Tag: BOC

Philippines takes second place in 2023 UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation

In a significant achievement reported by the Bureau of Customs on Tuesday (August 8, 2023), the Philippines secures the second rank in Southeast Asia within the UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2023. This achievement is underscored by the Philippines’ Trade Facilitation score of 87.10%. This ascent from the third position in the 2021 survey underscores the nation’s unwavering momentum in modernizing trade processes and achieving top-tier customs administration standards, as stated […]

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6 Customs officers at Subic port recalled amid probe on alleged sugar smuggling — Palace

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that six officers of the Bureau of Customs assigned at the Port of Subic have been relieved of their posts and “recalled” to the BOC main office as the probe on alleged sugar smuggling continues. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced this on Wednesday, August 24, saying that the six BOC officers have been transferred to the office of the acting Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon while awaiting the result of […]

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BOC finds some 44,000 sacks of imported sugar in Pampanga, Bulacan warehouses suspected of hoarding

Authorities suspect P22-M worth of sugar supplies were being hoarded to manipulate sugar prices   (Eagle News) – The Bureau of Customs found and seized some 44,000 sacks of imported sugar worth some P22 million in separate “raids” in warehouses in Pampanga and Bulacan on Thursday, August 18, 2022, suspected of being hoarded by traders to create a supply shortage. “The raids were in accordance with the marching orders of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. […]

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Customs bureau: P9.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes seized off Zamboanga City

(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off the waters of Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Customs said. According to the bureau, the 275 master cases and 32 reams worth P9.6 million worth were seized from a motorized wooden watercraft named “FB JAMAIKA” on June 21. The BOC did not give additional details about the operation but said the watercraft was on its way to Cotabato City and had come […]

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Customs bureau logs over P70 billion in revenue collection in March

Says collection is highest monthly collection in bureau history (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has collected P70 billion in revenues in March this year, reportedly its highest monthly collection in history. According to the bureau, the P70.727 billion collection was higher than the  P57.69 billion target collection for that month. The bureau pegged the surplus at P13.037 billion or +22.6% from the target. According to the bureau, based on the preliminary report from […]

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Customs bureau surpasses September revenue collection target by 5.3 percent

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs logged its highest monthly collection in September, surpassing that month’s revenue collection target by 5.3 percent. According to the bureau, the P59.9 billion collected was more than its target of P56.9 billion, and represents the ninth consecutive month the bureau has exceeded its monthly collection target  in 2021. Based on the preliminary report from the BOC-Financial Service, eight out of the seventeen collection districts exceeded their target for […]

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Customs bureau seizes P20 million worth of smuggled luxury vehicles

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P20 million worth of smuggled luxury vehicles. In a statement, the bureau said the Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG and  Mercedes Benz E220 were discovered after a physical examination of a shipment that had been declared as used truck parts. The shipment from Japan was consigned to JLFDM Consumer Goods Trading. According to the bureau, 33 bales of used clothes were used to […]

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Customs bureau: Over P15 million worth of ecstasy tablets seized; 2 arrested

(Eagle News)–Over P15 million worth of ecstasy tablets were seized by authorities recently. In a statement, the the Bureau of Customs said two people identified as “Rowena Canapit” and a certain “Michael De Guzman” were also arrested after they attempted to claim the packages containing the illegal drugs in the Quezon City Postal Office. The bureau said the two had presented a  authorization letter from the consignee, a certain Glory Joy Buzeta. The packages had […]

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Customs bureau “intercepts” undeclared 20k Ivermectin tablets, other undeclared regulated drugs

  (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has “intercepted” some 20,000 capsules of Ivermectin which were “not declared” in a shipment brought into the country at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. (NAIA). The undeclared Ivermectin capsules as well as other “undeclared regulated drugs” were in a shipment imported by Finstad Inc., from New Delhi, India.  They were declared as “Food Supplements, Multivitamins and Multi-Mineral Capsules”, the BOC said on Thursday, May 6. According to […]

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Customs bureau surpasses April collection target by P2 billion

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has surpassed its April collection target by P2 billion. In a statement, the bureau said the P51.277 billion collected for last month was P2.077 billion more than the P49.200 billion April 2021 collection target, representing a surplus of 4.2 percent. The bureau said the collection includes additional revenues from the Tax Expenditure Fund (TEF) collection of P121 million and Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) collection of P13.65 million […]

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Customs bureau donates seized gadgets, items to DepEd for use in distance learning program

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs will donate  devices and other items it seized to the Department of Education for use in the distance learning program. In a statement, the bureau said the gadgets include flash drives, hard drives, mobile phones, full HD LED computer monitors,  printers, laptops, routers, pocket WIFIs and tablets. The other items, on the other hand, include school bags and shoes. The bureau said to ensure the items have passed the minimum […]

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Customs bureau: Vape cartridges with liquid marijuana seized in Pasay

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has recently seized several vape cartridges containing liquid marijuana in Pasay. In a statement, the bureau said the 62 cartridges were seized on Aug. 22 after they remained unclaimed  at the Central Mail Exchange Center. The bureau said the package had been misdeclared as “food flavorings” and was consigned to a certain Dee Sy of San Juan City. A field test showed the cartridges, which had been  shipped […]

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