Tag: Bureau of Customs
PH Customs asked to issue alert orders on all agri shipments
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has requested the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to issue alert orders on all shipments declared to contain agricultural...
Cigarette smuggling on the rise in PH; BOC seizes P18.5M worth...
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently intercepted a 40-footer containing cigarettes estimated to be worth P18.5 million misdeclared as industrial fixture. The cigarettes, according...
BOC eyes more x-ray machines for 100% inspection of imports
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to acquire 56 x-ray machines as part of its program to eventually subject all incoming container...
BOC stresses yet again need for detailed goods description
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is reiterating that articles must be declared with detailed descriptions, specifically for shipments of fiber, yarn, and fabric,...
PH Customs defers for 3 weeks order on submission, counterchecking of...
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has suspended for three weeks the implementation of an order he signed on March 27 that required all importers...
BOC requires all PH importers to submit a list of importables
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now mandating all Philippine importers to submit a copy of their list of importable items submitted to and...
WTO PH trade policy review: CMTA commendable but business environment stands...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has welcomed the Philippines’ implementation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) and other trade facilitation measures, but...
PH Customs 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...
PH Customs releases requirements for accreditation of customs brokers
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finalized requirements for the accreditation of customs brokers. The list joins an earlier one for importers. The...
BOC hosts WCO Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Programme Global Shield
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) co-hosted the World Customs Organization (WCO) Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Programme Global Shield (PGS) that started on March...
