The Bureau of Customs collected P74.861 billion in duties and taxes in June, exceeding by P140 million its assigned target of 74.721 billion for the month.

Based on the report from the Bureau of Treasury, the BOC’s June collection brought the agency’s total collections from January to June to P434.169 billion which is higher by P13.505 billion or 3.21% more than the P420.66 billion assigned revenue target.

As part of the strengthened campaign of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) against illegal drugs, BOC – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), arrested a female Canadian passenger found with shabu concealed as Truffle Chocolate Balls inside her check-in baggage.

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) strengthened campaign against illegal drugs, BOC Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), arrested a claimant of parcel containing 1,460 grams of raw ecstacy.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), in cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), renewed its commitment to re-establish the Philippines Customs Laboratory (PCL).

The Philippine Bureau of Customs joins the 141st / 142nd World Customs Organization (WCO) Council Meeting, along with the Customs Commissioners of the 155 WCO member countries, starting June 22, 2023 at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized 8,200 reams of various brands of cigarettes and one Isuzu closed van with an estimated value of Php 4.4 million.

The items were seized at a checkpoint through the joint efforts of the Bureau’s enforcement and intelligence units; the army’s 603rd Brigade and 37th Infantry Battalion; and PNP’s regional maritime unit.

As part of the mandate of the Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) to secure the country’s border against the import and export of prohibited, regulated, and restricted goods, the BOC- NAIA Operatives intercepted Tarantulas without the required DENR permits, misdeclared as “Snacks – Sweet Salted Fish” at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) on June 19, 2023.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) was recently given recognition by the Nike Asia Pacific Brand Protection Team for its exceptional efforts in apprehending and seizing P1.56 billion worth of counterfeit Nike footwear.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on 15 June 2023, have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their collaboration and work towards a synchronized and well-coordinated information and communication technology (ICT) system. This partnership aims to promote the integration, interoperability, and interconnection of their systems and applications.

The BOC – Port of Aparri and Sub-port of Irene have received the green light to proceed with the External Audit stage of their journey towards International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification after successfully completing the two-day Stage 2 Internal Quality Audit conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Interim Internal Quality Management System Office (IIQMSO) on June 5-6, 2023, at the Aparri District Office in Aparri, Cagayan.