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EU fishermen query tuna imports from China

A trade body which represents 45,000 EU-based fisherman, has filed a request with the European Commission to investigate alleged 'dumping' of processed tu...
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Posted on September 26, 2020

Exports from Greece sustained during Covid

Industry and exports from Greece have shown significant resilience during the Covid-19 crisis. Industrial production gradually recovered after a 10 pct d...
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Posted on September 23, 2020

Tea imports to Pakistan increase

Tea imports to Pakistan saw an increase of 34.77 per cent during the first two months of the current financial year compared to the same period of last yea...
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Posted on September 22, 2020

Shrimp imports to China fall 49% in August

Imports into China of frozen warm water shrimps fell by 49% in August compared with July. Traces of the coronavirus were found on imported shrimp packages....
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Posted on September 21, 2020

China inspects Australian wheat exports

China is intending to apply "enhanced inspection" of imports of wheat arriving from Australia. Shippers in Australia have already sold more than dozen whe...
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Posted on September 13, 2020

Cambodia restricts imports of wine, cigarettes

The General Department of Customs and Excise is planning to restrict wine and cigarette imports on a temporary basis at some border checkpoints, to prevent...
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Posted on September 9, 2020

Ban on bean imports from Ethiopia lifted

A ban on beans imports from Ethiopia to Pakistan has been ceased, and flights between Karachi and Addis Ababa will start soon, the ambassador-designate of ...
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Posted on August 31, 2020

Germany Imports Protective Clothing from Albania

Germany has received the first imports of protective clothing for medical staff from textile companies in Albania. Last week the German Embassy in Tiran...
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Posted on August 28, 2020

Philippines halts poultry imports from Australia

Australia has confirmed an outbreak of avian flu at an egg farm in Victoria. Australia provides less than 1 percent of poultry imports to the Philippines. ...
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Posted on August 21, 2020

China announces investigation into Australian wine imports

China has said that it has begun an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine. This will probably worsen tensions between the two countries, and ...
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Posted on August 18, 2020

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 ...
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Posted on August 17, 2020

US back-to-school imports

The summer import season usually improves as retailers import cargo for what has, in recent years, become another mini-peak season: back-to-school shopping...
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Posted on August 15, 2020

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...
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Posted on August 12, 2020

Brexit checklist help for exports and imports

A UK consultancy has prepared a checklist for businesses which summarises some of the information from the Government: - Goods will be subject to customs ...
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Posted on August 10, 2020

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 sign...
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Posted on August 9, 2020

Indian sea & road freight recovering

India Ratings and Research's credit news digest on India’s logistics sector shows a moderate recovery for sea and road transport after the easing of the ...
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Posted on August 8, 2020

Logistics hub boosts commodity imports

12,000 units of beef imports from South Africa sold out within a month from the trading hub in Shanghai. This is a new import product for China, which w...
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Posted on August 6, 2020

Bike imports to USA can’t match demand

Bike imports increased significantly in recent months, according to U.S. Department of Commerce figures, but importers are still struggling to make up for ...
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Posted on August 5, 2020

Fresh fruit imports to Japan grow

Japan's fruit imports reached a total 897,458 tonnes of fresh fruit during the first six months of 2020, an increase of 3 per cent from the same period in ...
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Posted on August 1, 2020

Maintain tariffs on lower-standard food imports

Import tariffs should only be reduced on imported food products which meet the UK's 'core standards', according to an independent report on UK food policy....
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Posted on July 31, 2020

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...
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Posted on July 30, 2020

Colombian organic fruit exports to EU climb

Exports of organic fresh and dried tropical fruits from Colombia to the E U grew by 31 per cent in 2019, according to a report from European Commission. ...
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Posted on July 29, 2020

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. ...
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Posted on July 27, 2020

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 t...
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Posted on July 26, 2020

Cuba facilitates exports & imports for non-state businesses

The Cuban Government is facilitating exports and imports to non-state businesses to improve the country's trade and economy. The Ministry of Foreign Tra...
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Posted on July 25, 2020

