Joint operatives from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have apprehended the owner of a condemnation facility caught reselling…
BOC clamps down on cases of implied abandonment to decongest ports
Philippine Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero has ordered all Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials to strictly implement the provision on implied abandonment under the…
PH exporters appeal for measures to ease empty container woes
The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) is calling on government and private sector stakeholders to work together to find solutions to the issue on…
BOC to implement pre-lodgement control order on goods with derogatory info
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will adopt an entirely new system for the issuance and processing of the pre-lodgement control order applicable to import,…
BOC principal appraisers placed under Import Assessment Service control
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero has transferred the operational control of all Bureau of Customs (BOC) principal appraisers to the Imports Assessment Service (IAS).…
BOC tightens controls on goods declaration lodgement, valuation
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued new directives on the lodgement of goods declaration and on valuation to improve revenue collection efficiency and…
DoTr push barging of empty containers to Subic port
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it will push shipping lines to return empty containers to North Port, Manila’s domestic terminal, where they can…
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero has directed customs officials and employees to intensify anti-smuggling measures in ports. In a memorandum dated November 22, Guerrero…
Gov’t moves to solve empty container return problem; groups shun planned truck holiday
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and Bureau of Customs (BOC) will unveil within the month measures to address the persistent…
New square root rule for non-intrusive cargo exam takes effect in CDO, Davao
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released rules on the implementation of the square root scheme when selecting cargoes for non-intrusive examination at the…
BOC rolls out implementing rules for consolidated balikbayan box shipments
Just in time for the holidays, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued rules for the simplified customs clearance procedures covering consolidated shipment of…
3 criminal raps lodged against alleged smugglers, customs personnel
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed three smuggling cases against importers, customs brokers, and customs personnel for misdeclaration and illegal importation of gun…
New rules out on 1-Assessment nationwide implementation
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines for the nationwide implementation of 1-Assessment, a web-based queue management application that provides bias-free assessment by…
Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña inspected on Oct 12 seven containers of carrots and used clothes, shoes and toys worth P3.77 million abandoned at the…
Dismantling of non-tariff barriers to fast-track PH agri imports ordered
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an administrative order (AO) removing non-tariff barriers and streamlining administrative procedure in the importation of agricultural products. In…
BOC seizes balikbayan boxes with concealed guns, ammo
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has nabbed two individuals suspected of smuggling into the Philippines some P5.5 million worth of regulated firearms and gun…
