The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Cebu seized two units of brand new forklift from China which were misdeclared as second-hand on February 7. The misdeclaration resulted to a 110.96% discrepancy in duties and taxes.
Bureau of Customs NAIA (BOC NAIA), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) agents arrested claimant of package declared as “personal gifts and clothing” containing gummies infused with cannabis and THC Vape Cartridges with estimate value of Php85,299.12 in Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) at around 12:30 PM last January 31, 2022.
The Bureau of Customs, through the operations of the Enforcement and Security Service-Environmental Protection and Compliance Division (ESS-EPCD) of the Manila International Container Port (MICP), seized 667 cartons of smuggled chainsaws containing a total of 1,034 units.
Aligned with its primary mandate to collect lawful revenues for the country, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected a total of P58.158 billion against its P52.123 billion January 2022 target collection, posting a surplus of P6.035 biliion or +11.58%
BOC Port of Zamboanga on Tuesday, 25 January 2022, heads a joint follow-up operation that led to the confiscation of One Thousand Thirty-Eight (1038) master cases of undocumented cigarettes, equivalent to an estimated value of Php36,330,000 in an abandoned warehouse in Barangay Kasanyangan, Zamboanga City.
The Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, through its intensified anti-smuggling measures, discovered four (4) Live Bearded Dragons inside a shipment declared as “Tupperware” from Malaysia.
Tobacco giant Phillip Morris International (PMI) Inc. commended the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for their efforts to stop smuggling attempts in the country which resulted in the seizure of billions worth of illicit cigarettes, tobacco products, and raw materials.
In line with strengthening border protection and enhancing trade facilitation, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Legal Service and Management Information and Technology Group (MISTG) and together with the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Trade Remedies Unit (TRU), held a virtual signing of the BOC-DA Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) on 27 January 2022. The event was attended by Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero and DA Secretary William Dar.
Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC NAIA) with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA IADITG) intercepted five parcels containing illegal drugs in Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC), preventing the entry of a total of 1,115 ecstasy tablets, and 26.4 grams of Ketamine with aggregate value of ₱2,027,800.
Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the Public Information and Assistance Division, in coordination with the Local Public Information Officers (PIOs), spearheaded the 2022 Media Fellowship Meeting on Jan. 27, 2022, at the OCOM Conference Room, BOC Grounds, Port Area, Manila and via Zoom Teleconference.
