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16.09.06
METI Set to Support Cold Chain Facilities n Asia
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan on Aug. 31 agreed on a budgetary request for fiscal 2017 (April 2017-March 2018). It will develop facilities for cold chains and establis...
16.09.02
Japan’s Used Vehicle Exports down 14.7% in July
Japan exported 89,725 secondhand vehicles (passenger cars, freight carriers and buses) in July, which suffered a double-digit decrease of 14.7% from a year earlier and incurred a year-on-year decli...
16.08.31
India Customs to Implement New AEO Program
India Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) of the Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs, Ministry of Finance, has decided to merge the two facilitation schemes namely Accred...
16.08.31
Box Throughput Grows 6.6% in June in Korea
South Korean trade ports handled a total of 124.32 million tons of cargo in July, which increased 1.9% from the 122.11 million tons processed a year earlier, according to the nation’s Ministry of O...
16.08.29
US Coast Guard Unveils TWIC Reader Final Rule
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has recently published the final rule concerning Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) reader requirements which requires owners and operators of certai...
16.08.26
Hong Kong, Japan Customs Sign AEO MRA
Customs authorities of Japan and Hog Kong signed Tuesday the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) in Hong Kong to mutually recognize the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programs of both sides. U...
16.08.26
Jamaica to Mandate 6-Digits HS Code for Imports
Jamaica Customs has formally notified that a 6-digits harmonized code will become mandatory for all inbound cargo to Jamaica, according to carrier sources. Effective September 1, 2016 the 6-digit H...
16.08.25
Japan-China Box Traffic Slides in June
Japan exported 973,014 tons of containerized shipments to China in June, which declined 7.4% from a year earlier, according to a report compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) from trade statis...
16.08.24
China-Japan Trade Decreases for 4 Consecutive Terms
The total value of products traded between Japan and China in the first half (January-June) of this year was US$142.261 billion, decreasing 3.9% from a year earlier and suffering a year-on-year dec...
16.08.23
Shenzhen to Implement ECA Program in October
China's Shenzhen Municipal Government has announced the implementation of the ship Emission Control Area (ECA) program in the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta and the Bohai Bay rim area, ...
