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To streamline valuation processes and further enhance trade facilitation, Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno has directed all concerned personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) across all ports to strictly observe the prescribed turnaround time for valuation requests under the Import Assessment Service (IAS), reducing the processing period from five (5) working days to three (3) working […]
Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno led the inspection of twenty-two (22) abandoned refrigerated containers from several countries containing contaminated frozen meat and fish valued at approximately ₱178 million. This operation supports the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to strengthen border protection and ensure food safety, particularly in preventing the entry and distribution of potentially harmful […]
Under the strong leadership of Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) successfully conducted an enforcement operation in Valenzuela City, resulting in the discovery of approximately ₱705 million worth of assorted counterfeit perfumes and cosmetic products suspected to be in violation of customs laws. The operation stemmed from intelligence originating from the Office of […]
Driving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s push for stronger border security, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno led the inspection of seized smuggled pharmaceutical products and other goods valued at ₱53 million at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). The shipment, which originated from China, was initially declared as containing 1,144 pet cages. A spot check revealed several […]
Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno announced that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) recorded its highest first-quarter revenue collection in history, generating ₱239.054 billion in the first three months of 2026 to support government programs and national development. The Bureau’s strong performance places the first quarter of 2026 among its top-performing periods, surpassed only by the July […]
Following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to intensify the national campaign against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Airport Interdiction Unit (PDEA-AIU) and the Clark Inter-Agency Task Force Against Illegal Drugs (CRK-IATFAID), intercepted a shipment containing 6,156 grams of Ketamine, […]
Delivering on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen revenue generation while improving public service, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) exceeded its March 2026 collection target, generating ₱84.426 billion in revenues to support vital government programs and services for the Filipino people. Based on preliminary figures, the BOC surpassed its target of ₱83.237 billion by […]
Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno led the inspection and turnover of various seized illegal drugs at the Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC–NAIA), with a total estimated value of over ₱38 million, seized at warehouse facilities in Pasay City. The operations were carried out in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos […]
In furtherance of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to ensure that only safe and compliant products are sold in local markets, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), under the leadership of Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno, continues to tighten border control measures, blocking ₱47.436 million worth of various frozen and processed food products at the Port of Subic. […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reinforced its measures to ensure the steady and unhampered flow of petroleum imports across all ports through intensified daily monitoring and priority processing of fuel shipments. To ensure the unhampered entry of critical fuel shipments, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno issued OCOM Memo No. 36‑2026, instructing all ports to enforce preferential […]