Republic Act (RA) No. 10863, otherwise known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), was signed into law on 30 May 2016

CMTA amended the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP) with the aim of modernizing Customs rules and procedures for faster trade, reduce opportunities for corruption, improve Customs service delivery and improve supply chain.

This is the primary site for the public consultation on the drafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the CMTA.

CALL FOR POSITION PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION

WHAT: 

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is requesting position papers from all interested private and
public stakeholders in preparation for the conduct of online public consultation on the proposed
Customs Administrative Order (CAO) on the Establishment of Nonmanufacturing Customs
Bonded Warehouse for International Shipping or Air Transport Operations.

The draft as of 9 June 2025 is found in https://customs.gov.ph/cmta/

WHEN: 

We are accepting Position Papers from 09 June to 17 June 2025, closing exactly at midnight,
Philippine Standard Time. This deadline will be strictly enforced.

Stakeholders are invited to attend the online public consultation to be held on 17 June 2025
at 10:00AM-12:00PM.

WHERE:

The online public consultation shall be held via zoom with the following details:

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 869 0502 5415
Passcode: 286944

Please come prepared with your list of talking points. Stakeholders are strictly advised to use the Position Paper Template.

CONTACT US:

Your Position Papers should be submitted to CMTA IRR PMO at cmta.irr.pmo@customs.gov.ph
Attn: Project Manager, cc cmta_irr@dof.gov.ph.

The CMTA IRR PMO will send an email confirming receipt of your Position Paper no later than 24 hours from receipt.

Your position papers and inputs during the public consultation will assist the BOC in finalizing
the draft Customs Administrative Order (CAO) on the Establishment of Nonmanufacturing
Customs Bonded Warehouse for International Shipping or Air Transport Operations.

We look forward to your participation.

Thank you.

This deadline will be strictly enforced.

We are grateful for your continuous support. Thank you and stay safe.