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More PH importers, brokers accredited

A total of 13,483 importers and customs brokers have been accredited with…
  • October 5, 2015
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BOC eyes another revamp involving underperformers, including district collectors

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is planning another wave of reshuffle that…
  • October 5, 2015
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Singapore’s factory output records third month of decline

Singapore’s manufacturing activity shrank in September, the third straight month of decline…
  • October 5, 2015
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BOC, sugar industry join hands in war vs smugglers

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has deputized representatives from the Sugar Regulatory…
  • October 4, 2015
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PH global competitiveness rank improves

The Philippines climbed five notches to 47th place out of 140 economies…
  • October 2, 2015
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Subic port container volume nearly doubles in Aug

Container throughput at the Port of Subic grew 93% in August to…
  • October 2, 2015
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Vietnam vaults up in global competitiveness, innovation indices

Vietnam’s competitiveness ranking jumped 12 places and its innovation index soared 19…
  • October 2, 2015
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Indonesian gov’t cuts investment red tape to 3 hours

Reducing the time for processing investment applications to a few hours from…
  • October 1, 2015
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SG Customs to supervise unstuffing of select import cargo

A new circular has been issued by Singapore Customs advising traders and…
  • September 30, 2015
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Stop debates, pass Customs modernization act — solon

The Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) will modernize the Bureau of…
  • September 29, 2015
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