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The validity of exporter registration with the Bureau of Customs’ Client Profile Registration System will be extended to three years from one
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Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno has directed to configure the CPRS to reflect a three-year validity upon registration, unless sooner deactivated, suspended, or cancelled in accordance with existing laws, rules, and regulations
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The extension is in “the interest of aligning exporter records with current operational requirements of the Bureau”
The validity of exporter registration with the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Client Profile Registration System (CPRS) will be extended to three years from one year.
Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno in Office of the Commissioner (OCOM) Memo No. 51-2026 dated April 24 directed the Management Information Systems and Technology Group to configure the CPRS to reflect a three-year validity upon registration, unless sooner deactivated, suspended, or cancelled in accordance with existing laws, rules, and regulations.
The extension is in “the interest of aligning exporter records with current operational requirements of the Bureau”, OCOM Memo No. 51-2026 noted. Under existing rules on export cargo clearance formalities and issuance of certificate of origin and proof of origin under Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 08-2020, entities intending to export goods are required to be registered with BOC’s CPRS.
All district collectors are directed to ensure the implementation and enforcement of the prescribed validity period, including the verification, updating, and revalidation of exporter registration records, and should ensure that only exporters with valid and active CPRS registration are allowed to lodge export declarations, according to OCOM Memo No. 51-2026.
The extension of exporters’ CPRS registration follows the recent extension of importers’ accreditation also to three years, which was welcomed by various stakeholders and business groups.— Roumina Pablo
