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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

Energy saving in Rotterdam port

The Port of Rotterdam is planning three projects to make it CO₂ neutral in three steps. The Port's goal is construct a robust and sustainable internation...
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Posted on November 26, 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

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

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

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

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

Plastic import bans should encourage re-cycling

Restrictions on plastic imports are forcing countries to improve their own capacities to handle the waste domestically, according to the European Environme...
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Posted on October 29, 2019

Chilean Citrus Exports

In 2018 Chile exported a total volume of 360 thousand tons of citrus. 88 percent of the production is exported to the U.S.A., followed by Asia with 8 pe...
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Posted on October 13, 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

India’s rice exports drop

Rice exports from India in August fell 29% year-on-year to 644,249 tonnes. One of the main reasons was weak import demand from African countries for non-b...
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Posted on October 11, 2019

Britain says 88pc of imports to face no tariffs in event of no-deal Brexit

The UK Government has said that a revised import tariff regime would come into force if there is a no-deal Brexit. 88 per cent of total imports by value wo...
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Posted on October 9, 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

Hong Kong exports drop 6.3

Hong Kong’s exports worsened in August, recording a 6.3 per cent year-on-year fall. Exports declined to US$44.9 billion while imports shrank 11.1 per ce...
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Posted on October 5, 2019

China allows table grape imports from Portugal

China has published export protocols, which will allow Portuguese table grapes to begin entering the country. China's General Administration of Customs ha...
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Posted on October 1, 2019

Spanish Olive Oil Exports to US increase

Olive oil exports from Spain to the United States increased by 40 percent in the first half of 2019. This significant increase in exports has been attri...
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Posted on September 26, 2019

Swiss Exports Decline

Exports from Switzerland have declined for the second month in a row, while imports increased during August. Exports have fallen by a real 4.4 percent m...
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Posted on September 22, 2019

China Import More Pork from USA

Rumours are that China wants to increase imports of pork from overseas, including the U.S. and European Union. The government in China is increasingly conc...
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Posted on September 19, 2019

China allows more Brazil meat exports

China has now authorized another 25 Brazilian meat plants to export to China. The total of Brazilian meat plants able to export to China has now increase...
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Posted on September 18, 2019

Denmark Export Growth higher than Imports

Exports from Denmark increased much more quickly than imports in July, according to data from Statistics Denmark. Exports - excluding those of ships, aircr...
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Posted on September 17, 2019

Romanian exports falling in July, imports remain strong

Exports from Romania decreased by 1% in July 2019, compared to the same month of 2018. In the year up to July, exports advanced by a mere 2.1% compared to ...
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Posted on September 16, 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

Abu Dhabi Exports Office is launched

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Abu Dhabi, has announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX), which will pr...
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Posted on September 12, 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

China welcomes Australian beef imports

Australia may be able to triple its exports of grain-fed beef to China by 2030, as the country has an increasing appetite for the marbled meat. Increase...
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Posted on August 26, 2019

Pharmaceutical exports from Turkey increase

Pharmaceutical exports from Turkey increased by 150% from 2009 to 2018. The country earned nearly $1.2 billion from its pharmaceutical exports last year, ...
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Posted on August 25, 2019

Norway Exports Decline Sharply In July

Exports from Norway fell sharply in July compared with last year, according to the government Statistics Office in Norway. Although exports plunged 19....
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Posted on August 22, 2019

India Exports increase

Merchandise exports from India rebounded and grew 2.25% in July, helped by increased shipments of organic goods, drugs and pharmaceuticals. Imports fell, n...
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Posted on August 18, 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

Turmeric Exports from India affected by sanctions

Indian turmeric exports have been affected by the US sanctions against Iran, which is the largest importer of the spice from India. “In the absence of...
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Posted on August 3, 2019

Passenger car exports up

Exports of Passenger cars assembled in Korea rose 6.1 percent in the first half of 2019, compared with the previous year on the back of strong demand from ...
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Posted on August 1, 2019

Nylon imports/exports fall

Exports of nylon from Europe fell sharply in May, down 51.3%, and imports dropped 9.7%. The decrease in imports and exports was mainly caused by low dow...
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Posted on July 31, 2019

Hong Kong June Exports fall

Hong Kong’s exports fell more drastically than expected in June. Exports declined in June to HK$309.6 billion ($39.6 billion), a reduction of9% from ye...
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Posted on July 30, 2019

Kiwifruit exports from Chile to Europe fall

The Far Eastern market seem to have become the leading importers for Chilean kiwifruit exports this season. There has been huge year-on-year drop in expor...
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Posted on July 29, 2019

Container goods improve port throughput

In the first half of the year import and export trade figures reached a record at Rotterdam. The largest port in Europe handled more container goods and im...
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Posted on July 28, 2019

Guangdong exports increase

Guangdong Province in China exported goods worth 287.7 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, an increase of 3.9 percent over last year. G...
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Posted on July 26, 2019

Growth in Poland Freight Forwarding Market

Poland has become an important player the transport and logistics market. The Freight Forwarding Market in POland has shown a strong growth, helped by entr...
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Posted on July 24, 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

China imports beef from Panama for the first time

Shanghai customs officials have said that the first batch of beef imports from Panama has entered China. The imported beef, weighing 23 tonnes, is one o...
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Posted on July 16, 2019
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