ACT Admin
PH, South Korea start FTA talks
The Philippines and South Korea have agreed to pursue a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to further enhance economic ties and expand...
Order sets limits of PH customs police power
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released an order defining limits in the exercise of customs jurisdiction and police power over...
PH Customs: No more congestion at Manila ports
The problem of congestion at the Port of Manila (POM) and Manila International Container Port (MICP) has been checked as of April,...
PH Feb exports shrink, imports rise
The Philippines’ merchandise trade in goods in February 2019 amounted to US$13.14 billion, reflecting an increase of 1.2% from the $12.99 billion...
PH Customs issues rules on ASEAN e-certificate of origin
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines for the
application, submission, and processing of Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) electronic certificates of...
PH airport customs to develop procedures for transhipment of e-commerce goods
The Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) has created a technical committee to establish processes for the transhipment of e-commerce goods...
CCN, Microsoft launch world’s first blockchain-based air cargo billing, costing system
Singapore-based Cargo Community Network (CCN), provider of cargo community systems for the air cargo industry, has partnered with Microsoft to introduce the...
PH customs releases interim rules on rice importation
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued interim guidelines for importation of rice shipments pending the issuance of implementing rules...
PH Customs working on reactivation of green lane
Reactivation of the green lane under the Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) selectivity system is now underway, according to Customs commissioner Rey...
All About the PH Rice Tariffication Act
By March 5, Philippine Republic Act No. 11203 (Rice Tariffication Act) should have taken effect. In theory, the new law should reduce...
