BOC: No legal basis to claims of jurisdiction overlap with PPA

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) emphasized there is “no legal basis”…

BIR released 66.3% more importer, customs broker certificates in first half

The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) granted clearance certificates to 2,654…

Draft order tackles PH gov’t right of compulsory acquisition for undervalued goods

The draft order outlining Philippine guidelines for implementing the government’s right of…

BOC’s tight balancing act: Trade facilitation and revenue generation

Much has transpired a year since Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon assumed…

CCBI postpones lodgement fee rollout to October

The implementation of the lodgement fee program has been moved by the…

PPA: BOC order shouldn’t encroach on PPA power over warehouses inside ports

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is recommending revising some provisions of a…

Genuine customs reform requires a mix of ingredients, says former BOC official

Aside from implementing the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), there are…

BOC order on whistleblower’s reward up for public comment

The Philippine Customs order providing guidelines for granting rewards to informants who…

Revised draft order lays down conditions for establishing PH customs facilities

The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have issued…

CCBI to charge members P10 lodgement fee starting next month

The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) has re-launched its decade-old program…