This is the third part of a four-part article outlining the major problems confronting the Philippine Bureau of Customs; the previous efforts to reform and…
Don’t rule out customs brokers yet, says industry expert
Although the engagement of their services will eventually become optional, customs brokers will continue to process shipments in the Philippines if the current Bureau…
Five provisions under the proposed Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) will be carried out ahead of the release of the impending law’s implementing…
BOC puts on hold pilot test for e-processing of Certificate of Origin
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has indefinitely suspended the trial run for the electronic process of issuing the Certificate of Origin (e-CO). Customs commissioner…
BOC sets rules on e-processing of goods transfer from ecozone logistics facility to locator
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued rules governing the electronic processing for the transfer of goods from one Ecozone Logistics Service Enterprise…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have issued clarifications on the use of the General Transportation and Surety…
PEZA locators get automatic accreditation from BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is automatically accrediting Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators as long as they pay an activation fee and present…
The Federation of Forwarders Associations in the Philippines in partnership with PortCalls is holding a Forum on the Electronic Manifest on May 8 (Friday),…
Load port survey for box cargo, automation of CBW operations among BOC plans
Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) stakeholders should expect more changes in operations at the country’s second-largest revenue-generating agency. At the recent general membership meeting…
27 PH customs collectors put in ‘freezer’, transferred to planning agency
TWENTY SEVEN district and deputy collectors of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) have been transferred to the Customs Policy Research Office (CPRO), a…
IN the past months, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been filing criminal complaints on a weekly basis against alleged erring importers. Previously, BOC…
May 30, 2011
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Latest Customs Updates
IN the past weeks, we have been hearing about the possible reorganization of various government offices, including that of the Bureau of Customs (BOC).…
May 16, 2011
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New regulations for importer accreditation
IN recent months, the new customs commissioner has issued a number of new rules and regulations. We will outline below some of these recent…
November 29, 2010
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RA 9853 Implementation Issues
IN our column dated 09 August 2010, we mentioned that RA 9853, which effectively amended RA 9280, has been passed and approved since January…
November 1, 2010
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e2m Irregularities and Updates
IT has been six months since e2m (i.e., e-manifest system) was first implemented at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) and Port of Manila…
