Tobacco firms in the United States and Japan have commended the Bureau of Customs for confiscating smuggled cigarettes worth ...

The Bureau of Customs conducted 1,296 operations against tobacco smugglers from 2018 to early 2025 but only two resulted in convictions, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian told Customs officials on Wednesday.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Friday that its Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) seized P25.6 billion worth of smuggled goods in the first quarter of 2025, an almost 40% increase from the ...

Foreign passport holders may apply for a VAT refund for goods purchased from accredited stores that are worth at least P3,000 ...

The Bureau of Customs continues to strengthen its enforcement efforts in line with Rubio's 5-point priority program and the broader national campaign against smuggling. "Through stringent ...

Philippine businesses are also bracing for other issues, like the increasing audit efforts of the Bureau of Customs. In 2024, the BoC’s Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) generated P2.710 billion ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to strengthen their partnership and also allow a 25 ...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized in two separate operations at the Port of Manila (POM) more than 112,000 “unregistered vape products misdeclared as ...

SOME 500 metric tons (MT) of imported goods, labeled "white sweet powder" and worth P30 million, have been held by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for suspected misdeclaration, Sugar Regulatory ...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday reported a significant increase in the value of smuggled goods seized in the Philippines during the first three months of the year, totaling P25.581 billion.

At the South Harbor in Manila’s Port Area, Marcos inspected P3.36 billion worth of smuggled vape products seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). The haul included 2,977,925 pieces of vapes and ...