Smuggled luxe vehicles will be condemned, not auctioned: BOC
In compliance with the directive of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will condemn rather than auction off seized smuggled luxury…
Deputy collectors, section chiefs of PH ports short of collection targets face relief
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña will relieve deputy collectors and section chiefs of ports that failed to meet their January revenue collection target. “I…
Oil, auto, steel, agri sectors on top of BOC audit list
The Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) reactivated unit, Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG), has begun to identify importers and industries to investigate as it…
BOC chief confident of meeting P598B collection target in 2018
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has committed to President Rodrigo Duterte that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will hit its P598.1-billion revenue collection target…
Melvin Estoque, who headed the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Account Management Office, the unit that handles the accreditation of importers and customs brokers, has…
Imports with generic description to undergo close BOC scrutiny
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña is warning Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials against processing shipments with articles that have been declared in general terms as…
BOC, PEZA in renewed partnership to further automate operations
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) renewing their cooperation to further improve…
BOC order limits officers with authority to issue alerts
Only the chief of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC), his authorized representative, and district collectors are now authorized to issue alert orders. Customs…
BOC order stipulates how to assess goods newly subject to higher excise tax
While waiting for implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Tax Reform for Inclusion and Acceleration (TRAIN), commodities with increased excise tax under the…
BOC chief warns against extortionists using his name
Philippine customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has denied any link to individuals using his name to extort money from importers and customs brokers. Reports reached…
A new batch of officials recently joined the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC). At the agency’s flag-raising ceremony on January 22, Customs Commissioner Isidro…
Lapeña to customs collectors: Mind your collection targets
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña will issue a memorandum directing all district collectors and other officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to take…
New BOC order: Only BOC chief can approve, disapprove importer, broker accreditation
The Philippine Customs commissioner is now the sole authority authorized to approve and disapprove the accreditation of importers and customs brokers under a new…
BOC turns over P129M worth of dangerous drugs to PDEA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) its biggest seizure of dangerous drugs to date, intercepted…
Eighteen Bureau of Customs officials have been assigned to new posts in the latest appointments approved by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III. Dominguez recently…
Coast Guard hands over to BOC rice confiscated at Zamboanga port
More than 60,000 sacks of smuggled rice seized in Zamboanga Sibugay have been officially turned over by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District South…
BOC recalls exemption of PEZA, freeport zone shipments from x-ray inspection
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has lifted the exemption from x-ray inspection of certain cargoes, including those bound for Philippine Economic Zone Authority…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a special unit to evaluate complaints and conduct lifestyle checks on customs officials and personnel. BOC’s…
