In recent years e-commerce has grown exponentially, with many offshore purchases now done through online sites. Unfortunately, first-time importers have encountered difficulties when clearing…
Raids net P2B worth of cigarettes with fake stamps
Sister agencies Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently seized over P2 billion worth of cigarettes bearing fake tax stamps…
DOF, private sector back fuel marking initiative to counter smuggling
Various groups are supporting a Philippine government proposal to adopt a fuel marking and monitoring system to prevent oil smuggling and improve collection of…
BIR centralizes processing of applications for authority to release imported goods
Philippine importers of excisable products must now apply for the Authority to Release Imported Goods (ATRIG) only with the head office of the Bureau of…
