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The Philippine Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. is anticipating the Bureau of Customs’ official order implementing a policy that extends customs brokers’ registration to three years
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PCCBI national president Atty. Norberto Castillo said they are looking forward to the memo that will implement Customs Administrative Order No. 05-2019, which provided the guidelines on the registration of customs brokers and their representatives, and extended the validity of their registration with the bureau to three year
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Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno recently announced that similar to importers’ accreditation, they will also extend the validity of customs brokers’ registration
The Philippine Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (PCCBI) is anticipating the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) official order implementing a policy that extends customs brokers’ registration to three years.
PCCBI national president Atty. Norberto Castillo, in a Viber message to PortCalls, said they are looking forward to the issuance after Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno announced during an event on March 19 that similar to importers’ accreditation, BOC will also extend customs brokers’ registration.
A customs memorandum order (CMO) is required to implement Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 05-2019, which provided the guidelines on the registration of customs brokers and their representatives, and extended the validity of their registration with the bureau to three years.
“We thank Commissioner Nepomuceno for his pronouncement during the CICAC (Customs Industry Consultative and Advisory Council) meeting held last March 19, 2026 that BOC will likewise extend the registration of customs brokers to three years. For us, it’s a highly laudable gesture from him and we take it as a commitment,” Castillo said.
“Considering that the three year period was already set under CAO 5-2019, and all it needs is a CMO to implement, we anticipate that the good Commissioner will promulgate it as soon as possible. It will be an early Christmas gift and we very much welcome it,” Castillo said.
BOC recently issued Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 01-2026, which finally extended the validity of importers’ accreditation to three years from the previous one-year validity.
READ: 3-year importer accreditation takes effect under new BOC rules
Issued in 2019, CAO No. 05-2019 states that customs brokers desiring to lodge and process goods declaration at BOC should register and obtain a Certificate of Registration (COR) from the bureau.
The COR will be valid for three years from the year of issuance unless suspended or revoked for cause. Every year in between the three-year period, the customs broker must submit the annual reportorial requirements to update his/her profile and submit an Affidavit of Change of Circumstances if there are any material change/s on his original application form, or Affidavit of No Change if there are no changes.
Renewal of application must be filed within one month prior to the expiration of the COR. However, no application for renewal shall be accepted or entertained if filed within five working days prior to the date of COR expiration. Any application filed after the registration has expired shall be considered as a new application.— Roumina Pablo
