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Balikbayan boxes

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BOC activates duties and tax calculator app for OFWs, balikbayans

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a free mobile application to…
  • July 13, 2016
  • 2 minute read

BOC help desk deals with concerns on importer accreditation, balikbayan boxes

Queries on the status of parcels and balikbayan or personal items boxes,…
  • June 16, 2016
  • 2 minute read

BOC affirms xray inspection for balikbayan boxes under revised rules

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued revised rules on balikbayan box…
  • September 3, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC’s revised rules on balikbayan boxes out this week

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will issue on Sept 2 revised guidelines…
  • August 31, 2015
  • 3 minute read

PH shippers warned against 97 freight forwarders

Senders of balikbayan (personal effects) boxes should avoid dealing with 43 disreputable…
  • January 25, 2015
  • 2 minute read

DTI agency cracks down on shady freight forwarders, consolidators

The Department of Trade and Industry-Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) has filed…
  • January 8, 2015
  • 2 minute read

BOC launches tracking website for balikbayan boxes

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has introduced a website to help overseas…
  • December 1, 2014
  • 2 minute read

New PH sea freight forwarders outnumber airfreight counterparts

MORE Philippine companies were engaged in the sea freight forwarding business rather…
  • February 4, 2014
  • 2 minute read

PH agency accredits 7 new freight forwarders, renews 21 others

SEVEN companies joined the Philippine freight forwarding industry in August while 21…
  • September 11, 2013
  • 2 minute read

PH shippers’ agency pushes crackdown on erring forwarders

THE Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) is keen to hunt down freight forwarding…
  • July 8, 2013
  • 2 minute read