A total of 3,941 importers and customs brokers have so far received their provisional clearance from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
As of September 30, 3,580 received their provisional Importer’s Clearance Certificate (ICC) and 361 their provisional Broker’s Clearance Certificate (BCC) from the BIR. The total (3,941) is the sum from three batches released beginning mid-September.
Under Department of Finance Order No. 12-2014 signed in February, a two-step accreditation was required for importers and customs brokers to transact business with the BOC. The first step involved seeking accreditation with the BIR and the second step with the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
From the third and latest batch of taxpayers with provisional certificates alone, there were 1,570 importers and 321 customs brokers given provisional certificates valid from October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.
For a list of those who qualified under the third batch, click here.
This means 26.28% of the 14,995 importers and customs brokers in BOC’s database as of Feb 2014 can now seek accreditation with BOC.
BIR’s first two advisories identified the 1,353 importers and 171 customs brokers granted regular ICCs and BCCs valid until 2017, and the 878 importers and 245 customs brokers with provisional certificates.
The first batch may be accessed here, the second batch from here.
BIR reminded holders of provisional ICCs and BCCs to verify their compliance with the prescribed criteria under Revenue Memorandum Order No. 10-2014, as amended, to ensure they get their regular ICC or BCC before their provisional accreditation expires.
“They are advised to complete the verification of their compliance at least 30 days prior to the end of the validity period of their respective provisional clearance as importer or broker,” BIR added. — Roumina Pablo
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