P4 M yosi, pinalabas na hand towel, buking, exporter kinasuhan

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | June 7, 2021

Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang 2,520 reams ng sigarilyo na tinatayang aabot sa halagang P4 million na idineklarang paper hand towels, sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

Ayon sa BOC, bound for Australia ang naturang reams ng sigarilyo.

Saad pa ng BOC, “Records show that the shipment was commissioned for export by a local company based in Novaliches, Quezon City, to South Geelong Victoria, Australia.”

Napag-alaman umano na ang idineklarang paper hand towels ay mga sigarilyo sa isinagawng physical examination ng Trade Control Examiner.

Pahayag pa ng BOC, naghain na rin ng Warrant of Seizure and Detention (WSD) laban sa mga sangkot sa naturang shipment sa paglabag sa Section 1400 (Misdeclaration) at Section 1113 (Property Subject to Seizure and Forfeiture) in relation to Section 117 (Regulated Importation and Exportation) of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.

P20.37 M ipinuslit na yosi, nasabat ng BOC

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | May 9, 2021

Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Manila (POM) noong May 7 ang 40-footer container ng misdeclared cigarettes na tinatayang aabot sa halagang P20.37 million.

Ayon sa BOC noong Sabado, idineklarang paper products ang laman ng naturang container na dumating sa Port of Manila noong May 2 na nagmula sa China, “consigned to Micastar Consumer Goods Trading.” Saad ng BOC, “The Office of the District Collector placed the shipment on hold and for examination on suspicion that the subject shipment contained misdeclared and/or prohibited items.”

“Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service further substantiated the information, thus resulting in the issuance of an Alert Order on May 4, 2021, and the conduct of a 100% physical examination on May 6, 2021.” Sa examination, natagpuan ng BOC ang P20.37 million halaga ng misdeclared Fortune brand cigarettes, taliwas sa idineklarang laman ng naturang shipment.

Naglabas naman ng Warrant of Seizure and Detention si District Collector Michael Angelo Vargas laban sa shipment dahil sa paglabag sa Section 1400 “‘Misdeclaration, Misclassification, and Undervaluation in Goods Declaration’ in relation to Section 1113 ‘Property Subject Seizure and Forfeiture’ of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA).”