Products of one of the most popular online gadget shops in the country, Kim Store, has been seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday, January 30.
According to a report by GMA News Online, agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized products consisting of mobile phones, tablets, cameras, audio accessories, and other gadgets, which the bureau believed to be smuggled.
“There are plenty of cases wherein high-end communication and electronic gadgets are smuggled into the country through misdeclaration schemes – a top form of smuggling – used by smugglers to defraud and avoid paying correct duties and taxes to the government,” Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) Director Neil L. Estrella said.
According to the BOC, the staff of Kim Store’s depot failed to present documents for the imported items. Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) Officer Joel Pinawin said that they are still validating intelligence reports to fully identify the real owners of Kim Store.
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Hit the source link below for the complete report.
source: GMA News Online
buti nakatunog na ang novo7tech at nawala na mga stores nila hehehe.
How about datablitz? Mostly imported toys and games sila di ba?
Tapos yung nanghuli kanila na yung mga gadget. Sure na. Hahaha
Sana naman wag nila samantalahin ang kanilang posisyon para mapasa kanila ang mga gadgets na nasakote nila sa raid na yan, practice fair justice BOC, BIR & NBI.
nasa batas po yan. pag napatunayan na smuggled, sa gobyerno na yan at isusubasta nila.
Mga bossing, quick clarification lang po,
Yes, the “Kimstore” that we raided yesterday was the KimStore owned and operated by Kim Lato and family.
However di lang po limited sa iisang online store ang raid na ito. This is just a part of an ongoing monitoring/raids na ginagawa ng BOC together with other government agencies like BIR and NBI.
May mga ibang online stores pa na kasalukuyang minomonitor sa ngayon and you will see more of these raids in the upcoming weeks.