CMO 18-2007: Practical Issues

LAST May, we wrote in our column about the planned Voluntary Disclosure…

Customs Demand Letters – Part II

OF late, the Office of the Customs Commissioner (OCOM) has been issuing…

First VASP accreditation still awaited

THE accreditation of the first Bureau of Customs (BOC) value-added service provider…

PCCI seeks restudy of North Harbor privatization

A delay in the North Harbor privatization once again looms after the…

AISL airs views on transport cost

(The following was issued by the Association of International Shipping Lines following…

ICTSI subsidiary bags Subic container terminal

THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will award the contract to manage…

BOC recommends 80% cut in container security fee

CUSTOMS Commissioner Napoleon Morales has recommended an 80% reduction in the container…

CMO 12-2007: New Basis for Customs Assessment

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently issued Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) 12-2007…

Temporary Imports and Admissions

PART of international trade and customs practices is the concept of Temporary…

Open skies at Subic, Clark to boost zones’ logistics hub bid

ECOZONES Subic and Clark will get a boost in their bid to…