BOC allows non-brokers to register as declarants; brokers cry foul

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is allowing persons other than the customs broker to file an application for accreditation and obtain a certificate of…

CCBI postpones lodgement fee rollout to October

The implementation of the lodgement fee program has been moved by the Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) to October 1 to allow for…

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…

Importer registration process at BOC drafted

The draft order covering the process of importer registration at the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been released. Position papers on the draft…

BOC to require e-filing of informal entries for non-commercial airfreight

Effective June 16, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will require nationwide electronic filing of informal entries for non-commercial air shipments using the single…

Customs modernization act may be signed into law this week – Lina

The Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) may be signed into law by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III this week, Customs commissioner Alberto Lina…

Bicameral committee irons out most kinks in PH customs modernization act

The Senate and House bicameral conference committee has agreed on all but one of the provisions of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA),…

Brokers assail declarant provision under draft CMTA

Several customs brokers’ associations are calling on the government to reject a section in the draft Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) that allows…