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Rule on truck impounding stays, says Customs chief

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) shot down proposals of the Confederation of…
  • August 1, 2007
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First VASP accreditation still awaited

THE accreditation of the first Bureau of Customs (BOC) value-added service provider…
  • July 2, 2007
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BOC recommends 80% cut in container security fee

CUSTOMS Commissioner Napoleon Morales has recommended an 80% reduction in the container…
  • July 2, 2007
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Box security fee collection, advance manifest deferred

FOLLOWING vehement opposition from shippers, the Bureau of Customs has deferred implementation…
  • June 4, 2007
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Intensified BIMP-EAGA collaboration eyed

MEMBER countries of the BIMP-EAGA region have agreed to intensify collaboration in…
  • May 2, 2007
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No corporate TINs, Customs insists

BROKERAGE houses and freight forwarding companies expecting to transact with the Bureau…
  • May 2, 2007
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2006 imports up 8.7%

IMPORTS for the whole of 2006 grew 8.7% to $51.52 billion even…
  • March 5, 2007
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More transport projects up DOTC’s sleeve

THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has taken significant steps to…
  • March 5, 2007
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12-hour manifest rule faces implementation delays

THE implementation of the 12-hour advance inward foreign manifest requirement may be…
  • March 5, 2007
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Conflicting provisions may stump Batangas privatization program

THE cargo-handling provisions under phase I of the Batangas Port project may…
  • February 5, 2007
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