A huge haul of smuggled cigarettes--over P38 million--recently fell in the hands of the Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP), the agency reported on Sunday, June 13. (Photo from BOC) The shipment, which was issued a pre-lodgement control order by MICP District Collector...
More than 300,000 containers have been scanned since January this year as part of the move to further improve the services of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a statement, the BOC said reported that it recorded a huge increase in scanned containers in May alone. "The X-ray Inspection Project (XIP)...
Another three smuggled luxury cars hidden behind bales of used clothing or "ukay-ukay" have been discovered by Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the agency said Thursday, June 3. DEJA VU-- Three smuggled luxury vehicles hidden behind "ukay-ukay" were...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) surpassed its revenue collection goal for May 2021 by over P3 billion, posting an actual collection of P49.334 billion, the agency said Wednesday, June 2. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The bureau has recorded a...
A shipment of onions amounting to P3 million was seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) due to alleged misdeclaration. MISDECLARED ONIONS -- A shipment of onions from China valued at P3 million was seized at the Manila International Container Port...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the exchange of information between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the government’s two main tax agencies will boost the implementation of the first-ever nationwide fuel marking program. Screen Shot 2021-05-28 at 10.31.20 AM Finance Secretary Carlos G....
Bela Padilla Bela Padilla has called out the Bureau of Customs for the delay in the release of her overseas packages. Padilla ranted her concern on Twitter, where she shared how a few months ago, a Spanish brand reached out to her if they could send her two pairs of shoes. "I said yes and sent my...
Four smuggled luxury sports cars were found hidden behind bales of used clothing or "ukay-ukay" in a cargo from Japan at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). LUXURIOUS CATCH -- This Mercedes Benz SLK sports car was among the four luxury vehicles uncovered by BOC agents from a shipment...
Agents from the Bureau of Customs - Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) have seized a total of 2,032 pieces of live ornamental plants for not having the required plant quarantine permit prior to the items' importation. (Photo from the BOC) A statement from BOC-NAIA on Monday, May 24...
Some P30 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from China have been uncovered by Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents from boxes of footwear, the agency bared on Tuesday, May 25. UNCOVERED-- A shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P30 million from China was intercepted at the Mindanao Container Terminal...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents have intercepted a tanker truck loaded with around 30,000 liters of unmarked diesel during a spot inspection in Mariveles, Bataan. GOTCHA-- A tanker truck carrying around 30,000 liters of unmarked fuel was intercepted on May 21,2021 during a spot inspection in...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced that it has joined the Philippine Trade Facilitation Committee (PTFC) to come up with interventions to improve the movement of goods in the country. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The bureau will serve as...
