Focusing on electronic lodgment through web-based applications of value-added service providers as the IT-based trade facilitation measure, the survey of Customs Brokers conducted in this study revealed that lodgment time in the Philippines dropped to one hour or less as a result, compared to previous lodgment times of ½ to one day. However, total clearance time of 1-2 days remained unchanged, implying that manually performed tasks within the lodgment-to-clearance interval may be slowing down overall procedures...