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Customs commissioner John Phillip Sevilla

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BOC’s regulated imports list in force starting May 4

The Bureau of Customs’s (BOC) Regulated Imports List (RIL) has been finalized and is set to be implemented on May 4. The original target…
  • April 13, 2015
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BOC cancels stuffing policy for export cargoes

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has repealed a 2010 directive that requires the presence of Customs personnel during the stuffing of export shipments. Customs…
  • January 22, 2015
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BOC suspends container stuffing directive

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is temporarily suspending the implementation of a directive that requires the presence of Customs personnel during the stuffing of…
  • January 20, 2015
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Two PH traders charged with smuggling in 1.3M kilos of glutinous rice

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed smuggling charges against two Cagayan de Oro-based rice traders who illegally imported over 1.3 million kilograms of…
  • January 19, 2015
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In anticipation of Papal visit, private sector pushes more port decongestion measures

The private sector is proposing several measures for the government to undertake in order to ease port utilization expected to be made worse by…
  • January 11, 2015
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PH Customs chief sets 2015 goals, cites disappointments

Customs Commissioner John Phillip Sevilla identified five priorities for the country’s second largest revenue-generating agency for 2015 even as he let on last year’s biggest…
  • January 5, 2015
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BOC’s revenue collection swells to P350B but still behind target

Revenue collection by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) from Januar­y to November 2014 grew at double-digit levels, hitting P331.171 billion, up 17.8% from P281.13…
  • January 4, 2015
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BOC electronic-to-mobile system audit ordered

The Philippine Commission on Audit (COA) will run an audit on the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system. In a memorandum dated March…
  • April 16, 2014
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PH Customs collects P30B in Jan, still short of goal

  The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC)’s revenue collection in January rose 21% year-on-year to P29.8 billion from P24.54 billion a year earlier, but…
  • March 23, 2014
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BOC disallows amendment for entries with open alert orders

THE Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be studying how to implement changes to its electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system to prevent consignees from cancelling and…
  • March 23, 2014
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Customs issues rules on surcharges for misdeclared, undervalued shipments

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued guidelines in determining surcharges for misclarification, misdeclaration and undervaluation of imported goods. Customs Administrative Order No.…
  • March 12, 2014
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BOC x-ray unit moved to Enforcement Group; examiners assigned to x-ray exam area

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has transferred the X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) to the Enforcement Group (EG) from the Office of the Commissioner,…
  • March 12, 2014
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BOC operations affected by Manila expanded truck ban

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) said operations in two of its largest collection districts have been affected by the expanded Manila truck ban,…
  • February 25, 2014
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BOC issues own guidelines for accreditation of importers, brokers

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued the guidelines and procedures for accreditation of importers and customs brokers. Customs Memorandum Order No. 04-2014,…
  • February 25, 2014
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Load port survey for box cargo, automation of CBW operations among BOC plans

Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) stakeholders should expect more changes in operations at the country’s second-largest revenue-generating agency. At the recent general membership meeting…
  • February 20, 2014
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7-day customs work week at key PH ports welcomed

STAKEHOLDERS welcome the Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) plan for a seven-day work schedule, saying it would help speed up customs processes. Customs deputy…
  • February 17, 2014
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BOC cash collections jump 19%

Four months after the start of its reform program, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) registered a 19.26% increase in cash collections from November…
  • February 11, 2014
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Some iCARE functions for transfer to BIR in Q1

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will outsource some functions of its broker and importer accreditation unit to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)…
  • February 7, 2014
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19 personnel moved as BOC reshuffle continues

THE shake-up in the Bureau of Customs has not yet ended. Ten customs officials have been detailed to the Customs Policy Research Office (CPRO),…
  • February 4, 2014
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