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…
The Philippine air cargo industry should not wait for government to mandate the use of electronic messaging and electronic submission of air waybill and…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has extended to the Manila International Container Port (MICP) the implementation of a queueing system for its Formal Entry…
Eighteen luxury cars worth more than P107 million were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) due to undervaluation and incomplete documents. The shipments…
Manual untagging of red lane shipments with legit goods ordered
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has allowed the manual untagging of shipments at the Port of Manila and Manila International Container Port (MICP) that…
BOC issues order on application of “square root rule” to red-tagged shipments
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has provided new guidelines on the implementation of the square root rule for shipments with multiple containers that…
DOF to BOC: Form anti-smuggling task forces at regional level
Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has directed Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña to spearhead the creation of interagency task forces at the regional level…
Warning: Here Comes An Empowered Customs Audit Group
Malacañang has recently issued Executive Order (EO) No. 46 (dated October 20, 2017) entitled “Reviving the Post Clearance Audit Function of the Bureau of…
Joint BOC-BIR task force eyed in renewed anti-smuggling drive
The Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered its attached revenue-generating agencies, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), to tighten…
PH freeport zone perks largely untapped—customs expert
Traders and investors are encouraged to take advantage of the trade benefits and cost savings in Freeport zones, especially those in Northern Luzon. International…
BOC offices given 5 days to process client requests
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has set a mandatory response time for Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers to act on official communication in a…
Duterte orders return of post-clearance audit to BOC
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has revived the post-clearance audit function and returned it to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) from the Department of Finance…
PCCI rejects pre-shipment inspection of box cargoes, offers up alternatives
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is requesting the Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to reconsider their plan…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Manila International Container Port (MICP) has agreed to longer work hours to facilitate trade and avoid port congestion at one…
BOC eyes permanent removal of green lane from selectivity system
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña is looking at the permanent removal of the green lane from the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) selectivity system, noting…
Manila ports to stay congestion-free through holiday rush, assures PPA
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is assuring stakeholders that Manila ports will remain efficient and congestion-free even as Christmas cargoes start to come in.…
