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Informal entries for low-value dutiable express shipments now under e2m

April 19, 2021

The Bureau of Customs is now processing low-value air express shipments via the electronic-to-mobile system informal entry system An April 13 memo from...

Senate seeks scrapping of EO on pork tariff

April 15, 2021

The Senate adopted a resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw an executive order temporarily cutting import duties on swine meat for one...

Anti-drug smuggling coordination center opened in Paircargo

April 14, 2021

People’s Air Cargo and Warehousing Inc. (Paircargo) has provided a coordination center in its Pasay City warehouse to support government initiatives against illegal...

Ayala firm enters cold chain market with P409M facility acquisition

April 14, 2021

AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC) enters cold storage market with the acquisition of Technofreeze and the land it stands on for P408.8 million ...

Solons eye revocation of EO cutting meat import tariff

April 13, 2021

• Senators Franklin Drilon, Francis Pangilinan and Cynthia Villar will file a joint resolution seeking to revoke an executive order which reduces import duties...

BIR issues rules on tax-free COVID-19 vaccine imports

April 13, 2021

BIR Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 1-2021 implements guidelines on tax incentives and fee privileges for COVID-19 vaccine procurement, importation, donation, storage, transport, deployment,...

Tagbilaran port’s passenger terminal slated for Apr 14 inauguration

April 13, 2021

Department of Transportation and Philippine Ports Authority will inaugurate on April 14 the second passenger terminal building (PTB) of Tagbilaran port in Bohol ...

BOC pre-clears additional 500,000 Sinovac doses

April 12, 2021

The Bureau of Customs cleared and released through its advance clearance process the latest 500,000 doses of vaccine from Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac...

Unhampered cargo movement as NCR Plus shifts to MECQ

April 12, 2021

Logistics service providers are still allowed to operate at 100% capacity, while cargo/delivery vehicles should be able to move unhampered in modified enhanced...