Amid persistent cases of abandoned balikbayan boxes that have weakened public confidence, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has established a dedicated unit to safeguard overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) shipments. The new unit, called the Balikbayan and OFW Action Center (BOAC), has been created to...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno has warned the agency’s senior officials against attempts to steal seized smuggled cigarettes, ordering tighter monitoring and stricter inventory accountability. Nepomuceno, through a memorandum dated Aug. 3, told the BOC’s high-ranking...
Stricter monitoring and technical assessments of imported goods—rather than higher import volumes—likely drove the Bureau of Customs (BOC) past its ₱82-billion revenue target for July, according to its chief. Speaking to reporters during the turnover of proceeds from forfeited luxury...
Returning exported goods originally bound for the Middle East may re-enter the country duty-free, as long as they have not been modified or improved through manufacturing or other processes while abroad, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced. “All district collectors are hereby directed to ensure...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno has ordered officials of the country ’s second largest revenue agency to intensify the crackdown on all forms of smuggling, with particular focus on the illegal trade in oil and agricultural products. “You are hereby directed to further...
Nearly ₱1 billion worth of illegal cigarettes concealed in 25 container vans have been intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Mandaue City, Cebu on Thursday, July 2, marking the country’s second-largest tax collection agency’s major seizures under its intensified campaign against...
To address concerns over electronic waste entering Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has called for a meeting with various government agencies, including the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a statement on Saturday, June 27, the BOC said the meeting follows public...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has begun negotiations with Switzerland-based SICPA SA for a proposed ₱13.44-billion fuel marking program extension beyond the expiration of the current contract in mid-2026, ensuring the continuation of a key anti-smuggling initiative that has been in place since...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents intercepted over 1,800 boxes of counterfeit luxury goods valued at ₱841 million in Valenzuela City, marking a massive seizure of fake Versace, Jo Malone, and Cetaphil products intended for the local market. In a May 28 statement, the BOC said the operation was...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued new rules streamlining the temporary admission of foreign cable-laying and repair vessels, as the government moves to facilitate submarine cable and offshore energy projects deemed critical to the country’s digital and energy infrastructure. Under the...
As the Bureau of Customs (BOC) targets the rollout of a new top importers office (TIO) by the third quarter of 2026, Manila Bulletin has learned that the bureau is eyeing up to 2,000 major importers that account for nearly three-fourths of annual revenues of the country ’s second largest...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has transitioned to a three-year validity period for all customs broker registrations, a move aimed at strengthening regulatory oversight and purging non-compliant practitioners from the system. Customs Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno said in a statement over the...
