Import - Time

Fruit growing

17.march 2026 MLJ

The struggles of apple sellers in Čačak: How Polish apples push Serbian apples off the shelves

Fruit growers from Čačak claim that the cold stores are full of local apples for which there is no interest. They say that the market was flooded with cheaper imported apples, from Poland and Macedonia

The arms race

09.march 2026 IN THE

Serbia is 37th in the world in terms of arms imports, over 60 percent of purchases come from China

According to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Serbia ranked 37th on the list of the world's largest arms importers in the period 2021-2025. Most of the weapons come from China

Import of flowers

07.march 2026 KS

The New Economy: Do you know where the flowers you buy come from?

On Sunday, March 8, as a rule, one of the dates when the most flowers are bought, and where are the flowers we buy from

Personal attitude

20.December 2025 Tara Rukeci Milivojevic

The ban on the import of Linglong tires from Serbia to the USA: Imperial regulation of the market

The US ban on the import of tires produced in Serbia by Linglong exposes the systemic fragility of an order in which capital circulates freely, while workers around the world are forced to compete with each other in renouncing their rights

SAD

01.August 2025 KS

American sanctions: From August 7, 35 percent customs duties for goods from Serbia

Instead of August 1, US import tariffs will be effective from August 7, announced the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. Serbia belongs to the group of countries to which America will impose the highest customs rate

Import and export

05.march 2025 MJ

Serbia lifts the ban on the import of pellets

On Tuesday, March 4, the ban on the import of pellets was lifted on the territory of Serbia. These news, however, worry domestic producers, because cheaper pellets will arrive from neighboring countries

Human rights of workers

17.December 2024 NR

MAN stopped importing tires from Zrenjanin: What about the others?

The famous manufacturer of trucks and buses MAN no longer imports tires from Linglong in Zrenjan because the human rights of workers are not respected there. As "Vreme" recently wrote, other giants of the German auto industry also have a number of complaints from Serbia

Health care

28.October 2024 IN THE

Will Serbia also import doctors after drivers?

Between 500 and 600 doctors leave Serbia every year, and 75 percent of employees in the Serbian healthcare system are considering leaving the country. How close we are to importing doctors from abroad

Electricity

12.September 2024 B. B.

In one day, Serbia imported 30 percent of the total electricity consumption

On Tuesday, September 10, Serbia at one point imported electricity in the amount of a third of the daily consumption. Experts warn that we should think about winter, and the President of Serbia announces a solution by digging more coal

Cars

29.January 2024 BG/FoNet

Serbia imports scraps from Europe that no one else will

More than half of imported used cars in 2023 had a Euro 3 or Euro 4 engine.

Import of used cars

15.November 2023 NR/IG

Used cars: "All the garbage of Europe goes to Serbia"

Old and cheap cars from the European Union are imported into Serbia, while the EU itself is switching to electric vehicles. A large survey by "Vremena" shows that this will leave even more used cars for poor Balkan or African countries.

Economy

22.October 2023 Z.S.

List of products that Serbia and China will trade duty-free

There are 18.000 products on the list. The free trade agreement with China opens the door for the duty-free export of around 10.000 Serbian products. We will have 2.000 fewer products from that market

Economy

17.October 2023 BG

Agreement with China: What is the benefit for Serbia?

Agreements, such as the Free Trade Agreement that Serbia signed with China, are not made for today, but for the next 10-20 years. It is a great opportunity for Serbian exporters. Can we use it? This is already the second pair of sleeves, says professor at the Faculty of Economics Ljubodrag Savić