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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“.

New regulations for importer accreditation

IN recent months, the new customs commissioner has issued a number of…
  • November 29, 2010
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DOF Review of Import Entries

RECENT issuances from the Department of Finance (DOF) seem to indicate an…
  • November 15, 2010
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RA 9853 Implementation Issues

IN our column dated 09 August 2010, we mentioned that RA 9853,…
  • November 1, 2010
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Customs Brokers Act II

LAST December 15, 2009, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed and approved the…
  • August 9, 2010
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New Valuation Rules for Vehicles

THE Department of Finance (DoF), Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Bureau…
  • June 28, 2010
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Bulk Cargo Survey

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now implementing the Bulk and Break…
  • June 21, 2010
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Instituting Customs Reforms (2)

THIS is the last of our two-part series on how to institute…
  • May 31, 2010
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Instituting Customs Reforms

WE have just finished our national elections and the results are almost…
  • May 17, 2010
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e2m Irregularities and Updates

IT has been six months since e2m (i.e., e-manifest system) was first…
  • April 19, 2010
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Changing Rules for Forwarding

LAST month, we wrote about the various trade and customs developments that…
  • February 8, 2010
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