Saudi Arabia’s Zatca collaborates with government agencies to enhance international trade
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customs
Saudi Arabia announces major new customs rules
Saudi Arabia has announced new rules for customs operations in the Kingdom; sets fees for imports and export
Abu Dhabi non-oil foreign trade
Arab-Brazil trade soars, imports reach $15.8bn in 2023
Imports and exports between Brazil and the Arab world show significant increase
Bilateral trade
How diamonds dominate Botswana’s exports to the UAE
Dubai Chamber says diamonds accounted for more than 90% of Botswana’s exports to the UAE as trade exceeds AED5bn
automobile industry
Car imports in KSA down by over 20 percent
Imports in 2018 were at their lowest in 14 years
Carrefour
UAE’s Truebell inks new global retail distribution deals
Importer Truebell enters into exclusive agreements with a number of brands including Yorkshire Tea, La Rose Noire, Nocciolata and Sacla
Abu Dhabi
Exports through Abu Dhabi ports rise 36.6%
Pearls, precious stones, vehicles and aircraft were among the most significant export products through the ports
Federal Tax Authority
UAE to ban sales of unmarked tobacco products from August 1
New scheme includes electronic monitoring of all kinds of imported, produced and locally traded cigarettes to ensure compliance with excise tax payments
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi waives duties on industrial imports
The exempted materials include raw materials, machinery, equipment and spare parts
cuisines
French produce imports to UAE hit $450 million
The Middle East accounted for $2.2bn of the $65bn worth of food that France exports around the globe
bird flu
UAE bans import of live birds from Bulgaria after outbreak
UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment takes action after outbreak of highly contagious strain of bird flu in Plovdiv
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi non-oil foreign trade exceeds $10bn in Q1
Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi says industrial accessories made up the lion’s share of Abu Dhabi non-oil exports in first three months of 2018
fruit bats
UAE bans imports of Kerala fruit, veg following virus outbreak
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment also announces ban on animal products from South African province