Events
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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Press Releases
ASEAN launches customs transit system for simplified intra-regional goods movement
Launched on Nov 30, the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) is an online system that allows businesses to lodge e-transit declarations directly...
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,...
Editor's Pick
Thai exports up 17.1% in 2021
Thailand's exports rose by 24.2% year-on-year in December 2021Export growth for full-year 2021 is 17.1%, the highest in 11 yearsExports this year...
Global FDI up 77% to $1.65T in 2021—UNCTAD
FDI flows were up 77% to an estimated US$1.65 trillion last year from $929 billion in 2020Developed economies saw FDI of $777...
Vietnam, Malaysia recovery to accelerate in 2022—World Bank
Vietnamese economic recovery is likely to accelerate in 2022, with GDP growing by 5.5% from 2.6% in the year just endedThe Malaysian...
