Exploring Benchmarks for BOC Valuation and Trade Facilitation

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Peña-Reyes, Ser Percival K, Ko, Aladdin
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: customs; anti-corruption; international trade; smuggling; trade facilitation; Public Administration; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/188; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2599129
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

At the Philippine Bureau of Customs, given the present high risk of systematic undervaluation, improving the accuracy and precision of import valuation will most likely contribute to increased government revenues. More importantly, this can also help shore up importers’ support for present reforms i...