The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), upon recommended by the Tariff Commission (TC), has ordered a definitive safeguard duty on imported cement for…
EO extends to 3 years zero duty on imports of capital equipment, spare parts
President Rodrigo Duterte on July 19 signed Executive Order (EO) No. 85, series of 2019, which extended for three years the application of zero-rate duty…
Starting this month,the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) will work with various trade regulatory government agencies (TRGAs) in a series of tariff harmonization and…
PH trade repository seen to improve ease of trading for MSMEs
The Philippine National Trade Repository (PNTR), a web-based portal that provides a single source of comprehensive, accurate, and updated trade information, was launched on…
PH Customs order on advance ruling takes effect Nov 15
The customs administrative order (CAO) implementing a new advance ruling system for valuation and rules of origin (RO) in the Philippines will take effect…
PH safeguard duties on steel angle bars extended until 2019
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will collect additional safeguard duties on imports of steel angle bars, following a four-year extension of the measure granted…
Tariff Commission to get online copies of BOC entries
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Tariff Commission (TC) have signed a landmark deal allowing electronic information exchange between the two agencies, a…
DOF taps tariff classification experts to help Customs
CLASSIFICATION experts from the Philippine Tariff Commission will be detailed at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to help the agency classify dutiable imports as…
