All stakeholders transacting with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) can now type and send their feedback or concerns on every service provided to them using the bureau's online portal. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) Through the Customer Care Portal System (CCPS), stakeholders are allowed to give their...
Two shipments containing P10 million worth of allegedly smuggled red onions were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Manila, it said on Tuesday, July 20. SMUGGLED GOODS -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announces on July 20, 2021 the seizure of P10 mlion worth of allegedly smuggled red onions...
More than P33 million worth of local and foreign currencies were confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) from various currency smuggling attempts through the country's ports since last year. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) According to the Intelligence Group-Customs Intelligence and Investigation...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has flagged a possible sugar smuggling scheme employed by unscrupulous traders taking advantage of the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) export replenishment program. In a statement on Monday, July 12, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he has...
More than P10 billion worth of smuggled goods have been seized in various ports and warehouses in the country over the last six months of 2021, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) bared Wednesday, July 7. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The confiscated contrabands were a combination of counterfeit cigarettes,...
The Bureau of Customs registered a spike in pork imports following the government’s order lowering tariffs on swine meat shipments that aims to stabilize the domestic supply and prices, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the Customs...
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)...
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...
Another huge haul of counterfeit items, this time worth P1 billion, was discovered at a storage facility in Magallanes, Makati City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed on Thursday, June 17. SO MUCH FAKENESS -- Customs agents uncover a P1-billion haul of counterfeit products at a storage facility...
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) have just concluded a two-day training program for 11 Filipino customs officers at the Port of Clark in Pampanga to help them further strengthen their capability to secure their jurisdictions from...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been recognized by a famous signature brand for its anti-smuggling efforts that have led to the confiscation of millions worth of fake items imitating their luxury products. LV APPROVES -- French fashion brand Louis Vuitton cites the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on June...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finally disposed of the P75 million worth of smuggled cigarettes that were seized at the Mindanao Container Terminal last January, the agency said Tuesday, June 15. CRUSHED TO A PULP-- More than 135,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes amounting to P75 million were...
