PH customs and trading rules made easy with new book
“Understanding International Trade, Tariff and Customs” authored by customs and trade expert Atty Agaton Uvero was launched recently at the Makati Shangri-La before guests from the customs,…
PH bill extending mandatory PSI to containerized imports being drafted
The Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has approved the suggestion of Senator Franklin Drilon to draw up a resolution proposing to amend two administrative…
BOC order applies conditional tax, duty exemption on returning OFWs’ imports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released the guidelines implementing conditional tax and duty exemption on the importations of returning Philippine residents and returning…
New customs chief dismantles central command center
In his first directive as new Philippine Customs commissioner, Isidro Lapeña has abolished the Command Center (ComCen), a special unit created by former customs…
PH lawmaker bats for pre-shipment checks on container cargo
Expanding the pre-shipment inspection (PSI) to containerized cargoes will not only save the government billions of pesos in personnel recruitment costs but also solve…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued the rules and regulations for the establishment of an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program in the Philippines.…
Wanted: At least 150 employees for Bureau of Customs
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is filling up an initial 150 vacant positions in line with its restructuring program. Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon…
BOC intercepts misdeclared steel pipes valued at P1.5M
Operatives from the Philippine Bureau of Customs Enforcement and Security Service (BOC ESS) seized July 3 a shipment of steel pipes worth P1.5 million…
Lawmaker wants review of BOC rule to list contents of balikbayan boxes
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is calling for the immediate “activation and convening” of a joint Senate-Lower House oversight committee to review the…
Duty-, tax-free privilege for balikbayan boxes starts August
After months of delay, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and Filipinos residing abroad may start sending August 1 their balikbayan (personal effects) boxes to the…
BOC: No legal basis to claims of jurisdiction overlap with PPA
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) emphasized there is “no legal basis” to claims its proposed rules for establishing customs facilities and warehouses (CFWs)…
BIR released 66.3% more importer, customs broker certificates in first half
The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) granted clearance certificates to 2,654 importers and customs brokers in the first half of 2017, 66.3% more…
Draft order tackles PH gov’t right of compulsory acquisition for undervalued goods
The draft order outlining Philippine guidelines for implementing the government’s right of compulsory acquisition has been issued. The proposed customs administrative order (CAO) will…
BOC’s tight balancing act: Trade facilitation and revenue generation
Much has transpired a year since Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon assumed the leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in July 2016. He…
PPA: BOC order shouldn’t encroach on PPA power over warehouses inside ports
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is recommending revising some provisions of a draft customs administrative order (CAO) under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act…
Genuine customs reform requires a mix of ingredients, says former BOC official
Aside from implementing the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), there are three other elements needed to achieve genuine customs reform, according to a…
BOC order on whistleblower’s reward up for public comment
The Philippine Customs order providing guidelines for granting rewards to informants who provide smuggling leads is now up for public review. Under Section 1512…
Revised draft order lays down conditions for establishing PH customs facilities
The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have issued the revised draft order for establishing, maintaining, and operating customs facilities and…
