Xray for CBW-bound container cargo mandatory, reminds BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reiterated the need to strictly implement mandatory x-ray of all containerized cargoes bound for customs bonded warehouses (CBWs).…
Binondo raid finds smuggled gadgets, undocumented Chinese nationals
Operatives from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have raided a business establishment in Binondo, Manila allegedly selling smuggled high-value electronic products. Discovered in the…
Criminal cases filed against perpetrators of P46M smuggling bids
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against six individuals involved in smuggling various items and contraband worth a total of P46.42…
The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (MICP) intercepted on Friday night a shipment from China containing 276 packs of methamphetamine (shabu) weighing a…
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero has directed customs officials and employees to intensify anti-smuggling measures in ports. In a memorandum dated November 22, Guerrero…
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…
BOC seizes balikbayan boxes with concealed guns, ammo
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has nabbed two individuals suspected of smuggling into the Philippines some P5.5 million worth of regulated firearms and gun…
17 Chinese suspects arrested in raid on warehouse filled with bogus cigarettes
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently caught 17 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in making fake cigarettes and fake stamps worth millions of pesos in…
Sta Rosa Farms faces criminal raps for alleged smuggling of Thai rice
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), has filed four criminal complaints against the owners, officers, and customs…
Importers of onions worth P2.8M slapped smuggling raps
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against importers and customs brokers for the alleged illegal importation of onions with an estimated…
More logistics firm, ATI personnel charged over unlawful release of 105 alerted shipments
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed supplemental complaints with the Department of Justice (DOF) against more individuals in the unauthorized release of 105…
WTO PH trade policy review: CMTA commendable but business environment stands improvement
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has welcomed the Philippines’ implementation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) and other trade facilitation measures, but…
