Cheaper fees for sending “balikbayan” boxes expected

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects less fees to be collected…

BOC issues revised draft order on customs bonded warehouses

Based on inputs from the public consultation on the first draft held…

PH Customs draft order sets up AEO program

The draft customs administrative order (CAO) establishing an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)…

BOC developing system to detect undervalued declarations

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is devising a system to monitor…

Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 3: New Concepts and Revised Policies

For Series 1, click here. For Series 2, click here. We have…

Draft PH customs order revises rules for abandoned goods

The draft customs administrative order (CAO) governing the processing of abandoned goods…

Auction winner agrees to sell overstaying balikbayan boxes to owners

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

PH customs rules operationalizing higher de minimis value take effect

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

Draft BOC orders on postal items, baggage processing seek feedback

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

Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 1: Abandoned Goods Are Not Government Property

We have, in various public fora, discussed the benefits of the Customs…