Border Force payments account for 92% of all transactions on the Turks and Caicos Islands Government’s new ePay platform, highlighting the territory’s heavy reliance on import duties. E. Jay Saunders, Minister for eGovernment, said the data confirms what officials have long understood about the local economy. “This validates what we’ve known for a long time,...Read More

Export containers stranded at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) in Navi Mumbai on March 3, owing to the ongoing war in Iran. | Photo Credit: PTI The ongoing war between US-Israel and Iran has started impacting Indian exports, especially of agricultural produce, to West Asia, especially the Gulf nations. In Maharashtra, more than a thousand...Read More

On 19 February 2026, Indonesia and the United States (US) signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) called the “Implementation of the Agreement Toward a NEW GOLDEN AGE for the US-Indonesian Alliance”. The agreement eliminates tariffs on 1,819 Indonesian products, facilitating greater access to the US market. At first glance, the USD33 billion investment and...Read More

The New Zealand government will not move forward with plans to reinstate live animal exports by sea, ensuring the ban on the trade remains in place at least for this parliamentary term. Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard confirmed yesterday that Cabinet had been unable to reach agreement on reviving the industry. SAFE CEO Debra Ashton...Read More

The U.S. International Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it has launched a Section 337 investigation concerning auto parts imported from Taiwan and China. This action follows a patent infringement complaint by General Motors, the Detroit-based automaker. The USITC has identified 20 respondents involved in this investigation. These include Jiangsu Srumto Auto Parts Co Ltd,...Read More