Auction winner agrees to sell overstaying balikbayan boxes to owners

Some 400 balikbayan (personal effects from overseas Filipino workers) boxes overstaying at the…

Singapore factory output rises 1.2% in October

Singapore’s manufacturing output increased 1.2% in October 2016 year-on-year, the third straight…

BOC, BIR crack down on illicit tobacco trade with seizure of P1B fake cigarettes

Separate teams from the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Bureau…

Russia eyes $2.5B imports from PH in 2017

The Russian government has committed to increase significantly its imports from the…

WCO declares 2017 as year of data analysis

The World Customs Organization (WCO) has announced it will dedicate 2017 to…

US to withdraw from TPP on Trump’s first day in office

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has announced in a YouTube clip that the…

P1M cash reward for info on customs official’s killers

A P1-million reward will be given anyone who can provide information leading…

PH customs rules operationalizing higher de minimis value take effect

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) guidelines governing duty- and tax-exempt importation…

PH cites benefits for ASEAN ports that link up with Maritime Silk Road

The Philippines is urging members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

Draft BOC orders on postal items, baggage processing seek feedback

A draft customs administrative order (CAO) implementing provisions on the handling of…