Draft Customs order on provisional goods declaration out
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released the draft customs memorandum order (CMO) providing guidelines for the lodging and processing of provisional goods declaration…
CCBI seeks exemption from burdensome POM access pass policy
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) is requesting the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to exempt customs brokers, their representatives, and regular employees of…
Gov’t, private groups sign ‘10 Commitments of PH Logistics Services Sector’
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Transportation (DOTr) and various cargo transportation organizations have agreed to collaborate on finding solutions to…
BOC defers 1-Assessment implementation at key PH ports
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has agreed to defer implementation of 1-Assessment, also called the Electronic Goods Declaration and Verification System (EGDVS), at the Port…
BOC seeks more private sector input on advanced manifest system
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is asking the private sector for more inputs on the implementation of the currently suspended advanced manifest system (AMS),…
BOC puts on hold advance submission of cargo manifest to AMS
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has suspended the implementation of Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 06-2018, which requires the electronic submission of cargo…
IFCBA to conduct world meet in Manila on customs best practices
This year’s International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) World Conference to be held in Manila on May 29-31, 2018 focuses on the impact…
CCBI can stand as witness during physical exam of alerted cargoes—BOC
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) authorizing personnel and experts…
More opportunities await customs brokers as supply chain practitioners
Customs brokers can expand their expertise by scaling up to become supply chain professionals, enabling them to provide value-added service to clients at the…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) clarified that the recent two-day downtime of its electronic-to-mobile (E2M) system was caused by a technical malfunction and…
CCBI to charge members P10 lodgement fee starting next month
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) has re-launched its decade-old program that requires members to pay P10 per formal entry lodgement. The fee…
Nague is elected CCBI president; lifting of BIR accreditation high on his agenda
Lawyer Ferdinand Nague has been elected 2017-2019 national president of the Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI), the nationally accredited association of customs brokers…
