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Atty Agaton Teodoro Uvero

72 posts

Subic, Clark locators soon exempt from BOC accreditation

Subic and Clark economic zone locators may soon heave a sigh of relief with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) now drafting a memorandum exempting…
  • July 27, 2015
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BOC: New CY/CFS rates may be released next month

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will soon hold a public consultation on its plan to revise rates for off-dock container yards and container freight…
  • July 27, 2015
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BOC requires fewer hard copies for consumption entries

The Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) paperless drive will gain further traction with a plan to soon reduce the number of hard copies required in…
  • July 27, 2015
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BOC looking to go wholly digital by early next year

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is accelerating full automation of its processes, and targets the first quarter of 2016 for its launch, according to…
  • July 22, 2015
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Issue on payment of accreditation fee by PEZA firms cleared up

The activation fee required to become an accredited Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locator should be collected on a per profile basis, the Bureau…
  • July 6, 2015
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PH Customs to purchase server to relieve e2m glitches

Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina has approved the emergency purchase of another server for the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system to address frequent…
  • July 6, 2015
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DTI lobbies for SMEs to join Customs Super Green Lane

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for inclusion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Super…
  • June 29, 2015
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Customs allows temporary claims for preference under ASEAN-China FTA

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is temporarily allowing claims for preference under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) while…
  • June 10, 2015
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BOC sees changes in executive ranks

There have been more movements in the executive ranks at the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Arturo Lachica, deputy commissioner for the Internal Administration Group…
  • June 8, 2015
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Shippers appeal anew for relocation of x-ray to within Mindanao port

Enterprises at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate Misamis Oriental Special Economic Zone (PIEMOSEZ) have again asked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to transfer the x-ray…
  • June 3, 2015
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Brunei port GM meets BOC officials

Reimond Silvestre (right), general manager of the New Muara Container Terminal Services in Brunei, recently met with Customs deputy commissioner for Internal Administration Arturo Lachica…
  • May 28, 2015
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BOC to fast track release of DIY school kits

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered its officials to allow the release of do-it-yourself (DIY) and hobby items, particularly those used in schools.…
  • May 27, 2015
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BOC tightens control on CBW licensing

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) directed its officials to require operators of customs bonded warehouses (CBW), on-dock container yard/container freight stations (CY/CFS), arrastre operators,…
  • May 23, 2015
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After airfreight, update of seafreight manifest up next for BOC

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will review its policies on the submission of seafreight manifest once the new memorandum on the mandatory electronic submission…
  • April 19, 2015
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BOC lifts suspension of importers, brokers

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week lifted the suspension of 70 importers and 45 brokers in violation of Customs Administrative Order No…
  • March 16, 2014
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Soon-to-expire importer, broker accreditations need CPRS profile hard copy — BOC

All importers and customs brokers with I-CARE (Interim Customs Accreditation Registration Unit) accreditation that will expire between March 31 and May 31 will have…
  • March 16, 2014
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