Revised draft order lays down conditions for establishing PH customs facilities
The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have issued the revised draft order for establishing, maintaining, and operating customs facilities and…
CCBI to charge members P10 lodgement fee starting next month
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) has re-launched its decade-old program that requires members to pay P10 per formal entry lodgement. The fee…
DOF, Customs draft order on monitoring of containers
The proposed order providing Philippine rules on the admission, movement and withdrawal of container vans has been drafted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC)…
BOC starts imposing penalties on late submission of e-airfreight manifest
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has implemented the “switch-on” mode for the electronic submission of airfreight manifest, which will require stakeholders to submit…
Proposed order allowing BOC to charge OT fee opposed
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) is against a draft customs administrative order (CAO) that charges the overtime fee of customs airport personnel to…
Draft BOC order addresses all forms of security to guarantee duty, tax payment
The draft order that will implement provisions under the Philippine Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) pertaining to security needed to guarantee payment of…
Aside from revenue generation, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) performs other equally pivotal roles in the Philippines’ economic development, making it imperative that…
Draft PH order tackles storage of overstaying and abandoned goods
Rules on the temporary storage of imported goods declared overstaying or abandoned have been drafted by the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau…
BOC suspends accreditation of importer, broker in P6.4B shabu haul
The Philippine Bureau of Customs on Tuesday suspended the accreditation of the importer and customs broker involved in the shipment of what turned out to be 605…
Draft BOC rules give directions for marking imported goods
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have issued a draft order outlining guidelines for marking imported goods of…
BOC to buy 20 speedboats, other equipment for P465M border security project
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) intends to spend P465.155 million to procure new equipment for its intensified border security program. In separate invitations…
Smuggled motor vehicles seized at Manila port valued at P3M
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized an estimated P3 million worth of smuggled car and motorcycles at the Manila International Container Port…
BOC revives plan to require pre-shipment inspection on containers
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is again holding public consultations on extending the coverage of the load port survey (LPS) or pre-shipment inspection…
