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Global foreign direct investment down 13% in 2016; modest recovery seen...
Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 13% in 2016 to an estimated $1.52 trillion as global economic growth remained weak and world...
International trade organizations release compliance guidance for trade transactions
The Banking Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Wolfsberg Group, and the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) jointly announce...
Singapore industrial production swells 21.3% in Dec
Manufacturing output at Singapore’s factories soared 21.3% year-on-year in December 2016, spurred by a fired-up electronics industry and beating expectations as the sector logged...
Thai, SoKor customs agencies cooperate over AEO mutual recognition
The customs agencies of Thailand and South Korea have agreed to recognize each other’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programs, according to the World Customs...
Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 5: Titles II and III...
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Title II of the Philippine Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) has...
Proposed PH Customs order sets new rules for VASP accreditation
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have issued the draft customs administrative order (CAO) that revises the policy on...
IATA, UNCTAD cooperate to standardize cargo messaging standards
The Cargo-XML messaging standard of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is now fully integrated into ASYCUDAWorld, the United Nations Conference on Trade and...
Message of WCO Secretary General on International Customs Day 2017
Data is generated by every economic activity, including the movement of goods and people and circulates extensively along the global value chain. Collecting and...
PH Customs order on tax, duty exemption of returning nationals now...
The Customs Administrative Order (CAO) implementing tax and duty exemption for importations by returning residents and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) of their personal and...
PH Customs names importers for suspension from next month
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has listed 11 importers whose accreditations are scheduled for suspension starting February.
In an announcement on its website, BOC...