China bionic hand exports

A homemade bionic hand ready for mass production in China will be exported this year for the benefit of people who have lost their hands, a senior company...
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Posted on July 23, 2020

New Zealand cheesemakers want tariffs on EU imports

Cheese producers of New Zealand say they can't compete with cheap European product flooding the market so are calling for tariffs to on speciality cheese i...
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Posted on July 22, 2020

US bans surgical glove imports

The U.S.A has banned imports of surgical gloves from two subsidiaries of the world's largest glove manufacturer, citing forced labour concerns. U.S. Cus...
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Posted on July 17, 2020

Chinese dragon’s grip on imports

Recent border skirmishes and the Indian government’s call for industry to become or self-reliant, have done nothing to reduce imports from China. It’s...
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Posted on July 16, 2020

Government of India to ease blockage of China imports

The central government of India is attempting to ease blockage of imports from China which are critical for domestic sectors as well as for India-based con...
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Posted on July 6, 2020

India to sign pacts to push leather exports

The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) of India recently said it will sign an agreement with Washington-based Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America...
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Posted on July 4, 2020

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 mi...
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Posted on July 3, 2020

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...
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Posted on July 2, 2020

Waste Import Restrictions

The government of S Korea released an official announcement on waste import restrictions on June 29. The purpose of the restrictions is to limit the imp...
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Posted on June 30, 2020

Pharma body in India seeks faster import clearances

The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India said it has been flooded with distress calls from member companies over acute disruption in manufactu...
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Posted on June 29, 2020

Accountancy firm advising clients to reject Chinese imports

A major Australian accounting firm is urging clients to seek alternatives to Chinese goods imports, in order to reduce supply chain risk. The firm is quest...
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Posted on June 23, 2020

Kenya flower exports rises to 80 per cent

Kenya’s flower exports have risen to 80 per cent from 30 per cent compared with the previous year in the last month. The Covid-19 pandemic had caused a c...
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Posted on June 20, 2020

Brexit: UK to reduce EU border checks

The government of the UK has indicated that HMRC will apply much less rigorous EU border checks on imports than initially planned, once the Brexit transiti...
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Posted on June 12, 2020

US Fruit and vegetable imports

U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables rose 6 percent from May 2019 through April of this year, totaling more than $24 billion dollars. Berries, excludi...
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Posted on June 9, 2020

Villiers: insists on standards for imports of US chicken

A former Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, has urged the government to take a firm position regarding chicken imports when negotiating...
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Posted on June 5, 2020

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 i...
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Posted on June 4, 2020

Stockholm Ro-Ro port to open

Ninety percent of imports arrive in Sweden by sea, and the Stockholm region takes half of Sweden’s entire consumption. The opening of the new contain...
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Posted on May 29, 2020

China Exports show robust health

China's General Administration of Customs indicates that the value of China's imports and exports in goods in the first four months reached 9.07 trillion y...
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Posted on May 26, 2020

Sharp increase in food imports to Nepal

Imports of food items have almost doubled in the last two months of lockdown in Nepal. Local farmers however are finding it difficult to take their produce...
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Posted on May 24, 2020

KPA extends free storage period for imports, exports

The Kenya Ports Authority has increased the free storage period for importers and exporters because of the slow turn-around interval for freight lorries ca...
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Posted on May 20, 2020

Portugal stops waste imports

Portugal has halted imports of foreign waste until the end of the year to protect domestic landfill capacity. Portugal usually attracts large quantities o...
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Posted on May 19, 2020

‘Inferior’ maize imports to Ireland must stop

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has stated that the amount of imports – referring mainly to maize – being used by some feed merchants in Ireland...
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Posted on May 13, 2020

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 declin...
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Posted on May 12, 2020

Romania exports, down 11% in March

Exports from Romania decreased by 11% to EUR 6.13 billion in March, compared with the same month last year. The country's exports were impacted by the lock...
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Posted on May 11, 2020

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 import...
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Posted on May 7, 2020
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