A total of 276 carnivorous plants have been seized from 10 packages coming from the Netherlands, the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) said. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The confiscation was carried out by joint BOC-NAIA and Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
Around P2 billion worth of counterfeit items, mostly signature brands imitation, that were seized in various operations in Parañaque City last month were destroyed by the Bureau of Customs on Saturday, July 5. DESTROYED!-- Through shredding and crushing, a P2-billion haul of fake items were...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has surpassed its revenue collection goal for June 2021 by over P5 billion after posting an actual collection of P52.447 billion, the agency said Thursday, July 1. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The bureau recorded...
Three importers are facing charges of smuggling for allegedly bringing in misdeclared goods such as cigarettes and onions in the country. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), filed criminal cases against the erring...
An "unclaimed and overstaying parcel" at Philpost Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) turned out to contain 44 wildlife species, mostly arachnids. (Photo from BOC) Recovered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) operatives from the parcel on Wednesday,...
Onions and ice cream are two ideas that should never mix--unless you're an enterprising smuggler. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) bared Wednesday, June 30 that P10 million worth of red onions were found hidden inside ice cream containers from two shipments originating from China. The shipments arrived...
Some P92 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes from China have been uncovered from a flagged shipment at the Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Tuesday, June 29. FAKE-- A shipment of fake cigarettes from China amounting to P92 million was intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at...
An individual who has been posing as both a Bureau of Customs (BOC) employee and a port director has been arrested for allegedly duping buyers over supposed unreleased items to gain a large sum of money, the BOC said Wednesday, June 23. POSER--A man going around as a fake Bureau of Customs (BOC)...
Three cargo containers filled with P9 million worth of misdeclared red onions were recently uncovered at the Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Monday, June 21. ONION CONTRABAND--Some P9 million worth of red onions from China were intercepted at the Port of Subic due to misdeclaration...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) employees assigned at the Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Port of NAIA) will start to receive vaccinations against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, June 19. (Mark Balmores / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The customs employees will be...
A total of 21 smuggled vehicles were reduced to scrap after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) simultaneously destroyed seized luxury and "knocked down" cars in Manila and Cagayan de Oro on Friday, June 18. EXPENSIVE SCRAP--Twenty-one luxury cars and other knocked down vehicles were destroyed by the...
The Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) launched on Tuesday, June 15 a QR (quick response) code-based customer feedback system as its newest addition to its digital services. (Photo by Luis Villasmil / Unsplash) The online feedback system, which effectively digitalized the manual satisfaction...
