Penalty for late submission of e-airfreight manifest waived for 1 month

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has extended by four weeks the no-penalty period for the late submission of electronic air freight manifests. This came…

BOC cracks down on rice imports with no permits

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…

BOC cuts government import release to one day

Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina has ordered Bureau of Customs (BOC) staff to work on the release of importations by government institutions to within one…