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US pork imports stuck at ports in China

China has increased inspections of pork imported from the United States, importers and industry sources said. This is the latest American product to be hi...
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Posted on May 11, 2018

Australian exports hit record levels

There was a surge in exports which jumped to the highest level on record;this should add handsomely to Australian economic growth when the March quarter r...
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Posted on May 4, 2018

EU to restrict imports of e-bikes from China

The European Commission has made imports of electric bicycles (e-bikes) from China subject to registration. Eventual duties can be backdated to May. The...
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Posted on May 3, 2018

USA will postpone tariffs on imports of steel & aluminium from EU

The White House said on that it would postpone a decision on imposing tariffs on US imports of steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexic...
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Posted on April 30, 2018

Quicker freight Germany – China

A major freight carrier has launched a weekly less-than-container-load service from Duisburg to Wuhan. The first door-to-door LCL consolidation contain...
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Posted on April 24, 2018

London to China freight service

Following last year’s trial services (China to London and London to China), on April 10 the first scheduled freight service from DP World’s London Gate...
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Posted on April 22, 2018

China imposes deposit on US sorghum

China said on it will slap a hefty temporary deposit on imports of sorghum from the USA, after finding that the U.S. grain has damaged the domestic industr...
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Posted on April 18, 2018

China largest exporter to Philippines

China was the Philippines' largest source of imports in February, contributing a 19.9 percent share of the total imports for the month. A report said th...
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Posted on April 13, 2018

China plastic ban: increased exports to other parts of Asia

China stopped accepting 24 different types of waste imports, including plastic and paper, at the start of 2018 because it said contaminants were polluting ...
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Posted on April 12, 2018

US craft beer exports rise 3.6% in 2017

Canada has retained the top spot as the leading importer of craft beer from the USA , representing 51.3% of total exports. The UK is the second import larg...
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Posted on April 11, 2018

China Feb fuel exports to North Korea tiny

China kept fuel exports to North Korea to a minimum and shipped no corn or rice to its isolated neighbour in February, extending a months-long drop in expo...
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Posted on April 9, 2018

Freight train service linking N China and Mongolia

A new freight train service between Caofeidian Port in Hebei Province, North China and Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, was launched at the end of March. ...
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Posted on April 6, 2018

US bean exports to China fall 25%

Imports of US soybeans to China fell by 25% in February, compared with the same month a year earlier as Brazil's bumper crop displaced US farmer supply. C...
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Posted on April 5, 2018

Peru expects mandarin exports to China to rise 15% in 2018

South America’s leading soft citrus exporter is expecting more strong export growth to China this year. Peru has become the largest soft citrus export...
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Posted on April 2, 2018

USA Tariffs on China imports could raise prices

President Trump’s intention to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese imports and threats of retaliation from China sparked fresh worries last week about higher...
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Posted on April 1, 2018

Commodity imports to China for February

The strong demand for ethanol imports from China has strengthened. Last month, 197,652 cubic metres were purchased – up from just 9 cubic metres in F...
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Posted on March 29, 2018

UK exports to Emerging 7 could be higher

The UK could benefit from £10bn worth of exports a year to a group of emerging economies, according to a study by Standard Chartered bank. Annual UK expo...
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Posted on March 21, 2018

New train freight train connects the Netherlands to China

A new railway service connecting Amsterdam and Yiwu in China was launched on March 7. The 11,000-kilometre route travels through Germany, Poland, Belarus, ...
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Posted on March 20, 2018

China exports tunneling machine to Bangladesh

A Chinese firm this week rolled off the largest-ever shield tunneling machine for export, which is destined for Bangladesh to assist with a river tunneling...
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Posted on March 16, 2018

Aluminium exports from China rise

Aluminium exports from China grew more than 25 per cent in the first two months of 2018, but steel exports fell by almost a third. China faces scrutiny as ...
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Posted on March 11, 2018

Fear of stock-piled bike Imports from China

The European Bike Manufacturers Association is requesting the European Commission to begin registering imports of e-bikes from China. Because Chinese bike ...
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Posted on March 9, 2018

Japan’s cosmetics exports annual record

Japan's cosmetics exports jumped 39% in value in 2017, marking a fifth record year. Tourists visiting Japan create new devotees who continue to use the pro...
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Posted on March 2, 2018

China rail freight volume on the increase

Rail freight in China rose in January by 9.4 percent volume from the previous year to 339.6 million tonnes, the National Bureau of Statistics said. Rail...
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Posted on February 28, 2018

Salmon Exports from Norway on the rise

Combined exports of salmon from Norway for China and Vietnam, rose during Week 6 of 2018 to 633 tonnes from 538 tonnes in same week last year. Export vo...
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Posted on February 22, 2018

Norwegian salmon exports to China rise

During Week 6 of 20189, Norway exported 420 tonnes of fresh salmon to China, an increase over 355 tonnes the previous week. This was a fraction of the tot...
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Posted on February 21, 2018

