Mandatory consumption entry filing required for shipments where port of discharge is not final port of destination
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has tightened rules on transshipment with a new order which requires mandatory filing of consumption entry for all imported…
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina once again requested both houses of Congress to approve the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) by October to address not…
BOC affirms xray inspection for balikbayan boxes under revised rules
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued revised rules on balikbayan box shipments, subjecting them to mandatory x-ray scanning instead of arbitrary physical inspection.…
BOC’s revised rules on balikbayan boxes out this week
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will issue on Sept 2 revised guidelines on shipping balikbayan (personal effects) boxes, the result of President Benigno Aquino III’s…
Court halts cancellation of P650M BOC computerization project
The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has stopped Customs commissioner Alberto Lina from cancelling the bidding for the P650-million IT project of the Bureau…
President Benigno Aquino III is keeping Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina in government despite receiving widespread criticism due to proposed tighter measures involving inspection of…
BOC eyes xrays in forwarders’ premises for balikbayan box inspection
Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will follow President Aquino’s instructions to subject balikbayan (personal effects) boxes to mandatory x-ray and K-9…
Aquino orders BOC to leave balikbayan boxes alone amid public uproar
Heeding general outrage over the random physical inspection of balikbayan boxes, President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have agreed to enhance electronic exchange of information that will translate to cost…
BOC, PEZA order automates PEZA-to-PEZA goods transfer
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have inked a joint agreement that automates the process of transferring goods between…
Trash shipment from Canada illegal but not hazardous – BOC
The controversial waste shipment from Canada, “although illegal, is non-toxic, non-hazardous, and is being disposed in a manner consistent with applicable environment regulations,” the…
Customs revises stuffing inspection policy for PH exports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued an order that identifies export shipments where stuffing inspection must still be conducted. Customs Memorandum Order (CMO)…
PH eases rules on pre-approval of some regulated imports
Several regulated products including toys, cosmetics, and over-the-counter drugs may now be brought into the Philippines without prior approval if they pass certain criteria,…
