Combined elements of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Navy, and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently seized smuggled cigarettes worth P35 million near the…
Weeks after government agencies and the private sector signed a manifesto for the efficient use of Philippine ports, improvements in container pullouts and yard…
PPA sets rules on transfer of overstaying cargoes at Manila ports
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued detailed regulations involving the transfer of overstaying import shipments from Manila South Harbor (MSH) and Manila International…
BOC catches live tarantulas hidden in oatmeal cartons
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized 757 live tarantulas illegally brought into the Philippines through the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City.…
Criminal cases filed against perpetrators of P46M smuggling bids
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against six individuals involved in smuggling various items and contraband worth a total of P46.42…
Abandonment rules no excuse for SGL firms to delay paying duties: BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reminded Super Green Lane (SGL) member companies to pay their duties and taxes immediately after receiving the final assessment…
Manifesto zeroes in on transfer of overstaying containers
Manila’s international container ports are now transferring Customs-cleared containers overstaying for more than 30 days to inland container depots (ICDs). The transfers, which started…
Guerrero: faster accreditation, follow-up system at BOC coming soon
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will implement several measures, including streamlining accreditation requirements and introducing a new system for document track and trace, to…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) February 2019 collection was 1.6% or P698 million higher than the P43.716-billion collection year-on-year, the BOC said in a…
BOC prohibits return of empty containers at Manila ports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is temporarily disallowing return of empty containers at the Port of Manila (POM) and Manila International Container Port (MICP)…
Additional 7,500 empties to be loaded out of MICP on weekends
The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP), foreign shipping lines and port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will load out an…
PPA requires transfer of overstaying cargoes from Manila ports within 15 days
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is giving cargo owners and shippers 15 days from March 1 to withdraw their customs-cleared cargoes in Manila ports…
BOC indefinitely suspends implementation of truckers’ registration
Following concerns raised by stakeholders, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is holding off implementation of a new order requiring truckers’ registration. Customs Commissioner Rey…
BOC to speed up customs clearance of fishery imports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will prioritize the processing and release of imported fishery products to fast-track their entry into the Philippines’ wet markets and…
