Category Archives: International Trade

Chinese Customs have recently updated the rules on products being imported into China. For Sea Freighted FCL (Full Container Loads) of products which has been transhipped through countries/ ports outside of China prior to arrival into China, NMC’s ( Non Manipulation Certifies) are no longer required. NMC rules still apply where transhipping of Airfreighted and […]

Background David Cameron’s Conservative party has always been divided over the increasing influence of European regulation on UK law. Many claim that the European model which the UK joined in 1973 has today transformed out of recognition and that this new model is not what that UK signed up for and that it should now […]

  Canada and the EU achieved the final stages of this agreement on 29 February 2016 when they announced the end of the legal review stage of the text. The legally reviewed agreement will now be submitted to EU Council and the European Parliament for approval. The objective of CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) […]

  From 1st of July 2016 the will be a major change to the requirements (SOLAS Requirements) regarding the shipping of containers. This will affect all senders who ship their products using containers. All senders must include a declaration of the verified gross weight of the container with their shipping documents. This may cause senders […]

The price of oil has dropped from $115 in mid 2014 to $30 a barrel today. That’s a 74% drop in prices with the price of oil now at a 13 year low. This article has been written to give suppliers into the industry an overview of why this is happening, the risks, the outlook […]

(This is the second part of my article on China’s Economic Woes)                   China’s current five year plan will end in 2015 and its new five year plan will commence in 2016. The current plan has been primarily focused on the following areas: Containing the massive debt […]

Shipping Terms Many traders often get confused about the payment and shipping terms uses So I have assembled a very general breakdown below for all users. Please note the following There are 11 terms Internationally Recognized Trading Terms Defined by International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 2010 Used for Purchase & Shipping of Goods So […]

  China Economic Challenges – In writing this article, I have decided to break it into two separate posts. This first post is an overview of what has been happening to the Chinese economy since 2008 and what is likely to happen. The second post will look at the likely implications for businesses over the […]

                What is TTIP all about? TTIP is focused on cutting tariffs and regulatory barriers which currently prevent companies from each side of the Atlantic from trading in the others market. This will be accomplished in 4 areas: 1.1Eliminating almost all tariffs (taxes applied only to imported goods) […]

Updated 31st August 2015 As a result of the recent explosion in Tianjin Port, the Chinese Government has placed restrictions on the movement of products from certain ports.   Labeling Effective from Aug 15th, Chinese  customs requests all import and export cargo must be labeled both in Chinese and English otherwise will be in customs […]