Over 500,000 containers undergo Customs X-ray inspection; mo

Over 500,000 containers undergo Customs X-ray inspection; more than P100-M in additional duties, taxes collected in 2020


Bureau of Customs (MANILA BULLETIN)
A total of 513,600 containers were scanned under the bureau’s X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) last year, compared to the previous year total of 363,629 scanned containers.
According to the bureau, the utilization of 124 x-ray machines helped them achieve the higher inspection rate of containers. This also resulted in the collection of P100,604,245 in additional duties and taxes and issuance of 208 warrants of seizure and detention for 2020.
This also resulted in the apprehension of 14 shipments of illegal drugs with a collective estimated street value of P1.6 billion, 24 importations of cigarettes worth P833 million; and two importations of automobiles consisted of a McLaren and three undeclared automobiles tallying a combined value of P45 million, among others.

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