21 September 2021 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has found that a group of cabinet importers is evading antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese products by transshipping them through Malaysia. The story begins in April 2020, when the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association won one of the largest anti-dumping cases ever brought against China. The ITC unanimously found…
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…
May 10, 2021 The General Department of Vietnam Customs has granted an operational license to a customs clearance site for post and courier items handled by Hateco Group in Hanoi. The customs clearance site of Hateco Group (operated by Hateco Fulfillment) at Long Bien Inland Clearance Deport (ICD) is allowed to receive post and courier…
8 May 2021 – Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held a working session with Cambodian Ambassador to Viet Nam Chay Navuth in Hani last Thursday to discuss measures to strengthen bilateral ties across trade, industry and energy. Dien expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Cambodian Government and with prevention…
6 April 2021 – China’s General Administration of Customs recently made an online announcement releasing a list of new designated inspection sites for imported fruit. The new additions in the list bring China’s total number of imported fruit inspection sites up to 119, spread throughout 21 different administrative regions nationwide. Of these, the province of…
30 March 2021 – Since its arrival, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the import and export of Vietnamese goods through the border gates with China. The epidemic’s status is still complex, so management agencies from both sides have maintained strict prevention and control measures in terms of entry and exit activities and regarding the…
15 January 2021 – The Japanese government will assist the Cambodian General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) in setting up an automated customs clearance system that will speed up cargo clearance time, alleviating the problem congestion problems that slow the clearance process. The GDCE held a meeting with representatives of the Japanese…
13 January 2021 – An international trade route passing through Vietnam is being shunned by transport firms because of complicated customs procedures that increase costs. The CEO of a Hanoi-based transport company said many logistics firms are currently using a new route connecting China with ASEAN countries via Laos without going through Vietnam. Vietnamese customs…
2 November 2020 – BUSINESSES can look forward to time savings, cost reduction and better connectivity in moving goods by land across six South-east Asian countries under a single cross-border transit regime launched on Monday. The Asean Customs Transit System (ACTS) will be implemented in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, according to a…
13 November 2020 – Hanoi (VNA) – Applying risk management in customs operations will not only enable trade security and facilitation but will also allow the General Department of Customs to focus its resources on high-risk trade, heard a workshop held in Hanoi on November 12. The workshop organised by General Department of Customs (GDC) and the US Agency for…
