BOC seeks to avoid port congestion with return of truck ban
Bureau of Customs coordinating with terminal operators and shipping lines to avert congestion at Manila ports with the re-imposition of the Metro Manila-wide truck…
Truckers decry truck ban, fear further blow to struggling economy
• The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines is asking the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to reconsider its decision to re-impose the truck…
First in ASEAN, PH accedes to UN treaty on digital trade
The Philippines has acceded to a UN treaty that aims to accelerate cross-border digital trade in the Asia-Pacific region, making it the first Southeast…
BOC unveils rules activating EU Registered Exporters System
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued guidelines on implementation of the Registered Exporters (REX) System, which certifies origin of goods and which the…
Registration with EU exporters’ system extended until June
Philippine exporters have until June 30, 2020 to register with the European Union’s (EU) Registered Exporters (REX) system—the system that certifies the origin of…
BOC clears up processing timelines for consumption goods declaration
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has clarified timelines—specifically for customs personnel—for the processing of the consumption goods declaration (cGD) beginning from declaration lodgement to…
Fearing congestion, port stakeholders seek recall of Navotas truck ban
International shipping lines and container depot operators are requesting the city government of Navotas to suspend its limited truck ban planned for implementation in…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) clarified that international donations are still subject to payment of customs duties and taxes and required to undergo the…
A total of 20.8 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu and estimated to be worth P141.440 million, has been intercepted by Bureau…
DICT to issue rules to curb unregistered couriers, forwarders
The Department of Information and Technology (DICT) is set to issue next month guidelines for the operation of couriers and freight forwarders to check…
BOC mulls NVVS suspension after House recommendation
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is reviewing its National Value Verification System (NVVS) and mulling its suspension as requested by the House of Representatives…
PH Oct trade weakens further as imports enter seventh month of decline
Philippine merchandise trade registered its seventh consecutive month of decline in October 2019 as imports continued its decline during the period, data from the…
JG Summit enters logistics biz with P60M JV deal with DHL
Conglomerate JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGSHI), global logistics company Deutsche Post Beteiligungen Holding GMBH (DHL), and ACCRAIN Holdings Corporation have signed a joint venture…
P1.6M worth of high-grade marijuana seized by BOC-NAIA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized a parcel allegedly containing high-grade marijuana, also known as Kush weeds, weighing 1.05 kilograms and with an…
House bill on free freight for relief goods OK’d on final reading
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to provide free freight services to relief organizations…
