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Firstly of all, for Import/Inbound into/via China mainland, LCL Service, at moment the 24 hours advance filing notice only release at Shanghai Customs authority, checking with other China offices, no relative information for LCL service.

·Currently, Customs authority made meeting with LCL warehouse/manifest responsible party, discussing the implement 24 hours advance filing for LCL service.
· Details still under discussing, but in principle, the Mandatory data for LCL filing  should be same as that under FCL one

1. Shipper’s company code*(Mandatory)
2.Shipper’s phone number (Mandatory)
3.Shipper’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status (Optional)
4.Country, coded for Shipper Identification of the name of the country or other geographical entity as specified in
ISO 3166 and UN/ECE
5. Consignee’s Company name (Mandatory)
6. Consignee’s Company code*(Mandatory if Consignee is not “TO ORDER”)
7.Consignee’s phone number (Mandatory if Consignee is not “TO ORDER”)
8.Name of Contact person for Consignee (Mandatory if Consignee is not “ TO ORDER”)
9.Phone number of contact person for consignee (Mandatory if Consignee is not “ TO ORDER”)
10.Consignee’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status (Optional)
11.Country, coded for Consignee Identification of the name of the country or other geographical entity as
specified in ISO 3166 and UN/ECE
12.Notify Party’s company code  (Mandatory if Consignee is “ TO ORDER”)
13.Notify Party’s phone number (Mandatory if Consignee is “TO ORDER”)
14.Place of loading, coded

Regarding to the time switcher apply these LCL mandatory data or EDI at Customs, still under checking as the process and possibility details not fixed yet. Carrier line need fix their FCL one at China Customs, then next do LCL data.

As reported in the circular of the Iranian Ministry of Transport, the receiver that ships with non-Iranian “carriers” will have to pay an additional tax

REGULATION OF IRANIAN ROAD & TRANSPORT MINISTERY
According to the clause number 2 of the Motor vehicles regulation and law approved by ministry of road and transportation dated on 1373/04/12 (Iranian calendar),
Flag tax is applicable to all shipments arrive Iran by non-Iranian flag vessels its amount is now USD 155/265 ; 20’/40’ as per desertion of Ministry of road and transportation.
Additional info on official web site of IRANIAN ROAD & TRANSPORT MINISTERY :

www.rmro.ir

GPC, provides import and distribution of raw materials (biopolymers) for the production of organic plastic bags for years. The company has seen an increase in traffic recently, in relation to the new legislation regarding the exclusive use of biodegradable plastic for “ultra-light” bags.  Indeed, Italian Parliament recently approved the law, (by as a transposition of EU Directive 2015/720), with allows to use only bio bags to weigh and label products such as bread, vegetables and fruit.

GPC, which offers its customers door-to-door services in remote destinations, recently tooks care of an air shipment from Mondovi Winscosin (USA) to Adigrat (Ethiopia). GPC picks up goods from sender’s warehouse in Winscosin and deliver it to Adigrat’s warehouse on the Ethiopian highland. A prior planning activity was carried out for the success of the shipping, which allowed to overcome the logistical difficulties, due to the infrastructural default of the delivery area.

The United States lifted 20-year-old econimic sanctions against Sudan on Friday 06/10/2017.

The decision to lift the sanctions and end an economic embargo against Sudan comes after Trump administration last month removed it from the list of countries whose citizens are subject to travel restrictions.

Sudan was the only country that was removed.

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