BOC insists it auctioned off only tapioca starch, not shabu
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said that what it auctioned off last month was a shipment of tapioca starch and not methamphetamine hydrochloride (locally…
BOC policy on trucker registration, shorter goods lodgement declaration period in force by June 1
Starting June 1, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will implement the reduced period for lodging goods declaration and new guidelines on registration of truckers,…
BOC tests new system ensuring transparency of alert orders
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) eyes pilot testing by June 15 of an electronic system that promotes transparency and accountability among customs personnel involved…
BOC to beef up security in premises from next week
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is enhancing its security measures inside its premises starting May 27 and enjoins the public’s cooperation by presenting their…
2 fake customs brokers, including ex BOC depcom, arrested for extortion
Two individuals posing as customs brokers and suspected of extorting money from stakeholders in exchange for release of shipments were arrested in a joint…
BOC amends interim rules on Rice Tariffication Law
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has amended interim guidelines on the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law or Republic Act No. 11203, specifying the…
Another congestion? CDAP warns of CYs’ shutdown, holiday as utilization drops
The Container Depot Alliance of the Philippines (CDAP) is considering the closure of recently opened empty container depots (ECDs) outside Metro Manila and declaring…
PPA sets transfer rates for overstaying imports from Manila ports to offdock CYs
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has specified transfer rates for overstaying import cargoes from Manila South Harbor and Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) to…
BOC-NAIA discovers Python inside Bluetooth speaker
A 20-inch-long live reticulated Python concealed inside a Bluetooth speaker was recently intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Pasay City. The reticulated…
BOC collection districts’ EPUs double as risk management units
The entry processing units (EPUs) of all of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) collection districts have been designated as regional risk management units (RRMUs)…
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 suspends order shortening lodgement period for goods declaration
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has suspended until further notice an order cutting the period for lodging goods declaration to seven days from…
The draft joint administrative order (JAO) that will regulate local charges imposed by international shipping lines operating in the Philippines and provide measures to…
BOC-NAIA hands over P2M worth of seized drugs to PDEA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has apprehended illegal drugs, such as methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu), ecstasy, marijuana, and cocaine, worth P2…
Brokers’ accreditation decentralized from AMO to district collectors
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has decentralized the issuance of customs brokers’ renewal of accreditation as well as activation of the Client Profile…
PDEA to use TradeNet to process 6 firms’ export permits
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will start processing online special export permits of an initial six private firms under the government’s web-based trading…
