A shipment of processed chicken meat that entered the country without sanitary and import permits was intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Aug. 17.
The Bureau of Customs Sub-port of Puerto Princesa in Palawan province has destroyed 207 boxes and 3,507 reams of smuggled cigarettes valued at P5.3 million.
A shipment of methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as shabu was held by a team led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), leading to the arrest of a South African courier at the NAIA in Pasay City on August 19.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Subic in Zambales province has detained the M/V Bangpakaew on Aug. 18 following a tip that it contained sugar contraband.
Joint operatives from the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), and Department of Agriculture (DA) have seized various imported sugar and other articles from warehouses in Pampanga and Bulacan in separate raids.
A shipment of smuggled carrots was confiscated by agents of the ManilaInternational Container Port, through the Sub-port of North Harbor, the Bureau of Plant Industry-Plant Quarantine Service (BPI-PQS), and the Department of Trade and Industry Sub-Task Group on Economic Intelligence in a joint operation conducted at the Manila North Harbor Port, Inc. on Aug. 16.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is expediting the release of balikbayan boxes of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) abandoned by CMG International Movers and Cargo Services and Cargoflex Haulers Corporation.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Subic has been recommended for ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Certification by the TÜV SÜD after completing the second stage of the External Audit.
The Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recently conducted an assessment summit at the NAIA Customs House Conference Room in Pasay City as part of the commitment of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to enhance trade facilitation and strengthen revenue collection.
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz ordered all offices and Collection Districts on Wednesday to guard ports of entry against contaminated agricultural products from countries banned by the Department of Agriculture (DA).
