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The Bureau of Customs is strictly implementing the registration requirement for all customs facilities and warehouses (CFWs)
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In Office of the Commissioner Memo No. 38-2026, BOC ordered its concerned officials and offices to require all CFW operators that are operating, but not yet registered and authorized to operate within their jurisdiction, to do so within 30 days upon receipt of the memo
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The registration is in compliance with Customs Memorandum Order No. 18-2022, which provides the rules and regulations for the establishment, supervision, operation, and control of CFWs
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CFW operators that fail to comply will be subject to closure and suspension of their Client Profile Registration System in accordance with applicable customs laws, rules, and regulations
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is strictly implementing the registration requirement for all customs facilities and warehouses (CFWs).
In Office of the Commissioner (OCOM) Memo No. 38-2026, BOC directed its concerned officials and offices to notify and require all CFW operators that are operating, but not yet registered and authorized to operate within their jurisdiction, to do so within 30 days upon receipt of the memorandum.
The registration is in compliance with Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 18-2022, which provides the rules and regulations for the establishment, supervision, operation, and control of CFWs.
OCOM Memo No. 38-2026 said CFW operators who failed to apply or register with BOC will be subject to closure and suspension of their Client Profile Registration System in accordance with applicable customs laws, rules, and regulations.
CMO 18-2022 implements Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 09-2019, which provides the guidelines on the establishment, operation, supervision, and control of CFWs under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. It aims to protect government revenues and the imported goods stored in CFWs, and preventing customs fraud.
CFWs are facilities for temporary storage of goods established and authorized by BOC. These include container yards (CY), container freight stations (CFS), seaport temporary storage warehouses, airport temporary storage warehouses, and other premises, for customs purposes. Other types of CFWs are terminal facilities, off-dock CFW, off-terminal CFW, and inland container depots.
All CFWs, including their expansion, extensions, and additional facilities are considered part of customs premises subject to the supervision and control of BOC.
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BOC is also responsible for the issuance of an Authority to Operate a CFW, including the imposition of different sets of requirements for their establishment, maintenance, and operation, setting forth the rights and obligations of operators, and the penalties and sanctions for violation of these rules.
Only authorized CFW operators are allowed to handle and store imported goods that are immediately discharged from arriving aircrafts, vessels, and other means of operational transport.
The Authority to Operate an off-dock or off-terminal CFW, including additional facilities, will be valid for three years counted from the date of approval of the application. For renewal, the CFW operator should file the application at least 90 days before the expiration of the Authority to Operate.— Roumina Pablo
