The Bureau of Customs (BOC) named oil company Petron Corporation as its number one Philippine importer for 2015, having contributed 5% to the agency’s total collections. Petron has led the BOC import ranking since 2011, according to government data portal www.data.gov.ph.
In a ceremony part of its 114th anniversary celebrations, the BOC last week awarded top importers and customs brokers for 2015.
Petron paid P18.15 billion in duties and taxes to the bureau, which had total collections of P368 billion last year.
Following Petron and accounting for the biggest share in the automotive industry was Toyota Motors Philippines Corp., with P17.4 billion representing 4.7% of the total.
Third was Nestle Philippines, Inc. with a P4.3-billion share, the biggest for the food and beverage category. In fourth place contributing P3.2 billion was Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp from the electronics sector.
Last year’s biggest steel importer was Steel Asia Manufacturing Corp. with a P3.1-billion share while telecommunications’ Globe Telecom, Inc. paid P2.8 billion.
SMC Consolidated Power Inc., a power subsidiary of San Miguel Corp., contributed P2.2 billion and was the top importer for the power plant industry category.
For the airline industry, Cebu Air, Inc. was the number one payer with P1.9 billion while Holcim Philippines, Inc. bagged the top spot for the cement sector with P1.7 billion.
Private port SL Harbor Bulk Terminal, Inc. contributed P1.4 billion, the highest for the warehousing sector.
Bringing in P1.4 billion and the top importer for the tobacco category was PMFTC, Inc., the joint-venture company of Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing, Inc. and Fortune Tobacco Corp.
Procter and Gamble Philippines, Inc. led the consumer products sector with P1.3 billion, followed by Emperador Distillers, Inc. for the liquor category with P973.5 million.
IT company MSI-ECS Philippines, Inc. contributed P923.4 million, the biggest for the IT sector, while Therma Luzon, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power, Corp., led in the utilities sector with P778 million.
For general merchandise, brand management and specialty retailer of international brands Stores Specialist, Inc. accounted for P635.9 million of the BOC’s total 2015 revenue.
Top customs brokers
BOC also recognized customs brokers who posted the biggest amount of transactions in 2015: Fredelina A. Pascua, Romeo C. Artajo, Jr., Jorge T. Pascual, Wilfredo V. Valdez, and Alta Dulce J. Lumanog. According to records of www.data.gov.ph, Pascua has been the top customs broker since 2011 while the other customs brokers were always part of the top 20.
