BOC introduces easy-to-follow info sheet for OFWs sending balikbayan boxes
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued a revised information sheet with easier to follow instructions for overseas Filipino workers and Filipinos residing abroad…
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina once again requested both houses of Congress to approve the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) by October to address not…
BOC affirms xray inspection for balikbayan boxes under revised rules
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued revised rules on balikbayan box shipments, subjecting them to mandatory x-ray scanning instead of arbitrary physical inspection.…
Aquino orders BOC to leave balikbayan boxes alone amid public uproar
Heeding general outrage over the random physical inspection of balikbayan boxes, President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop…
Overseas PH workers make freight forwarding a billion-dollar business
The growing number of balikbayan or door-to-door boxes, which reflects the steadily increasing legion of overseas Filipinos, is boosting the country’s billion-dollar freight forwarding…
