bureau of customs

TLDR: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be leading the rollout for an implementation on digital invoices for imported commodities. Last Monday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) was able to seize 100 Nokia 3310 units from an airline passenger at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 in Pasay City. The head of Customs X-ray Inspection Project Maj. Jaybee Raul Cometa has advised to issue a Warrant Seizure and Detention (WSD) for the cargo as it violates an NTC Memorandum Circular and the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. Another story of undocumented iPhones surfaces as the Bureau of Customs (BoC) intercepts a shipment of hundreds of iPhones guised as wall clocks, shoe racks, and shoes. The source also released the name and location of the licensed customs broker. Additionally, the Bureau of Customs confiscated the items "for further investigation and filing of appropriate charges" as per Estrella. The Bureau of Customs (BoC) has announced that balikbayan boxes will be exempted from tax as a means of valuing the importance and significance of overseas workers sending goods to their family back home. Read more in our articles including "BOC heads digital invoice system for imported commodities" and "BOC seizes Php400K-worth Nokia 3310 at NAIA".