The latest WTO-ICC DSI toolkit can help companies and government agencies adopt available standards to accelerate the digitalisation of trade processes
Despite net zero targets agreed to at COP26, global demand for coal is hotter than ever. TFG’s Lewis Evans investigates why…
Freeports are a special kind of air, rail, or seaport, where normal tax and customs rules don’t apply, says John Lucy, director of Liverpool City Region Freeport
If you are a UK business that is importing or exporting goods post-Brexit, then you will need to be familiar with UK customs declarations
The UK’s national customs office issued £200,000 in fines to UK businesses for exports of unlicensed military and dual-use goods in 2021. Between March and November last year, Her Majesty’s… read more →
A new Asia-Pacific free trade agreement covering a third of the global economy will eliminate 90% of tariffs in the region, according to a new report. A United Nations Conference… read more →
The UK government is preparing to introduce new rules on suppliers’ declarations for trade between Britain and the EU, which will come into effect at the end of 2021. As… read more →
MSMEs around the globe struggle to obtain financing. Why do these MSME financing constraints exist and is a digital future providing new hope for all those firms that are struggling to stay afloat?
Pilot projects are using the new framework to calculate the costs of illicit trade and business practices in Afghanistan, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, and Peru. UNCTAD and the United… read more →
The Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) officially adopted at its meeting on 11 December a package of six recommendations and declarations aimed at addressing challenges… read more →
