59 containers in Manila port yield undeclared cosmetics and clothing

The release of 59 containers from the Manila International Container Port (MICP) was halted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after the cargoes were…

BOC auctions off P23M worth of seized wares

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is eyeing more than P23.5 million in sales from the public auction of 62 containers of various goods at…

BOC orders giving North Harbor authority to handle foreign cargo questioned

More questions are being asked about the propriety of Bureau of Customs (BOC) orders granting Manila North Harbor, a domestic port, the authority to…

BOC eyes revenue of P24M from bidding of assorted items

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects to earn more than P24 million from its public auction sale of various goods on June 14 at…

Harbor Star posts 74% profit slip in first 9 months

Marine services provider Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. reported a 74% decline in net income for the first nine months of 2015 to P27.173…

BOC-MICP revenue from auction of seized goods swells

The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP) collection district generated P331.89 million in revenue in the first nine months of 2015 derived from…

BOC seizes more shipments of sugar, fireworks worth P46.5M

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has completed inspection of alleged smuggled shipments of sugar, firecrackers, and fake branded apparel earlier seized at the Manila…

2 PH importers slapped with smuggling charges over P130M illegal rice shipments

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed smuggling cases against two firms for allegedly misdeclaring over 4.2 million kilograms of rice worth over P130…

BOC suspends container stuffing directive

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is temporarily suspending the implementation of a directive that requires the presence of Customs personnel during the stuffing of…

PH exporters ask for freeze on BOC stuffing policy

Philippine exporters are asking the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to hold off on implementing a 2010 directive that requires a customs official to be…

PH Customs Sept. take up 11% but still short of goal

PHILIPPINE port collections for the month of September grew 11.3% to P25.841 billion, from P23.208 billion a year ago, boosting the Bureau of Customs’…