Singapore’s Changi Airport Group (CAG) has announced that it will increase by July airport fees for both passengers and airlines to help fund part…
Changi Airport to hike passenger, airline fees
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Misdeclared beauty products worth P8.65M seized by BOC-NAIA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recently seized beauty products valued at P8.65 million misdeclared as personal effects. BOC-NAIA district collector…
US Commerce finds dumping, subsidization of imports of Chinese aluminum foil
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the affirmative final determinations in the anti-dumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of…
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Vietnam files WTO complaint over US seafood import measures
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Thailand’s economy, exports made strong push in 2017
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ASEAN tackles draft regional guideline for SPS measures
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North Harbor operating system switch causes delays; operator to waive storage fees
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BOC orders faster disposition of overstaying cargoes
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken steps to hasten the disposition of overstaying cargoes in ports, mainly through public auction. In a…
BOC orders ports to set up unit to verify FTA tariff application
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PPA order sets formula for cargo-handling tariff adjustment
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ATI announces changes in board of directors
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Beebeelee appoints QRS to deliver online orders
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BOC-SBMA looks at setting up customs complex in Subic
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) are forming a technical working group (TWG) for the creation of…
Slow, imperfect progress vs corruption across Asia Pacific—report
Results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2017 continue to show a high variance in public sector corruption across the Asia-Pacific region, according to…
US initiates anti-dumping probe of Thai, Chinese, Sri Lankan rubber bands
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced it will initiate new anti-dumping probes of rubber bands imported from China, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. U.S.…
