Agents of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) inspect one of the Malabon warehouses that yielded illegal imported e-cigarettes or vapes from China. A combined worth of P3.72 billion smuggled electric cigarettes or vapes were discovered...
Balikbayan boxes that supposedly contained personal items from Thailand turned out to be hiding P76 million worth of dried marijuana. The Bureau of Customs-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (BOC-CIIS) on Tuesday, Feb. 27, examined the balikbayan boxes through an alert from the...
Photo: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) The hunt for the blue Bugatti Chiron sports car ended today after the owner turned over the alleged smuggled luxury vehicle to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after weeks of searching. Photo: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has committed to support the Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILO) in order to strengthen the collection and exchange of information within the Asia Pacific region. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio highlighted the positive outcomes achieved...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is confident it will meet its collection target this month, even with the two-week impact of the Chinese New Year inventory period in China. BOC Spokesperson and Assistant Commissioner Vincent Maronilla told reporters that they are hoping to have a surplus, even with the...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto calls on the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to keep the cash flowing, stressing the crucial link between efficient tax collections and funding at least a fifth of the government's spending. Addressing BOC employees during the agency’s anniversary celebration on Tuesday,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is stepping up its efforts to track down the blue Bugatti Chiron hypersports car, reiterating that there is a cash reward for informants who can help in finding the smuggled vehicle. Photo: CIIS-MICP “It’s going to be a small world from now on,” declared Customs...
Photo: Bureau of Customs The owner of the smuggled red Bugatti Chiron sports car voluntarily surrendered the luxury vehicle to the Bureau of Customs (BOC). The 165-million super sports car that the BOC was looking for was surrendered to the agency’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) surpassed its collection target for January, driven by improved import valuation, enhanced border protection, and tangible trade facilitation initiatives. The BOC, the government's second-largest tax agency, announced that it collected P73.33 billion in the first month...
Photos: Bureau of Customs The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is currently on the lookout for two smuggled Bugatti Chiron super sports cars valued at an astonishing P330 million. These 2023 model sports cars, one blue (with plate number NIM 5448) and one red (with plate number NIM 5450), have been...
Hundreds of illegally imported cigarette master cases worth an astounding P27.6 million was intercepted in Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Customs said in a report. Agents from the Customs’ water, police, and intelligence divisions led a maritime operation on Jan. 26 that led to the seizure of a...
The Bureau of Customs seized over 3,100 liters of unmarked fuels with a total worth of P10.5 million in Bataan after it failed to pass the fuel marking test. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP), along with agents from...
