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Olive Oil record Export High

In the first month of Spain's new sales campaign, exports of olive oil from Spain have already reached a new record high. Olive harvesting was delayed thi...
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Posted on March 10, 2019

Russia’s apple imports exceed exports

In 2018, Russia imported 125 times more apples than it exported. Imports amounted to 844,000 tons of apples exports were only 11.700 tons. The largest a...
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Posted on March 7, 2019

Kenya farmers protest cheap sugar imports

The Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers has complained about the influx of cheap sugar imports into the country. The chairman of KNFSF told a...
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Posted on March 5, 2019

Spanish banana exports lower than imports

In December, the volume of bananas exported from the Canary Islands was lower than the volume of imports for the eighth consecutive month. In 2018, the mar...
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Posted on March 3, 2019

Consumers criticise possible plans for Brexit tariffs on food imports

Consumer groups are strongly opposed to any tariffs being put on food coming into the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit, saying it increase prices, and s...
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Posted on March 2, 2019

Bulgaria’s wine exports rise

For the seventh year running, Bulgaria increased its exports of wine of by about one to two per cent. This was a small increases, but showed that the indus...
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Posted on February 27, 2019

Brussels expecting US tariffs on car exports

A USA trade law will allow the President to evoke a “national security threat”; the provision that allows tariffs on items that threaten national secur...
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Posted on February 25, 2019

Indian importer buys 130 MT of blueberries

A fresh fruit importing firm in India is importing 130 MT different varieties of blueberries for its urban Indian consumers. These fruits are being import...
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Posted on February 20, 2019

Netherlands Exports reduce by 2 percent

According to the country's statistical office, the total volume of goods exports from the Netherlands shrank by 2.2 percent in December 2018 relative to th...
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Posted on February 18, 2019

China and US open trade as Chinese exports recover

The USA and China have opened talks on their trade dispute as Beijing reported its January exports recovered despite President Donald Trump's import tariff...
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Posted on February 17, 2019

Turkey exports flowers to 20 countries

Turkey has exported 50 million stems of cut flowers to 20 countries. The biggest importers were the Netherlands, Britain and Germany who all import large ...
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Posted on February 15, 2019

Indonesian ambassadors should help boost exports

The Economic Minister of Indonesia has called on ambassadors to help boost exports to and investment from the countries in which they are stationed. “...
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Posted on February 14, 2019

EC denies citrus crisis caused 3rd country imports

The European Commission has denied that the import of oranges and mandarins from South Africa is the reason for the fall in prices suffered by EU producers...
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Posted on February 9, 2019

Turkey allows onion imports

The production of onions in Turkey reduced over the past two seasons. Usually import tariffs for onions are 49%. the Turkish ministry of trade announced t...
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Posted on February 6, 2019

Export/import Customs declarations if No Deal Brexit

HMRC this week is sending out letters to VAT registered businesses who currently import and/or export goods with the EU. The letter gives advice on actions...
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Posted on February 5, 2019

“Our fruit imports have nearly tripled this year”

“At Chinese New Year, we import many fruits from Chile, such as cherries, blueberries, nectarines, grapes, kiwis, etc. The largest imports are cherries, ...
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Posted on February 3, 2019

China takes pick of avocado imports

Since 2015, growth of avocado imports to the US have slowed. The rest of the world has taken advantage. For example, imports to China, where the avocad...
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Posted on February 2, 2019

Vietnam scrap imports increase

The quantity of scrap imported into Việt Nam is expected to rise considerably, Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has warned. Other countries are restricti...
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Posted on February 1, 2019

Iran continues ban on clothes imports

Iran is continuing the import ban on clothes, shoes and other textile items due to foreign currency limitations. “The ban on import of clothes, shoes ...
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Posted on January 28, 2019

Huge Increase in British Bike exports

Recent data from HMRC reveals that exports of bicycles made in Britain are at a record high. Asia is one of the biggest importers, with figures showing ...
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Posted on January 23, 2019

Jordan’s exports increase by 10%

Exports by members of the Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI) increased in 2018 by 10 per cent. The rise was attributed to the recent relative stabilisation in...
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Posted on January 22, 2019

Pakistan growers want to export potatoes to China

The Pakistan Vegetable and Fruits Exporters Association pressed the government to begin the process of exports of potato to China. Pakistan has harvested a...
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Posted on January 21, 2019

EU may impose import tariffs on rice imports

The European Union may impose tariffs on rice imported from Cambodia and Myanmar for the next three years in order to reduce a surge in imports. The Co...
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Posted on January 18, 2019

Increase in import tariffs will hurt SA, says Brazilian poultry association

An association which represents Brazilian poultry exporters has warned of the consequences for South African consumers and the broader economy if an new ap...
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Posted on January 17, 2019

