BOC to strictly enforce penalty for imports with generic description
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) again reiterated several orders for importers and customs brokers to describe imported goods properly, warning that shipments with imprecise…
The Department of Finance (DOF) is seeking a grant from the United States to establish the Philippines’ first tax academy envisioned to provide revenue…
BOC shifts gears: more shipments to pass yellow lane than red at POM, MICT
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has once again adjusted the thresholds in its selectivity system–this time temporarily decreasing the number of daily container shipments tagged…
Finance: TradeNet to process 7 kinds of goods initially
Seven types of commonly traded commodities, including rice and sugar, will be the first batch to be covered when the Philippine government initially implements…
Customs chief quells worries BOC to turn into a ‘PDEA extension’
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has assured that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will not become an extension of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA),…
BOC institutes work system that facilitates decision-making
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is adopting a new management system designed to improve work processes and accelerate decision-making in the agency to upgrade…
Containers with P3M worth misdeclared items seized
Several containers with misdeclared contents worth more than P3 million were recently seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Manila International Container…
Undeclared medical devices valued at P2.5M seized at NAIA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently intercepted P2.5 million worth of misdeclared hypothermia medical devices at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1.…
Rules for SGL shipments tagged for red lane restated
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña reiterated the procedure to be followed when shipments of Super Green Lane (SGL)-accredited companies are tagged for the red…
Canceling single administrative documents (SAD) must now be forwarded to the Office of the Commissioner (OCOM) for approval, according to a memorandum issued by…
Draft customs order sets rules on third party registration
The proposed order providing new rules to register third parties conducting business with the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been released for public…
No container PSI, no BOC 2018 budget, vows Senate minority
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon vowed to block the 2018 budget of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) if the administrative order (AO) implementing pre-shipment…
