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Bureau of Customs (BOC)

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AISL welcomes BOC order on transfer of empties to Batangas, Subic

Association of International Shipping Lines president Patrick Ronas said they “welcome” the Bureau of Customs (BOC) order transferring empty containers to the Port of…
  • February 24, 2019
  • 2 minute read

Industry associations, port operators take steps to solve problem with empty containers in PH

The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL), Alliance of Concerned Truck Owners and Organizations (ACTOO), Container Depot Alliance of the Philippines (CDAP) and International…
  • February 19, 2019
  • 4 minute read

Draft PH order regulating foreign liners’ fees awaits feedback

Several Philippine government agencies have presented to stakeholder organizations the draft joint administrative order (JAO) that will regulate the local charges imposed by international…
  • February 18, 2019
  • 4 minute read

Updated list of regulated imports now on BOC website

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has updated its list of regulated imports, which allows stakeholders to check from just one document the list of…
  • February 18, 2019
  • 2 minute read

BOC reintroduces marking of imports to indicate origin

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is reintroducing the requirement to mark imported goods and their containers to indicate the country of origin and to…
  • February 10, 2019
  • 3 minute read

PH fuel marking program launched, to raise P27B in BOC revenue

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) projects additional revenues of P27 billion this year as it officially launched its fuel marking program, which starts nationwide…
  • February 9, 2019
  • 3 minute read

Certain auto imports ordered to undergo customs value verification

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) now requires that values of auto shipments under certain tariff headings be verified by the Import Assessment Service (IAS)…
  • February 6, 2019
  • 2 minute read

BOC Jan revenue collection 5.5% more than target

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) surpassed its revenue collection target in January 2019, posting a total of P48.153 billion, 5.5% higher than the P45.626…
  • February 4, 2019
  • 1 minute read

BOC, PDEA strengthen cooperation vs illegal drugs

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have renewed and intensified their collaboration to prevent the entry of illegal…
  • February 2, 2019
  • 3 minute read

Inter-agency order to address high shipping costs, port congestion in PH

Several Philippine government agencies are targeting to issue a joint administrative order (JAO) on February 14 that would contain measures aimed at addressing high…
  • January 31, 2019
  • 3 minute read

BOC e2m capacity expansion set for the first quarter

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects to start within the first quarter its stabilization project to extend the life of the outdated electronic-to-mobile (e2m)…
  • January 29, 2019
  • 2 minute read

BOC to harmonize all rules and regulations this year

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is eyeing the codification and harmonization of all its memos and implementing rules to make access to such information…
  • January 29, 2019
  • 2 minute read

PH Customs not keen on private rice imports

If the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) had its way, all rice imports would be coursed through government agency National Food Authority (NFA). This,…
  • January 6, 2013
  • 1 minute read