The list of 790 Philippine importers and customs brokers that must renew their accreditation with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from March to April 2017 in order to continue transacting with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is out.
In separate advisories, BIR said the 281 importers and 43 customs brokers whose Importer’s Clearance Certificates (ICCs) and Broker’s Clearance Certificates (BCCs) are valid only until June 2017 are scheduled to renew their clearance certificates between March 1 and March 31. Meanwhile, the ICCs and BCCs of 413 importers and 53 customs brokers that are valid only until July 2017 are scheduled for renewal from April 3 to April 28.
A total of 204 importers and customs brokers whose accreditation are set to expire from March to May are already scheduled to renew their BIR accreditation this month.
Renewal list for BIR-Brokers Clearance Certificate for March 2017
Renewal list for BIR-Brokers Clearance Certificate for April 2017
Renewal list for BIR-Importers Clearance Certificate for March 2017
Renewal list for BIR-Importers Clearance Certificate for April 2017
Under the rules set by Department of Finance (DOF) in 2014, securing the BCC and ICC from BIR’s Accounts Receivable Monitoring Division is the first step a customs broker or importer must take to be accredited then be allowed to transact with the BOC. DOF is the mother agency of both BIR and BOC.
The ICC and BCC from BIR must be renewed and submitted to BOC every three years. In September last year, BIR issued Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) No. 56-2016, which orders that the ICC and BCC be processed and released within five working days of submission of complete documents by applicants. This improves on the 15 working days prescribed by RMO No. 10-2014, which was issued in 2014 after DOF changed the rules on importers and customs brokers’ accreditation.
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