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PH Customs releases new importer accreditation requirements
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued a new set of accreditation requirements for importers. This follows a Department of Finance (DOF) directive...
Senate concurs with PH-EFTA free trade agreement
The Philippine Senate has adopted a resolution expressing its concurrence with the ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the...
IMF, WTO, ICC express concern over US import tariffs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Trade Organization (WTO), and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have issued separate statements of concern following the announcement...
SAFE Framework of Standards draft 2018 edition completed
The SAFE Working Group (SWG) has finalized this year’s draft edition of the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards (SAFE), which is...
BIR no longer accrediting PH importers, customs brokers
Starting March 1, the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has stopped accepting applications for importer’s and customs broker’s clearance certificates following a Department...
China unfairly subsidizes aluminum foil producers, says US Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded that China's aluminum foil producers are receiving unfair subsidies and dumping the product in the American market.
In...
Vietnam files WTO complaint over US seafood import measures
The Vietnamese government has requested World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with the United States regarding U.S. measures relating to the inspection, marketing and labeling...
ASEAN fast tracks draft regional guidelines for SPS measures
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working to fast-track crafting of a draft regional guideline for implementing sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures...
Faster disposition of overstaying cargoes ordered by PH Customs
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken steps to hasten the disposition of overstaying cargoes in ports, mainly through public auction.
In a memorandum...
PH Customs orders ports to set up unit to verify FTA...
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reiterated its directive for its officials to establish, activate, or reconstitute a preferential rate unit (PRU) in...
