The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Manila International Container Port (MICP) has agreed to longer work hours to facilitate trade and avoid port congestion at one…
More PH shipments to go through red lane, all to undergo xray
More container shipments will be classified under the Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) red lane selectivity system, with all of these shipments now…
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) is asking the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) to amend a customs order implementing the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling…
CCBI renews appeal against 2-tier accreditation of customs brokers
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) is seeking the implementation of a 2014 Supreme Court (SC) decision, which it said effectively removed 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…
PH customs brokers seek deferment of e-submission of air manifest
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc is requesting the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) to defer the strict implementation of the “switch-on” mode for…
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…
BOC revives plan to require pre-shipment inspection on containers
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is again holding public consultations on extending the coverage of the load port survey (LPS) or pre-shipment inspection…
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…
PH brokers eye meeting with Customs chief over threat of disaccreditation
Customs brokers will seek an audience with Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon regarding the latter’s threat to cancel accreditation of brokers and importers starting…
PH customs brokers seek stop to online booking system
The Philippine Society of Filipino Customs Brokers, Inc. (PSFCBI) is requesting government to discontinue the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) program, claiming it has…
