PPA temporarily relieves staff accused of corruption
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has temporarily relieved, pending an investigation, an employee allegedly caught by a Bureau of Customs (BOC) CCTV camera taking…
BOC chief assumes sole control over suspension, cancellation of PH importer, broker accreditation
The customs commissioner, or his designated representatives, is now the only official at the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) with the authority to suspend…
BIR cuts dox requirements, processing time for accreditation of importers, brokers
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has streamlined the application process for Philippine importers and customs brokers seeking government accreditation by reducing the processing…
6 lines begin co-loading foreign cargo for domestic transshipment in PH
Six foreign carriers operating in the Philippines are now taking advantage of the provisions of the Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act, according to Association of…
Draft order activating PH advance ruling system for I/E goods issued
The draft administrative order operationalizing provisions on advance rulings under the Philippine Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) has been released for stakeholders’ review.…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) revenue collections in August grew 21.4% to P32.7 billion compared with the same month last year’s P26.895 billion,…
Draft memo aims to set in motion new PH de minimis rule
A draft Customs Administrative Order (CAO) that operationalizes the de minimis rule under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) has been released by…
BIR, BOC reforms to offset P174B revenue loss from tax cuts
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) plans to institute reforms at its two attached revenue-generating agencies to compensate for the expected lower revenues from…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) needs about P5.21 billion over three years beginning 2017 to modernize its technology environment as decreed by the…
BOC exec accused of receiving up to P200M in monthly bribes brought to court
Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon has filed a case against a Bureau of Customs (BOC) official who has allegedly been receiving millions of pesos…
Court case hamstrings implementation of CMTA provision on automation
While the new Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) has mandated automation at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), this may not see immediate implementation…
Weekly consults on Customs Modernization Act IRR starts Aug 25
Fourteen priority provisions under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) have been selected by the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and its attached…
Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon has appointed officers-in-charge (OICs) to several senior positions at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) that had been vacant since…
BOC seminar to teach cargo clearance without engaging customs brokers
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will hold a whole-day seminar on August 19 on basic customs procedures, rules, and regulations to help importers and exporters…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) missed both its January-July and July 2016 revenue collection targets. According to preliminary data by the agency’s Statistical Analysis…
