DGFT notifies extension of import regime for laptops till December 31
NEW DELHI : The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the import management system for laptops and other IT hardware products for three more months—till December 31—and asked companies
Port of Rotterdam’s Secure Chain handles 500,000th import container
ROTTERDAM : The Port of Rotterdam’s Secure Chain has handled the 500,000th import container. The new operational approach is now standard practice in Rotterdam for all import containers from Latin America (since 1 April) and North America (since
India emerging as leading source of vehicle imports for South Africa
NEW DELHI : India has emerged as the leading source of vehicle imports for the South African automotive industry since 2013, according to the Automotive Business Council’s BRICS+ Research Report 2024, as India’s establishment
India’s import duties are too high, must come down : CEA Nageswaran
NEW DELHI : India’s import duties are too high and must come down, feels Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. Describing high import duties as a “challenge”, Nageswaran said that tariffs
Imports from India drive Nepal’s high trade deficit, not WTO : Director-General
GENEVA : Nepal’s increased trade deficit since joining the WTO is not a direct result of its membership in the global trade organisation, but rather due to its significant imports from its “very large
Lulu Group to increase food imports from India to Rs 15,000 Crore in two years
ABU DHABI : Lulu Group, a leading retail conglomerate based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, aims to increase its food imports from India to Rs 15,000 crore in the next two years, up from the
Coal shipments to India jump 10%, but growth could slow : BIMCO
LONDON : “Between January and August 2024, coal shipments to India rose 10% y/y, outpacing an 8% y/y increase in domestic coal mining. Thermal coal shipments were a key driver, supported by strong electricity
Trade ministry proposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese aluminium foil imports
NEW DELHI : The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recommended imposing an anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil imported from China after surging shipments from the neighbouring country captured nearly a third of India’s