The Committee on Pre-border Technical Verification and Cross-border Electronic Invoicing (CPTVCEI), led by the Department of Finance (DOF), has successfully issued the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) implementing AO No. 23, series of 2024 or the Digital and Integrated System for Pre-border Technical Verification and Cross-border Electronic Invoicing that will safeguard consumers from unsafe goods.
The initiative is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s 8-Point Socioeconomic Agenda of enhancing bureaucratic efficiency by streamlining government processes and ensuring transparency in public service delivery.
“With the freshly issued JAO, we can now begin our collective efforts towards strengthening our border protection through digitalization. This will certainly go a long way in putting an end to smuggling, misdeclaration, and undervaluation. This will not only ensure that our consumers are protected from counterfeit and substandard goods, but also help us collect much-needed revenues for our people. Sisiguraduhin po namin sa DOF ang maayos at mabilis na pagpapatupad ng AO 23,” Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said.
JAO No. 001-2025 lays out the specific roles and rules to carry out the implementation of AO 23. It simplifies customs procedures, expedites the inspection of all imported goods in the Philippines, strengthens border security, and protects consumers from substandard products.
Furthermore, it underscores the importance of ensuring imported goods comply with Philippine safety and quality standards, promoting transparency through a single electronic invoicing system, and enhancing inter-agency coordination for effective trade monitoring.
The JAO will help curb smuggling, misdeclaration, and undervaluation by ensuring compliance before goods reach Philippine borders.
The JAO is a direct result of the collaborative efforts among the members of the CPTVCEI with the DOF as the Chair. This showcases the administration’s commitment to fostering a well-coordinated and effective governance framework.
Members of the CPTVCEI include the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Representatives from duly recognized industry associations, namely the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry Organization of the Philippines (CPIOPI) are also members of the CPTVCEI.
