Customs and International trade

Worldtrade Management Services (WMS) is a regional customs and international trade consulting practice. We provide global, regional and national business trade solutions. The WMS practice in Asia was established in 1992 and now has a team based throughout the region including Japan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. The WMS practice consists of people drawn from a variety of sources including ex-senior government officials, customs officials, tax lawyers, financial accountants as well as people from the private sector who have experience in logistics and trade.

In the Philippines, we offer customs and international trade services in the following areas:

  • Customs valuation (planning and risk management)
  • Trade planning
  • Dispute resolution e.g. VCRC, tentative release
  • Ruling applications (Tariff Commission and Bureau of Customs)
  • General customs management support e.g. customs broker selection, engagement, performance review
  • Import and Super Green Lane accreditation
  • Customs bonded warehouse application and implementation
  • Anti-dumping protests and safeguard measures
  • Refund and duty drawback application
  • Self assessment
  • Due diligence review
  • Post-entry audit
  • General customs and tariff advice