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Clothing company possible US import ban

Campaigners have welcomed a potential ban on US imports of a booming fashion retailer and its suppliers after allegations over the use of slave labour. ...
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Posted on March 5, 2021

USA shipping ports congested

U.S. exporters are struggling to export food as the global shipping system strains under unprecedented pandemic demand. There is a confluence of disrupt...
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Posted on March 4, 2021

UAE ministry bans import of birds, eggs from Estonia and Romania

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has banned imports of birds and eggs from two countries. The newly-announced ban is app...
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Posted on February 28, 2021

Israel relaxes import regulations on wireless products

The government of Israel has revised regulations considerably reducing the number of wireless products requiring a license from the Ministry of Communicati...
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Posted on February 27, 2021

Tropical Fruit Imports to Iran

Imports of tropical fruits to Iran cost as much as $500 million annually, an official with Agriculture Ministry, said. He said that favorable climatic co...
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Posted on February 24, 2021

Cargo increases in Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

The increase in cargo during last several months of 2020 at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has continued into the new year. The spike in imports h...
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Posted on February 14, 2021

Non Brexit cause of grief for Irish agri-food sector

The Irish Government has refused to grant compensation for the increased costs of animal feed imports such as beet pulp and cane molasses from the USA. ...
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Posted on February 13, 2021

Irish exports increase

Irish goods exports hit a record €160.8 billion in value, mainly because of a surge in exports of medical and pharmaceutical products. The value of ph...
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Posted on February 11, 2021

Management of prawn imports into Australia

Australia's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment commenced an investigation into suspected breaches of biosecurity border controls for unco...
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Posted on February 4, 2021

China imports less Irish infant formula

Exports from Ireland to China of infant milk formula fell last year during the Covid-19 pandemic, halting growth over many years of an industry which provi...
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Posted on February 1, 2021

Korea’s coffee imports surge

Imports of coffee and espresso to S Korea increased to record levels in 2020, as the Covid-19 crisis drove higher demand the in coffee-loving country due t...
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Posted on January 27, 2021

Turkey garment exports to exceed $20B

The garment industry of Turkey plans to make more than $20 billion in exports in 2021, according to the head of the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM). H...
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Posted on January 26, 2021

Sheep meat imports fall in November

Import volumes of sheep meat into the UK fell by 9% in November. This was the lowest import for November on records back to 1997. The drop was caused in...
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Posted on January 24, 2021

UK eases citrus imports from outside EU

Now that the UK has left the EU single market and customs union, the government has deregulated commodities like citrus fruit and leaf imports. The UK is a...
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Posted on January 22, 2021

Ireland freight imports moving via NI

Freight drivers are bringing imports into the Irish State from Britain through Northern Ireland, in order to avoid the Brexit customs and regulatory proced...
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Posted on January 12, 2021

Pangasius fish exports to UK surge

Pangasius fish exports from Vietnam to the U.K. rose 48 percent in the first 11 months of 2020. In the first eight months, 90 percent of the U.K.’s p...
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Posted on January 9, 2021

S. Korea’s wine imports hit new high

Wine imports to south Korea reached a record high in 2020 as more people enjoyed drinking at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. South Korea imported US$...
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Posted on January 2, 2021

Brexit rules to reduce casual imports of plants

Jersey horticulturalists are being reminded of new Brexit rules, which will make it more complicated to import plants into the island. From 1 January, yo...
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Posted on December 30, 2020

Pecan Imports Down 20%

Pecan imports to the USA from Mexico are down 20% year to date. While pecan imports have fallen from last years record-breaking imports quantities, the...
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Posted on December 29, 2020

Russia Considers Banning Moroccan Tomato Imports

Russia is considering a ban on tomatoes and other vegetable imports from Morocco. According to the Russian surveillance institution, some Moroccan veget...
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Posted on December 27, 2020

US Trade dispute affects Scottish Exports

US-imposed tariffs on imports from the EU have meant that for over a year, Scottish export products, including single malt Scotch whisky, cheese and cashme...
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Posted on December 17, 2020

Food and drink exports down £1.1bn from Scotland

The impact of Covid-19 and US import tariffs caused Scottish food and drink exports to plummet by £1.1 billion in the first nine months of the year. New ...
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Posted on December 16, 2020

Freight Trains leave Port part-loaded

Some U.K. freight trains are leaving the country’s biggest container port without a full load. This may be because companies are stockpiling to prepare f...
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Posted on December 14, 2020

Import and export costs go up. Freight rates rise

Freight charges have risen in the last few weeks because of the effect of Covid-19 on the global shipping sector, increasing the cost for importers and exp...
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Posted on December 13, 2020

Turkey; rise in tea exports over 11 months

According to the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association results, Turkey shipped over 4,000 tons of tea to 100 nations from January to November. Turkey...
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Posted on December 9, 2020

