THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) has started cleansing its list of more than 11,000 accredited importers and customs brokers of misfits and those who have repeatedly violated existing laws and the bureau’s policies and procedures as part of its continuing reform efforts. We are still looking into the records of 11,000 others,” Faeldon said even as he assured erring brokers and importers of due process. All suspensions, revocations and cancellation of accreditation are under the jurisdiction of the Account Manageement Office (AMO), formerly known as the Interim Customs Accreditation Registration or I-CARE. 8-2007 and Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) 28-2007 state that the imported articles must be described in sufficient detail for proper valuation and tariff classification. “It’s either you help us in reforming the bureau or you stop transacting with the bureau,” the Customs chief said.

Source: Manila Times January 13, 2017 12:56 UTC