The Bureau of Customs (BOC), under the leadership of Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero, achieved 88.94% of its target activities set under the 10-Point Priority Program for C.Y. 2021, aimed to further strengthen the BOC by improving organizational efficiency, upgrading individual proficiencies, and strengthening institutional capabilities.

Amid the public’s struggle to access over-the-counter drugs such as paracetamol, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), Intelligence Service Armed Forces Of the Philippines (ISAFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) seized P30 million worth of counterfeit medicines such as Biogesic, Neozep, Bioflu, Immunpro, Ivermectin, Phenokinon F Injection, Medicol, Planax, Alaxan FR, MX3 and others on Jan. 5, 2022.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized one container of smuggled cigarettes estimated to worth eight million pesos in Mindanao Container Terminal, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental during a physical examination on Jan. 6, 2022.

With an objective to attain a more streamlined and efficient customs processes and procedures, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) developed and implemented 31 Information Communication Technology (ICT) projects and systems as of December 2021 and further aims to fully automate its frontline transactions.

The Bureau of Customs-Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG) together with the Auction and Cargo Disposal Division (ACDD) and the ACD units of all Collection Districts nationwide, disposed a total of 2,407 overstaying containers through condemnation and public auction in 2021.

The Bureau of Customs – Port of Davao has expedited the release of 526,500 doses of Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccines which arrived at Davao International Airport via TRI-MG Airlines last December 26, 2021, Sunday, 1:10 PM.

Bureau of Customs on December 20, 2021, issued Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 38-2021, imposing provisional anti-dumping duties for specific types of cement imported from Vietnam, pursuant to the Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 21-07 from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and in view of the directive of Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Davao underwent the second and final stage of the External Quality Audit on December 14-16, 2021, where the said Port was recommended for the issuance of ISO 9001:2015 Certification, making it the first major port in Visayas and Mindanao to be ISO certified.

Bureau of Customs, through the Auction and Cargo Disposal Division, conducted a turn over ceremony of imported foodstuff and footwear to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for donation to the victims of typhoon ‘Odette’ on Dec. 24, 2021.

Optimizing the management of trade facilitation activities advances another step for the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in achieving full visibility and cross-border cooperation with ASEAN. After months of focused strategies, the Philippines is now exchanging the ASEAN Customs Declaration Document (ACDD) using the live environment of the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) regional platform, with the intent of supporting Customs risk targeting and profiling activities.