One-day processing for brokers’ accreditation renewal, CPRS activation ordered
The processing of renewal of customs brokers’ accreditation and activation of the Client Profile Registration System (CPRS) for entities accredited by other government agencies…
BOC issues rules on processing CPRS activation, renewing brokers’ accreditation
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines and identified functions of offices that renew the accreditation of customs brokers and activate the…
P60M in misdeclared sugar, fireworks seized in Subic
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently seized P60 million worth of misdeclared sugar and firecrackers that smugglers attempted to bring into the Philippines through…
BOC-MICP targets swift resolution of over 1,200 pending legal cases
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Manila International Container Port (MICP) aims to dispose of 1,236 cases pending with its Law Division and is implementing systems…
Order sets limits of customs police power under CMTA
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released an order defining limits in the exercise of customs jurisdiction and police power over suspected smuggled…
P1.8M fake products destroyed to highlight intellectual property rights month
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) destroyed various fake goods with an estimated worth of P1.8 million seized and turned over by…
Competition Commission clears ICTSI North Harbour acquisition
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the proposed acquisition by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) of additional shares in Manila North Harbour…
BOC-MICP expedites inspection of overstaying containers
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finished inspecting 412 overstaying containers at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), part of efforts to free up…
Carriers evacuate empty containers at a faster pace
Foreign shipping lines are now able to evacuate more empty containers out of the country with yard utilization at Manila international terminals down to…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued interim guidelines for importation of rice shipments pending the issuance of implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of…
Green lane resumption in the offing, says BOC chief
Reactivation of the green lane under the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) selectivity system is now underway, according to Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero. As…
BOC chief: Yard utilization at Manila ports now ideal
Manila’s international container terminals are no longer congested as yard utilization has gone down to ideal levels, according to Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero.…
BOC, MICP to free up yard space with transfer of 2,000 overstaying containers
The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP) is partnering with stakeholders and the port’s operator to move out around 2,000 overstaying containers at…
Temporary location of AMO, other BOC offices affected by fire identified
The Account Management Office, which handles applications for accreditation of importers and registration of customs brokers, will be temporarily located at the Port Users’…
