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MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday reported that over 20 criminal cases have been filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for violation of Customs and other laws since January 2022. In a statement, the bureau said a total of 22 criminal complaints were filed against 65 importers before the DOJ while administrative charges were filed against six licensed customs brokers before the Professional Regulation Commission. The most recent cases that have been filed involved two importers and licensed customs brokers, who were not identified, for the importation of alleged smuggled cig...

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) raised P80.76 million from a public auction in the first quarter of this year of overstaying containers. In a statement last Monday, the bureau said the proceeds came from its auction of nearly a third or 96 out of 304 overstaying containers that contained an…

The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) is a court of special jurisdiction. It is the country’s court that specializes in tax and customs cases. But it can only act on matters that have been conferred to it by law, i.e., Republic Act 1125, as amended by RA 9282 and 9503.…

MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday reported that it has collected more than PHP80 million from selling 96 out of the 304 overstaying containers for the first three month of 2022. Through the Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group and Auction and Cargo Disposal Division units of all BOC Collection Districts nationwide, the bureau earned an aggregate value of PHP80,764,977 from public auction of 96 containers that contained rice and galvanized steel, among others, according to a Facebook post. Aside from public auction, some of the containers were condemned and donated. Thirty-...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P600 million worth of smuggled products in a raid in Kati, Cavite. In statement, the BOC said its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Intellectual Property Rights Division (CIIS-IPRD) was able to confiscate the smuggled products which are described