Customs news – Page 7
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New deal could cut trade red tape
The global airfreight industry has welcomed a new international deal saying that it could, if fully implemented, cut costs and delays in international trade. However, some question whether it will be fully realised, given the rise in protectionist sentiment in many countries.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the World ...
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Dubai Customs calls for greater collaboration on trade and security
Dubai's top customs official has said that greater co-operation is needed between local, regional and international authorities to facilitate trade and sustain high levels of security.“With the UAE’s positioning as a world-class transport and integrated logistics hub, it has become more important than ever to deploy effective screening and detection ...
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Another boost for IATA's Cargo-XML messaging standard
IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard has taken another step towards becoming the industry standard after being integrated into a United Nations (UN) automated customs management system.The integration of Cargo-XML into the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) ASYCUDAWorld customs system standardises electronic communications between airlines and customs authorities in the ...
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Only connect: air cargo connectivity means stronger trade growth
An IATA-commissioned study has established a clear link between air cargo connectivity and trade growth.Research by Developing Trade Consultants found that a 1% increase in air cargo connectivity is associated with a 6.3% increase in trade.The study, sponsored by the international airlines lobby, has also developed measures of key quality ...
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New Customs declaration speeds e-commerce cargo through Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
Dutch Customs has teamed up with the Schiphol airport cargo community in Amsterdam to launch a simplified e-commerce declaration called VENUE.The declaration has been designed to help shippers import and export items that are being purchased via e-commerce platforms - such as fashion, personal care, and homeware - throughout the ...
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Xiamen Airlines opts for EzyCustoms technology to support Canadian network expansion
China’s Xiamen Airlines has begun using the EzyCustoms service offered by Hong Kong’s Global Logistics System (HK), otherwise known as GLS.The carrier has successfully migrated over to the platform, which allows for integration within different Customs environments, GLS – an efreight systems specialist – notes.On July 25, Xiamen Airlines expanded ...
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Regulators and Customs, focused on secure airfreight without disruptions
Aviation regulators and Customs authorities are focused on implementing best practices to maintain a secure air cargo global supply chain without creating disruptions and delays.The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have now shifted from the creation of an effective regulatory framework toward “the fostering ...
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Australia relaxes ban on Bangladeshi imports
It has been widely reported that Australia has relaxed its embargo on air cargo coming in directly from Bangladesh.Apparently, Canberra has given the green light to air freight flying in from Bangladesh as long as it transits via a First World country.Late last year, on December 19, the Australian Government ...
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US Customs seizes potentially dangerous hoverboards at JFK
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 1,378 hoverboards with counterfeit and potentially dangerous batteries at New York's JFK airport in December.If genuine, the Chinese-manufactured hoverboards would have had a total estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price value of about $447,000, said the CBP.“CBP officers and import specialists are protecting the ...
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CEVA serves an ACE in the US with new Customs system link
CEVA Logistics has completed the implementation of a new Customs brokerage system across its US operation.A mandate from US Customs required all forwarders to file their entries using ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) by the end of February 2016. At that time, ACE becomes the primary system through which the trade ...
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Advanced data talks continue
TIACA has been involved in talks with regulators over the development of a Pre-Loading Advance Air Cargo Information (PLACI) system to help countries looking to establish advanced data requirements.At the fifth session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Working Group on advance ...
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Europe ‘not ready’ for new customs rules, says TIACA
The new Union Customs Code (UCC), just six months away from coming into operation, will have a profound effect on the European Union’s imports and exports, warns TIACA secretary general Doug Brittin.Traders will have to give financial guarantees when they use temporary storage, unless they obtain a specific waiver, "and ...
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Big changes for small airports when new EU customs code goes live
The European Union's new Uniform Customs Code (UCC) will usher in big changes for ports and airports — mostly smaller ones — that currently do not have electronic inventory links.Under the new regime, all airport will have to be electronically linked and those that are not would have to cease ...
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ACAS pilot programme further extended by the US
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) is again extending the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot programme through to July 26, 2016, and is also reopening the application period to accept applications for new ACAS pilot participants through to October 26, 2015.The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test ...
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Software guardian for Australian cargo compliance
Cargo Guardian, a compliance management software for the Australian air cargo industry, is set to launch before the end of July.It has been developed by industry specialists to integrate with airfreight operational processes and existing data exchange practices.A statement from the Cargo Guardian developer said: “Ground handlers, airlines and freight ...
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Hacis to extend mainland road feeder links
Hong Kong Air Cargo industry Services (Hacis) plans to open additional bases on the Chinese mainland to extend its logistical support for cargo customers of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).Hacis has offered road feeder services (RFS) to the mainland since 2000 via its Customs-bonded SuperLink China Direct service.“We run 10 ...
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Australian Customs finds ephedrine drug in air cargo
CUSTOMS and border protection officers seized six kilos of the drug ephedrine – which was secreted inside 18 bicycle seats sent as air cargo shipments from China to Australia, say reports.The drugs were discovered when the consignment was X-rayed.Around 6.3 kilos of a white crystalline substance, turned out to be ...
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Amsterdam's air cargo 'remote scanning' pilot under way
REPRESENTATIVES from forwarder Rhenus Logistics and Dutch Customs authorities have put a ‘remote scanning’ of airfreight shipments pilot scheme into operation in Amsterdam.A demonstration of airfreight shipment scanning, with remote electronic direct connection to Customs, has been launched by Rhenus and its daughter companies Rhenus Air, Copex, KDS Cargo and ...
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One Question
Doug Brittin, secretary general of TIACA, answers:"Some things are very difficult to put a hard timeline on. For example, advanced data for customs information: In the USA, the CBP (US Customs and Border Protection agency) is drafting a rule right now. The EU has not started their one yet, but ...
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Edging towards e-freight
IF you have the idea that targets for the IATA e-freight programme keep slipping, you are not wrong.At the 2010 Air Cargo Forum the expectation was that the whole air cargo industry would be paperless by 2014, but the target IATA now has is for 22 per cent of feasible ...