Once-a-year importers must directly apply for accreditation with BOC AMO
All once-a-year Philippine importers shall now apply for accreditation directly with the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Account Management Office (AMO). This is after BOC…
BOC renews order requiring list of importables from importers
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero again ordered the firm implementation of a ruling requiring a list of expected imports from importers applying for accreditation.…
OCOM approval needed for accreditation of importers, brokers
All applications for accreditation of importers and registration of customs brokers must be approved by the Philippine Office of the Commissioner (OCOM), Customs Commissioner…
Draft customs order on brokers’ registration released
The draft customs administrative order (CAO) providing new rules on the registration procedure for customs brokers has been released for public review by the…
Melvin Estoque, who headed the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Account Management Office, the unit that handles the accreditation of importers and customs brokers, has…
BOC offices given 5 days to process client requests
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has set a mandatory response time for Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers to act on official communication in a…
38 key BOC officials reassigned for breaking orders
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has ordered the relief and re-assignment of eight district collectors and 30 section chiefs of the Bureau of Customs…
Customs accreditation office placed under another group again
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has returned the Account Management Office (AMO) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to the Intelligence Group (IG). Lapeña, in…
Customs’ AMO ordered to speed up handling of importers’ applications
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has instructed the Accounts Management Office (AMO) to process the applications of importers and customs brokers registering with the…
