The Bureau of Customs (BOC) urged the business sector to continue to support the BOC as it strides towards transformation and modernization for better and integrity-driven government service.
The Bureau of Customs – Port of NAIA foiled attempts of wildlife smuggling in various warehouses after successfully seizing 8 heads of Gecko Lizards, 40 Spiderlings and 5 Tarantulas consigned to a claimant in Paranaque, Manila while the latter was about to be exported to Dubai, UAE.
As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) reformation agenda, twelve (12) ports and offices are now ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) certified. This is aligned with BOC’s 10-Point Priority Program for 2022, pursuing Integrity Development and Quality Management for all offices and ports under the Bureau.
The Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, together with CAIDTF, ESS, CIIS, XIP & PDEA, once again busted an illegal drug importation as it discovered a total of 1000 grams of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride or Shabu with an estimated value of Php 6.9-million hidden inside 31 pcs. of Dinosaur Toys from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last March 15, 2022.
After its restoration effort since last year, the Port of Cagayan de Oro finally welcomed its maiden voyage which commence the restoration of the international containerized shipment in Macabalan Port after 12 years.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the joint operations of the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), seized an estimated P9 million worth of imported fake cigarettes from a warehouse located in Valenzuela City.
The Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, in coordination with CAIDTF, ESS, CIIS, XIP and PDEA, seized 1.16 kilograms of Kush Marijuana with an estimated value of 1.5-million pesos found inside a shipment of “computer circuit board” last February 22, 2022.
The Bureau of Customs, through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Port of Manila Field Office (BOC-CIIS-POM), apprehended various goods and ukay-ukay items amounting to an estimated value of Php 500 million in Valenzuela City on March 07, 2022.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the joint operations of the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS) and the National Bureau of Investigation-Special Action Unit (NBI-SAU) implemented Letters of Authority (LOA) against warehouses of imported goods in Punturin, Valenzuela City, and Taytay, Rizal on March 11, 2022.
To implement pertinent provisions of RA 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) 2016 related to the establishment and supervision of Customs Bonded Warehouse (CBW) and to consolidate all existing Customs Administrative Orders (CAOs) dealing on CBWs, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) issues CAO No. 01-2022 with subject “Customs Bonded Warehouses”.
