Tag: CMTA
New CAO tackles dispute settlement and protest over valuation, other customs...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finally issued the customs
administrative order (CAO) on the policies, guidelines, and procedures for dispute
settlement and protest...
PH Customs tightens controls on goods declaration lodgement, valuation
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued new directives on the lodgement of goods declaration and on valuation to improve revenue...
PH Customs takes lead in forming multiagency unit on port issues
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is spearheading the creation of an interagency body composed of government agencies and port stakeholders and users that...
Cigarette smuggling on the rise in PH; BOC seizes P18.5M worth...
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently intercepted a 40-footer containing cigarettes estimated to be worth P18.5 million misdeclared as industrial fixture. The cigarettes, according...
PH Customs defers for 3 weeks order on submission, counterchecking of...
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has suspended for three weeks the implementation of an order he signed on March 27 that required all importers...
BOC requires all PH importers to submit a list of importables
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now mandating all Philippine importers to submit a copy of their list of importable items submitted to and...
WTO PH trade policy review: CMTA commendable but business environment stands...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has welcomed the Philippines’ implementation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) and other trade facilitation measures, but...
Faster disposition of overstaying cargoes ordered by PH Customs
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken steps to hasten the disposition of overstaying cargoes in ports, mainly through public auction.
In a memorandum...
42 draft orders on PH Customs act issued so far
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) will be contained in about 42 customs administrative orders (CAOs)...
PH customs and trading rules made easy with new book
“Understanding International Trade, Tariff and Customs” authored by customs and trade expert Atty Agaton Uvero was launched recently at the Makati Shangri-La before guests from the customs,...
