SPS e-import clearance now in force at DA agencies

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has shifted from manual to automated processing…

PISFA: Best to return to old practice if parallel filing of manifest is disapproved

IF the Bureau of Customs (BOC) denies its request for parallel filing…

BOC’s July take expected to slip

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will likely miss its July collection target…

Truckers want lower fine for colorum operators

THE Confederation of Truckers Asso-ciation of the Philippines (CTAP) is asking the…

BOC files smuggling charges against traders, brokers

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) filed its first two smuggling cases late…

Air cargo volume up 10.8% in 2009

LOCAL air cargo volume grew 10.8% to 595.804 million kilograms (kg) in…

BOC moves to get rid of ‘hao shao’ personnel

NEWLY installed Customs commissioner Angelito Alvarez has ordered a crackdown on all…

No BOC reshuffle for now

NEWLY installed Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez is deferring for a month plans…

May exports grow 37%

PHILIPPINE exports in May grew 37.3% to $4.239 billion compared to the…

Manila-Korea box trade up 44.5% from Jan to April

THE Manila-Korea container trade soared 44.5% in the first four months of…