The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) will be contained in about 42 customs administrative orders (CAOs)…
Trader, customs broker charged over P7.8M smuggled luxury vehicles
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Bureau Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), has filed smuggling charges against the trader and customs broker…
Preparing for Customs Audit, Ensuring Trade Compliance
Our previous article discussed the expanded powers of the Bureau of Customs Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG). This article will discuss how importers and…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P46.470 billion in November, the highest monthly collection in its history, preliminary figures from the bureau’s Financial…
All members of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) will be relieved from office, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has announced. Lapeña, during the…
BOC special unit to assess requests for preferential tariff
District, subport, and deputy collectors as well as assessment chiefs of the Bureau of Customs have been instructed to establish, activate, or reconstitute a…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has again amended rules on the post-entry modification and cancellation of the single administrative document (SAD) to reflect…
An estimated P3 billion worth of smuggled counterfeit cosmetic products, perfumes, and other merchandise were recently seized by the agents of the Bureau of…
BOC in pre-shipment inspection talks with Malaysia, Indonesia
The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) is proposing bilateral arrangements with counterparts in Malaysia and Indonesia on goods in transit, including pre-shipment inspection (PSI).…
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the appointment papers of four deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In separate appointment papers dated from…
BOC turning to foreign partners for ICT modernization plan
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is tapping international institutions for the implementation of its automation project, according to Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña. The…
BOC probing big disparity between China and PH trade figures
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now checking the massive gap it has uncovered between China’s recorded export volumes to the Philippines and…
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has instructed district collectors of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to coordinate with counterpart regional directors in the Bureau…
PH customs chief issues protocols on drug operations
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has issued rules for proper handling of apprehended drugs to avoid a repeat of the multi-billion peso methamphetamine hydrochloride…
Lapeña warns of latest racket using his name for spurious fund drives
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said there is no truth to the text messages circulating of him soliciting money through a certain Atty. Vasquez…
