BOC eyes MOA on pre-shipment inspection with China
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intends to sign a bilateral agreement with its counterpart in China on implementing data exchange, including pre-shipment inspection (PSI),…
WTO PH trade policy review: CMTA commendable but business environment stands improvement
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has welcomed the Philippines’ implementation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) and other trade facilitation measures, but…
BOC in pre-shipment inspection talks with Malaysia, Indonesia
The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) is proposing bilateral arrangements with counterparts in Malaysia and Indonesia on goods in transit, including pre-shipment inspection (PSI).…
PCCI rejects pre-shipment inspection of box cargoes, offers up alternatives
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is requesting the Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to reconsider their plan…
No container PSI, no BOC 2018 budget, vows Senate minority
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon vowed to block the 2018 budget of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) if the administrative order (AO) implementing pre-shipment…
PH bill extending mandatory PSI to containerized imports being drafted
The Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has approved the suggestion of Senator Franklin Drilon to draw up a resolution proposing to amend two administrative…
PH lawmaker bats for pre-shipment checks on container cargo
Expanding the pre-shipment inspection (PSI) to containerized cargoes will not only save the government billions of pesos in personnel recruitment costs but also solve…
BOC revives plan to require pre-shipment inspection on containers
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is again holding public consultations on extending the coverage of the load port survey (LPS) or pre-shipment inspection…
Incoming PH Customs chief bares top priorities, including re-imposition of pre-shipment inspection on containers
Incoming Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon has identified four of his top priorities once he assumes office at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), described…
PCCI suggests trade, logistics reforms to aid PH businesses
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is proposing trade and logistics reforms that would help further ease doing business in the country.…
BOC shelves pre-shipment inspection for container cargo
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina is not keen on implementing a pre-shipment inspection (PSI) on containerized cargoes despite the practice already being conducted for bulk and break…
