Import/Export Industry Notifications

India’s rice exporters are gearing up to ship the grain to the Philippines from next month as the Southeast Asian nation has reduced the import duty on rice being shipped from India to 35% from 50%. The Philippines is the second-largest importer of the commodity in the world.

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The customs department has notified the latest changes in the rules for importing raw materials and finished goods, which will facilitate outsourcing manufacturing operations within India, allow inter-company transfer of raw materials and other simplifications, and ensure ease of manufacturing.

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Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said earlier on 27th May that the X-Press Pearl, which has been burning for a week after cargo in a container caught fire, could sink within hours as the fire spreads through the ship.

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In continuation to CMA CGM’s advisory emphasizing on mandatory guidelines for the BIETC process for all Gabon shipments. CMA CGM informs customers of the revised instructions received from the Gabonese Shippers Counsel.

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Because of the ongoing political situation in Colombia, now in week 4, our operations in Buenaventura have reached a standstill. Demonstrations, work stoppage, road blockages to/from Buenaventura resulted in heavy port congestion, over capacity and closures in the terminals at the port of Buenaventura.

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To reduce the terminal congestion that Chiwan (CCT/MCT) and Shekou (SCT) terminal are facing, both terminals announced the implementation of the Export Laden gate-in arrangement. With effect from 1st of June, 2021, export laden containers can only gate-in both terminals three days before vessel arrival (ETA) till further notice.

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The Operation at Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) is disrupted because of the COVID-19 implications. Hapag-Lloyd will temporarily change the Far East Loop 2/3 from calling Yantian to Nansha Container Terminal for a few sailings to limit the impact and ensure business continuity.

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In order to boost the export potential of India’s agricultural and processed food products amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, APEDA on Thursday opened a three-day virtual trade fair (VTF) for horticultural produce from India.

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Aided by a higher realization, India's floriculture exports — including both fresh-cut and dry flowers — increased 2.5% in value terms at about $78 million during the financial year 2020-21 compared with the previous year's $76 million.

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