Policy, customs, compliance and market headlines from official and trade publications. Each item links to its source.
Customs seizes drugs, rice, fuel in Nigeria-Benin border crackdown The Sun Nigeria
The US Customs & Border Protection Agency (CBP) wants more data and earlier filing of imports valued at $2,500 or less. The compliance deadline for such imports arriving by mail has been pushed back three months, however, which prompted speculation that Washington wants to avoid further consumer cost inflation before the mid-term elections next month. The new regime has two components. Low-value s...
Customs Seizes Drugs, Rice, Fuel in Joint Nigeria-Benin Border Operation PRNigeria News
Customs seeks review of N1.68trn import duty waivers Vanguard News
British firms set to win £330m of contracts in Guinea and Benin Business Matters
DVLA registers over 7,700 excavators, impounds 357 vehicles over customs irregularities Modern Ghana
The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana has called for stronger collaboration among government agencies, financial institutions, fintech companies, mobile network operators, mills, buyers and industry associations to transform Ghana's oil palm industry.
South African exporters are sending large shipments of bulk raw materials to East Asia following the launch of a duty-free framework designed to expand access to Chinese consumers.
India is investigating a surge in soybean imports declared as originating in Niger, amid suspicions that some of the cargoes may have come from Nigeria and been mislabelled to avoid import tariffs.
But forwarders and analysts doubt whether the rate hikes due to take effect in the next few weeks will stick given rates are sliding from a two-year peak hit at the beginning of September.
Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options being considered including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multiple fronts, regional and Western officials told Reuters.
Global shipping is not running short of ships. The bigger problem is that a growing share of them are getting caught in congestion. Roughly 12% of global container ship capacity...
Another tanker has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing the number of vessels reported hit in the strategic waterway since Sunday to at least six. UK Maritime Trade...
Flydubai has had an interesting week – but the drama on the Tel Aviv flight rather overshadowed its launch of a freighter service in a bid to catch growing demand for ecommerce, specialised shipments and regional trade ill-served by narrowbody belly capacity. Yesterday, the airline introduced three...
The UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the UK-Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation Programme, has launched the UK-Ghana Trade Resource Centre, a market-access platform designed to help businesses identify opportunities
China calls on Ghana to leverage zero-tariff measures for mutual benefit China Daily
Cameroon’s cocoa farmers face additional costs to keep their beans eligible for the European market just after a season marked by a steep fall in prices and export earnings, a combination that has raised concerns over who will finance compliance with the EU’s new deforestation rules.
Ghana is requiring certain gold exporters to refine gold dore locally before it can be shipped abroad, in a move aimed at keeping more of the value generated by the country’s gold industry at home.
India and the Southern African Customs Union (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho) are moving toward negotiating a PTA, with Terms of Reference expected to be signed around mid-August. India wants preferential access for autos, auto components, and pharmaceuticals.
Africa’s fresh-fruit industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, with tropical and high-value fruit exports expanding sharply as producers tap into rising global demand for healthier foods, year-round fresh produce and premium berries.
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