(Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted on Tuesday unmarked fuel found to have a deficient fuel marker level indicating the lack of the necessary duties and taxes. In a statement, the bureau said the operation was conducted in the early hours of the day after its field office in the Port of Batangas received derogatory information from the agency's Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) about the possible presence of unmarked fuel in the crude oil tanker VOI MT Harmony Star. Assisted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Substation Mabini, BOC operatives were able to locate the subject vessel in the vicinity of Barangay Mainaga in Mabini town, where they found two parked trucks loading fuel into a vessel that was more or less 30 meters away from the shoreline. It added that an initial test was done on one of the trucks and resulted in a .02 percentage fuel marker, an inert chemical added to fuel after the payment of duties and taxes. Th
(Infographics courtesy of BOC) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has recorded a surplus of 11.79 percent or PHP7.415 billion in its January 2023 revenue target. Based on a preliminary report released on Friday, the bureau collected a total PHP70.327 billion last month, exceeding its target revenue at PHP62.911 billion. The collection is 20.53 percent or PHP11.98 billion higher than the revenue posted during the same month in 2022 at PHP58.346 billion. At the same time, the BOC reported that for January 2023, it has conducted 36 apprehensions in the different ports. It translated to the seizure of approximately PHP908.137 million worth of various commodities in violation of the Republic Act 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). Among the seized goods were PHP794.463 million worth of smuggled agricultural products and PHP104.833 million worth of illegal drugs. Under the leadership of Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz, the bureau sustains its positive performance by he
(Infographics from BOC) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported that it surpassed its revenue collection target for January. Based on the preliminary report released Monday night, the BOC has collected PHP65.801 billion from Jan. 1 to 27 alone. The initial collection for the year was higher by 11.9 percent or PHP6.98 billion. The BOC said this month's target revenue collection is PHP58.822 billion. The amount is also higher by 13.1 percent, or PHP7.627 billion, compared to the PHP58.174 billion collection during the same period in 2022. Under Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz's watch, the BOC continues to implement stringent measures to counter illicit trade and Customs fraud. Ruiza said the improvement of trade facilitation and increasing lawful revenue collection is also in line with the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PNA) }
INTERCEPTED. Customs officers seize PHP18.6 million worth of smuggled onions from a vessel during a maritime patrol operation in Barangay Ayala, Zamboanga City on Jan. 25, 2023. The BOC on Tuesday (Jan. 31) said the contraband allegedly came from Taganak, Tawi-Tawi province and is bound for Barangay Baliwasan, Zamboanga City. (Photo courtesy of BOC-Port of Zamboanga) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) - Port of Zamboanga (POZ) has seized PHP18.6 million worth of smuggled onions in a vessel in Zamboanga City last week. In a statement Tuesday, the port said it has intercepted 5,611 mesh bags of imported red onions with an estimated market value of PHP8.5 million and 2,249 mesh bags of imported white onions valued at PHP10.1 million during a maritime patrol operation in Barangay Ayala, Zamboanga City on Jan. 25. The onions are loaded in a vessel marked "MV Princess Nurdisza," which allegedly came from Taganak, Tawi-Tawi province are bound for Barangay Baliwasan. It added that
The Customs bureau said its tariff collections as of January 27 already reached P65.801 billion, surpassing its total revenue target last month of P58.822 billion. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said its preliminary data showed that tariff collections during the reference period were already 13.1-percent higher than the P58.174 billion…