All news

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has launched SecureTech. This new product is the ninth addition to the carrier's suite of premium products and is dedicated to the safe and secure transportation of consumer electronics, including mobile phones, laptops, tablets and other lithium battery-powered devices. Etihad Cargo recently achieved IATA CEIV Li-batt certification, ensuring the carrier's handling of electronics is in accordance with the highest safety and efficiency standards. What is SecureTech? A new product dedicated to the safe and secure transportation of consumer electronics, to meet growing demand driven by new...

Early morning on 23rd February 2024, the first container ship of ZIM arrived at Cai Lan International Container Port, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province. The launching of this route allows the fastest connection of goods to USA market, from Northern Vietnam to the West Coast of the United States taking only about 16 days. The ship named SEASPAN KOBE, 269.8 meters long, 5.9523 DWT tonnage (capacity to carry about 5,000 containers), docked at Cai Lan International Container Port bringing about 800 empty containers to prepare to receive goods on the next trip and loaded on the ship about 100 containers...

In the first days of February, at airports in the Northern, there was fog, low clouds, and reduced visibility below flight operation standards which negatively affected flight operations. Especially in  Noi Bai Airport, horizontal visibility has reduced to less than 300m at some time. During the two days of 2nd – 3rd February 2024, at northern airports, there was a phenomenon of dense fog, low cloud, and limited visibility which is directly affecting flight operations. Flights must be taken off at alternate airports or canceled, delayed. From 2 a.m on 2nd February, flights were unable to take off and land at Noi...

From 1st January 2024, industrial goods are officially waived import taxes when imported to Switzerland from all of the countries over the world. This is an important trade policy, implemented by this country after many years of research and preparation In Switzerland, industrial goods include intermediate inputs to the production process such as raw materials, semi-finished products, machinery and equipment, salt and industrial salt, as well as consumer goods such as automobiles, household appliances, clothes, shoes,... The waiving of import taxes of industrial goods does not change the customs clearance process. Importers still have to declare imports and pay other fees and...

Following Notice No. 1089/XNK-XXHH of Agency of Foreign Trade (AFT) on the issuance of electronic C/O for 11 C/O forms E, AI, AJ, AANZ, AHK, RCEP, S, VC, VJ, VN-CU and CPTPP which were announced to you in KEN NEWS on 2nd January 2024, AFT issued Notice No. 14/TB-XNK to announce the issuance of C/O form AI under the framework of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) for Vietnam's exported goods as follows: At the request of Indian customs authorities, the C/O issuing organizations continue to issue hard copies of C/O form AI for goods exported to AITIGA’s member countries. After...

As Tet is approaching, import and export are also bustling through Vietnam - China border gates especially Lang Son and Lao Cai border gates. The number of vehicles clearing import and export have been increasing sharply these day because at this time domestic businesses promote export activities of Tet goods. At the same time, domestic manufacturing businesses also increase the import of consumer goods, products, machinery components,... to serve production at the end of the year and near Tet. In Lang Son, the number of vehicles clearing import and export through 6 road border gates: Huu Nghi, Chi Ma, Tan Thanh, Coc...