A Manila court has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the case filed by local cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corporation against the Bureau of Customs (BOC).…
As mandated under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), a new order on the accreditation and regulation of information processors—also known as value-added…
Mighty files motion to revoke BOC suspension order
Philippine cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corporation has asked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to lift the preventive suspension on its accreditation, saying the suspension unlawfully…
ICTSI’s Laguna dry port gets accreditation as off-dock customs facility
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has certified the Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal, Inc. (LGICT), the dry port container-handling facility of International Container…
Draft PH customs order sets rules on cargo manifest
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released a draft customs order that will implement measures relating to the…
The way International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) successfully engaged various stakeholders in implementing its truck appointment system project has won top recognition from…
Depot raid by BOC yields used clothing, counterfeit goods
Agents of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently raided a central supply depot of used clothing or ‘ukay-ukay’ and counterfeit imported goods along…
BOC clarifies surcharge issue in undervaluation, misdeclaration cases
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has explained issues surrounding how surcharge should be applied in cases of undervaluation, misclassification, and misdeclaration as stipulated…
BOC suspends Mighty Corp accreditation, sues judge who issued TRO in Mighty case
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered the suspension of accreditation of local tobacco manufacturer Mighty Corporation after a series of raids which…
Proposed customs order on seizure, forfeiture and appeals process released
The draft rule implementing government seizure and forfeiture proceedings against goods and transport vehicles suspected of violating provisions of the Philippine Customs Modernization and…
Balikbayan forwarders have until end-March to register with BOC
Philippine freight forwarders and deconsolidators dealing with balikbayan (personal effects and household goods) boxes have until March 31, 2017 to register with the Account…
BOC undeterred by TRO issued in Mighty tax evasion case
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it remains firm in its position to intensify operations against importers and manufacturers of smuggled and fake…
Draft PH customs order outlines process for handling transshipments
THE draft customs administrative order (CAO) on how to treat and process foreign goods for transshipment, as provided under the new Philippine Customs Modernization…
Customs nabs P200M worth of fake clothing brands in Pasay raids
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated counterfeit apparel and other products with an estimated value of P200 million in simultaneous raids staged…
Raids net P2B worth of cigarettes with fake stamps
Sister agencies Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently seized over P2 billion worth of cigarettes bearing fake tax stamps…
