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US imports climb but remain below pandemic peaks
This data comes according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. ...
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INTERNATIONAL
British luxury watch market on fire as imports from Switzerland surge 13.4%
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry’s monthly export sales tracker reveals that sales to the UK increased by 13.4% in July. Italy was the only other country in the top 10 largest export markets for Swiss watches to report ...
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North Korean leadership loses access to luxury Swiss watches
Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s supreme leader, will have to fall back on his extensive collection of luxury Swiss watches because his ability to buy any more has been severely curtailed. UN Sanctions have been slapped on exports of Swiss watches ...
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Brexit uncertainty hits June imports of Swiss watches to the UK
Exports of Swiss watches to the UK fell by 26.1% fall in June as uncertainty over the EU referendum caused retailers and wholesalers to delay purchasing decisions. The subsequent 10% fall in the value of the pound against the Swiss ...
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NEWS
UK demand for Swiss watches exceeds China in November
While Swiss watch export figures point to the worst November in five years globally, the UK is surging ahead now even importing more watches than China. Figures from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) show that, for the first ...
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TAG Heuer announces closure of Hong Kong boutique
TAG Heuer is closing one of its Hong Kong boutiques in the face of diminishing footfall and high rents Bloomberg reports. LVMH watch division president and TAG Heuer chief executive officer Jean-Claude Biver confirmed the decision to close the boutique ...
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Firm warns of changes to UK and EU import system
Companies that import goods into the UK or EU are being urged to prepare themselves for changes being made to customs duty arrangements next year. From May 1 2016 the current system for import duties will be replaced by the ...