PH geared to join ASEAN Single Window by Nov, says DOF
The Philippines is expected to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) before yearend, its participation in the regional initiative…
Integration of SPS certificates into TradeNet ongoing
The Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are working closely with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to integrate…
TradeNet interface with ASEAN Single Window still on in Nov despite snag: BOC
Testing of the Philippines’ interconnection to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) has been put on hold, but the Department…
Automation of processes, enhancement of cargo clearance examination, and strengthening of institutional and individual capabilities in the areas of intelligence and enforcement are among…
PDEA to use TradeNet to process 6 firms’ export permits
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will start processing online special export permits of an initial six private firms under the government’s web-based trading…
BOC moves forward with TradeNet, releases operational rules
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines for the application, submission, and processing of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) electronic certificates of…
BOC reissues order to form unit on tariff reduction availment under FTA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reiterated its directive to officials to establish, activate, or reconstitute a preferential rate unit (PRU) in their ports to…
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…
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…
TradeNet, the government’s digital trading platform that aims to reduce the processing time and number of transactions for import and export clearances, will be…
20 state agencies for linkup to TradeNet by midyear
A total of 20 Philippine government agencies will be connected to TradeNet—the government’s online platform for the application of permits for imports and exports—by…
PH Bureau of Plant Industry eyes trial run of ePhyto system by Q2
The Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) will implement an electronic system that will automate the application and release of phytosanitary certificates in a…
BOC orders ports to set up unit to verify FTA tariff application
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reiterated its directive for its officials to establish, activate, or reconstitute a preferential rate unit (PRU) in…
PH test link to ASEAN Single Window successful, says DOF
Initial tests to assess the Philippines’ interconnection with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies, starting with Indonesia, via the ASEAN Single Window…
The software for the Philippine government’s online trade facilitation portal, TradeNet, has been delivered and is now undergoing procedures in preparation for going live…
20 PH agencies to interface with ASEAN Single Window by 2018
About 20 Philippine trade regulatory agencies are expected to start interconnecting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) by the…
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…
Finance: TradeNet to process 7 kinds of goods initially
Seven types of commonly traded commodities, including rice and sugar, will be the first batch to be covered when the Philippine government initially implements…
TradeNet is online platform for PH National Single Window
The National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee, a high-level team chaired by the secretary of the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF), has agreed to…
