BOC to forge data exchange arrangement with US, SoKor, Japan
Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has directed Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials to set up data exchange arrangements with South Korea, Japan, and…
Smuggled luxe vehicles will be condemned, not auctioned: BOC
In compliance with the directive of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will condemn rather than auction off seized smuggled luxury…
BOC recalls exemption of PEZA, freeport zone shipments from x-ray inspection
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has lifted the exemption from x-ray inspection of certain cargoes, including those bound for Philippine Economic Zone Authority…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) highlighted its several achievements in 2017, which included record monthly revenue collections and measures to stop corruption. In…
Trader, customs broker charged over P7.8M smuggled luxury vehicles
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Bureau Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), has filed smuggling charges against the trader and customs broker…
Joint BOC-BIR task force eyed in renewed anti-smuggling drive
The Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered its attached revenue-generating agencies, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), to tighten…
Containers with P3M worth misdeclared items seized
Several containers with misdeclared contents worth more than P3 million were recently seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Manila International Container…
No container PSI, no BOC 2018 budget, vows Senate minority
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon vowed to block the 2018 budget of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) if the administrative order (AO) implementing pre-shipment…
All containerized shipments consigned to and bound for customs bonded warehouses (CBWs) in the Philippines are now undergoing x-ray inspection to prevent smuggling. Customs…
BOC seeks private sector partners for fuel marking project
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is asking providers of fuel marking products and services to help the agency implement its fuel marking program.…
PH lawmaker bats for pre-shipment checks on container cargo
Expanding the pre-shipment inspection (PSI) to containerized cargoes will not only save the government billions of pesos in personnel recruitment costs but also solve…
Outgoing Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon is urging Senator Richard Gordon to investigate the son of Senator Panfilo Lacson, whom he alleged was involved in…
PH, China customs agencies boost cooperation vs smuggling
The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Anti-Smuggling Bureau (ASB) of the General Administration of China Customs recently started informal talks on initiatives…
Aside from revenue generation, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) performs other equally pivotal roles in the Philippines’ economic development, making it imperative that…
Smuggled motor vehicles seized at Manila port valued at P3M
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized an estimated P3 million worth of smuggled car and motorcycles at the Manila International Container Port…
Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act IRR takes effect in June
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016, which takes effect…
