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Archive for June, 2020
Oil products’ import duty reverts to zero from 10%
Jun. 30 | Image by sandid from Pixabay The import duty on crude and refined petroleum products is back to zero from June 25 following expiration of Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One (BHAO) Act on June 24. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier...
BOC sets out rules on import clearance for consumption entries
Jun. 30 | Image by Frauke Feind from Pixabay A new regulation covering customs clearance of all imports entered for consumption through a formal entry process was recently issued by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Customs Administrative Order (CAO) 09-2020 applies...
BOC puts in place export cargo clearance rules
Jun. 30 | Image by StockSnap from Pixabay The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued a new order providing guidelines on export cargo clearance formalities and issuance of certificate of origin (CO) and proof of origin. Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 08-2020...
Seamless expressway travel eyed with toll collection interoperability
Jun. 30 | Manila-Cavite Expressway toll gate | Photo courtesy of ppp.com.ph The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) is fast tracking implementation of the toll collection interoperability project for seamless travel between Luzon’s expressways amid the coronavirus pandemic...
COVID highlights PH supply chain weaknesses
Jun. 29 | Disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have brought to fore supply chain weaknesses in the Philippines, according to National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Undersecretary for Regional Development Group Adora Navarro in a presentation...
PortCalls June 29, 2020 issue
Jun. 29 | Our latest issue of PortCalls (June 29, 2020). Stories include: Shippers get 8 days’ free time for cargoes unloaded by foreign liners Domestic lines ordered to cut agri, food shipping rates by 40% PPEs, medical equipment imports no longer duty-, tax-free Shippers’...
BOC-NAIA adopts online declaration filing
Jun. 28 | Image by LoveYouAll from Pixabay The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) encouraged stakeholders to file their goods declaration online through the Customer Care Portal System (CCPS) to avoid going to Customs premises...
PPEs, medical equipment imports no longer duty-, tax-free
Jun. 27 | Imports of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical emergency supplies are now subject to payment of duties and taxes following the expiration of Republic Act 11469, also known as Bayanihan to Heal as One (BHAO) Act, on June 24. In a June...
Domestic lines ordered to cut agri, food shipping rates by 40%
Jun. 27 | Manila North Harbor The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has directed all domestic shipping lines to extend a shipping rate discount of at least 40% on all agricultural and food products. At the same time, they were ordered to allocate no less than...
