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Cambodia’s non-tariff measures and other trade regulations

Cambodia’s non-tariff measures and other trade regulations

02/04/2022
The main legislation governing standards and technical regulations continues to be the 2007 Law on Standards in Cambodia, which is administered by the Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC). The ISC, which falls under the Ministry of Industry and...
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Polish non-tariff measures and other trade regulations

Polish non-tariff measures and other trade regulations

01/04/2022
Currently, Poland's labeling regulations are in line with general EU regulations. Some special labeling requirements apply to food products. In particular, the ingredients of most foods (including additives) and the date of manufacture/expiry date...
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Environmental tax on energy to be slashed from next month

Environmental tax on energy to be slashed from next month

01/04/2022
The National Assembly Standing Committee on March 23 passed a resolution on reduction of environmental protection tax on petroleum, oil and lubricants.
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News on the outcome of the UKVFTA Trade Committee meeting

News on the outcome of the UKVFTA Trade Committee meeting

29/03/2022
On March 29, 2022 in London, UK, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and H.E. Penny Mordaunt, Secretary of State, UK Department of International Trade co-chaired the first session of the Trade Committee k of the Free Trade...
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Attracting foreign investment from overseas Vietnamese: Many prospects

Attracting foreign investment from overseas Vietnamese: Many prospects

28/03/2022
Up to now, Vietnam has attracted 376 investment projects of overseas Vietnamese in the form of foreign direct investment (FDI) with a total registered capital of 1.72 billion USD, mainly in the processing and manufacturing industries.
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Overview of Russia's foreign trade in 2021

Overview of Russia's foreign trade in 2021

20/03/2022
According to statistics of the Russian Federation Customs, in 2021, Russia's foreign trade turnover reached 785 billion USD, up 38% compared to 2020. Trade surplus reached 198.16 billion USD, 92.72 billion USD higher than that of the year 2020.
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Japanese customers prefer Viet Namese coffee

Japanese customers prefer Viet Namese coffee

17/03/2022
Viet Nam shipped about 101,000 tons of coffee to Japan in 2021, becoming the second largest coffee exporter to the Land of the Rising Sun and gained popularity among customers, according to the Viet Nam Office in Japan.
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UKVFTA's main commitment in Technical Barriers to Trade

UKVFTA's main commitment in Technical Barriers to Trade

16/03/2022
With the objective of facilitating and enhancing bilateral trade by preventing and minimizing unnecessary technical barriers to trade, and strengthening cooperation, the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Chapter includes basic regulations related to...
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Portugal's non-tariff measures and other trade regulations

Portugal's non-tariff measures and other trade regulations

15/03/2022
In addition to the EU's plans to implement mandatory and voluntary packaging and labelling issues, Portugal has its own plans. Packages and labels of goods consumed on the Portuguese market must be written in Portuguese.
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Viet Nam accounts for 10% of global footwear exports for first time

Viet Nam accounts for 10% of global footwear exports for first time

11/03/2022
Viet Nam occupied over 10 percent of share in the world footwear market for the first time, according to the World Footwear Yearbook 2021.
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