A team composed of personnel from the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) and Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) of the Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP), Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Trade and Industry, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, and the Economic Intelligence Sub Task Group on Food Security busted imported carrots and ginger openly for sale in C.M. Recto Ave., Divisoria, and Tondo, Manila on April 19, 2022.

To consistently intensify its border protection capabilities against the entry of illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs, through the Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), launches 16 units of Trace Detection System (TDS) which shall be deployed in various ports nationwide from April to May 2022.

During the 3rd day of the National Trade Facilitation Workshop on April 4-6, 2022, which was co-organized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in cooperation with the ARISE Plus Philippines Project, discussions with the Philippine Trade Regulatory Government Agencies (TRGAs) and private stakeholders on the implementation of the Integrated Risk Management (IRM) were conducted.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) celebrates another milestone as it inaugurates the Customs Training Institute (CTI) facility on 13 April 2022, located at 2nd floor, Citadel Building, 21st Street, Port Area, Manila.

Through the collective efforts of the Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), Port of Cagayan de Oro, and Port of Subic, two (2) criminal complaints were filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against the importers and the customs broker of alleged smuggled cigarettes and assorted goods amounting to P32 million.

Aligned with its thrust to curb illicit trade and collect rightful duties and taxes for the government, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has marked 4.724-Billion liters of equivalent to P60.15 billion duties and taxes for the 1st quarter of 2022. With this, the total marked gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from September 2019 to March 2022 were 39.316 billion liters equivalent to P374.13 billion in duties and taxes.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Limay and BOC-Subport of Mariveles held launching ceremony, led by District Collector Atty. William B. Balayo, on 05 April 2022 as the port welcomed two (2) fast patrol boats at the Port of Capinpin, Brgy Lati, Orion, Bataan.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in cooperation with the ARISE Plus Philippines Project successfully conducted the session on the Philippine e-Commerce Clearance and Taxation Mechanisms during the National Trade Facilitation Workshop on 4-6 April 2022 at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City, Philippines.

Joint elements of the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Bureau of Customs, Quezon City Police District, PNP Drug Enforcement Group, PNP-NCRPO, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, seized an estimated 12 kilograms of suspected Methampethamine Hydrochloride also known as “shabu” in a buy-bust operation on 12 April 2022 in Quezon City.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been facilitating the expeditious release of various Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 vaccines. As of March 2022, the BOC successfully processed and cleared 16,142 shipments of PPE and 243 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.