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Bureau of Customs

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BOC revenue collection

BOC confident of surpassing 2018 revenue collection

Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero expressed confidence the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will exceed this year its 2018 revenue collection of P593.11-billion. In a…
  • December 2, 2019
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Fuel marking

60M liters of fuel at Pilipinas Shell’s Mindanao facility marked

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.’s Northern Mindanao Import Facility in Cagayan de Oro became the first facility in Mindanao to undergo the government’s fuel marking…
  • December 2, 2019
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Counterfeit goods

Binondo mall yields P70M smuggled goods

Smuggled goods worth more or less P70 million and kept inside the storage units of a shopping mall in Binondo, Manila have been seized…
  • November 29, 2019
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Electronic waste misdeclaration

Electronic waste shipped from Korea intercepted at MICP

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has foiled a misdeclared shipment containing assorted electronic wastes at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). A 40-footer consigned…
  • November 26, 2019
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BOC orders strict observance of valuation, proper goods description

Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero instructed Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials and employees to comply strictly with the basis for valuation and with the…
  • November 25, 2019
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Rice imports

No halt to rice importation, just stricter rules

The Philippines will not suspend importation of rice but will instead implement stricter measures—including pre-shipment inspection (PSI)—on the commodity’s entry into the country, clarified…
  • November 22, 2019
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Fuel marking Philippines

Chevron products fuel-marked at Batangas facility

Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of the Caltex brand of fuels, lubricants, and petroleum products, has undertaken live fuel marking at its import terminal…
  • November 17, 2019
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Drug bust at NAIA

Joint drug bust nets shabu worth P6.8M

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have apprehended the consignee…
  • November 13, 2019
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Philippine rice imports

PH set to dislodge China as world’s top rice importer

Philippine rice imports are projected to reach a record 3 million metric tons (MT) by year-end, making the country the top rice importer in…
  • November 13, 2019
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Cargo Targeting System

BOC releases guidelines for submission of advance declaration to CTS

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued operational guidelines on the submission by foreign carriers and their agents of the advance cargo declaration and…
  • November 11, 2019
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BOC seizes shabu worth P40.8M at NAIA

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has apprehended a passenger at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for attempting to smuggle into the country six kilograms…
  • November 8, 2019
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BOC online parcel and balikbayan box tracking system

BOC launches parcel, balikbayan box online monitoring system

In time for the expected rush in holiday shipments of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) officially rolled out on October…
  • October 31, 2019
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Misdeclared steel bars

Misdeclared steel bars seized at Port of Manila

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized two containers of misdeclared stainless steel angle bars from China at the Port of Manila (POM). BOC…
  • October 30, 2019
  • 2 minute read
Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero

87 new graduates join Bureau of Customs police force

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will soon deploy 87 new customs police officers who have recently graduated from training. The new customs policemen who…
  • October 30, 2019
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BOC Manila intercepts P3.5M in misdeclared pork, other meat products

Two containers of misdeclared pork and other meat products estimated to be worth P3.5 million have been seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC)…
  • October 29, 2019
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BOC Legazpi’s new office building ready by early next year

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Legazpi will occupy in early 2020 its new office building located on Quezon Avenue Extension, Pier Site, Legazpi City,…
  • October 26, 2019
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Payment of customs duties

Imported vehicles donated by CEZA require duty payment—BOC  

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said customs duties and taxes should have been paid for the more than 50 seized luxury vehicles that the…
  • October 26, 2019
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CAAP permit not required for release of imported aircraft parts

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will no longer issue a Certificate of No Objection for the importation of aircraft parts, components…
  • October 25, 2019
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PH, China sign pacts on infra, trade and customs

The Philippines and China have signed, among others, two bilateral documents on the conduct of feasibility studies for two big-ticket infrastructure projects and two…
  • October 25, 2019
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Unioil in Bataan becomes second facility to conduct fuel marking

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) led the initial marking of fuel at UniOil Terminal Depot in Mariveles, Bataan, the second facility to go through…
  • October 24, 2019
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