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WTO indicator points to sustained modest uptick in Q3
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) suggests that global merchandise trade growth will continue to strengthen in the third...
Draft PH order details process for clearing goods in CBWs
The proposed customs order on the clearance of goods entered under the Philippine customs bonded warehousing system has been released by the Bureau of...
PH trade repository seen to improve ease of trading for MSMEs
The Philippine National Trade Repository (PNTR), a web-based portal that provides a single source of comprehensive, accurate, and updated trade information, was launched on...
WTO releases flagship statistical publications
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has issued new editions of its annual flagship statistical publications: the World Trade Statistical Review, Trade Profiles, and World...
Proposed PH order takes up transit of goods in customs territories
The draft rules on the transit of goods in Philippine customs territories have been issued by the Department of Finance and Bureau of Customs...
WTO members jointly call for safeguarding of global trading system
A group of 47 developing and developed World Trade Organization (WTO) members recently issued a joint call for fellow members to work together to...
Revised Kyoto Convention now has 112 contracting parties
Tunisia recently became the 112th contracting party to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention or RKC).
World...
PH ratifies Asean Single Window protocol
The Philippines may soon exchange information on export and import shipments electronically with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, facilitating trade...
WTO members record lowest monthly average in new trade restrictions
World Trade Organization (WTO) members implemented 74 new trade-restrictive measures from mid-October 2016 to mid‑May 2017, the lowest monthly average since the financial crisis...
Fines for late e-air cargo manifest submissions in PH start Sept
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is planning to impose penalties on late submissions of the electronic air freight manifest by September, or three...
