The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Dec 2 formally launched its Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Program for full implementation next year. Customs commissioner Rey…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now pilot testing the Cargo Targeting System (CTS), a World Customs Organization (WCO) enterprise solution, which will allow…
The physical aspects of cross-border e-commerce take center stage at the “Cross-Border E-Commerce: An International Trade and Customs Perspective” conference on July 26, 2019…
Full automation leads BOC’s 10 priorities for 2019
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is implementing a 10-point priority program aimed at accomplishing its organizational and operational targets for 2019, with fully…
BOC hosts WCO Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Programme Global Shield
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) co-hosted the World Customs Organization (WCO) Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Programme Global Shield (PGS) that started on March…
WCO, China hold first global cross-border e-commerce summit
The First Global Cross-Border E-Commerce Conference, co-hosted by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the General Administration of China Customs (GACC), has recognized the…
New classification decisions made in Harmonized System
The Harmonized System Committee (HSC) made a number of decisions during its 60th Session at the World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in Brussels. The…
WCO launches 2018 theme, calls for securing supply chain
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has unveiled “A Secure Business Environment for Economic Development” as its slogan in 2018, introduced formally on January 26…
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is marking the 30th anniversary of the Harmonized System (HS) with a call to the international customs community to…
Customs community adopts resolution on an e-commerce framework of standards
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has adopted a resolution to develop a cross-border e-commerce framework of standards based on eight guiding principles. The WCO…
BOC turning to foreign partners for ICT modernization plan
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is tapping international institutions for the implementation of its automation project, according to Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña. The…
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has released the 2016 Illicit Trade Report, its flagship publication on cross-border smuggling of contraband. The report tries to…
WCO confab highlights new research areas to bolster customs capabilities
The World Customs Organization (WCO) underscored the importance of research, particularly into innovative areas of studies, to equip customs authorities with better tools to…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued the rules and regulations for the establishment of an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program in the Philippines.…
President Rodrigo Duterte “expressed full confidence” in Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, amid the Bureau of Customs (BOC) being questioned by Congress over the P6.4-billion…
WCO, WTO eye stronger partnership in trade facilitation
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have agreed to further enhance their collaboration in support of trade facilitation. On…
WCO unveils new transit guidelines, deepens ties with railways sector
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has launched “Transit Guidelines,” a new tool that aims to facilitate transit and establish efficient transit regimes, at the…
The classification decisions taken by the World Customs Organization (WCO) Harmonized System Committee (HSC) at its 59th session have now been published on the…
