Smuggling case vs Taguba, 9 others in shabu shipment pushed anew
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has once again appealed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to press smuggling charges against Mark Ruben Taguba…
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…
CCBI questions ‘improperly imposed’ customs penalties on shipments
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) is requesting the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to revisit actions taken by assessment…
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…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has formally reactivated its Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) to scrutinize and validate the customs records of importers…
P57.5M worth of shabu declared as toys found at NAIA
Two shipments containing 11.5 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) worth P57.5 million were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on separate occasions at…
List of customs officers able to issue alert orders amended
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has issued a new list of Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials authorized to issue alert orders. Lapeña, in Customs Memorandum…
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) will be contained in about 42 customs administrative orders (CAOs)…
Trader, customs broker charged over P7.8M smuggled luxury vehicles
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Bureau Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), has filed smuggling charges against the trader and customs broker…
An estimated P3 billion worth of smuggled counterfeit cosmetic products, perfumes, and other merchandise were recently seized by the agents of the Bureau of…
More opportunities await customs brokers as supply chain practitioners
Customs brokers can expand their expertise by scaling up to become supply chain professionals, enabling them to provide value-added service to clients at the…
BOC turning to foreign partners for ICT modernization plan
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is tapping international institutions for the implementation of its automation project, according to Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña. The…
Philippine Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has instructed district collectors of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to coordinate with counterpart regional directors in the Bureau…
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has issued rules for proper handling of apprehended drugs to avoid a repeat of the multi-billion peso methamphetamine hydrochloride…
The Philippine air cargo industry should not wait for government to mandate the use of electronic messaging and electronic submission of air waybill and…
Warning: Here Comes An Empowered Customs Audit Group
Malacañang has recently issued Executive Order (EO) No. 46 (dated October 20, 2017) entitled “Reviving the Post Clearance Audit Function of the Bureau of…
