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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 bor...
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Posted on April 4, 2020

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 decimat...
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Posted on April 3, 2020

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 ...
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Posted on April 2, 2020

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...
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Posted on March 26, 2020

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 ...
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Posted on March 25, 2020

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. ...
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Posted on March 20, 2020

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 ...
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Posted on March 15, 2020

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 coro...
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Posted on March 14, 2020

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 outbrea...
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Posted on March 10, 2020

Champagne exports worry

Producers from Champagne fear that coronavirus will threaten potential export sales to Asia. A fifth-generation champagne producer said: “I mean ever...
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Posted on March 5, 2020

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 Chin...
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Posted on March 2, 2020

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 Euro...
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Posted on February 29, 2020

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 airfre...
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Posted on February 24, 2020

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. ...
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Posted on February 22, 2020

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 ...
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Posted on February 19, 2020

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. Approximatel...
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Posted on February 14, 2020

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 facto...
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Posted on February 12, 2020

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 tonne...
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Posted on February 10, 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

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

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

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 ...
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Posted on January 23, 2020

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 ...
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Posted on January 22, 2020

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 ye...
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Posted on January 19, 2020

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 Chin...
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Posted on January 18, 2020

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 expo...
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Posted on January 16, 2020

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 ...
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Posted on January 15, 2020

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 Russ...
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Posted on January 14, 2020

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 restricti...
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Posted on January 11, 2020

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 ...
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Posted on January 7, 2020

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 yea...
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Posted on January 2, 2020

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 ...
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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 E...
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Posted on December 31, 2019

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 ...
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Posted on December 8, 2019

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 hig...
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Posted on December 7, 2019

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 r...
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Posted on November 27, 2019

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 ex...
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Posted on November 24, 2019

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...
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Posted on November 23, 2019

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...
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Posted on November 19, 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

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 wildfire...
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Posted on November 12, 2019

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...
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Posted on November 9, 2019

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 comm...
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Posted on November 8, 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

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 trans...
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Posted on November 5, 2019

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 th...
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Posted on November 4, 2019

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 ...
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Posted on November 1, 2019

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 am...
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Posted on October 31, 2019

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 Sept...
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Posted on October 24, 2019
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