The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed an agreement to strengthen trade policy in the country. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio and officials from the DTI signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday, Sept. 4, that will ensure the implementation...
The Bureau of Customs has teamed up with ARISE Plus Philippines, funded by the European Union, to improve trade facilitation. In a statement, Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau and the European Union-funded group have joined forces to discuss projects focused on digitalizing processes...
The Bureau of Customs, the government's second-largest tax agency, exceeded its target in August due to efficient operations, increased trade activities, and strong revenue measures. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau collected P75.64 billion last month, five...
Over P18.5 million worth of illegal drugs and misdeclared goods in several ports were hampered in the past two weeks, the Bureau of Customs reported Friday, Sept. 1. This, according to the Customs, is attributed to its X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) wherein 107 active X-ray machines of various...
Some P160.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in Tawi-Tawi, the Bureau of Customs reported Thursday, Aug. 31. The Customs bureau said that the Philippine Navy, along with elements from PC390, intercepted on Wednesday, Aug. 23, a motorboat loaded with 2,798 master cases of “Oakley...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) ordered the inspection of its accredited condemnation facilities nationwide. This is to ensure that the condemnation facilities, where seized goods from the country’s ports are destroyed, follow the guidelines for the disposal of forfeited commodities, the Customs...
Over half a billion pesos’ worth of imported rice grains and palay were inspected in several Bulacan warehouses, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The BOC Inspection Team found 154,000 sacks of imported rice grains and 60,000 sacks of palay in the towns of Wakas, Bocaue...
The Bureau of Customs has completed the construction of a new sub-port building at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Misamis Oriental, aimed at bolstering revenue collection and improving services for stakeholders. Located within the Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental,...
The Bureau of Customs, the government’s largest tax agency, has intensified its anti-smuggling campaign in the first quarter of the year resulting in the filing of 65 criminal complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said Wednesday,...
The Bureau of Customs announced the creation of an advisory council that will engage all stakeholders, like the private sector, in formulating strategies for the government’s second largest tax agency. In a statement on Monday, March 20, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the advisory...
The Bureau of Customs said that the government’s continuous effort in combating illicit goods would entice foreign investors to do business in the Philippines. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said on Tuesday, March 14, that the bureau’s intensified operation against fake goods will be...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has thrown its full support behind Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio, tasking the newly installed chief of the government’s second largest tax agency to prioritize digitalization. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said modernizing the Bureau of Customs...
