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Posted on October 12, 2019

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 O...
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Posted on October 8, 2019

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 pr...
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Posted on October 6, 2019

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 f...
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Posted on September 15, 2019

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 ...
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Posted on September 10, 2019

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 rang...
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Posted on September 7, 2019

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 ...
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Posted on September 2, 2019

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 pol...
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Posted on August 11, 2019

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 ...
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Posted on August 10, 2019

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 p...
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Posted on August 5, 2019

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, c...
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Posted on July 23, 2019

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 prod...
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Posted on July 18, 2019

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 opport...
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Posted on July 14, 2019

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 ...
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Posted on July 12, 2019

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 che...
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Posted on July 10, 2019

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 G...
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Posted on July 9, 2019

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 tarif...
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Posted on May 24, 2019

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 pe...
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Posted on May 20, 2019

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 ...
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Posted on May 19, 2019

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 sa...
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Posted on April 30, 2019

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 A...
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Posted on April 25, 2019

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 r...
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Posted on April 22, 2019

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,...
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Posted on April 20, 2019

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...
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Posted on April 6, 2019

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. Ch...
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Posted on April 5, 2019

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. ...
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Posted on April 3, 2019

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 State...
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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 whe...
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Posted on April 2, 2019

Namibia stops cabbage & onion imports

Namibia will suspend imports of controlled crops -butternuts, cabbages and onions– between April and August because production in the country is expected...
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Posted on March 30, 2019

Irish grain imports at record record level

Farming groups in Ireland are asking the Department of Agriculture to explain why ship loads of grain are being imported while farmers have grain supplies ...
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Posted on March 28, 2019

Poland and Czech Republic against illegal waste imports

Poland and the Czech Republic are planning to cooperate more closely against illegal waste shipments. The countries signed a declaration about illegal tran...
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Posted on March 21, 2019

Turkey allows onion imports

The production of onions in Turkey reduced over the past two seasons. Usually import tariffs for onions are 49%. the Turkish ministry of trade announced t...
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Posted on February 6, 2019

China takes pick of avocado imports

Since 2015, growth of avocado imports to the US have slowed. The rest of the world has taken advantage. For example, imports to China, where the avocad...
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Posted on February 2, 2019
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