Draft Customs order on provisional goods declaration out
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released the draft customs memorandum order (CMO) providing guidelines for the lodging and processing of provisional goods declaration…
BOC confident of surpassing 2018 revenue collection
Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero expressed confidence the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will exceed this year its 2018 revenue collection of P593.11-billion. In a…
BOC welcomes PACC probe of corruption at Manila ports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it supports the ongoing investigation into corruption at the agency by the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), which has…
BOC, MICP to free up yard space with transfer of 2,000 overstaying containers
The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP) is partnering with stakeholders and the port’s operator to move out around 2,000 overstaying containers at…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P585.542 billion in 2018, beating its annual revenue collection target of P584.881 billion by 0.1%, preliminary data from …
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…
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…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P52.420 billion in revenue for September 2018, or 0.9% higher than the agency’s monthly target of P51.956 billion…
BOC probe yields P12M shipment of misdeclared onions at Manila port
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted six forty-foot equivalent units of containers carrying misdeclared onions worth an estimated P12 million at the Manila…
After visiting Manila international ports, customs chief declares no congestion
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said there is no port congestion in Manila’s international terminals, saying yard utilization at Manila International Container Port (MICP) and…
100% physical exam of alerted reefer agri products allowed in consignee’s warehouse
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now allowing the 100% physical inspection of alerted agricultural shipments in reefer containers to be conducted at the…
Four ports, including MICP, get new BOC district collectors
Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has appointed four acting district collectors at the ports of Batangas, Legazpi, Manila International Container Port (MICP), and Subic. Atty.…
BOC alerts misdeclared magnetic lifter in Manila port
Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña inspected on Aug 15 five alerted containers that arrived at the Port of Manila (POM) for possible misdeclaration. The shipment from China…
Customs seizes P15-M worth smuggled sugar, exposes new modus
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized P15 million worth of smuggled sugar, following inspection of 28 alerted shipments at the Manila International Container Port (MICP)…
