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Bureau of Customs (BOC)

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Customs chief, execs face illegal appointment charges

A number of Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials, including Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, are facing graft and usurpation charges over the alleged illegal…
  • August 2, 2019
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DTI imposes safeguard duty on float glass imports

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on float glass, both clear and tinted, to protect…
  • August 2, 2019
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Oil companies back fuel marking program

The Philippine Institute of Petroleum (PIP), a group of big oil players in the Philippines, said it supports the implementation of the fuel marking…
  • July 30, 2019
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Upgraded ASEAN-China FTA protocol effective Aug in PH

The protocol upgrading the economic cooperation agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China will be implemented next month, according to…
  • July 30, 2019
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BOC collects P6.5B from rice import duties

Since the Rice Liberalization Act took effect in March this year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has collected some P6.5 billion in duties from…
  • July 30, 2019
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BOC to train sights on errant customs brokers

Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will go after customs brokers in violation of customs regulations. In a statement…
  • July 28, 2019
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Customs chief orders talks with customs brokers on declarant provision

Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero recently directed Revenue Collections and Monitoring Group deputy commissioner Atty Vener Baquiran to hold talks with the Chamber of…
  • July 28, 2019
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BOC confiscates P2B in counterfeit goods in Binondo

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have seized over P2 billion worth of counterfeit goods held in several…
  • July 23, 2019
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Duterte wants erring customs execs, employees moved to Congress

President Rodrigo Duterte wants the more than 60 Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials and employees allegedly involved in corrupt practices to be transferred to…
  • July 23, 2019
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BOC set to implement EU’s Registered Exporters’ scheme

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is ready to implement the European Union Registered Exporters (REX) system for certifying the origin of goods. The system…
  • July 22, 2019
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BOC principal appraisers back under control of port collectors

Operational control and supervision of all principal appraisers of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been returned to the district and sub-port collectors, as…
  • July 22, 2019
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BOC eases cargo clearance process for BIMP micro, small firms

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued guidelines for special cargo clearance procedures for qualified micro and small entrepreneurs importing and exporting goods between…
  • July 21, 2019
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BOC targets joining ASEAN Single Window this year

Automation of processes, enhancement of cargo clearance examination, and strengthening of institutional and individual capabilities in the areas of intelligence and enforcement are among…
  • July 19, 2019
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BOC suspends imposition of safeguard duty on ceramic tile imports

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has put on hold the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imported ceramic floor and wall tiles. The suspension…
  • July 18, 2019
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Customs strike team eyed to stop foreign waste dumping in PH

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has directed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to look into the creation of a special strike team to guard…
  • July 18, 2019
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BOC outlines procedures for handling alert, pre-lodgment control orders

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released procedures for the issuance and processing of the pre-lodgment control order (PLCO) and alert order (AO) pursuant…
  • July 18, 2019
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BOC allows non-brokers to register as declarants; brokers cry foul

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is allowing persons other than the customs broker to file an application for accreditation and obtain a certificate of…
  • July 17, 2019
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BOC formalizes tracking, control procedures for container movements

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued guidelines and procedures for the monitoring and control of the movement of all containers, whether loaded or…
  • July 15, 2019
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BOC on track to meet P10B rice tariff collection goal

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects to meet the P10-billion target tariff collection for rice imports under Republic Act No. 11203, Customs commissioner Rey…
  • July 13, 2019
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