Customs steps up to ensure quick clearance of imports

Imported supplies such as vegetables, fruit, milk, milk powder and beef have been quickly cleared and transferred during the ongoing COVID-19 resurgence in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Customs. A cargo of pumpkins from New Zealand, weighing 25.6 tons, passed through customs smoothly at Waigaoqiao port area after quarantine inspection on March 29. In addition, the…

UK government to blame for Brexit delays, says logistics sector

20 September 2021 – It is UK government “unreadiness” that is the source of further delays to Brexit customs procedure implementation, while associations, brokers, forwarders, ports, and retailers are “ready”. Last week the UK government announced that it would further delay the implementation of export health certificates, phytosanitary (SPS) certificates and safety and security declarations…

China, ASEAN open new chapter in common development, prosperity

19 July 2021 – Thanks to the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), more commodities from ASEAN countries, ranging from agricultural products such as mango, durian and coffee to primary and intermediate products like rubber and paper, have entered the Chinese market. In 2020, China and ASEAN became each other’s largest trading partners for the first…

Customs broker licence fees waived till 2023

12 July 2021 – Customs broker licence fees waived till 2023 The largest sources of customs and excise revenue were vehicles and machinery (accounting for 43.5 per cent), petroleum and energy (22.8 per cent), construction materials and miscellaneous fees (6.3 per cent) and other products (27.4 per cent), according to the department. Hin Pisei The…

Customs: Counterfeit items to be destroyed

08 July 2021 – More people are getting caught breaking the law by trying to smuggle counterfeit items into Guam. Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency gave the media a look at the thousands of knockoff designer items that have been seized and are locked away at the Customs facility in Tiyan. On Tuesday, the agency…

China seizes two tonnes of smuggled pangolin scales

07 July 2021 – Pangolins are among the world’s most endangered species  Customs agents in southwest China have seized 2.2 tonnes of pangolin scales and busted an endangered wildlife smuggling gang, state media reported. Two suspects were detained in the city of Yulin in Guangxi by customs officers, who also seized two kilograms of pangolin…

Cooperation should drive China-EU ties

17 June 2021 – In the coming years, the new international and development policies of China, the United States and the European Union will significantly overlap, as China’s 14th Five-Plan Plan (2021-25) period coincides with the terms of the Joe Biden administration and the European Commission (2019-24). The year 2021 is special for China as…

3 trends that will impact exports in 2021

1 June 2021 – Canadian exporters must develop new strategies to deal with numerous external challenges As we all know, the pandemic has been a brutal shock. The forced closure of many parts of the economy in the first few months of 2020 plunged Canada and the world into a steep recession. What do we make of…

Digital Ocean Freight is 2021’s Biggest Winner

24 May 2021 – If suppliers in China fail to pick up freight containers to fill an order for MediaShop, Marcel Schneider gets an alert via a digital freight system, allowing the retailer to reach out and fix the problem swiftly. Before July 2020, Austria-based MediaShop’s deputy supply chain director says he would discover problems…