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The Bureau of Customs–Post Clearance Audit Group recognized its top stakeholders for their role in strengthening customs compliance and contributions to the group’s collection performance for 2025
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11 companies were recognized as top revenue generators
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9 firms were honored for consistent participation in PCAG’s Prior Disclosure Program for the past five years
The Bureau of Customs–Post Clearance Audit Group (BOC-PCAG) recognized its top stakeholders for their role in strengthening customs compliance and contributions to the group’s collection performance for 2025.
Eleven companies were recognized during PCAG’s Stakeholders Awarding Ceremony on March 11 for being the top revenue generators last year and demonstrating “a strong commitment to compliance and transparency, supporting the BOC in its efforts to enhance post-clearance audit mechanisms and improve revenue collection.”
These were Abbott Laboratories Philippines; Organon Philippines Inc.; Merck Sharp and Dohme (I.A) LLC; Nestle Philippines; Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Philippines Inc.; San Isidro Solar Power Corp.; Sarangani Energy Corp.; Perfetti Van Melle Phils. Inc.; Mondelez Philippines Inc.; ELC Beauty Inc.; and Bayog Wind Power Corp.
The event also honored nine companies that have shown consistent participation in PCAG’s Prior Disclosure Program (PDP) for the past five years, “reinforcing the importance of voluntary compliance and proactive cooperation with customs authorities.”
These are: Nestle Philippines Inc.; Bayer Philippines Inc.; Century Pacific Food Inc.; Panasonic Manufacturing Phil. Corp.; Wyeth Philippines, Inc.; CPW Philippines Inc.; Henkel Philippines, Inc.; Jardine Distribution Inc.; and Henkel Philippines Applied Technologies, Inc.
PDP, formerly called voluntary disclosure program, is based on international best customs practice that allows importers to voluntarily pay for discrepancies in duties and taxes of previous shipments before post-clearance audit.
BOC assistant commissioner and PCAG head Vincent Philip Maronilla thanked the stakeholders for their voluntary disclosures and valuable contributions to the bureau’s audit initiatives, reiterating the agency’s commitment to accountability, transparency, and encouraging voluntary compliance among its partners in the private sector.
“We promote a system of accountability, transparency, and voluntariness. I think it’s worth recognizing those who self-declare… we want our stakeholders to be like you — we want you to set an example. We thank you for being good corporate citizens but most importantly I think we thank you for being good Filipino citizens,” Maronilla said in a statement.
The function of the post-clearance audit, formerly called post-entry audit, was returned to BOC in 2016 from the Department of Finance after two years under the mother agency.
In 2018 PCAG started welcoming applications to PDP and in early 2019, began sending out audit notification letters with the release of Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 01-2019, which implements BOC’s post-clearance audit function.
Under CAO 01-2019, within three years from the date of final payment of duties and taxes or from customs clearance, BOC may audit, inspect, verify, and investigate records pertaining to any goods declaration.
The declaration includes statements, declarations, documents, and electronically generated or machine- readable data.
Such audit intends to ascertain if the goods valuation is correct and determine if an importer is liable for duties, taxes, and other charges, including any fine or penalty.
