By Nikki Mandow Aug 19 2019 / Newsroom This story was originally published in the New Zealand Listener and is republished with permission. Customs has cracked down on a GST rort, leaving Trade Me to pay back thousands of dollars to customers who had new cameras and smartphones seized at the border. But why was…
DetailsBy Laxman Pai Aug 14 2019 / MarineLink Danish international shipping and logistics company DFDS announced that the exceptional uncertainty on the outcome of Brexit is currently reducing UK trade and visibility. Uncertainties surrounding Brexit made the world’s leading ferry operator downgrade its full-year expectations for revenue and operating profit. CEO Torben Carlsen describes the…
DetailsBy Barbara Jorgensen Aug 13 2019 / EPS News The two-day closure of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) had not impacted air cargo as of late Tuesday, although future delays appear inevitable. Given the volume of freight that passes through the airport — 5.1 million metric tons in 2018—any disruption of air traffic can hinder…
DetailsBy Brian Bradley Aug 13 2019 / American Shipper The test will allow imports subject to CBP partner government agency requirements to benefit from the de minimis entry process for the first time. Customs and Border Protection will conduct a test to examine new functionalities for de minimis entry filings in the Automated Commercial Environment…
DetailsBy Ambrose Evens-Pritchard August 11 2019 / The Telegraph The head of the French channel ports has dismissed warnings of Brexit chaos on the Dover-Calais trade route as irresponsible scare-mongering by political agitators. “The British authorities have been doing a great deal to prepare. People say they are asleep but I can assure you that…
DetailsBy GPPC Doha, Qatar Aug 7 2019 / Gulf Times Qatar Chamber trained as many as 856 customs agents under its Customs Clearance course, which the Chamber has been conducting since 2015, it was announced on Wednesday. Only recently, the Chamber concluded the 18th session for its Customs Clearance programme, which was held in Doha,…
DetailsBy Jing Yuxin Aug 6 2019 /China Daily Staff at the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, a border city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, wake up daily to the noise of cargo trucks. Their rumbling engines are testimony to the booming trade between China and Vietnam. Busy with exports from South and West China, as…
DetailsBy Benjamin Ferrer Aug 6 2019 / foodingredientsfirst. UK-based ingredients manufacturer Ulrick & Short has underscored the need for a diversified supply chain in contingency planning for a potential “no-deal” Brexit. The company is currently investing in the construction of a Netherlands-based facility, which will act as a trading and technical base for EU customers…
DetailsBy Li Xinran Aug 6 2019 / Shine Shanghai’s free trade zone is being expanded to include Lingang on the city’s southeast coast, where Tesla is building its first overseas factory and the world’s largest planetarium is under construction. The Ministry of Commerce and city officials on Tuesday formally announced that the China (Shanghai) Pilot…
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