BOC bares rules on compulsory acquisition of undervalued imports

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued rules on the Philippine government’s right to acquire undervalued imported goods. Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 16-2019,…

BOC allows non-brokers to register as declarants; brokers cry foul

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is allowing persons other than the customs broker to file an application for accreditation and obtain a certificate of…

5 Common Customs Mistakes of Importers

Unless you are buying a one-off low value item online, buying offshore for regular importers and for high-value goods is a complex affair. Ordering…

PH finance department highlights role of customs brokers

Customs brokers play a crucial role as a lead partner in the administration’s campaign to lick official corruption, eliminate poverty, and promote trade and…

Draft customs order sets new rules for movement of goods in free zones

The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have issued the draft order that will implement new rules for the admission,…

Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 4: Title 1-Preliminary Provisions

For Series 1, click here. For Series 2, click here. For Series 3, click here.   Title I of the Customs Modernization Tariff Act (CMTA) has four…

Shipments under PH Co-Loading Act exempt from mandatory filing of consumption entry

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has exempted from mandatory filing of consumption entry articles for transit covered by Republic Act (RA) No. 10668,…

PH customs eyes ASYCUDA World to automate processes

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is in discussions to implement by next year ASYCUDA World, the latest version of the Automated System for…

Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 1: Abandoned Goods Are Not Government Property

We have, in various public fora, discussed the benefits of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act or CMTA (Republic Act 10863) in terms of…

PH Customs At A Crossroads (Part IV)

This is the last part of a four-part article outlining the major problems confronting the Philippine Bureau of Customs; the previous efforts to reform…

PH Customs At A Crossroads

This is a four-part article outlining the major problems confronting the Philippine Bureau of Customs; the previous efforts to reform and modernize the agency;…

Hasten sale of overstaying containers, foreign lines in PH press BOC

The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is reiterating its call for the new Bureau of Customs (BOC) leadership to speed up auction and…

Use of cold stores in PH agri smuggling exposed

Senator Cynthia Villar is asking the Cold Chain Association of the Philippines (CCAP) to police the cold storage industry, as she divulged information that…

PH Customs modernization act signed into law

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on May 30 signed into law the long-awaited Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). Republic Act (RA) No. 10863 or…

BOC sets import rules for certain meat products

After issuing a memorandum order in early March requiring pre-clearance of meat products carrying a tariff of 10% and below from the Office of…

Some PH meat imports now require pre-clearance from Office of Customs Commissioner

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has mandated that Philippine imports of meat products carrying a tariff of 10% and below must secure clearance from…

PH exporters gain much from logistics reforms: DTI

Philippine exporters stand to be the ultimate beneficiaries of the slew of new and upcoming laws as well as regulatory reforms in transportation and…

Mar 8 launch of PH multimodal and logistics roadmap

The Philippine Multimodal Transportation and Logistics Roadmap will be launched on March 8 at the Manila Hotel Rigodon Ballroom. Spearheaded by the Philippine International…

PH brokers not obsolete with Customs modernization act—industry exec

The need for services of Philippine customs brokers may diminish but not completely disappear with the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), said Chamber…