PH geared to join ASEAN Single Window by Nov, says DOF
The Philippines is expected to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) before yearend, its participation in the regional initiative…
Integration of SPS certificates into TradeNet ongoing
The Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are working closely with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to integrate…
TradeNet interface with ASEAN Single Window still on in Nov despite snag: BOC
Testing of the Philippines’ interconnection to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) has been put on hold, but the Department…
Automation of processes, enhancement of cargo clearance examination, and strengthening of institutional and individual capabilities in the areas of intelligence and enforcement are among…
BOC moves forward with TradeNet, releases operational rules
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines for the application, submission, and processing of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) electronic certificates of…
BOC reissues order to form unit on tariff reduction availment under FTA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reiterated its directive to officials to establish, activate, or reconstitute a preferential rate unit (PRU) in their ports to…
Starting this month,the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) will work with various trade regulatory government agencies (TRGAs) in a series of tariff harmonization and…
TradeNet, the government’s digital trading platform that aims to reduce the processing time and number of transactions for import and export clearances, will be…
PH test link to ASEAN Single Window successful, says DOF
Initial tests to assess the Philippines’ interconnection with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies, starting with Indonesia, via the ASEAN Single Window…
The software for the Philippine government’s online trade facilitation portal, TradeNet, has been delivered and is now undergoing procedures in preparation for going live…
20 PH agencies to interface with ASEAN Single Window by 2018
About 20 Philippine trade regulatory agencies are expected to start interconnecting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) by the…
4 ASEAN peers to go live with exchange of Form D via ASW
Singapore and three other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries will transit into the live operation of the ASEAN Single Window (ASW)…
Finance: TradeNet to process 7 kinds of goods initially
Seven types of commonly traded commodities, including rice and sugar, will be the first batch to be covered when the Philippine government initially implements…
TradeNet is online platform for PH National Single Window
The National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee, a high-level team chaired by the secretary of the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF), has agreed to…
PH trade chief seeks stronger ASEAN stance against NTBs
Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez is calling on trade ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to take measures to facilitate resolution…
The Philippine government is finalizing a new, faster system for securing import applications that currently involves more than 60 government agencies, part of fresh…
Ratification for Asean Single Window agreement finally signed
The Philippines can soon exchange information on export and import shipments electronically with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, facilitating trade…
BOC’s tight balancing act: Trade facilitation and revenue generation
Much has transpired a year since Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon assumed the leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in July 2016. He…
