Customs accreditation for importers, brokers chaotic
INDUSTRY stakeholders are demanding clear-cut rules in the accreditation mechanism for importers and brokers under the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) newly formed Interim Customs…
September 1, 2010
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Philippine SMEs most bullish in the Asia Pacific
About 38% see sound supply chain management as a means to cut cost AMONG small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the Asia Pacific, those…
August 31, 2010
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June imports up 1.4% to $4.17B
PHILIPPINE imports inched up 1.4% to $4.166 billion in June from $4.107 billion in the same month last year, according to latest data from…
August 31, 2010
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Another PEZA VASP achieves compliance with NSW
By LEO V. MORADA, PortCalls IT Columnist APOLLO Technologies Inc —a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-accredited value added service provider (VASP) — recently completed…
August 25, 2010
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PEZA now linked to BOC’s National Single Window
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has finally completed its interface with the National Single Window (NSW) system of the Bureau of Customs (BOC),…
August 23, 2010
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Luxury car importer hit with smuggling charge
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week filed more smuggling cases – this time against luxury car importer Viking Haulers, Inc, which is suspected…
August 23, 2010
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PEZA to interface with NSW this week
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) will likely link with the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-initiated National Single Window (NSW) today after encountering minor glitches…
August 18, 2010
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RP-Malaysia trade up 38%
Jan to April volume reaches 4,078 TEUs Member lines of the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) shipped 38.2% more containers in the Manila-Malaysia…
August 18, 2010
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FPI wants copies of manifests
THE Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) has reiterated its desire to secure copies of inward foreign manifests submitted by shippers to the Bureau of…
August 16, 2010
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Customs Accreditation Secretariat abolished
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has abolished the Customs Accreditation Secretariat (CAS) for its failure to protect the integrity of the BOC accreditation mechanism…
August 16, 2010
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SC stops VAT on tolls, SLEX hike
THE Supreme Court (SC) last Friday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the collection of the 12% value-added tax (VAT) on all road…
August 16, 2010
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June exports up 33%
PHILIPPINE exports in June grew 33.4% to $4.545 billion from $3.407 billion in the same month last year, according to latest data from the…
August 11, 2010
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Issuance of alert orders now restricted to 4 BOC offices
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has streamlined its alert and hold order policy in a bid to curb corruption within the agency. Now alert…
August 11, 2010
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2 traders face smuggling charge
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week filed technical smuggling charges against officers of two sister companies based in Escolta for defrauding the government…
August 9, 2010
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Customs misses July revenue goal by 15%
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) failed to meet its July collection target, taking in P22.22 billion, 15% or P3.9 billion less than its P26.17-billion…
August 9, 2010
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RP seeks trade deals with US, EU
THE government is looking at concluding free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) in a bid to…
August 4, 2010
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Asia-Pac passenger, cargo figures up in June
PASSENGER and cargo volumes in the Asia Pacific continued to climb from year-ago depressed numbers, reaffirming the strength of an economic recovery. Latest data…
August 4, 2010
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SPS e-import clearance now in force at DA agencies
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has shifted from manual to automated processing in the application and issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance (SPS…
August 4, 2010
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PISFA: Best to return to old practice if parallel filing of manifest is disapproved
IF the Bureau of Customs (BOC) denies its request for parallel filing of electronic consolidated cargo manifests (e-CCM) with shipping line manifests, the Philippine…
August 2, 2010
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BOC’s July take expected to slip
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will likely miss its July collection target with most of its major districts falling short of their revenue goals…
