Tag: Department of Trade and Industry
PH accepts WTO pact on fisheries subsidies
The Philippines deposited its instrument of acceptance of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on February 27
This makes the Philippines...
PH eyes tariffs to boost COVID war chest
The Philippine government is considering imposing tariff on certain import goods to raise revenues amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to Trade...
PH application for registration to export strategic goods starts Oct
The Philippine Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO) will start accepting applications for registration to export strategic goods by next month.
RCEP possibly concluded in Nov
Ministers of the 16 participating countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement are optimistic the trade deal will be concluded...
PH Customs set to implement EU’s Registered Exporters’ scheme
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is ready to implement the European Union Registered Exporters (REX) system for certifying the origin of...
WTO panel rules in favor of PH vs Thailand on cigarette...
A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has upheld on July 12 Philippine claims that Thailand violated the WTO...
PH Customs to levy safeguard duty on ceramic floor, wall tile...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is imposing provisional safeguard duty on imported ceramic floor and wall tiles for 200 days to protect...
PH, Indonesia talk ways to reduce trade imbalance
The Philippines is looking to bridge its trade gap with Indonesia by exporting more agricultural products and automobile parts, according to the...
Chinese firms ink $12.2B investment deals with PH
The Philippines has signed 19 business agreements with China amounting to US$12.165 billion worth of investments in infrastructure, manufacturing, and sale of...
Registration of strategic goods shippers, service providers a PH requirement from...
The Philippine Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO) recently released implementing guidelines for the registration of traders, transport companies, and other service providers that import,...
