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Various issues weigh on PH customs as it drafts e-commerce rules
As the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) drafts its rules on cross-border e-commerce, it finds itself confronted with a multitude of potential...
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WTO publication highlights trade’s role in narrowing income gap
The WTO World Trade Report 2024 highlighted trade's role in narrowing the income gap
The report also revealed challenges, noting many economies with...
Opinion
All About the PH Rice Tariffication Act
By March 5, Philippine Republic Act No. 11203 (Rice Tariffication Act) should have taken effect. In theory, the new law should reduce...
New PH Rules on Customs Audit and Prior Disclosure
IT’S been more than 2 years since the passage of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) and finally, the new rules...
What Will You Buy? How Will You Source?
In recent years, digital commerce has grown tremendously and this has greatly affected how people conduct their trading transactions. We all have heard of...
The Trade Compliance Profession
Except for a brief stint in government, I have been in the trade compliance profession for more than 15 years. In all those years,...
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WTO publication highlights trade’s role in narrowing income gap
The WTO World Trade Report 2024 highlighted trade's role in narrowing the income gap
The report also revealed challenges, noting many economies with...
Singapore to adopt tighter customs rules
Effective September 1, transport service stakeholders handling cargo at Singapore Port face greater operational challenges as they have to comply with a new...
Global trade in goods and services turns positive in Q1 2024
UNCTAD said global trade in goods and services turned positive in Q1 2024
The value of trade in goods increased by around 1%...
