Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno has ordered all district collectors to mandatorily report to the Customs Operations Center (CoC) all high-stakes activities, including intrusive inspections, serving of legal warrants, and handling of flagged cargo. To uphold centralized...
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) is pushing for reforms to make the new policy of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), which provides temporary relief to foreign cable-laying and repair vessels, more responsive to business demands. In a statement on Friday, May 29, AmCham...
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 national government’s (NG) usual April budget surplus shrank by more than half this year after the annual income tax returns (AITRs) filing and payment deadline was extended by one month due to the national energy emergency, although revenues were partly supported by millions of pesos in...
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...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected ₱328.8 billion in the first four months of 2026, outperforming its revenue targets as major shipping hubs and airports saw a surge in trade activity and improved operational efficiency. According to data from the Bureau of the Treasury, the BOC’s total...
Smuggled cigarettes and raw tobacco materials worth ₱3.3 billion were confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Agusan del Norte province during a major operation aimed at curbing illicit trade that has been eroding government revenues in recent years. The seizure, involving 54 container...
Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. on Monday, May 11, warned that smuggling, illegal trafficking, and transnational crimes now pose threats not only to the economy but also to national security as he called on customs police personnel to strengthen enforcement...
Containerized rice import shipments must be prioritized for discharge, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) ordered, granting the Philippine Rice Importers Association Inc. (PRIA) faster port processing to speed up the release of rice cargoes. BOC Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno, through a memorandum...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected ₱86.4 billion in April, beating its monthly target despite regional instability and tax relief measures that threatened to erode the agency’s revenue base. April collections exceeded the month’s target by ₱7.8 billion, pushing the cumulative collections...
