SUBIC BAY FREEPORT Some P15 million worth of fresh vegetables shipped from China were confiscated here on Thursday for violation of import regulations on fresh produce. The shipment was initially flagged on October 13 by authorities here for non-compliance with the approved sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance (SPS-IC) on temperature requirement…
ILLEGAL SHIPMENT. Authorities inspect on Thursday (Oct. 14, 2021) fresh vegetables from China that were confiscated for violation of customs and agriculture laws. SBMA Senior Deputy Administrator for Operations Ronnie Yambao, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma, Subic BOC District Collector Marites Martin, and Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Economic Intelligence Federico Laciste Jr. (left to right) conducted the inspection. (Photo courtesy of SBMA) SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - Some PHP15 million worth of fresh vegetables illegally shipped from China were confiscated here on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, SBMA chairman and administrator Wilma Eisma said the shipment was initially flagged on October 13 by authorities here for non-compliance with the approved sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance (SPS-IC) on temperature requirement and for ingress of non-importable fresh vegetables. The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), in coordination with the Bureau of Customs-