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Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA)

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BOC finds P150M suspected smuggled agri products

BOC finds P150M suspected smuggled agri products

The Bureau of Customs discovered P150 million worth of potentially smuggled agricultural…
  • April 17, 2023
  • 2 minute read
Avoiding Common Importer Mistakes

How PH Customs Should Modernize

(This is the first of a two-part series. ) Brief History of…
  • April 16, 2023
  • 3 minute read

SC: BOC can’t charge OT pay to private entities

The Supreme Court ruled that the Bureau of Customs can’t charge overtime…
  • November 28, 2022
  • 4 minute read
transshipment goods processing

BOC releases rules on transshipment goods processing

Customs rules on processing goods for transshipment and the requirements for accreditation…
  • June 7, 2022
  • 4 minute read

Tupperware shipment yields smuggled bearded dragons

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark seized 2 female and 2 male…
  • January 30, 2022
  • 1 minute read

BOC sets rules on penalties for lifting of implied abandoned goods

Customs Administrative Order 13-2020 sets guidelines on penalties and other charges for…
  • December 18, 2020
  • 3 minute read

BOC issues rules on seizure, forfeiture proceedings

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued an order covering seizure and…
  • July 21, 2020
  • 5 minute read

BOC sets out rules on import clearance for consumption entries

A new regulation covering customs clearance of all imports entered for consumption…
  • June 30, 2020
  • 5 minute read
Air express

PH rolls out customs procedures for air express shipments

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released procedures for the transport, documentation,…
  • March 9, 2020
  • 5 minute read
Abandoned goods

BOC order sets process for handling abandoned imported goods

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released the guidelines on the kinds,…
  • January 8, 2020
  • 4 minute read