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The Bureau of Customs’ Accounts Management Office is now under the office of the assistant commissioner for the Post Clearance Audit Group
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The move comes after the recent transfer of the AMO to PCAG, but initially under the director of the Trade Information and Risk Analysis Office
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The latest move was made through Customs Memorandum Order No. 11-2026, amending CMO No. 10-2026
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CMO No. 11-2026 also designates an executive officer under the PCAG assistant commissioner, who will exercise overall oversight, strategic direction, and coordination over matters pertaining to the functional alignment of the AMO
The Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Accounts Management Office (AMO) has now been moved under the office of the assistant commissioner for the Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) from its recent transfer to the director of the Trade Information and Risk Analysis Office (TIRAO).
The move – involving direct supervision, control, and administrative authority – was made through Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 11-2026, amending CMO No. 10-2026, which last June transferred the AMO from the Intelligence Group (IG) to PCAG and had ordered its direct supervision and control to the director of TIRAO, an office under PCAG.
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CMO No. 11-2026 also ordered the designation of an executive officer under the PCAG assistant commissioner, who will exercise overall oversight, strategic direction, and coordination over matters pertaining to the functional alignment of the AMO, including customs broker and importer registration, account management, compliance monitoring, and other related functions.
The executive officer will likewise oversee and direct the performance of duties, responsibilities, and the operational processes of the AMO to ensure continuity of its operations and the effective implementation of relevant issuances such as Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 07-2022 (accreditation of importers) and CAO No. 01-2026 (amendment to CAO No. 07-2022).
Moreover, the executive officer, together with the AMO chief, were directed to undertake measures to prevent disruption of operations of the latter “with the least effect on service to the public as a result of the transfer.”
AMO is the unit under BOC that processes and approves applications for registration of importers and customs brokers. Its direct supervision and control had been moved to different BOC groups and offices several times previously, until it was returned to the IG in 2017.
BOC in an earlier statement said the realignment of AMO to PCAG allows the customs bureau “to improve the processing of registration, renewal, suspension, cancellation, and other account-related actions while strengthening compliance monitoring through a more integrated and risk-based approach.”
BOC assistant commissioner Atty. Vincent Philip Maronilla, head of PCAG, earlier said they are streamlining the processes of AMO as part of the broader push to improve the ease of doing business and strengthen trade facilitation.
Once AMO’s processes have been fully rationalized, Maronilla said the office will be transferred to the “office where it truly belongs” — which he indicated would most likely be the Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group.— Roumina Pablo
