Sta Rosa Farms faces criminal raps for alleged smuggling of Thai rice

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), has filed four criminal complaints against the owners, officers, and customs…

Importers of onions worth P2.8M slapped smuggling raps

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against importers and customs brokers for the alleged illegal importation of onions with an estimated…

BOC imposes strict ‘no import permit, no release’ policy for rice shipments

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now strictly prohibiting the entry of rice into the Philippines without the importer showing an import permit…

Draft of PH Anti-Agri Smuggling Act rules now with DOF

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has submitted the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016 to the…