Bureau Of Customs

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		In lieu of SGS, the Bureau of Customs, through a Customs Administrative Order (No. 2-2000, dated March 24, 2000) established a "Super Green Lane (SGL)," an advance-processing mode of clearing import shipments to the Philippines by importers qualified for "Super Green Lane" transactions. (references)
Economic History	Philippines	The expense account includes import duties, VAT, discounts to customers, commissions to company-employed agents and independent provincial dealers, warehousing fees, shipping charges (some are charged to the importer), and other Bureau of Customs fees. (references)
	Philippines	Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City, fax: (632) 890-4936, email: ipo@dti.gov.ph, website: www.dti.gov.ph/ipo. Manufacturers and importers are also encouraged to register copyrights, trademarks, and patents with the Bureau of Customs, to facilitate enforcement of rights. (references)
	Philippines	Asked to identify Philippine government agencies or government controlled corporations that are corrupt, the following agencies came out as the top five: Bureau of Customs (74 percent); Bureau of Internal Revenue (72 percent); Department of Public Works and Highways (57 percent); Department of Education, Culture and Sports (22 percent); and the Philippine National Police (16 percent). (references)
Political Economy	PHILIPPINES	Customs Procedures: All importers or their agents must file import entries with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), which then processes these entries through its Automated Customs Operating System (ACOS). (references)
	PHILIPPINES	In addition to the IPO, agencies with IPR enforcement responsibilities include the Department of Justice; National Bureau of Investigation; Videogram Regulatory Board (for piracy involving cinematographic works), the Bureau of Customs, and the National Telecommunications Commission (for piracy involving satellite signals and cable programming). (references)
Trade	Philippines	As a general safeguard, the commissioner of the Bureau of Customs is authorized to raise tariffs to a level sufficient to prevent injury to the domestic industry. (references)
Travel	Philippines	A cash bond computed based on duties/taxes and other charges are paid to the Bureau of Customs. (references)
	Philippines	The Philippine Bureau of Customs requires a traveler to fill out a Re-export Commitment Form and imposes a corresponding cash bond for exhibit materials; articles brought into the Philippines for repair, processing or reconditioning; software; and laptop computers (in commercial quantity). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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