Want to avoid costly disputes and misunderstandings in sales contracts? Sign up for the “UNDERSTANDING INCOTERMS 2020” seminar on December 18 (Wednesday), 2019 at…
Philippine Customs deputy commissioner for Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG) Atty Agaton Teodoro Uvero has been detailed to the Department of Finance (DOF) to…
STAKEHOLDERS welcome the Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) plan for a seven-day work schedule, saying it would help speed up customs processes. Customs deputy…
DOF issues rules on one-time BIR accreditation of importers
The Department of Finance last week issued Department Order No. 12-2014 requiring importers to be cleared by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) before…
Hike in PH off-dock storage rates justified: PortCalls survey
AROUND 61% of those in the Philippine transport and logistics industry believe an increase in warehouse rates charged by off-dock container yard/container freight operators…
BOC releases draft order on new offdock CY/CFS rates
A draft memorandum order adjusting off-dock container yard/container freight station (CY/CFS) rates in the Philippines has been released by the office of the Bureau…
The much-awaited Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) revamp has begun, with five individuals endorsed as deputy commissioner by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima. The new…
September 17, 2013
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Instituting Customs Reforms (2)
THIS is the last of our two-part series on how to institute reforms at the Bureau of Customs (BOC). We mentioned in our previous…
May 31, 2010
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Instituting Customs Reforms
WE have just finished our national elections and the results are almost done. In less than two months, we will have new officials to…
May 17, 2010
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Logistics and Supply Strategy
IN the last decade, logistics practitioners have increasingly been drawn to supply chain management. And increa-singly, people are looking at the concepts of logistics…
July 27, 2009
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New Subic-Clark Visa System
LAST January 2009, several government agencies entered into a joint agreement to prescribe a new visa system for the Subic-Clark economic corridor. The new…
June 15, 2009
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IVSP Terms of Reference
IN August of last year, we wrote that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) was finalizing its plan to outsource certain customs functions in order…
April 20, 2009
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What is the New System?
FOR many years now, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been slowly implementing its P500-million automation program. In recent weeks, the bureau has been…
April 6, 2009
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The State of Logistics Outsourcing: 2008 Third Party Logistics
JUST recently, the Georgia Institute of Technology released the results and findings of its 13th annual study entitled “The State of Logistics Outsourcing: 2008…
March 9, 2009
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Subic-Clark Economic Corridor
WE recently attended the Philippines-Taiwan Joint Economic Conference held in Taipei. Part of discussions among government and private sector representatives was the promotion and…
February 23, 2009
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5th Philippine Ports and Shipping Conference
WE are participating at this week’s 5th Philippine Port and Shipping Conference (February 12-13, 2009 at The Peninsula, Makati City) as chairman of one…
February 9, 2009
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Electronic Accreditation of Importers and Forwarders
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has recently issued several guidelines that will directly impact the present manual system for accrediting and verifying entities (importers,…
January 26, 2009
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House Bill No. 5342: Customs and Trade Modernization Act
A BILL entitled “An Act to Prescribe the ‘Customs and Tariff Modernization Act of 2008’ and for other purposes” has recently been filed in…
