HKTDC RESEARCH

Opportunities in Qingdao’s Modern Logistics Sector

11 April 2019

Qingdao, supported by efficient sea-rail intermodal transport and customs clearance, has grown to become China’s top-ranking port. Freight forwarders from Japan and South Korea are increasingly using the city’s sea-rail multimodal logistics to handle cargo flowing between Japan, South Korea and Central Asia, Mongolia, ASEAN and Russia. Hong Kong players should proactively consider using the same solutions and better respond to the growing demand.More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, multimodal transport, sea-rail intermodal transport

Customs Brokers, Carriers, Others to be Scrutinised in Counterfeit Goods Initiative

11 April 2019

President Trump has directed federal agencies to develop a plan to combat “the dangers and negative effects of counterfeit and pirated goods, including those that are imported” through third-party intermediaries such as on-line marketplaces, carriers, customs brokers, payment providers, vendors and others.More

Topics: Licensing, Logistics & Supply Chain, USA, North America, Fake Goods, Anti-Counterfeiting

APHIS Proposes Streamlined Approval Process for Imports of Plants in Growing Media

11 April 2019

On 9 April, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the publication of a draft environmental assessment aimed at simplifying approvals for importing plants in growing media (PIGM) into the United States. Interested parties may submit comments on this document by 10 May.More

Topics: Specialised Products, USA, North America, Horticulture Products, policies & regulations

Input Sought on Possible Amendments to Energy Standards for Small Electric Motors

11 April 2019

The U.S. Department of Energy has launched an effort to determine whether to amend the current mandatory energy conservation standards for small electric motors. Public input on this process may be submitted by 24 May.More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, USA, North America, energy consumption standard, energy efficiency

Mexico Temporarily Raises Duties on 100 Apparel, Textile and Footwear Products

11 April 2019

Mexico issued two decrees on 10 April modifying its MFN import duties on 100 apparel, textile and footwear products and creating new tariff breakouts within a range of subheadings.More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Footwear, Mexico, North America, customs & tariffs & duties, policies & regulations

Peru and Mainland China Hold First Round of FTA Modernisation Talks

11 April 2019

Peru and mainland China held 1-4 April in Beijing a first round of talks aimed at maximising the benefits of their current bi-lateral FTA. During the first round trade officials addressed such matters as rules of origin, customs affairs, trade in services, investment, intellectual property, and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.More

Topics: Peru, Central & South America, free trade agreement

Argentina Updates AEO Programme to Facilitate Global Trade

11 April 2019

Argentina has updated its authorised economic operator programme in line with World Customs Organisation parameters in an effort to modernise this scheme and facilitate the signing of mutual recognition agreements with the customs authorities of other countries.More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Argentina, Central & South America, global supply chain, global trade

Argentina Temporarily Lifts Import Restrictions on Certain Alligator Hides

11 April 2019

Argentina’s Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development has issued a regulation that allows for a period of one year the temporary importation of whole, raw hides of the species Caiman crocodilus and Caiman yacare, subject to certain conditions.More

Topics: Handbags & Travel Goods, Footwear, Argentina, Central & South America, customs & tariffs & duties, policies & regulations

Colombia Terminates AD Probe on Steel Tube

11 April 2019

Colombia has terminated without the imposition of any measures its AD duty investigation on certain welded carbon steel tube from mainland China.More

Topics: Raw Materials, Colombia, Central & South America, anti-dumping

Hainan Free Trade Zone (3): The Burgeoning Medical Tourism Sector

10 April 2019

With Hainan Island being established as a free trade zone (FTZ), the provincial government is putting a lot of effort into developing the island’s tourism industry, including medical tourism. In November 2018, HKTDC Research visited the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone to find out how it is trying to turn Hainan into one of the world’s medical tourism hubs by capitalising on policy advantages.More

Topics: Medical & Healthcare Services, Tourism & Hospitality, free trade zone, free trade port

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