Documents show luxury cars were declared as ‘plywood’ and ‘truck parts’
Read MoreThe Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the cases filed by suspected illegal rice importer Bold Bidder Marketing and General Merchandise against top officials of the Bureau of Customs, led by Commissioner John P. Sevilla, which stem for the Bureau’s refusal to release the firm’s rice shipments.
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Importing rice without the prerequisite import permit from the National Food Authority (NFA) prompted the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to file smuggling-related cases against representatives of Intercontinental Grains International Trading, Inc at the Department of Justice. The charges stem from the firm’s illegal importation of over 5,400 Metric Tons (more than 5.4-Million kilograms) of rice from September to October 2013. The rice has a total dutiable value of P76.9-Million and an estimated market value of P217-Million.
Read MoreBold Bidder Marketing and General Merchandise faces a barrage of smuggling-related cases filed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for the illegal entry of over 12.8-Million kilograms (over 12,800 Metric Tons) of rice through Manila and Cebu. The rice shipments have a total dutiable value of over P186.5-Million, with market value estimated at about P512-Million. Three separate complaints were filed by BOC Acting District Collectors Mario Mendoza of the Port of Manila; Elmir Dela Cruz of the Manila International Container Port; and Roberto Almadin of the Port of Cebu before the Department of Justice against Bold Bidder representative Ivy Souza and the firm’s customs brokers Denise Kathryn Rosaroso, John Kevin Cisneros, Francis Rudolfh Forneste and Elbert Lusterio.
Read MoreThe Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Manila International Container Port (MICP) Collection District earned over P469-Million from the conduct of public auctions on illegally imported goods forfeited in favor of the government from January to September 16, 2014. The figure includes the P12.065-Million winning bid a shipment of smuggled garlic sold through public auction yesterday (Tuesday, September 16).
Read MoreThe Bureau of Customs (BOC) begins its crack-down on automobile dealers selling imported vehicles in various auto exchanges and other establishments nationwide following allegations that many of these cars were smuggled into the country. Personnel from the Bureau’s Enforcement Group and Customs Police began inspection operations last August 27 at two auto dealers in Makati.
Read MoreDonated relief goods are exempted from import duties provided they are properly consigned to DSWD or to any DSWD-accredited organization. In addition, the exemption is granted through a documentation and recording process. It is the mandate of the Bureau of Customs to record ALL items imported into the Philippines.
Read MoreThree (3) twenty-footer container vans of “ukay-ukay” (used clothing) worth PhP 4.5 million and suspected to be illegally imported from the United States of America (USA) were seized recently by alert operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Sub-Port of North Harbor, Manila International Container Port (MICP) for violation of Section 2530 of the Tariffs and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), as amended, and Republic Act No. 4653 banning the importation of used clothing.
Read MoreAlarmed by reports of alleged rampant smuggling of plywood from China, Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon has ordered the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Intelligence Group under Deputy Commissioner Danilo Lim to closely monitor the country’s plywood importations, especially those coming from Tsing Tao, Qing Dao and Shandong China.
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