GCC sets deadline for customs union implementation
KUWAIT: Gulf States have agreed to resolve the hurdles that are obstructing the implementation of a customs union that has been long delayed. One hurdle has been revenue sharing, said the finance...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan all set to join Customs Union
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan’s government has approved a draft version of the road map for Kyrgyzstan to join a Russia-led customs union. Kyrgyz Economy Minister Temir Sariev has said that the document will be...
View ArticleTurkey eyes EU customs union as US trade talks progress
ISTANBUL: Turkey would find it very hard to continue in a customs union with Europe if the country is excluded from a free trade deal with the United States, but quitting the union is not an option,...
View ArticleAzerbaijan, Brazil come close for customs cooperation
BAKU: Azerbaijani and Brazilian officials have discussed the development of cooperation in the field of customs between the two countries. The two sides have exchanged views on the establishment of...
View ArticleSmuggling attempt: German customs recovers 90 animals from suitcase
FRANKFURT: Customs officials at Frankfurt Airport have discovered 90 exotic animals in a suitcase, including 55 tortoises, 30 lizards and an iguana. Some were endangered species and died during the...
View ArticleTransit consignment with concealed liquor gets busted by Saudi customs
MANAMA: Customs officers in Saudi Arabia have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 16,984 bottles of liquor (Vodka). The liquor was hidden in a consignment of mango and pomegranate coming from Bahrain, the...
View ArticleCustoms helps busting a gold smuggling gang in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have seized 48 gold bars, apparently abandoned, from the cargo hold of a plane of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Customs officials...
View ArticleChina offers zero tariff regimes on 95pc of trade with less developed nations
KUNMING: China’s Vice Prime Minister Wang Yang has expressed Chinese willingness to help the South Asian countries in the fields of energy, telecommunications and road infrastructure on build, operate...
View ArticleHK Customs confiscates 790kg ivory at airport
HONG KONG: 15 Vietnamese nationals were detained by airport customs in Hong Kong after a routine inspection uncovered that the passengers were carrying 790 kg of ivory in their 32 suitcases. The...
View ArticleDubai Customs launches smart phone, smart watch apps
DUBAI: Most of Dubai Customs services can be accessed through smart phones and smart watches as it has launched a revamped smart phone app. The web-based application is adaptable on all mobile...
View ArticleIndia pays $550m in oil dues to Iran
NEW DELHI: India paid a second instalment of $550 million in oil dues to Iran on Tuesday under an interim deal that has allowed Tehran access to $4.2 billion in blocked funds globally, two industry...
View ArticleSwiss banks hit by huge deposit outflow in tax crackdown
ZURICH: Swiss banks have suffered from a massive outflow of funds since 2008 due to the international crackdown on tax evasion. According to a survey by auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers attributed much...
View ArticleDubai Customs rewards graduates
DUBAI: Capacity building programme Talent Pool of Dubai Customs for its employees has been successful and DCs awarded degrees to those employees graduates who successfully completed the training...
View ArticleDrug smuggling through remote controlled drones detected near San Ysidro border
NEW YORK: Smuggler found a new way of smuggling drugs by remote controlled devices. Tijuana Municipal police seized a broken drone with six packages of crystal meth near San Ysidro border. The drugs...
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