Salmon exports from Norway to China fall

Salmon exports from Norway to China fell to 355 tonnes last week from 523 tonnes the previous week. However, this was an increase from just 15 tonnes in t...
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Posted on February 15, 2018

China approves imports from Denmark

China has approved the import of processed meats from a leading processor in Denmark. China is the world's top pork consumer, and the export of these produ...
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Posted on February 13, 2018

New processed pork exports to China

A Danish company which has just received approval for its products in China, says that exports of such products to China could be worth 250 million Danish ...
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Posted on February 12, 2018

Service exports from China increase in 2017

Service exports from witnessed expanded quickly in 2017, exceeding the increase of imports for the first time in seven years, figures from the Ministry of ...
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Posted on February 11, 2018

Wine imports to China grow

Imports of wine to China rose again in 2017; exports from Australia, Chile and Georgia showed notable growth. It seems that the market is increasingly dem...
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Posted on February 10, 2018

China investigates US sorghum imports

China is commencing an anti-dumping investigation into imports of sorghum from the United States. Less than two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump imp...
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Posted on February 8, 2018

Steel sector in EU expects import threat

Demand for steel in Europe is expected to rise in 2018, European steel association Eurofer said earlier this week, warning of a threat of rising imports. ...
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Posted on February 7, 2018

China imports more cars in 2017

China imported more cars in 2017, the China Automobile Dealers Association announced last week. About 1.21 million automobiles were imported, 16.8 percen...
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Posted on February 5, 2018

Courier businesses in China use international freight flights

Chinese private courier companies are increasingly using international freight flights as global e-commerce booms. Earlier this month a cargo airline co...
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Posted on January 30, 2018

Forwarders need to compare air freight prices pre China New Year

Air freight rates have rebounded after severe weather disruption across Europe and the US, but one index is reporting a double-digit drop. China to Europe...
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Posted on January 25, 2018

Freight train service to link Yanbian, China with Europe

A new China-Europe freight train route is to open, which will link up northeast China's Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Yanbian with Europe this year, the ...
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Posted on January 24, 2018

New markets for Belarus’ agricultural exports

Belarus began to export agricultural products to 17 new countries in 2017 the head of the main department for foreign economic affairs at the Belarusian Ag...
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Posted on January 21, 2018

Indian bicycle hub threatened by imports from China

Cheap imports from China are threatening the survival of Ludhiana’s bicycle industry in western Punjab. Once one of the leading manufacturing hubs in ...
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Posted on January 20, 2018

China adjusts tariff policies for major equipment imports

Chinese authorities have released tariff policy adjustments for imports of major technological equipment. Imports of major technological equipment on the...
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Posted on January 18, 2018

Plastics exports rise to non-China destinations

Exporters of plastic waste for recycling have increased volumes sent from the UK to Turkey, Taiwan, Vietnam and Malaysia, Michael Gove, Secretary of State ...
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Posted on January 14, 2018

Russians increase Italy wine exports to record level

Exports of wine from Italy reached a record six billion euros ($7.2 billion) in 2017, an increase of 7.0 percent on the previous year thanks largely to Rus...
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Posted on January 2, 2018

China ends its beef with Italian meat imports

China has lifted a longstanding import ban on beef from Italy, officials said earlier this month, paving the way for Florentine steak and other specialitie...
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Posted on December 31, 2017

Illegal Clothing imports to South Africa

Counterfeit clothing imports into South Africa has seen the domestic clothing and textile industry suffer tremendously. More recently the industry has als...
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Posted on December 28, 2017

Pakistan Exports continuously decline

Because domestic industries are not protected,energy costs are increasing, and import duties are too high, Pakistan’s exports have been losing internatio...
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Posted on December 27, 2017

Norway salmon exports to China increase

Salmon exports from Norway to China rose to 395 tonnes during the second week of December,from 291 tonnes the previous week, and from 109 tonnes in the cor...
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Posted on December 26, 2017

Japan exports/imports increase on strong demand from China/US

Japan's exports rose 16 percent in November from the previous year, while imports jumped 17 percent. Customs data showed the trade surplus slipping to $...
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Posted on December 24, 2017

Sugar refiners in China lobby for increased import permits

Chinese sugar refineries plan to lobby Beijing to increase off-quota sugar imports next year, according to several sources, after the government took measu...
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Posted on December 23, 2017

Strong exports of citrus to China

Peru has made strong inroads into the China export market, increasing by over 300 per cent to 7,000 tonnes with exports of mostly mandarins in July and Aug...
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Posted on December 20, 2017

China demand for citrus imports

China’s insatiable demand for citrus continues as both South Africa and Australia record best ever exports to the Asian nation. In the 12 months to the ...
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Posted on December 19, 2017

Record US imports from China, Mexico, Europe

In October, imports to the USA increased by 1.6% to a record $244.6 billion. Exports were unchanged at $195.9 billion. Almost half of the increase in t...
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Posted on December 15, 2017
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