Customs Treatment of PEZA Domestic Sales

GENERALLY, customs rules and regulations apply only when foreign goods previously entered…

Specific Focus Areas in a Customs Audit

IN our previous article, we mentioned that the Post Entry Audit (PEA)…

Customs Starts Compliance Audit of Importers, Customs Brokers

In the last three weeks, the Post Entry Audit (PEA) Group of…

Are existing customs brokerage firms allowed under RA 9280?

As a result of our recent article on RA 9280 entitled “New…

Promoting Cost Efficiency and Customs Compliance thru SGL

Designed to facilitate trade and promote compliance among the major importers, the…

RA 9280: New Law Prohibits Companies from Customs Brokerage

A new law has recently been enacted, which effectively regulates the practice…

Ship classification

Ship classification is regarded as the development and worldwide implementation of published…

A Borderless ASEAN before 2020

IN a previous article, we mentioned that ASEAN has formally agreed to…

Common Customs Audit Issues for Importers

IN the last couple of months, we have been conducting executive briefings…

ASEAN and the WTO Doha Round

The following article is an excerpt from the presentation made by the…