Bill allowing multiple docking by foreign vessels hurdles bicameral committee
A congressional bicameral committee has approved a bill that will allow foreign shipping lines to dock at multiple Philippine ports and co-load import and…
BOC eyes automation of cargo transfers, ship-to-truck scheme
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is open to automating the process of transferring cargoes from one economic zone to another. Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina,…
There have been more movements in the executive ranks at the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Arturo Lachica, deputy commissioner for the Internal Administration Group…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will shoulder overtime services rendered by Customs rank-and-file employees, including those at the ports of Subic and Clark, as prescribed under a…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have issued clarifications on the use of the General Transportation and Surety…
Shippers appeal anew for relocation of x-ray to within Mindanao port
Enterprises at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate Misamis Oriental Special Economic Zone (PIEMOSEZ) have again asked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to transfer the x-ray…
PEZA locators get automatic accreditation from BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is automatically accrediting Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators as long as they pay an activation fee and present…
Reimond Silvestre (right), general manager of the New Muara Container Terminal Services in Brunei, recently met with Customs deputy commissioner for Internal Administration Arturo Lachica…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered its officials to allow the release of do-it-yourself (DIY) and hobby items, particularly those used in schools.…
BOC shelves pre-shipment inspection for container cargo
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina is not keen on implementing a pre-shipment inspection (PSI) on containerized cargoes despite the practice already being conducted for bulk and break…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) directed its officials to require operators of customs bonded warehouses (CBW), on-dock container yard/container freight stations (CY/CFS), arrastre operators,…
BOC urges exporters to avail of self-certification
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is encouraging exporters and manufacturers to avail themselves of self-certification to save on time, reduce costs, and facilitate trade.…
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina has handed down strict orders to customs officials to process only rice importations covered by an import permit/notice of arrival…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Subic is implementing a round-the-clock work schedule in response to appeal from shippers and freight forwarders for uninterrupted…
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina has ordered Bureau of Customs (BOC) staff to work on the release of importations by government institutions to within one…
