Employers urge further economic reopening
The country should further reopen its economy to prevent job losses resulting from downsizing or closure of a number businesses, according to the head of the employers' group. "Hindi na…
PHILEXPORT seeks delay of mandatory container weighing amid COVID crisis
The leader of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT) is calling for the suspension of the proposed mandatory weighing of export containers, questioning whether the policy can be implemented properly…
BOC clarifies policy on wrong registry number in the export declaration
Encoding by the shipper of the wrong registry number in the goods declaration will not be considered a clerical error if the change in the registry number was made by…
Health products seen to remain in demand post-pandemic
Health products will remain in demand even after the pandemic subsides as Filipino consumers continuously seek to improve their overall health. The Euromonitor Digest said consumers look for functionality and…
OECD proposes changes to boost PH logistics sector
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) recommended 99 pro-competition actions/measures to boost the country's logistics sector, including ensuring road freight transportation is not…
Measures to boost labor resilience amid pandemic pushed
The country needs to implement measures to strengthen the recovery of workers from the coronavirus crisis, including expanding regional development, according to a professional economist. "The crisis that we are…
Philippine garment exporters react to EU push for trade sanctions by asking for concessions
The Philippine garment industry is preparing to petition the European Commission, asking it not to consider calls for the country to lose its Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) access…
List of nationally controlled goods in PH requiring authorization released
The Strategic Trade Management Committee has issued the Nationally Controlled Goods List (NCGL) of items that require Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO) authorization to import, export, transit, and transship. The…
Customs appeal processes consolidated into one manual
Stakeholders may now refer to a singular document to look up the administrative and judicial appeal processes under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) and the law's implementing rules…
BOC’s E2M to reject export declarations without registry number
Exporters should ensure they encode the correct vessel registry number before lodging the Single Administrative Document (SAD), or the export declaration, in the Electronic-to-Mobile (E2M) system of the Bureau of…