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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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Global cargo supply chain heavily infiltrated by illicit drugs – WCO
The global cargo supply chain has been heavily infiltrated by illegal drugs, according to a recent World Customs Organization report
Over two-thirds of...
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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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Global cargo supply chain heavily infiltrated by illicit drugs – WCO
The global cargo supply chain has been heavily infiltrated by illegal drugs, according to a recent World Customs Organization report
Over two-thirds of...
WCO releases updated data model for more harmonized customs procedures
The World Customs Organization recently released the WCO Data Model Version 4.2.0
The latest version has two critical data sets: Customs Bonds and...
Global trade grows by $300B in first half of 2025
Global trade in goods and services expanded by about $300 billion in the first half of 2025 despite a slower pace of growth,...
