DHL temporarily suspends Chinese import shipments to India

Wednesday, 1 July 2020Newsdesk

German logistics company DHL said on Wednesday it has temporarily suspended picking up import shipments from China to India, after border tensions between the countries led to clearance delays. Another prominent freight transporter FedEx Corp (FDX.N) has also suspended shipments, according to a BloomberQuint report, adding that the company is facing backlogs beyond its control.

New Delhi, 01 July 2020

As per news report of Reuters, FedEx was not immediately available for a comment. A DHL representative confirmed to Reuters that the recent delay in customs clearance of cargo into India caused the shipment company’s DHL Express India unit to temporarily suspend pick ups from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. DHL did not elaborate on the nature of consignments that were delayed.

Source - reuters.com