Philippine operations maintain two (2) marine offices; one in Manila and the other in Cebu. Currently, it has two project offices; (1) Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. in Olongapo, Zambales & THI, Cebu

Classification delivers two types of classification services: ship classification and customs classification.

- Ship classification

If you are involved　in　the maritime industry, classification refers to a range of services performed on a vessel, from its design and construction to its "in-service" status, with the objective to make it operate according to a high level of internationally recognized safety standards. As a classification body, we are strongly committed to the development and implementation of maritime technical standards to protect life, property and the environment.

- Customs classification

If you are involved in your country’s customs operations, or if you are an operator in international trade, you probably know that members of the World Customs Organization use the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (commonly referred to as the HS). The HS allows governments to simplify revenue collection and gathering of trade statistics according to classification positions.　

Customs　Classification　is part of the Pre-Shipment Inspection services, we　deliver to Governments.

In September 20, 2006, BVQI evolved to the unique brand - Bureau Veritas- and became Bureau Veritas Certification.  This migration was a name change but organizational structure and operations remains the same. 

Today BVCertification continuously provides assessments and certification services to its more than 300 clients in the fields of quality, health and safety, environment and social accountability as well as trainings in the Philippines.  Uniquely set-up, BVCertifcation has access to expertise of the BV Group worldwide.

BVCertification offers a full range of services, including certification in areas of :
•    QUALITY  (ISO 9000, ISO/TS16949, ISO 22001, AS9001)
•    ENVIRONMENT (ISO 14001, EMAS, GHG/CDM)
•    SAFETY  (OHSAS 18001)
•    SECURITY (ISO 27001, FSR TAPA)
•    SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY (SA8000)
•    CDM

-regulatory: imposed by applicable codes or regulations which condition the “license to operate”,
-voluntary: based on sector specific requirements or recognized international standards,
-proprietary: based on your own schemes, standards or requirements.
 
We are able to carry out inspections of your facilities, equipment and products, and audits of your systems and processes against practically any referential, on a local or worldwide basis. In a number of cases, inspections and audits will ultimately enable us to grant a certification to your organisation

GOVERNMENT SERVICES & INTERNATIONAL TRADE (GSIT)

 >>> Reducing risk factors in worldwide trade

Bureau Veritas assists governments with the implementation of programmes designed to optimise the collection of taxes on imports and to check that products comply with the specified standards.

Bureau Veritas also fulfils the needs of private operators, international organisations and public bodies, handling operations such as inspecting agro-food and agricultural products and checking export products (wood, oil, cocoa, etc.)

The company’s programmes mainly consist of services involving the inspection of goods either prior to shipping or on arrival at the destination, services involving checking that the goods comply with domestic or international standards and services involving technical inspection  of vehicles.
In order to achieve the targets, the Division draws on support from a solid network of inspectors and specialist laboratories and can also call upon advanced techniques such as risk management and X-ray scans.

Bureau Veritas has been accredited by the Committee for Accreditation of Cargo Surveying Companies (CACSC) of The Philippines, on December 23rd, 2009.

This accreditation has been given to perform Cargo Survey Services on any Bulk and Break Bulk product with The Philippines destination, due to arrive on Jan 4, 2010 and onwards.
The scope of services encompasses quantity and quality inspection plus price comparison. The objective of this programme is to ease the import formalities.

The GSIT Business is accredited ISO 17020 in respect of both services, Pre-shipment inspection (PSI) services and Verification of conformity (VOC) for products. This accreditation demonstrates an ongoing commitment by GSIT to apply rigorous controls to services and innovations for delivering quality assured, inspection services. This is based upon a worldwide approach to the needs of both Governments and the Trading Community.