Import/Export Industry Notifications

Lack of critical care medical equipment has forced India to allow entry of imported used life-saving equipment for re-use due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation even as it falls under the prohibited category as 'hazardous waste.'

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Now, all ports of Gujarat, including Pipavav, Kandla, Mundra, Hazira, and Dahej, will have faster connectivity with north and northeast India. The first Double Stack Container train trial run was done from Mundra port in Gujarat to CONCOR Kathuwas MMLP National Capital Region after completion of track linking between New Palanpur to New Kishanganj.

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Container shipping’s capacity crunch is pushing more of New Zealand’s exports to airfreight. Congestion at troubled Ports of Auckland had already prompted a raft of delays and carrier surcharges for the country’s shippers. Now, the bottleneck in South China is causing further headaches, especially for agricultural exporters due to the lack of reefer plugs available at Yantian.

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The interruption in ocean shipping is making carriers miss their North Europe berthing windows, creating handling corners at terminals and resulting in shipping lines omitting key ports.

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The commerce ministry may float a proposal to allow units in special economic zones (SEZs) to sell goods in the domestic market, at least temporarily, at the lowest tariffs that India imports from its free-trade partners. This will help the SEZs cope with the havoc wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, sources said.

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On Monday, the commerce ministry said that India has started exporting cereals like rice and wheat to new destinations, including Puerto Rico, Yemen, and Poland, intending to push the country's agricultural shipments.

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The world’s cargo ships can’t seem to get their act together. First, there were the queues at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which left as many as 40 container vessels awaiting a berth in early February amid a flood of traffic. Combined volumes at the terminals hit a record of 1.9 million containers in May, nearly double the Covid-19 low in March 2020.

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The exports of fresh green vegetables and fruits, and mangoes in particular, from Varanasi and surrounding districts, have been shaken up in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that led to the stopping of all international flight operations in the city. Procurement of goods -including farm products- is not proving possible in quantities up to 20 tons for export in one consignment, which has made it challenging to operate cargo flights from LBS International Airport, Varanasi.

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India may be slowly easing out of lockdown, but limits on factory production and compressed air and sea freight capacity are still jeopardising exports – particularly to the US. Covid restrictions vary from state to state, but significant economic hubs like Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, and Tamil Nadu allow businesses to reopen.

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