Quality crackdown to hit Chinese goods imports
NEW DELHI : Imports of Chinese goods could dwindle, posing problems for Indian industry, amid a surge in quality control orders (QCO) by the Indian government and compounded by uncertainty over when Chinese officials
Customs holds 800 containers of heavy melting scrap across key ports
NEW DELHI : Indian customs authorities have held back about 800 containers of imported heavy melting scrap (HMS) at key ports to ascertain the country of origin. The authorities said the consignments had been held on the
US container imports follow pre-pandemic trends
WASHINGTON : US container imports in April 2023 were significantly higher than the previous month, tracing trends seen in the pre-pandemic market. Imports were 9.0% higher in April 2023 than in March 2023 as
Commerce Ministry recommends anti-dumping duty on Optical Fibre imported from China, Korea, Indonesia
NEW DELHI : The commerce ministry’s arm DGTR has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of a certain type of optical fibres from China, Korea and Indonesia to protect the domestic industry from cheap inbound shipments. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has
India-Russia Ties : After S-400 Shipments, Russia could now suspend Oil Exports to India
GOA : Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, while answering a reporter’s question during his press conference in Goa on Friday, May 5, 2023, bluntly implied that in its dealings with Russia, India wants to
Quality control orders not aimed to stop imports : Goyal
NEW DELHI : Union Minister for Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Food Shri Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the Centre was implementing Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on several products and services for faster adoption
Top gas importer of India expects ‘huge jump’ in demand as prices ease
NEW DELHI : India’s top gas importer Petronet LNG expects a ‘huge jump’ in local gas demand for at least six months due to a softening of global prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG),
India to import 140 tonnes of gold from UAE at lower duty
NEW DELHI : The government has opened a fresh window to import 140 tonnes of gold from the United Arab Emirates at a concessional rate agreed under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement for