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…

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.…

List of over 500 importers, brokers with expiring BIR accreditation bared

The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has come out with a list of 514 importers and customs brokers that must renew their accreditation…

PH Customs order tackles requests for public info

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…

Draft PH customs rule guides handling of stores aboard foreign air, sea craft

The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released the draft administrative order that will implement the provisions of the…

Draft order outlines PH clearance procedures for air express cargoes

The Philippine Department of Finance and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released for public comment the draft order guiding the clearance procedures for air…

Draft PH customs ruling details conditional tax, duty exemption for certain imports

The draft order governing the grant of conditional tax and/or duty exemptions for certain importations listed in Section 800 of the Customs Modernization and…

DOF unlikely to enter into settlement deal with Mighty

Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said any settlement with Mighty Corp on the latter’s tax evasion case is “now out of the question…

Australia urged to allow entry of PH bananas

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on Australia to open its market to Philippine bananas, which have remained barred from that country for…

Accreditation of VASPs subject of draft BOC order

As mandated under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), a new order on the accreditation and regulation of information processors—also known as value-added…

Draft PH customs order sets rules on cargo manifest

The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released a draft customs order that will implement measures relating to the…

Proposed customs order on seizure, forfeiture and appeals process released

The draft rule implementing government seizure and forfeiture proceedings against goods and transport vehicles suspected of violating provisions of the Philippine Customs Modernization and…

NZ to help PH automate business registration, airline fee collection

Top officials of the Philippines and New Zealand have reaffirmed their cooperation in two projects designed to improve ease of doing business in the…

PH finance department highlights role of customs brokers

Customs brokers play a crucial role as a lead partner in the administration’s campaign to lick official corruption, eliminate poverty, and promote trade and…

Draft customs order sets new rules for movement of goods in free zones

The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have issued the draft order that will implement new rules for the admission,…

Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 8: Titles VIII, IX and X (Duty Exemption and Drawback; Post Clearance Audit)

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Proposed PH customs order details steps for disposing seized, forfeited goods

The latest draft order that implements provisions of the Philippine Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) regarding disposal of certain cargoes has been released…

DOF, private sector back fuel marking initiative to counter smuggling

Various groups are supporting a Philippine government proposal to adopt a fuel marking and monitoring system to prevent oil smuggling and improve collection of…

Draft PH order mandates one-stop shop for processing relief goods

The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released a draft order creating a one-stop shop (OSS) that will process…