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11.10.06
Finance Ministry's Unit Working on Rule-making for '24-Hour Rule'
Japan's Ministry of Finance （MOF） recently has suggested that Japan's customs system be upgraded to facilitate trade and enhance crime control. The suggestion was made on Oct. 3, 2011 when the m...
11.10.04
WTSA Lines Unveil General Rate Increases
Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) are proposing a new series of general rate increases (GRIs) on November 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012, that will...
11.10.03
Workshop for overseas representatives to be presented in Shanghai
A workshop will be presented in Shanghai, China for employees of Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) member companies who are stationed and recruited in other countries....
11.09.29
Japan Customs Sets out on Japan Import Cargo Security Control
The Customs and Tariff Bureau （CTB）, Ministry of Finance of Japan, the governmental body in charge of all matters relating to Customs administration and tariff policy, has recently published its...
11.09.27
IRA Lines Unveil Rate Restoration Plan
Informal Rate Agreement （IRA） lines have announced they will implement on a voluntary basis a rate restoration of US$250 per TEU and $500 per FEU on shipments moving from Japan to the Middle Eas...
11.09.27
Korea Delays Enforcement of Advance Manifest System
The Korea Customs Service （KCS） will enforce the Advance Manifest System （AMS） from December 1, 2011 for maritime export cargo and air export/import cargo. The Korean version Automated Manifes...
11.09.26
Container Throughput Remains Powerful in August in China, South Korea
In August 2011, a total of 14,457,800 TEUs of containerized shipments were transported to and from China, going up 10.1% year on year, according to a report compiled recently by the Ministry of Tr...
11.09.22
China Relaxes Market Access Conditions for Foreign Carriers
China's Ministry of Transport （MOT） announced Tuesday that it has moderately eased market access restrictions for wholly foreign-funded shipping lines under the Circular on Strengthening the Adm...
11.09.15
Trade Facilitation WG Proposes Easier Trade Formalities, AEO System Improvements
The Customs and Tariff Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) and the Trade Facilitation Working Group, a unit under its Council on Customs, Tariff, Foreign Exchange and Other Transactions,...
