AirAsia : Logistics Company Teleport Announces Partnership with Alibaba’s Logistics Arm Cainiao during Tmall “11.11” Global Shopping Festival

China, E-commerce, International Business, Latest, Logistics, Malaysia, Technology

12 November 2020 – Shenzhen, Teleport, the logistics tech venture of AirAsia has partnered with Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba, to deliver cross-border orders made on Tmall Taobao, Alibaba’s e-commerce platform. The partnership will initially start from Shenzhen and Canton in China to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; the main hub in East Malaysia. Through this…

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Singapore, US customs to explore ‘single window’ trade data connectivity

Customs, Import Export, Singapore, Supply Chain, Technology, United States

12 November 2020 – SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The customs of Singapore and the US have tied up to explore the exchange and reuse of trade data via a system link-up between both countries’ trade platforms. These trade platforms are Singapore’s Networked Trade Platform and the US Automated Commercial Environment. The Singapore Customs and…

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RCEP nations to sign Asian trade megadeal, with clause for India

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12 November 2020 – China, Japan and dozen other countries reach long-sought pact after ‘blood, sweat and tears’ TOKYO — Ministers from 15 countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreed Wednesday to sign the long-awaited trade deal at a summit Sunday, leaving the door open for reluctant India to return later. The 15 nations…

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Alibaba moves into Japan with third-party logistics offering

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11 November 2020 E-commerce giant in competition with Amazon to become global logistics provider Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), has opened for business in Japan to provide comprehensive logistics service to importers and exporters there. The latest step in Alibaba Group’s global logistics expansion follows last month’s launch of third-party logistics…

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MEDIA RELEASE : Singapore Customs and the United States Customs and Border Protection sign Letter of Intent to explore Single Window connectivity

Customs, Customs Circulars, Customs Declaration Agents, Customs Declarations, Digitalisation, Singapore, United States

11 November 2020 – Singapore Customs and the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on 10 November 2020 to explore Single Window connectivity to facilitate cargo clearance and enhance supply chain security. The LOI was signed electronically via a videoconference between Deputy Director-General, Singapore Customs, Mr Lim Teck…

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Are You Ready For Brexit? VAT And Customs Duty Considerations

Border Security, Brexit, Customs, Customs Clearance, European Union, Import Export, Latest, Supply Chain, Tariffs, United Kingdom

9 November 2020 – At the time of writing there are a little over 50 days until the end of the Brexit transitional period, and the UK’s exit from the EU is complete. This doesn’t leave much time for businesses to prepare, particularly as the UK’s trade negotiations with the EU are still ongoing. This…

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Alibaba e-com hub will give Kuala Lumpur Airport a massive cargo boost

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5th November 2020 – Alibaba’s long-awaited e-fulfilment hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is now open for business. And officials are hoping to see cargo volumes and freighter flights double within a decade. Billed by the Malaysian government in 2017 as a “game-changing idea by [Alibaba chief] Jack Ma”, they hope the Cainiao Aeropolis eWTP…

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Audit Office Report Illustrates the Woeful State of Government Action on Brexit

Border Security, Brexit, COVID-19, Customs, Customs Brokers, Customs Clearance, Customs Declaration Agents, Customs Declarations, European Union, Freight Forwarders, United Kingdom

9 November 2020 Freight Forwarding and Logistics Sectors Tire of Saying ‘I Told You So’ UK – EUROPE – The report published at the end of last week by the National Audit Office (NAO) has been met in private with cries of derision and ‘we told you so’ from all quarters of the British logistics sector. Publicly…

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New UK customs declaration system doesn’t work – ‘let’s stick with CHIEF’

Customs, Customs Circulars, Customs Clearance, Customs Declaration Agents, Customs Declarations, European Union, Import Export, Latest, United Kingdom

9th November 2020 – Industry experts have expressed “grave concerns” at the UK government’s “unnecessary insistence” on implementation of the new Customs Declaration System (CDS). Chair of the Association of Freight Software Suppliers Steve Bartlett and director general of the UK Association for International Trade Des Hiscock told the EU goods sub-committee CDS was “not…

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Merck to collaborate with Donghao Lansheng to pilot new import policy in China

China, Customs, Customs Clearance, Import Export, Latest

9th November 2020 – Merck is first international company to pilot the new customs clearance process On 6 Nov 2020, Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with Donghao Lansheng (Group) Co., Ltd. The agreement, which was signed at the 3rd China International Import Expo in Shanghai, will pilot a new process that facilitates custom…

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