COMPUTER & PERIPHERALS

In a recent HKTDC research study, 88% of Thai consumers surveyed planned to spend more or about the same as they do now on consumer electronics in the next three years. The demand for products such as earphones, headphones, selfie sticks, camera bags, tripod stands, cables, chargers and remotes is booming owing to the growing adoption of their parent products, and middle-class consumers’ desire to embrace the latest technology. More

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued five new withhold release orders requiring the detention at all U.S. ports of entry of a range of mainland Chinese products. More

Brazilian authorities have announced the addition of 327 items to a list of foreign capital goods and IT and telecom goods that benefit from duty-free treatment under the Ex-Tarifario regime, down from 14 or 16 percent. Additionally, the import duties on various other items have either fallen or risen. More