PH, Australia implement e-phytosanitary certification

The Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) have started implementing an electronic certificate exchange for…

TIEZA partners with INS to automate import permit processing

The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has tapped electronic commerce solutions and networking service provider InterCommerce Network Services, Inc. (INS) to automate…

PH Bureau of Plant Industry eyes trial run of ePhyto system by Q2

The Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) will implement an electronic system that will automate the application and release of phytosanitary certificates in a…

PMTLAI, BDO agreement supports logistics industry’s e-payment initiatives

The Philippine Multimodal Transport and Logistics Association Inc. (PMTLAI) recently signed a memorandum of agreement with BDO Unibank. Under the MOA, BDO will support…

Bataan Freeport, InterCommerce ink partnership deal

The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and InterCommerce Network Services, Inc. (INS) recently signed a memorandum of agreement that will involve…

DTI identifying PH exporters to join online Asian trading platform

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has partnered with the Pan-Asian e-Commerce Alliance (PAA), a group of value-added service providers from 11 Asian…

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…

SBMA launches e-Bills, payment system for locators

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) recently launched its electronic Billing and Payment System (e-BPS) to facilitate delivery of monthly statement of accounts (SOA) to…

EDC backs electronic certificate of origin project

The Export Development Council (EDC) has included the electronic certificate of origin (ECO) project of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in its 2015 work…

New online trading hub widens Asian exposure to global trade

The Pan Asian e-Commerce Alliance (PAA), a group of value-added service providers in Asia, has launched a new electronic marketplace to help Asian sellers…

BOC to launch electronic filing of certificates of origin

The Bureau of Customs has tapped value-added service provider InterCommerce Network Services, Inc. (INS), to introduce a cloud-based solution that will automate filing of…

NACCS signs agreement with InterCommerce on Japan advance filing rules

Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc. (NACCS Center) recently concluded a service provider agreement with InterCommerce Network Services, Inc to enable carriers…

PH customs renews InterCommerce, CDEC mandate as VASPs

VALUE-ADDED service provider (VASPs) InterCommerce Network Services Inc. (INS) was the first to have its accreditation with the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) renewed…