PhilExport seeks BOC order to enforce new EU registration requirement for exporters
The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PhilExport) is seeking government assistance to ensure Filipino exporters can comply with a new European Union registration requirement crucial…
Cebu, Davao business leaders highlight trade facilitation gaps in the regions
Enhanced ease of doing business and lower regulatory costs are the top recommendations of Cebu and Davao traders to improve trade facilitation and boost…
PPA approves 24% hike in Manila North Harbor cargo-handling tariff
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 24% increase in cargo-handling tariff at the Manila North Harbor, a decision found “unwarranted” by some…
Proposed order allowing BOC to charge OT fee opposed
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) is against a draft customs administrative order (CAO) that charges the overtime fee of customs airport personnel to…
The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is hoping that the country’s exports will sustain its growth this year following the sector’s recovery…
Major PH business groups onboard for full implementation of TABS
The road is clear for the full implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)…
PCCI, PhilExport join growing protest against online container booking system
Opposition to the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) is mounting with a coalition of customs brokers threatening to stage a one-week protest action to…
Micro handicraft enterprises appeal for permanent lifting of chemicals control
Philippine handicraft exporters are asking for the permanent deregulation of basic chemicals used in the manufacture of their products, saying continued government control of…
BOC releases rules for exporters’ self-certification
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued revised implementation guidelines on the self-certification project for exporters, a pilot program that aims to fast track…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has repealed a 2010 directive that requires the presence of Customs personnel during the stuffing of export shipments. Customs…
A newsman once commented that when national disasters hit the Philippines, we now count our dead in the thousands, not in hundreds; destroyed properties…