Import Aussie wine, buck Chinese bullying

China has slapped punitive duties on imports of Australian wine, and otherwise made its entry into China tough, to penalise the country for initiating scru...
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Posted on December 5, 2020

China exports largest proportion of UK imports

Britain imported more goods from China than from any other country in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said....
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Posted on December 4, 2020

Alcohol imports to South Korea double in 5 yrs

Imports of alcohol to South Korea nearly doubled during the last five years, government data showed. A total of 460,000 kiloliters of alcoholic beverages ...
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Posted on December 2, 2020

China imposes punitive import tariffs on Australian wine

The largest wine company of Australia says its imports into China have been hit with a massive 169.3 per cent tariff, and it will implement emergency measu...
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Posted on November 30, 2020

Greek farmers lose exports because of EU Russia sanctions

Some Greek farmers lost 85% of their export trade because of EU trade sanctions against Russia. The EU imposed export sanctions in Russia six years ago,...
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Posted on November 28, 2020

Shortage of shipping containers for Turkey exports

Turkish exporters are struggling to find shipping containers because of the fall in imports. The decline in demand for imports which was caused caused b...
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Posted on November 25, 2020

Chinese exports fall due to shipping costs

Shipping costs for all products have massively increased recently as the exchange rate of the Chinese yuan has increased. Overseas market demand for Chi...
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Posted on November 24, 2020

Imports clog Felixstowe

Retailers, shipping and haulage companies are complaining of "chaos" at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk, with imports for the Christmas period being delay...
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Posted on November 22, 2020

Logistics delays at ports

Logistics UK, the trade association which represents supply chain firms, said there had recently been a huge increase in the volume of cargo entering...
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Posted on November 21, 2020

China allowing huge agri imports

China has been importing farm products at high volume this year, apparently to take advantage of relatively stable global prices and replenish its depletin...
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Posted on November 20, 2020

Most US Mexican avocado imports via Texas

The top two ports of entry for Mexican avocado imports are the Texas cities of Pharr and Laredo, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics...
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Posted on November 17, 2020

China Wine Imports

From 2010 to 2017, the size of the wine imports market more than doubled. China's rapidly emerging middle class were attracted to 'Western' drinks categori...
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Posted on November 14, 2020

New COVID-19 controls in China

China has detected the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on packaging for German pork knuckles and Ecuadorian shrimp. China imposed import bans as a result,...
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Posted on November 12, 2020

Irish exports rise

Irish goods exports has risen by 8 per cent in value to €122 billion so far this year. This was led by exports of medical and pharmaceutical products, w...
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Posted on November 11, 2020

No Deal Brexit presents risk to Ireland land bridge

The Freight Transport Association of Ireland says that the government must support the establishment of new ferry freight services to offset the risk which...
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Posted on November 8, 2020

Billion dollar export target for sweets, chocolates

The confectionery and chocolate industry One of the oldest food industries in Iran, the confectionery and chocolate industry is now the second-largest exp...
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Posted on November 6, 2020

German Exports Rose in September

German exports continued to recover in September, but at a slower pace than in previous months, rising by 2.3% from August. Economists had forecast a 2.4%...
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Posted on November 5, 2020

British bike companies fear cheap Chinese imports post Brexit

British bike companies are worried that they will be unable to compete with state-subsidised Chinese rivals if Brexit ends import tariffs on bikes from Chi...
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Posted on November 1, 2020

Pledge to improve Iran’s exports

Iran’s Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister said that improving the country’s non-oil exports has been a priority of his ministry since he took office...
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Posted on October 28, 2020

Edinburgh restaurant imports ski cable cars for socially distanced meals

According to a specialist periodical, the six gondolas were imported from Courchevel ski resort in France; they will be used as dining pods for up to four...
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Posted on October 26, 2020

Japan exports and imports continue to recover

Japan's exports and imports continued to recover last month from a downturn caused mainly by Covid-19. Exports fell by 4.9 percent in September from a ...
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Posted on October 17, 2020

Russian potato exports increase

The Ministry of Agriculture in Russia said that in the first nine months of 2020, Russia exported 254,800 tons of potatoes (both table and seed), almost 36...
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Posted on October 11, 2020

Chinese companies allegedly export prisoners’ hair

U.S. Customs and Exports are taking measures against several Chinese companies which export human hair. There are fears that the hair was cut from ethnic m...
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Posted on October 10, 2020

Freight-rate increases prompt demand for shipping regulator

Trade bodies in India have urged the government to set up a regulator, to deal with rising sea freight charges, and the problem of container shortages whic...
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Posted on October 8, 2020

Port industrial action has consequences

Industrial action at four Australian ports is causing disruption to Australia’s international supply chains. Businesses in Australia rely on two modes...
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Posted on September 27, 2020
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