PH Customs Feb revenue up 3%

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported preliminary cash collections of P22.8 billion in February, up 2.8% year-on-year but P1.24 billion short of the…

PH load port survey may soon cover box cargoes

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking at expanding the coverage of the advance load port survey report on bulk and breakbulk cargo…

BOC-BIR database linkup eyed

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) wants to link its database with the Bureau of Internal Revenues (BIR) to see whether top importers’ transactions correspond…

PH, Mexico tighten customs ties

The Philippine Bureau of Customs and its Mexican counterpart recently forged an agreement facilitating enhanced border control and protection between the two countries. Under…

AEO program in PH finally moving along

The Philippine accreditation system for the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program has been released by the Bureau of Customs, three years after the scheme…

PH BOC pushes for P100M baggage x-ray machines

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is eyeing the purchase of P101.2 million worth of baggage scanning machines and other equipment for installation in…

PH Customs’s July collection down 24% on target

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) missed its July collection by 24.2%, taking in P23.823 billion vis-à-vis the target of P31.441 billion. The July…

PH customs misses Jan collection goal

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) failed to meet its collection target for January due to shorter working days brought about by the Chinese…

Clark locators want cheaper cargo tracking option

Locators at the Clark Development Corp (CDC), north of Manila, are insisting that the General Transport Surety Bond (GTSB) or underguarding for cargo shipments…

PH Customs chief open to changes in manifest rules

PHILIPPINE customs commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon found the wish list of the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) related to rules on the advance…