The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has transferred more non-information technology functions from the Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) to other relevant groups…
New square root rule for non-intrusive cargo exam takes effect in CDO, Davao
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released rules on the implementation of the square root scheme when selecting cargoes for non-intrusive examination at the…
Cavite Ro-Ro barge terminal ready for launch end-June
With construction now 90% complete, the first phase of the Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge terminal, located in…
ICTSI’s Cavite barge terminal goes full blast in June
Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge terminal in Tanza, Cavite, will be fully operational by June 2018, according to…
BOC, PEZA in renewed partnership to further automate operations
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) renewing their cooperation to further improve…
BOC recalls exemption of PEZA, freeport zone shipments from x-ray inspection
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has lifted the exemption from x-ray inspection of certain cargoes, including those bound for Philippine Economic Zone Authority…
PH freeport zone perks largely untapped—customs expert
Traders and investors are encouraged to take advantage of the trade benefits and cost savings in Freeport zones, especially those in Northern Luzon. International…
ICTSI’s Laguna dry port gets ready for higher box volumes
The Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal (LGICT), the dry port facility of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) located in Southern Luzon, is gearing…
More PEZA locators migrate to Phase 1 of electronic zone transfer system
More volunteer users have joined the Electronic Zone Transfer System’s (eZTS) first phase, which covers the internal transfer of goods within an economic zone,…
Phase 1 of PEZA e-transfer of goods system takes effect by Aug
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) will mandatorily implement by August 16 the Electronic Zone Transfer System’s (eZTS) first phase, which covers internal transfer…
ICTSI’s Laguna dry port gets accreditation as off-dock customs facility
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has certified the Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal, Inc. (LGICT), the dry port container-handling facility of International Container…
MinDA, PEZA partner up to propagate ecozones in Mindanao
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have signed a pact to encourage concerned agencies to participate in promoting…
50% discount for PEZA cargoes passing through Batangas port stays
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has once again extended the 50% discount on processing fees for ecozone import and export shipments that go…
Shipments under PH Co-Loading Act exempt from mandatory filing of consumption entry
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has exempted from mandatory filing of consumption entry articles for transit covered by Republic Act (RA) No. 10668,…
The new heads of two of the country’s top investment promotion agencies, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), have…
Yusingco named OIC as search continues for new PEZA head
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) deputy director for finance and administration Justo Porfirio Ll. Yusingco has been designated as officer-in-charge of the agency by…
