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…
DOF, Customs draft order on monitoring of containers
The proposed order providing Philippine rules on the admission, movement and withdrawal of container vans has been drafted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC)…
Proposed order allowing BOC to charge OT fee opposed
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) is against a draft customs administrative order (CAO) that charges the overtime fee of customs airport personnel to…
Draft BOC order addresses all forms of security to guarantee duty, tax payment
The draft order that will implement provisions under the Philippine Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) pertaining to security needed to guarantee payment of…
Draft PH order tackles storage of overstaying and abandoned goods
Rules on the temporary storage of imported goods declared overstaying or abandoned have been drafted by the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau…
Draft BOC rules give directions for marking imported goods
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have issued a draft order outlining guidelines for marking imported goods of…
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed several executive orders (EO) modifying the rates of duty for several products imported into the Philippines. The new executive…
Smuggled motor vehicles seized at Manila port valued at P3M
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized an estimated P3 million worth of smuggled car and motorcycles at the Manila International Container Port…
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…
BOC lays down rules for clearance of postal matters
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released rules on the clearance process for postal items, as prescribed under the Customs Modernization and Tariff…
Civil remedies for uncollected customs charges enshrined in proposed PH rule
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released draft guidelines for implementing civil remedies in collecting duties and taxes…
Revised PH Customs draft order prescribes rules for accrediting VASPs
A revised draft customs administrative order (CAO) covering the accreditation and regulation of information processors—also known as value-added service providers (VASPS)—has been released by…
Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act IRR takes effect in June
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016, which takes effect…
Draft order draws up rules for PH customs service fee collection
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have proposed rules covering the process of collecting customs service fees from stakeholders.…
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have laid down the draft rules that will govern requests for non-confidential and…
NMM Customs Brokers unveils initial stage of service automation project
Manila-based Nague Malic Magnawa (NMM) & Associates Customs Brokers has soft-launched its improved and enhanced automated system that facilitates easier operations and transactions with…
Regulations for on-board courier (OBC) baggage clearance formalities at international airports in the Philippines have been drafted and are now awaiting public feedback. The…
The draft order covering the process of importer registration at the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been released. Position papers on the draft…
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released the draft administrative order that will implement the provisions of the…
