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WCO attends 28th International Air Cargo Forum and Exhibition
Article first appeared on www.wcoomd.org.
World Customs Organization (WCO) Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica attended the 28th International Air Cargo Forum and Exhibition (ACF) in...
PH Customs names key officials
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed five new senior officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
In separate letters signed on October 17 by Executive...
Freight transport growing fast, but needs more climate efficiency
Trade-related freight transport is expected to grow by a factor of 4.3 between 2010 and 2050, but addressing climate change requires that it become...
WTO issues new editions of Trade Profiles and World Tariff Profiles
Article first appeared on www.wto.org.
The World Trade Organization issued on 2 November new expanded editions of two of its annual statistical publications, Trade Profiles...
Iceland ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement
Article first appeared on www.wcoomd.org
Iceland has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), becoming the 96th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to do...
Draft PH customs order hikes tax exemption for balikbayan boxes
A draft customs administrative order (CAO) governing the consolidated shipment of duty- and tax-free balikbayan boxes (personal and household effects from overseas Filipino workers) and...
PH Customs Sept collection misses target by 9.6%
The Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) revenue collection in September increased 2% to P33.326 billion from P32.651 billion year-on-year, but was 9.58% short of...
Japan’s 3 biggest carriers to merge box shipping, port businesses
Three major Japanese liners have bared plans to combine container shipping and overseas terminal operations as the industry grapples with overcapacity, weak demand, and...
2017 edition of Harmonized System Nomenclature now out
Article first appeared in www.wcoomd.org
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has released the 2017 edition of the Harmonized System Nomenclature, the world’s global standard for...
PH ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement
The Philippines has ratified the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which is expected to lower trading costs for local businesses once...
