LAST month, we wrote about the various trade and customs developments that will likely impact on how importers, forwarders, shipping lines and customs brokers…
February 8, 2010
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Customs and Trade Developments
Last year was a very busy and problematic year for the private industries transacting with the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Other than the ever…
January 25, 2010
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IRR on Bulk Cargo Surveyor
SOMETIME September last year, the Department of Finance (DoF) issued CAO 6-2008 which provides for the accreditation of third-party surveyors that will be allowed…
November 30, 2009
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New Rules for Multimodal Transport
MULTIMODAL transport generally refers to the carriage of goods by at least two modes of transport under the responsibility of a single transport operator;…
October 19, 2009
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E2m Implementation Update
LAST Thursday (October 1), the E2M Technical Working Group (TWG) conducted its first workshop meeting to thresh out operational and policy issues in line…
October 5, 2009
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Customs e2m – From Mobile to Manual
IN the past months, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been accelerating its automation programs for the purpose of further facilitating trade and simplifying…
August 24, 2009
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PASG, COCPEIA, Etc
IN the past weeks, several associations within the port community have been protesting against the alleged ‘harassment’ by agents of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group…
