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BOC Expedites Release of Balikbayan Boxes

October 20, 2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Manila International Container Port (MICP), has distributed numerous unpaid and abandoned balikbayan boxes of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) after local deconsolidators failed to deliver them to the intended recipients.

BOC Expedites Release of Balikbayan Boxes

October 20, 2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Manila International Container Port (MICP), has distributed numerous unpaid and abandoned balikbayan boxes of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) after local deconsolidators failed to deliver them to the intended recipients.

BOC Davao inspects locally transported onion shipments

October 19, 2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Davao, through the Enforcement and Security Service, X-ray Inspection Project, and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, conducted a spot check on Oct. 11 on two containers with over 500 bags each of red onions to check whether the required permits and transfer documents were complied with before release to prevent the smuggling of agricultural products in the local market.

BOC Creates One-Stop-Shop for Cargoes of Diplomats, Foreign Dignitaries

October 19, 2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG), established a One-Stop-Shop for cargoes of diplomats and foreign dignitaries.

BOC Davao inspects locally transported onion shipments

October 19, 2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Davao, through the Enforcement and Security Service, X-ray Inspection Project, and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, conducted a spot check on Oct. 11 on two containers with over 500 bags each of red onions to check whether the required permits and transfer documents were complied with before release to prevent the smuggling of agricultural products in the local market.

BOC Creates One-Stop-Shop for Cargoes of Diplomats, Foreign Dignitaries

October 19, 2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG), established a One-Stop-Shop for cargoes of diplomats and foreign dignitaries.

BOC-NAIA, DENR GET CONVICTION OF ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADERS

October 17, 2022

The Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secured the conviction of illegal wildlife traders after the Metropolitan Trial Court in Pasay City convicted two claimants of smuggled wildlife species on Sept. 22 and Oct. 4.

BOC seizes P228-M worth of smuggled imported sugar

October 17, 2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday seized 76 containers of refined sugar worth P228 million from Thailand after the consignee failed to present an import clearance from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).

BOC Establishes Customs Firearms and Explosives Unit

October 13, 2022

The Bureau of Customs established the Customs Firearms and Explosives Unit (CFEU) through the issuance of Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 27-2022.

Fast Patrol Vessels Bolster BOC Border Protection Efforts

October 10, 2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), under the leadership of Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz, further enhances its border control capabilities through the utilization of the agency’s modernized Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs).

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