New Bureau of Customs (BOC) guidelines on the establishment, operation, supervision, and control of customs bonded warehouses (CBWs) are out. Customs Administrative Order (CAO)…
e2m to soon recognize declarants other than customs broker
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is restructuring its electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system to finally enable implementation of an order that will allow individuals, other than…
ARTA: Trading, transpo among priorities for gov’t streamlining
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has identified trading and transportation among priority sectors in a project to streamline systems of government agencies. The National…
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…
Duterte proposes elimination of customs brokers, examiners
President Rodrigo Duterte is proposing to do away with customs brokers and examiners from the customs system, saying doing so would “cut corruption overnight”.…
PH Customs rules out on registration of non-regular importers
Guidelines on the registration of a non-regular importer (NRI), formerly known as a once-a-year importer, to the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Client Profile Registration…
President Rodrigo Duterte said he would terminate the services of 100 more Bureau of Customs (BOC) employees for alleged involvement in corrupt activities. In…
Cross-border e-commerce conference highlights regulations, best trade practices
E-commerce initiatives in the Asia Pacific and Philippine customs regulations in support of the e-commerce trade were front and center at the PortCalls- and…
EO eyed to regulate fees of international shipping lines
An executive order will take the place of a proposed joint administrative order (JAO) designed to regulate charges of foreign shipping lines operating in…
BIR, BOC tasked to escalate drive vs illegal tobacco operations
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has directed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to intensify their joint campaign against…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reshuffled nine district collectors and two deputy collectors. Guillermo Pedro A. Francia IV has been installed as acting…
The Philippine government has finally released implementing guidelines for the fuel marking program designed to curb oil smuggling and plug revenue losses arising from…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has already undertaken measures to comply with recommendations in the Commission on Audit’s (COA) 2018 audit report. BOC Internal…
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed three Bureau of Customs deputy commissioners, including former Manila International Container Port (MICP) district collector Atty Vener Baquiran. The…
