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Across Borders

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Across Borders is a column on world trade and customs issues written by Atty. Agaton Teodoro Uvero, an international trade, customs (indirect tax) and supply chain expert. Uvero provides advisory and training services to top corporations and industry associations. He was previously Deputy Commissioner for Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group at the Philippine Bureau of Customs (2013-2016). He is author of the book “Understanding International Trade, Tariff and Customs“.

Managing Your Customs Issues (3)

Our first article for this series discussed the various customs administrative procedures…
  • October 11, 2004
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Managing Your Customs Issues (2)

In our previous article, we discussed the customs administrative procedures applicable in…
  • September 27, 2004
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Managing Your Customs Issues (1)

FOR many years and until the present, the management of customs operations…
  • September 13, 2004
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Establishing a Customs Bonded Warehouse (CBW)

UNDER Section 1901 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines…
  • August 30, 2004
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Understanding the 13 Incoterms

Two weeks ago, we wrote on the implication of Incoterms in the…
  • August 16, 2004
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Incoterms and its Implication on Customs Valuation

Scenario. AutoHaus Germany (AG) is a global manufacturer of luxury vehicles. It…
  • August 2, 2004
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Customs Treatment of PEZA Domestic Sales

GENERALLY, customs rules and regulations apply only when foreign goods previously entered…
  • July 19, 2004
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Specific Focus Areas in a Customs Audit

IN our previous article, we mentioned that the Post Entry Audit (PEA)…
  • July 5, 2004
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Customs Starts Compliance Audit of Importers, Customs Brokers

In the last three weeks, the Post Entry Audit (PEA) Group of…
  • June 21, 2004
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Are existing customs brokerage firms allowed under RA 9280?

As a result of our recent article on RA 9280 entitled “New…
  • June 7, 2004
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