Import/Export Industry Notifications

With effect from November 1, 2020 HAPAG LLOYD will revise the Import Detention (Carrier’s Haulage) Charges and the Freetime in the USA. Charges in the state of California are not applicable on weekends and bank holidays.

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With trans-Pacific container rates at an all-time high, even more containers are flowing from Asia to the US. The return leg is a different story, however, with empty space frequently seen on board. The US agriculture industry has spotted this crack, and expectations are high that containerized soybeans, wheat, and corn could fill the gap.

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Container Truck Drivers at the Colombo port ends their trade union action. The trade union was staged to protest against the alleged inefficiencies in the Orugodawatta customs checkpoints. The strike ended after a discussion with the Director General of the Customs and State Minister, Jayantha Samaraweera.

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With effect from November 1, 2020 HAPAG LLOYD will revise the Export Detention (Carrier’s Haulage) Charges and the Freetime in the USA. Charges in the state of California are not applicable on weekends and bank holidays. Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays are excluded. All temperature controlled levels remain unchanged

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Maharashtra farmers are likely to suffer huge losses of over Rs. 50 billion owing to a government decision to ban the export of onions. Experts claim the move will most likely benefit China and Pakistan in the international market. After the ban was announced, truckloads of onions have been stranded at several places like Nashik, Pune, Nagar and Solapur.

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Amid increasing scrutiny of Chinese exports to India, the government has started a probe into alleged dumping of a chemical that's used in pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. The commerce ministry's investigation wing registered the inquiry after a complaint by a domestic manufacturer, Cabot Sanmar Ltd. The probe wing will investigate the charges of dumping of 'untreated Fumed Silica' by Chinese and South Korean manufacturers.

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TIR will facilitate intermodal transport and act as enabling document to cross multiple international borders without any additional checks. Address a webinar Mall added that TIR will further help to improve trade between India, Central Asia & CIS countries. The International Road Transport Union was very pleased to acknowledge the interest shown by Indian exporting industry towards the TIR procedure, especially the efforts made by CBIC, FICCI and FFFAI to promote this trade facilitation tool.

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9 global freight carriers shipped 181 tonnes of pomegranates to 12 overseas destinations from KIA on the city’s northern outskirts from April to August.

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Ruhollah Latifi said that saffron accounted for 70 percent of the total value, and 0.5 percent of the total weight of the export during the mentioned five-month period. The IRICA spokesman further said that the Iranian spices have been exported to 43 countries in the first five months of this year and mentioned Azerbaijan, Britain, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Kuwait, Qatar, Afghanistan, Turkey, Armenia, Germany, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, India, the Netherlands, Indonesia, France, and Switzerland as some export destinations of the products.

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