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Bureau of Customs

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Draft PH customs rule guides handling of stores aboard foreign air, sea craft

The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released the draft administrative order that will implement the provisions of the…
  • April 18, 2017
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BOC rejects Mighty appeal to lift suspension order

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has denied Mighty Corporation’s motion to lift a suspension order against its accreditation for failure to present documentary…
  • April 13, 2017
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BOC seizes 4 ships in illegal quarrying work in Cagayan

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently seized four vessels in Cagayan province believed to have entered the country illegally after the carriers failed…
  • April 13, 2017
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Draft order outlines PH clearance procedures for air express cargoes

The Philippine Department of Finance and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released for public comment the draft order guiding the clearance procedures for air…
  • April 10, 2017
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BOC sets baggage clearance rules for air, sea travellers

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued rules for clearance procedures involving air and sea travelers and crew, as well as their baggage, at…
  • April 10, 2017
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USTR cites ‘pervasive’ corruption, restrictive policies as PH investment barriers

Corruption, restrictive import policies, and delays in processing of permits and clearances are among the barriers to American exports and investments entering the Philippines,…
  • April 9, 2017
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BOC March collection up 3% from target

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P37.654 billion in duties and taxes in March 2017, up 3% from the month’s revenue goal and…
  • April 9, 2017
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BOC discovers P500M worth of fake apparel in warehouse raid

Agents of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently raided several warehouses in Marilao, Bulacan, and seized counterfeit products valued at P500 million. BOC…
  • April 9, 2017
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PH customs agents seize 4 marijuana pouches at Pasay warehouse

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently intercepted a package containing marijuana valued at P102,900 at the Central Mail Exchange Center warehouse in Pasay…
  • April 9, 2017
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P17M worth of fake goods seized at Manila port

A shipment of smuggled counterfeit products with an estimated value of P17 million has been seized by agents of the Philippine Bureau of Customs…
  • April 5, 2017
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PH rules on operation of customs facilities, warehouses proposed

The draft order that provides guidelines for the establishment, operation, supervision, and control of customs facilities and warehouses (CFWs) in the Philippines has been…
  • April 3, 2017
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Draft PH customs ruling details conditional tax, duty exemption for certain imports

The draft order governing the grant of conditional tax and/or duty exemptions for certain importations listed in Section 800 of the Customs Modernization and…
  • April 3, 2017
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BOC Feb collection higher than last year but misses target

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has collected P30.755 billion in February 2017, or 14% higher year-on-year but lower than the target due to…
  • April 1, 2017
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DOF unlikely to enter into settlement deal with Mighty

Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said any settlement with Mighty Corp on the latter’s tax evasion case is “now out of the question…
  • March 29, 2017
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BOC seizes 800 boxes of cigarettes passed off as diapers

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized around 800 boxes of imported cigarettes hidden in a container during a raid conducted March 22 at the…
  • March 29, 2017
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CMTA and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

RKC and the WTO TFA Ten years ago, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BoC) first announced that the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) will be…
  • March 27, 2017
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PH Customs regulated imports list due for update in June

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is planning to update the Customs Regulated Imports List (CRIL) and convert it into a more secure format…
  • March 27, 2017
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BOC Zamboanga port surpasses revenue targets for Jan-Feb

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) office at the Port of Zamboanga has exceeded its revenue collection target for the first two months of…
  • March 27, 2017
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Public cautioned vs conman claiming to be next customs chief

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has warned the public against entertaining business proposals from a man who, apart from misrepresenting himself as a…
  • March 27, 2017
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