BOC: NVVS value a ‘reference’, not replacement for transaction value

There is no order instructing customs appraisers to favor value in the National Value Verification System (NVVS) over the transaction value, according to an…

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…

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…

CCBI requests delay of BOC’s 1-Assessment in 4 key ports

The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) is requesting the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) to exempt until next year the Port of Manila,…

CCBI primes customs brokers for Oct launch of P10 lodgment fee

Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) president Atty. Ferdinand Nague is encouraging all member customs brokers to coordinate with their value-added service providers (VASPs)…

BOC suspends 70 traders, 45 brokers for import description violation

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has indefinitely suspended the accreditation of 70 importers and 45 customs brokers for describing imported goods in general…

Manila urged to provide 24-hour free truck corridor

PHILIPPINE truckers, customs brokers and the port regulator/administrator separately asked the Manila city government to designate a 24-hour “free truck corridor” so as not…