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Thai food and electronic exports increase despite global Covid-19 crisis

Thai exports grew by 0.91 per cent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, mainly bcause of food and electronics. Overall exports are e...
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Posted on May 3, 2020

Exports of Lime and Lemon from Iran banned

A government ministry in Iran has banned the export of limes, lemons and the rubber used in making masks following the outbreak of Covid-19. Over 5,000 to...
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Posted on May 1, 2020

Pharmaceutical exports from Pakistan increase

The export of pharmaceutical goods from Pakistan showed an increase of 4.09 per cent during the first nine months of current financial year (2019-20) compa...
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Posted on April 30, 2020

Exports of coronavirus test kits

South Korea's exports of coronavirus test kits increased in the first 20 days of this month in comparison with last year. Exports of test kits were valu...
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Posted on April 25, 2020

Lower tariffs help US importers

Income to the US Treasury from customs duties – namely tariffs – fell by 6.8% year over year in March. This was the first annual decline since August ...
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Posted on April 21, 2020

USDA Fruit Import Approval – China

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency has issued a public statement which authorizes imports of five commerciall...
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Posted on April 17, 2020

Healthcare Industry’s Exports Grow 22.5% in Q1 amid COVID-19 Crisis

Healthcare exports from South Korea increased 22.5 percent in the first quarter of 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. The Korea Health Industry Developmen...
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Posted on April 13, 2020

Kuwait will resume imports of foodstuff from Iran

Kuwait Commerce and Industry Ministry has announced that the country will resume imports of foods from Iran which have been stopped due to spread of corona...
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Posted on April 9, 2020

Turkey’s horticultural exports buck trend

Fruit and vegetable exports from Turkey have remained strong, despite overall exports dropping due to Covid-19. Turkey’s agricultural exports rose 4.5...
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Posted on April 7, 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

Maize imports to Kenya cause friction

Disputes have begun over imports of two million bags of emergency maize stock to Kenya. The Strategic Food Reserve (SFR) is expected to import the grain...
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Posted on March 29, 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

Zimbabwe imports too high

The Industry and Commerce Minister of Zimbabwe says increased collaboration between productive sectors is critical to boost domestic production and substit...
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Posted on March 24, 2020

Logistics providers keep freight moving

Logistics providers are working with government to keep freight moving by air, sea and on the roads. The Chief Executive of the British Ports Associati...
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Posted on March 22, 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

R W Freight Services is ready

Exports and Imports are being affected by many factors beyond our control, but shippers can be assured that R W Freight have fully prepared for the factors...
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Posted on March 19, 2020

Flower exports from Kenya dip

Flower farms in Kenya have been badly affected by the fall in exports caused by Covid-19 precautions. Seasonal workers were sent home with two weeks’ ...
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New chicken imports tariffs will hit the poor hard

Poor households in South Africa spend 34% of their budget on food, of this 59% is chicken, so increasing import tariffs could cause significant social cons...
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Posted on March 18, 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

EU imports of fruits and vegetables

The EU's fruit and vegetable imports from Morocco grew by 4% in 2019 compared with 2018, totaling 1.4 million tons, while Spain's imports from Morocco incr...
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Posted on March 8, 2020

UK car exports rise

The number of cars built for export in January increased by 4.1% to 97,870, which was 82.7% of the UK’s total output. This is mainly due rising demand in...
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Posted on March 4, 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

Salmon egg imports from Norway banned

Exports of salmon eggs from Norway to Scotland were banned last June, following an inspection by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Millions o...
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Posted on February 27, 2020

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

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

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

Banana imports

There has been an increase in contract prices for all in the banana market, large and small. All shipping companies have raised their prices to amortize th...
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Posted on February 8, 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

Exports from Spain increase growth

Exports from Spain grew by 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2019, and was the only component of GDP to accelerate. Imports fell by 1.2%, having risen by 1...
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Posted on February 2, 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

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

Waste imports to Asian countries

Within months of China banning waste imports in 2018, shipments of waste from Europe, Australia, Canada, the United States and Japan began to arrive at por...
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Posted on January 24, 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

New Refinery in Algeria to reduce Imports

The vast majority of oil in Algeria is pumped for export to other countries. But Algeria is one of several major crude exporters in the position of needing...
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Posted on January 21, 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

Egypt exports to Saudi

In 2017, Saudi Arabia banned imports of various Egyptian agricultural products, including strawberries, peppers, and guava, because of the high percentage ...
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Posted on January 3, 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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Posted on January 2, 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

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

India Liquor producers seek to increase exports

An industry body in India which represents liquor manufacturers is asking for government support to increase exports of alcoholic beverages. The body said...
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Posted on December 30, 2019

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

Croatian sparkling wine exports increasing

Exports of Croatian-made sparkling wines are on a steady rise, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) said in a statement in December. 476 hectolitres we...
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Posted on December 26, 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

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

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

New import tariffs for Exports from Europe

European regional specialties will be especially affected by planned import tariffs to the USA. Goods which have "protected name status", such as Scotch w...
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Posted on December 3, 2019

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