ACT Admin
PH agriculture agency cancels meat, agri import permits
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has cancelled all import permits for meat and agricultural products to curb the rise in smuggling during the...
Singapore factory output rises 1.2% in October
Singapore’s manufacturing output increased 1.2% in October 2016 year-on-year, the third straight month of growth, although at a weaker rate but still above market...
Aviation Single Window for December test run at Hanoi airport
The Hanoi Customs Department is all set to deploy next month the test model for Vietnam’s Aviation Single Window at Noi Bai International Airport,...
PH agencies crack down on illicit tobacco trade with seizure of...
Separate teams from the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have seized fake cigarettes worth over P1 billion...
WCO declares 2017 as year of data analysis
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has announced it will dedicate 2017 to the promotion of data collection and analysis as a key Customs tool...
UNCTAD’S Kituyi defends international trade deals
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has defended international trade as the best means for developing countries to create jobs and tackle inequality in an article...
WCO welcomes APEC ministerial statement
World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya welcomed the undertaking by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers to continue to pursue effective and secure...
Chile, Swaziland ratify Trade Facilitation Agreement
Chile and Swaziland have ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Their submission of the instruments of acceptance to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on...
US to withdraw from TPP on Trump’s first day in office
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has announced in a YouTube clip that the country will step back from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on...
APEC leaders issue declaration in Lima
The Leaders of the 21 APEC member economies concluded the 2016 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima on Sunday by adopting a Declaration on...
