DHL Express to hire 40% more export compliance officers in Malaysia

20 July 2021 – DHL Express has planned to increase its workforce by 40% at its Asia Pacific Export Compliance Centre (APECC) in Malaysia by year-end. The global leading express service provider said APECC plays a pivotal role in ensuring legal and regulatory compliance are aligned with global standards. “More than a million shipments pass through…

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…

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…

Becoming a customs broker can help you win more logistics work

02 July 2021 – Time is running out for UK importers of European goods who deferred their customs declarations as part of a six-month moratorium to soften the impact of Brexit. But many importers are woefully unprepared to meet the rolling deadline for lodging supplementary declarations for goods imported from 1 January. The situation has…

EU Modernized VAT Regime: Express Logistics and Transportation Companies Get Prepared

23 June 2021 – The EU is introducing new rules on VAT applied to cross-border e-commerce sales on July 1, 2021. Marius Penninks of FedEx explains the new system and discusses what preparedness looks like for express logistics and transportation companies and their customers. On July 1, 2021, as one of the priorities under the Digital…

RCEP could be ratified on Jan 1: ministry

22 June 2021 – The Ministry of Commerce expects the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement – signed by Cambodia and 14 other countries in November – to enter into force on January 1. Ratification of the trade deal is expected to open up more new markets as well as upgrade the Kingdom’s value chains…

KP businessmen complain to Swati about dysfunctional Azhakhel Dry Port

21 June 2021 – PESHAWAR: A delegation of businessmen from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa called on Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati and apprised him about the problems being faced by them due to lack of facilities at Azhakhel Dry Port in the Nowshera district of KP. Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, a prominent businessman and convener for…

Managing turmoil in the freight industry

21 June 2021 – Worldwide shipping and the air freight industry are in turmoil, with sea freight rates continuing to spiral out of control, global port congestion including port closures, vessel omitting ports, cyber attacks on the industry and the ever-increasing airfreight rates due to limited space and restrictions. There are some key situations that…