Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Lilia B. De Lima has announced her retirement as head of the country’s premier investment promotion agency…
BOC orders manual processing for PEZA transhipments while e2m slowdown persists
Transhipment applications from Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators will have to be processed manually by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) while the agency…
BOC orders switch to manual processing of PEZA transhipments if E2m fails, slows down
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) reminded its officials that manual processing of transhipments from one Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locator to another…
BOC mandates electronic declaration for air cargoes
All customs declarations for commercial air export cargo via the Philippines’ four main airports must now be lodged electronically, specifically, through the electronic-to-mobile Automated…
New e-transfer system for PEZA goods on pilot testing
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) will soon roll out its new electronic transfer system that aims to fully automate and simplify documentation of…
BOC sets rules on e-processing of goods transfer from ecozone logistics facility to locator
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued rules governing the electronic processing for the transfer of goods from one Ecozone Logistics Service Enterprise…
Mandatory consumption entry filing required for shipments where port of discharge is not final port of destination
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has tightened rules on transshipment with a new order which requires mandatory filing of consumption entry for all imported…
Texas Instruments breaks ground for $10M Clark distribution center
Semiconductor and electronics manufacturer Texas Instruments Philippines, Inc. (TIPI) plans to invest US$10 million in a new distribution center at Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ).…
BOC, PEZA order automates PEZA-to-PEZA goods transfer
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have inked a joint agreement that automates the process of transferring goods between…
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) enterprises are no longer required to secure a load port survey (LPS) for their bulk and break-bulk shipments. Under…
Issue on payment of accreditation fee by PEZA firms cleared up
The activation fee required to become an accredited Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locator should be collected on a per profile basis, the Bureau…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have issued clarifications on the use of the General Transportation and Surety…
PEZA locators get automatic accreditation from BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is automatically accrediting Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators as long as they pay an activation fee and present…
E2m filing of PEZA locators’ transhipment entries deferred
The implementation of a directive that mandates Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators to file transshipment entries via the Bureau of Customs (BOC) electronic-to-mobile (e2m)…
After airfreight, update of seafreight manifest up next for BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will review its policies on the submission of seafreight manifest once the new memorandum on the mandatory electronic submission…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released regulations on accrediting Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators. The new guidelines, embodied in Customs Memorandum Order…
BIR’s 2015 priority: Automate accreditation of importers, brokers
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) plans to automate the accreditation process for importers and customs brokers as part of its priority programs for…
