PH Customs’ GPS system for containers in-transit now on its dry run

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is pilot-testing a GPS-based container tracking…

PH books 6% GDP growth in Q2, slowest rate in 3 years

The Philippine economy grew more slowly at 6% in the second quarter…

PH exports dip 0.1% as imports balloon 24% in June

Philippine merchandise trade grew 13.5% in June 2018, reaching US$14.8 billion from…

PH manufacturing index up 18% in June

The country’s manufacturing sector grew double digit in June 2018, its sixth…

BOC orders opening of abandoned containers following shabu shipment slip

Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has ordered the opening of all abandoned containers at Manila…

Cebu, Davao business leaders highlight trade facilitation gaps in the regions

Enhanced ease of doing business and lower regulatory costs are the top…

BOC prepares to execute fuel marking program

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a task force to oversee…

Firms implicated in P20M worth of ukay-ukay, cigarette, agri imports face smuggling raps

The Bureau of Customs, through its Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS),…

BOC to replace advanced manifest system with WCO version

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to introduce a new system…

Two used Porsche cars seized in Port of NAIA in violation of DTI regulations

Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport recently seized two units of used…