Want to avoid costly disputes and misunderstandings in sales contracts? Sign up for the “UNDERSTANDING INCOTERMS 2020” seminar on December 18 (Wednesday), 2019 at…
TradeNet is online platform for PH National Single Window
The National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee, a high-level team chaired by the secretary of the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF), has agreed to…
PH multimodal transport and logistics industry roadmap in its final stages
Philippine transport stakeholders are calling for the crafting of an integrated long-term national master plan for the supply chain and logistics industry and full…
ASEAN urges acceleration of domestic reforms for faster regional transport upgrade
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recommends the ratification of signed protocols and acceleration of domestic reforms needed to achieve transport facilitation through…
PH trade facilitation efforts exceed ASEAN average—UN global survey
The Philippines’ efforts at implementing trade facilitation measures exceed the overall average in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific, according to a just-released survey by…
PH Customs chief eyes weighing of import cargo inside ports, truck registration with BOC
Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said he will soon issue a memo that requires terminal operators to weigh import containers within the port before their…
Asia-Pacific trade facilitation progress below 50%—latest UN study
Trade facilitation efforts by economies in the Asia-Pacific region have been notable but much needs to be done to fast track liberalization, according to…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) directed its officials to require operators of customs bonded warehouses (CBW), on-dock container yard/container freight stations (CY/CFS), arrastre operators,…
IN the past months, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been filing criminal complaints on a weekly basis against alleged erring importers. Previously, BOC…
