by Petrex GmbH | Feb 8, 2021 | Recent news
The current developments in Great Britain lead to a challenging situation.
Traffic at the borders and a decelerated custom process are only the ‘tip of the iceberg’.
Since January, deliveries into the UK have to be customs cleared of course. Every day, many trucks just unload cargo at destination and leave. Then the receiver realizes that customs clearance has to be done and apply for it after. Currently, customs offices are quite forgiving. In the future, it can be expected that faults will not be tolerated anymore.
The management of empties is elaborated. Empty trucks crossing borders have to carry original documents (no scans) for their empty load. Recently trucks got refused in Dover and had to go back to the UK, get original documents, and then go to the border again.
Since first January, every truck (above 7.5mt) that leaves the UK via euro tunnel or ferry has to provide a “kent access permit” (KAP) at the French border to be able to enter the EU.
Some companies like German GmbH entities have branch offices in England. Now they would need to be registered as limited companies to do business as usual. Many companies just realized that issue in January.
Many custom agents in the UK are badly trained and don’t know how to deal with new customs regulations, also there’s a lack of customs agents in general.
Moreover, the UK customs system (CHIEF) is overloaded and crashes every once in a while.
Many trucking companies are badly prepared and don’t know the new regulations. The incalculable risks lead to higher prices and delays. Apart from this Companies are challenged with a higher risk of withdrawal of orders due to an unknown future of the development in GB.
Experts of the German trade chamber rate the current situation as a continuous problem that might get worse. We take the situation seriously and are happy to answer all your questions.
by Petrex GmbH | Jan 6, 2021 | Recent news
Dear business partner,
2021 is the year of the Ox according to the lunar calendar.
The Ox is a valued animal in China, as it stands for hard work and reliability while being honest and intelligent.
Below we would like to share the dates of public holidays in China this year:
International New Year: Jan 1st – 3rd
Chinese New Year: Feb 11th – 17th
Qing Ming Festival: Apr 3rd – 5th
Labor Day: May 1st – 5th
Dragon Boat Festival: Jun 12th – 14th
Mid Autumn Festival: Sep 19th – 21st
National Day: Oct 1st – 7th
by Petrex GmbH | Dec 9, 2020 | Recent news
The Petrex Wave has been our recognition feature since our company was founded back in 1999. You may find it in our brochures, powerpoint presentations or wall calendars. During the last two years we enlarged and rejuvenated our team to bring in new ideas and building the foundation for the company’s future. In this context, we decided to get a fresh Petrex Wave, representing the balance between old and new – our original motivation to run this company with passion and believing in the service we provide… as well as changing our processes to go with the time.
By the way, we will launch our new ERP system on the first of January. You will notice it on all our documents.
by Petrex GmbH | Nov 17, 2020 | Recent news
The agreement will cover one third of the worlds GDP and population and was signed by Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and the 10 members of ASEAN, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. India withdrew from the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) negotiations last year due to concerns about its agricultural and manufacturing sectors when facing more foreign competition.
The trade deal was made in order to recover from the pandemic. It lowers tariffs, opens up the service sector and sets common trade rules.
by Petrex GmbH | Oct 27, 2020 | Recent news
Petrex has started a cooperation with North China Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NCPC) to develop, produce and distribute Sterile Amoxicillin Trihydrate.
Our in-process sterilization has many advantages compared to other methods like radiation or ethylene oxide sterilization. Our product has a low impurity profile and comes in sterile packing.
We are currently working on the ASMF and plan to enter the market in first half of 2021. Product validation has been done and samples are ready for dispatch.
Please contact Petrex in case you are interested in optimizing your supply!
by Petrex GmbH | Sep 28, 2020 | Recent news
China expects a huge tourism rebound in domestic travels during the upcoming October holiday. Starting October 1st with Chinas National Day, online travel platform trip.com estimates that 600 million trips could be made until end of the festival on 8th October (782 million trips last year).
Traveling to other countries is almost no option these days. Not only strict entry policies in other countries but also mandatory 14 days quarantine in a designated hotel upon return to China forces citizens to travel only nationwide this year. Domestic travel bans have been lifted, but there are still some restrictions. Schools in Beijing and Shanghai for example have asked parents and students not to go away for the holidays unless strictly necessary.
