Lawmaker wants review of BOC rule to list contents of balikbayan boxes
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is calling for the immediate “activation and convening” of a joint Senate-Lower House oversight committee to review the…
Customs order on tax, duty exemption of returning OFWs now in effect
The customs order implementing tax and duty exemption for importations by returning residents and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) of their personal and household effects…
As prescribed under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has signed the order implementing conditional tax and…
Returning OFWs’ airport terminal fee canceled by early 2017
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) said returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose tickets were purchased abroad will be exempt from paying terminal fee…
BOC introduces draft rule on tax, duty-exempt import perks for OFWs
The draft customs administrative order (CAO) on the tax- and duty-exempt privileges for importations of personal and household effects by returning residents and overseas…
BOC activates duties and tax calculator app for OFWs, balikbayans
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a free mobile application to assist the public, especially balikbayans (returning Filipinos) and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs),…
