BOC Davao assures seamless Customs Clearance of Bangsamoro Barter Trade

June 23, 2022

The Bangsamaro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) shall soon be boosting the Bangsamaro Barter Trade activities. In the recent Bangsamoro Barter Trade Council Technical Working Group Meeting held on June 8, 2022 with the Bangsamoro stakeholders where this Collection District actively participated, this Port discussed the customs policies and procedures on the lawful entry of goods.

During the meeting, BOC Davao, Collection District XII, District Collector, Atty. Erastus Sandino B. Austria, represented by his Sub-port Collector in Parang, Atty. Mohammad M. Ben-Usman discussed several customs policies specifically the registration and accreditation of the importers and exporters as well as the needed requirements for customs clearance, the calculation of customs duty and taxes, and the types of importations and exportations.

The said meeting was facilitated by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and was attended by the barter traders in Cotabato City and in BARMM and by various concerned government agencies such as the BARMM-MARINA, the BARMM - Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform, the BARMM Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism, the Philippine Coastguard, and other stakeholders.

BOC Davao is committed to provide full assistance in the smooth implementation of policies and principles on Mindanao Barter Trade.

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