Through intensified intelligence sharing and cooperation, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has foiled a smuggling attempt of cigarettes from China in Mindanao Container Terminal, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Jan. 20, 2022.
In line with the agency’s intensified efforts to exhibit enhanced performance and quality service, the 1st Internal Quality Audit initiated by the Port of NAIA-Quality Management Unit (QMU) was conducted last January 17-19, 2022 to discuss its preparations on the additional 6 customs processes for ISO Certification at the NAIA Customhouse in Pasay City.
In its campaign against illegal smuggling, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), was able to scan a total of 66,379 shipments containing various agricultural products in 2021.
To protect the government from risks of loss to revenue collection and reputational losses, the Bureau of Customs issues Customs Memorandum Order No. 01-2022 with subject “Bureau of Customs Information Security Policy”.
To protect the government from risks of loss to revenue collection and reputational losses, the Bureau of Customs issues Customs Memorandum Order No. 01-2022 with subject “Bureau of Customs Information Security Policy”.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Davao seized 1,020 master cases of smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of Php 28,872,000.00 on Jan. 18, 2022, at Davao International Container Terminal (DICT), Panabo City, Davao Del Norte.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has further intensified its anti-corruption campaign under the leadership of Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero as 1,153 show-cause orders were issued in 2021, which led to the dismissal, suspension, relief, and reshuffling of errant BOC employees.
As the Bureau of Customs (BOC) bolsters the nation’s border security measures and trade facilitation, the X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) achieved a 132% increase in its scanning rate performance from 2019 to 2021.
As the Bureau of Customs (BOC) strengthens its operational performance through enhanced trade facilitation, improved revenue collection, and intensified border protection, the X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) continued to generate significant contributions to the overall performance of the Bureau for the year 2021.
In pursuit of transparency and border security, the Revenue Collection Monitoring Group (RCMG), through the Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS) of the Legal Service, intensified its action against erring importers and customs brokers who violated customs laws, rules, and regulations.
