Electronic Accreditation of Importers and Forwarders

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has recently issued several guidelines that will…

House Bill No. 5342: Customs and Trade Modernization Act

A BILL entitled “An Act to Prescribe the ‘Customs and Tariff Modernization…

Post-Entry Audit System

BEGINNING January of last year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been…

Revised AFTA Rules of Origin

THE continued deadlock in the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations has resulted…

Automated Clearance for Subic, Clark

IN recent years, the Philippine government has been aggressively promoting the development…

International Trade Arrangements

LAST Friday, we were invited to speak at the two-day conference of…

Accreditation of Cargo Surveyors

IN a previous column, we wrote about a public consultation conducted by…

CAO 4-2008A – Revised Rules on Importation of Resin

ABOUT two months ago, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) issued an order…

BOC Third Party Validators

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is finalizing rules which will result in…

Issues on PEZA and Freeport Shipments

More commonly known as ‘Free Zones’, PEZA zones and Free Ports (e.g.…