Use transaction value to assess shipments, Lapeña reminds BOC officers
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has reiterated to Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials to adhere to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Customs Valuation Agreement and…
BOC probe yields P12M shipment of misdeclared onions at Manila port
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted six forty-foot equivalent units of containers carrying misdeclared onions worth an estimated P12 million at the Manila…
South Harbor prepared to handle Christmas rush, assures ATI
Listed port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said Manila South Harbor, which serves as one of two major international trade gateways into Metro Manila,…
After visiting Manila international ports, customs chief declares no congestion
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said there is no port congestion in Manila’s international terminals, saying yard utilization at Manila International Container Port (MICP) and…
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic ministers (AEM) have signed the First Protocol to amend the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), a…
Port of Manila exceeds collection target for 4th straight month in July
The Port of Manila (POM), one of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) biggest collection districts, surpassed its monthly collection targets for four months in…
BOC releases revised order on duty-, tax-free import of consolidated balikbayan boxes
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finally issued the amended order implementing duty- and tax-free importation into the Philippines of consolidated balikbayan (personal effects)…
PhilExport seeks BOC order to enforce new EU registration requirement for exporters
The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PhilExport) is seeking government assistance to ensure Filipino exporters can comply with a new European Union registration requirement crucial…
100% physical exam of alerted reefer agri products allowed in consignee’s warehouse
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now allowing the 100% physical inspection of alerted agricultural shipments in reefer containers to be conducted at the…
Once-a-year PH importations to undergo 100% physical exam
All once-a-year importations in the Philippines are now subject to 100% physical examination by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a memorandum dated August…
17 Chinese suspects arrested in raid on warehouse filled with bogus cigarettes
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently caught 17 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in making fake cigarettes and fake stamps worth millions of pesos in…
Four ports, including MICP, get new BOC district collectors
Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has appointed four acting district collectors at the ports of Batangas, Legazpi, Manila International Container Port (MICP), and Subic. Atty.…
Automated system to countercheck list of importables nearly done—BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) is working to finish this month the automated system that will make…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has established a donation policy for the Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG). Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No.…
