ACT Admin
Obama gov’t suspends push for TPP deal
The U.S. government has dropped all plans to pursue the creation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the wake of rising protectionist sentiments in...
Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 1: Abandoned Goods Are Not...
We have, in various public fora, discussed the benefits of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act or CMTA (Philippine Republic Act 10863) in terms...
PH Customs revises public auction bond rates
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has amended the rates of auction bonds for public bidding pursuant to the new Customs Modernization and Tariff...
G20 members not raising barriers to investment – joint UNCTAD-OECD report
Respecting commitments made at their Hangzhou summit in September, G20 members are not raising new barriers to investment, according to a joint report released...
Policy makers should use trade in fight vs climate change
National governments should take a closer look at the ways in which trade can help spread the use of green technologies and therefore to...
PH Customs order on advance ruling takes effect Nov 15
The customs administrative order (CAO) implementing a new advance ruling system for valuation and rules of origin (RO) in the Philippines will take effect...
PH ASEAN Single Window connectivity target date remains unclear
The Philippines has yet to disclose a new target date for linking up with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW)...
WCO attends symposium on traceability, customs compliance of international trade flows
Article first appeared on www.wcoomd.org.
At the invitation of the “Cercle Collin de Sussy”, World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya addressed the issue...
Vietnam e-customs system fitted with added enhancements
The General Department of Customs of Vietnam will soon activate a range of new functions in the e-customs system to facilitate customs processes while...
Seaborne shipping grows at slowest pace since 2009, future remains uncertain
Seaborne shipments passed 10 billion tons for the first time ever in 2015, up 2.1 per cent from 9.8 billion tons the year before,...
