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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“.

Customs and Trade Developments

Last year was a very busy and problematic year for the private…
  • January 25, 2010
  • 4 minute read

IRR on Bulk Cargo Surveyor

SOMETIME September last year, the Department of Finance (DoF) issued CAO 6-2008…
  • November 30, 2009
  • 3 minute read

Logistics Industry Concerns for 2010

During the PortCalls Cargo Economics Conference held last October 15, 2009, we…
  • November 18, 2009
  • 3 minute read

New Rules for Multimodal Transport

MULTIMODAL transport generally refers to the carriage of goods by at least…
  • October 19, 2009
  • 3 minute read

E2m Implementation Update

LAST Thursday (October 1), the E2M Technical Working Group (TWG) conducted its…
  • October 5, 2009
  • 3 minute read

Customs e2m – From Mobile to Manual

IN the past months, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been accelerating…
  • August 24, 2009
  • 3 minute read

PASG, COCPEIA, Etc

IN the past weeks, several associations within the port community have been…
  • August 10, 2009
  • 3 minute read

Logistics and Supply Strategy

IN the last decade, logistics practitioners have increasingly been drawn to supply…
  • July 27, 2009
  • 3 minute read

New Subic-Clark Visa System

LAST January 2009, several government agencies entered into a joint agreement to…
  • June 15, 2009
  • 3 minute read

IVSP Terms of Reference

IN August of last year, we wrote that the Bureau of Customs…
  • April 20, 2009
  • 3 minute read