Weekly consults on Customs Modernization Act IRR starts Aug 25
Fourteen priority provisions under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) have been selected by the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and its attached…
BOC seminar to teach cargo clearance without engaging customs brokers
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will hold a whole-day seminar on August 19 on basic customs procedures, rules, and regulations to help importers and exporters…
Bill sets aside 1% of BOC revenue to fund modernization program
Muntinlupa representative and former customs commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon has filed a bill amending the three-month old Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) by…
Faeldon: Salary hike for customs employees now under review
Increasing the salary of Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials and employees will be one of the priorities for implementation under the Customs Modernization and…
BOC fires up cloud-based server for advance manifest system
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) on June 2 launched a cloud-based server dedicated to handling advance manifest system (AMS) submissions and transactions. The…
BOC draws up 3-year strategic plan for CMTA implementation
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is mapping out the agency’s three-year strategic plan for implementing the newly signed Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA),…
PH economic growth to fuel logistics sector expansion
The continued growth of the Philippine economy as well as rising consumer spending will help sustain expansion in the logistics sector, according to LBC…
Incoming PH administration to finalize IRR for Customs Modernization and Tariff Act
Outgoing Philippine Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima has said the incoming administration will sign off on all policy actions being worked on by his agency,…
Use of customs broker services should be optional—WCO
The World Customs Organization (WCO) said customs brokers’ services should be made optional in keeping with provisions of the Revised Kyoto Convention, although in…
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on May 30 signed into law the long-awaited Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). Republic Act (RA) No. 10863 or…
E2m scheduled transaction windows in place for 2 more weeks
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is asking stakeholders for understanding as it implements the scheduled transaction windows in the electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system for…
Truckers servicing container terminals in the Philippines may soon have to secure accreditation from the Bureau of Customs (BOC). “I will be issuing a…
BOC programs to facilitate customs service for small businesses
The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) technology modernization plan aimed at improving customs services will ease…
Five provisions under the proposed Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) will be carried out ahead of the release of the impending law’s implementing…
