India is considering to lower customs duties on wines and spirits bought from the European Union to 40% from the current 150% under a bilateral free trade agreement being negotiated between the two. The offer by Commerce and Industry ...
Tags: Customs Duties, Wines
Northwest European acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene and polystyrene producers are raising their competitiveness in order to retain market share in the fast growing Turkish market, market sources said this week. European producers are ...
Tags: acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene, polystyrene producers
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.1 percent in June over the same month last year, reflecting modest growth expectations as retailers head toward the back-to-school and holiday ...
Tags: Merchandise Imports, Textile
In a major boost to the Bangladesh readymade garment sector, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has announced reduction of supplementary duty (SD) on import of woven fabrics to 20 percent, in 2013-14 Budget. Presenting the Budget ...
Tags: Fabrics, Textile, Bangladesh
Last week, Latin American neighbours Panama and Colombia concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), after seven rounds of negotiations, which began in 2010. The negotiations concluded after the Colombian Government made ...
Tags: Apparel Exports, FTA
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement in anticipation of the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing on the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as ...
In the shoe family, Chinese-style embroidered shoes, which have been deemed as a perfect combination of the shoe culture and the art of embroidery, are a 100-percent handicraft creation by Chinese people. Deeply rooted in Chinese culture, ...
Tags: Tiptoe, Embroidered Shoes
Peruvian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including the clothing sector, would benefit due to the implementation of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Peru and Costa Rica, which came into effect from June 1, 2013, according to ...
Tags: Apparel
In the first quarter of 2013 the Russian car imports fell by 8.7%, to 208600 vehicles a year. According to the Russian Federation customs statistics, in the first quarter of Russian car imports was $4.2 billion, including from far ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, car
The textile exporters’ fraternity has suggested various measures to the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) for the revival of sinking indigenous industry. The roundtable conference on Pakistan’s ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Apparel
According to data released by China Customs, China’s exports of wire rods totaled 753,695 tons in April, rising by 4.4% from a month ago and jumping by 85.7% year on year. The figures hit the highest level since September, 2008. In ...
Paul Zalai. The Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF) and advocacy body Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) have formed an alliance to address a range of emerging operational issues. The alliance will see the two entities ...
Tags: Service
Thailand's undenatured ethanol exports in April fell 42.4% month on month to 14,787 cubic meters, according to Thai customs data released Wednesday. April exports were also down 54.8% year on year, the data showed. The month-on-month ...
According to data released by China Customs, China’s exports of seamless steel pipes totaled 459,290 tons in April, rising by 11% from a month and increasing by 25% year on year. In the first four months of this year, the country ...
The textile and apparel exports of Botswana, a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, may continue to decline due to the withdrawal of tax incentives by the US and the EU under the Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) as the country is ...
Tags: Botswana, Textile, Tax Incentives