Kenya to reduce second hand car imports

The Kenyan government plans to lower the age limit for second hand car imports from eight to five years. They intend to switch to a five-year import lim...
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Posted on January 16, 2019

China exports and imports below forecast

For the first time in more than two years, China's exports and imports both fell in December compared with the previous year. This reflects the drop in tr...
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Posted on January 15, 2019

Bangladesh increases global wheat imports

Bangladesh has shown robust growth in wheat import during last five financial years. Bangladesh is now a leading wheat importer in the world; import volum...
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Posted on January 10, 2019

Banana exports from Samoa

The Prime Minister of Samoa said that the resurgence in the country's banana exports was "nothing short of miraculous". During his New Year message he s...
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Posted on January 9, 2019

Avocado imports to Ukraine doubled

There has been a rapid growth of avocado imports to Ukraine in 2018, up to more than 4,000 tonnes. For the first 11 months, avocado imports to Ukraine d...
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Posted on January 5, 2019

Irish Food retailers cautiously optimistic about Brexit

The Irish food association has warned that there is still a “disturbingly high level” of imports dominating food produce and consumer dependence on imp...
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Posted on January 4, 2019

China may minimise coal import restrictions

Customs authorities in China are expected to begin accepting coking coal imports soon at most Chinese ports at the beginning of the new year. Customs de...
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Posted on January 3, 2019

Brexit News for Logistics Institute

During a recent meeting at the Department of Transport, the Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport were advised that the UK has successfully negot...
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Posted on December 27, 2018

Government officer accused over fish imports

An Australian government official has been in court accused of helping import exotic fish. He was charged in November following an investigation into five...
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Posted on December 26, 2018

Maldives Imports, exports increase

Maldives Customs Service stated that import and exports have increased by seven percent in November. The statistics statedthat MVR 3.1 billion worth of ...
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Posted on December 22, 2018

Illegal garlic imports in South Africa

A large amount of garlic imports on the South African market during August and September is suspected to have been imported illegally. An investigation has...
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Posted on December 21, 2018

German exports increase in October

German exports increased to 117.2 billion euros in October, despite global trade tensions, the Federal Statistics Office in Germany announced. Exports r...
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Posted on December 12, 2018

Iraq wishes to resume tea imports from India

Iraq wants to resume import of orthodox teas from India; the import trade was stopped eight years ago due to geopolitical tensions. A delegation from th...
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Posted on December 10, 2018

60% Tomatoes in Bulgaria are Imports

Bulgaria will continue to import tomatoes due to the country's low production. This was revealed by the Center for Agricultural Research in Agriculture (S...
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Posted on December 7, 2018

Logistics and transport after Brexit

Hauliers who currently carry export or import cargo to and from Europe may need to plan for alternative routes to move goods, according to the Government's...
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Posted on December 1, 2018

Advice for imports and exports post Brexit

On 23 August the government published a series of technical notices giving guidance on preparing for exporting and importing if there is a 'no deal' Brexit...
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Posted on November 29, 2018

Kenya wants to increase exports to Egypt

Kenya's Export Promotion Council wishes to expand the scope of export products to Egypt to include art and entertainment, cut flowers and textiles. “...
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Posted on November 28, 2018

Imports and Exports – new method of customs declarations

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs is phasing in a new Customs Declaration Service (CDS).   This is new technology, which replaces the existing Customs Han...
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Posted on November 27, 2018

China will ban waste imports

From December 31, according to official news agency Xinhua, China will ban the import of several different types of waste product. Newly banned product ...
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Posted on November 23, 2018

Fishermen demands fish imports ban lifted

The Fishermen Congress of India have demanded that the government of Goa should lift the ban imposed on imports of fish from other states. The ban was i...
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Posted on November 22, 2018

China more open to imports

China has said to the Agriculture Minister of Poland that it is now more open to imports. He recently talked on a visit to China about expanding the ra...
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Posted on November 20, 2018

Exports to Sweden

From January to September 2018, Belarus almost doubled its exports to Sweden, according to information from the Belarusian embassy in Sweden. Since Jan...
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Posted on November 18, 2018

Exports and imports China

Last week China reported that exports and imports for the month of October exceeded forecasts. China recorded a trade surplus of $31.78 billion with the U...
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Posted on November 15, 2018

Nigeria imports Stockfish from Norway

The Norwegian Seafood Council revealed that Nigeria imported more than 9,000 metric tonnes of stockfish from Norway in 2017, making it the largest importer...
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Posted on November 14, 2018

Grain imports possible to Australia

Australia may import whole grain for the first time in more than a decade, as drought is increasing prices on the domestic market. The latest crop project...
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Posted on November 9, 2018

More exports of pumpkins from Netherlands

In the first five months of this year, the Netherlands exported 21 million kg of pumpkins, up from 18.7 million kg in the same period one year previously. ...
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Posted on November 7, 2018
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