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12.02.06
Bill to Revise Customs Tariff Act Submitted to Diet
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet on Jan. 31, 2012 agreed on a bill to partially revise the Customs Tariff Act and other regulations. Prepared by the Ministry of Finance （MOF）, the bill, w...
12.02.01
MOF Unveils Comments from General Public on Proposed ''24-Hour Rule''
Japan's Ministry of Finance （MOF） recently unveiled the comments it had solicited from the general public in respect to introducing the so-called ''24-Hour Rule'' in Japan. The 24-Hour Rule is a...
12.01.30
Intra-Asia Box Traffic Continues Steady Growth
Container movement on the intra-Asia trade grew favorably in November 2011. The combined volume of containerized shipments that major shipping companies carried among 12 Asian countries and region...
12.01.27
Argentina to Introduce New Import Control Regime
Argentina's Federal Administration of Public Revenue （AFIP） has published in the Official Gazette a new mechanism for importers known as the Advanced Sworn Statement on Imports （DJAI）. The new...
12.01.24
China Export Container Transport Market Continues Robust
Freight rates for services exporting containers from China continued robust last week making containerships fully loaded. The Shanghai Shipping Exchange （SSE） reported the China Containerized Fr...
12.01.20
Hokkaido Mulling over Northeast Asian Terminal Scheme
Japan's Hokkaido government is working out a Northeast Asian terminal plan in fiscal 2012 （April 2012-March 2013）. When the plan is set in action, the municipal government will enhance New Chito...
12.01.20
Laem Chabang-Lat Krabang Rail Section Goes Double-Track
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has announced that work on the double-track project for the 78-kilometer section between Chachoengsao and Laem Chabang was completed on January 12. The project ...
12.01.18
Thai Customs Set to Ease Customs Formalities for Flood-Afflicted Firms
The Customs Department of Thailand has decided to simplify some of the nation’s customs clearance formalities, according to the Japan External Trade Organization （JETRO）. The simplification prog...
12.01.18
Ocean Freight Rates Ex-China Keep Rising But Expected to Fall After Holidays
Last week, freight rates for services exporting containers from China continued to rise from the previous week. Container movements increased on the U.S., Europe and other oceangoing trades due to...
