DHL sets up help desks for traders in Philippines

INTERNATIONAL courier services provider DHL Worldwide Express Corp. is discussing with the Board of Investments and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority ways to make the Philippines a major trading hub in the region.

DHL Philippines country manager Charles Brewer said in an interview yesterday that the company had put some initiatives in place to help make the country more prominent in the global trading map.Among these initiatives is the setting up within the country’s economic zones of help desks for neophyte exporters and importers with 24/7 delivery and pick-up schedules.

He said many importers and exporters were having difficulties in breaking into the market because of their lack of knowledge in the field.

To address this, DHL had set up help desks to provide new entrants in the business the guidance on the basics of importation and exportation of goods.

DHL also provides daily, round-the-clock pick-ups and deliveries for locators in the country’s economic zones.

Brewer said that during talks with the Peza and industry organizations Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (Seipi) and the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (Fobap), he found out that many firms needed a courier service provider that could provide delivery and pick-up services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Abigail L. Ho

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