The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recorded a preliminary revenue collection performance of PhP79.343 billion in January 2025. This exceeded its target of PhP78.015 billion by PhP1.328 billion or 1.70%.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio, alongside Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr., and District Collector Alexander Gerard E. Alviar inspected 19 forty-foot containers of frozen mackerel misdeclared as frozen fried taro at the Port of Manila (POM) on March 03, 2025.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio was recognized as one of Asia’s most influential leaders at Asia’s Golden Icon Leader Award 2025 ceremony, honoring his exemplary leadership in customs administration.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu disposed of a forfeited shipment of frozen chicken mechanically deboned meat (MDM) from January 13 to February 05, 2025 under Order of Condemnation Nos. 10-2024-Cebu and 11-2024-Cebu pursuant to the provisions of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). The condemnation was carried out to protect public health and ensure compliance with customs regulations.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) played a pivotal role in the Philippines’ removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List, marking a major achievement in the country’s efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. On February 21, 2025, the FATF officially announced that the Philippines was no longer under increased monitoring, recognizing the government’s strengthened financial safeguards and commitment to international compliance.

Under the Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme with the support of United Kingdom’s His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the Bureau of Customs (BOC), in collaboration with WCO Customs Experts, successfully convened a five-day mission on the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Program from February 17-21, 2025.

The Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) intercepted undeclared foreign currencies from a departing passenger at NAIA Terminal 1 on February 21, 2025.

In a series of operations under the Fuel Marking Program (FMP), the Bureau of Customs-Legazpi’s Enforcement and Security Service (BOC-ESS), in coordination with Société Générale de Surveillance Philippines successfully identified two gasoline stations in the Bicol Region engaged in the illegal sale of unmarked fuel. Authorities seized 30,891.5 liters of gasoline and diesel worth PhP1.745 million, along with a fuel truck valued at PhP1.5 million, bringing the estimated total confiscated assets to PhP3.245 million.

Another operation by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) on Wednesday, 19 February 2025, led to the discovery of more or less P900 million worth of high-end luxury cars from a Taguig City warehouse.

BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio lauded this string of operations, the latest of which had the CIIS-MICP team apprehending 44 units of smuggled luxury cars, bearing brands such as Ferrari, Maserati, and Rolls Royce, among others.

To reinforce its heightened campaign to promote compliance with customs laws and ensure the collection of lawful revenue due to the government as aligned with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision of upholding a fair and competitive market while safeguarding the country’s fiscal resources, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has encouraged buyers-in-good faith of imported luxury motor vehicles (including brands such as Ferrari, Porsche, and McLaren, among others) which are the subjects of Letters of Authority (LOA) recently served in Pasay, Parañaque, Makati, and Taguig, to settle the correct duties and taxes due thereon through voluntary payment scheme.