A container truck, transporting the first batch of imports under the expanded zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African nations, enters Shenzhenwan Port at midnight in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, May 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian) BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) — Boosted by China’s new zero-tariff policy for African countries with diplomatic ties, a growing wave...Read More

Cotton yarn prices further increased by ****;** per kg in the Ludhiana market. Spinning mills are raising their mill rates to pass on additional burden of rising cotton prices. A trader from Ludhiana market told Fibre*Fashion, ““Indian spinning mills are receiving support from export markets as mills in Bangladesh and Vietnam continue to face energy-related...Read More

Trade relations between the United States and Russia have changed dramatically over the past decade. Before 2022, Russia was an important supplier of energy products, metals, fertilizers, and industrial raw materials to the U.S. market. But after the Russia–Ukraine war and the wave of Western sanctions that followed, bilateral trade collapsed to historic lows. According...Read More

During the first quarter of ****, textile exports decreased by *.* per cent to $**.* million. Over the same period, exports of other manufactured textile articles eased by *.* per cent to $**.* million, as per the Central Bank’s publication ‘External Sector Performance – March ****’. Combined exports of textiles, garments, and other manufactured textile...Read More

On April 27, the General Administration of Customs of China announced via its website that fresh Vietnamese pomelos and limes meeting the stipulated phytosanitary requirements would be permissible for import into China. “Fresh limes” here specifically refers to green, unripe limes; ripe or yellow limes are not permitted for import. Orchards and packaging facilities intending to...Read More