BOC puts on hold advance submission of cargo manifest to AMS
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has suspended the implementation of Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 06-2018, which requires the electronic submission of cargo…
The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) is implementing projects and measures to enhance the performance of the…
Almost 3 years after TABS adoption, PPA issues rules; agency to get 20% from TABS revenue
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has released an order stipulating the rules for the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), almost three…
P36M in misdeclared commodities from China seized at MICP
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently intercepted seven containers with agricultural products, cigarettes, ukay-ukay (used clothing), and foodstuff, seizing the shipments with an estimated…
IFCBA to conduct world meet in Manila on customs best practices
This year’s International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) World Conference to be held in Manila on May 29-31, 2018 focuses on the impact…
Fajardo replaces Ecarma as BOC deputy commissioner
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) assistant secretary Jesus Fajardo as deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Fajardo’s…
Draft customs order on brokers’ registration released
The draft customs administrative order (CAO) providing new rules on the registration procedure for customs brokers has been released for public review by the…
Port of Manila district collector’s hands-on approach boosts port efficiency, collections
Putting in place systems that promote efficiency and micromanaging daily operations are the approaches taken by Bureau of Customs-Port of Manila (POM) district collector…
BOC sets June launch for enhanced verification system for goods declaration
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will launch and pilot-test in June an enhanced goods declaration verification system (EGDVS) that will allow stakeholders to file…
BOC issues rules on advance submission of e-manifest under new AMS
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines for the advance submission of the manifest and other documents to its new Advanced Manifest System…
More logistics firm, ATI personnel charged over unlawful release of 105 alerted shipments
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed supplemental complaints with the Department of Justice (DOF) against more individuals in the unauthorized release of 105…
BOC seizes misdeclared shipments worth P33M at Manila ports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) busted nine 40-foot equivalent units (FEUs) containing rice, various items, and used clothing (ukay-ukay) worth about P33 million for…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) exceeded its April 2018 revenue collection target by 2%, taking in P47.394 billion against the P46.464-billion target. The…
BOC asked to issue alert orders on all agri shipments
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has requested the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to issue alert orders on all shipments declared to contain agricultural products,…
A joint operation of the Bureau of Customs, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Ninoy Aquino International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group on April…
