TIME HEADLINES | Customs intercepts P17.5-M smuggled goods

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Several shipments of various goods worth P17.5 million from China were seized by the Bureau of Customs at Port of Manila.

Commissioner Isidro Lapeña led the inspection of various fake G-shock watches, shoes, rice, used clothing, two heavy equipment, and other general merchandise on Tuesday.

All four shipments which came from China have violated various provisions of RA 10863 or Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, Commissioner Lapeña said.

A shipment consigned to ACC Trading with office address at 1600 Juan Luna Cor. Tello St., Tondo, Manila was declared as resin but found to contain two pallets of rice, and large picture frames. Rolando Quingquing Marfil acted as the customs broker of ACC Trading.

Fake Casio G-shock watches, and fake shoes were uncovered by customs agents in the shipment of Alcambaras Trading Corporation with office address at 6-B Matimyas House, 1688 M.H. Del Pilar St., Malate, Manila. Declared as handicraft paper decoration, the shipment was processed by customs broker Manolet Camaclang.

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Another shipment consigned to Melwinjay Trading with office address at Rm. 418C, First United Bldg., Escolta St., Binondo, Manila was seized by BOC after mixing used clothing with declared bed linens. Melwinjay hired Samuel Perez as their customs broker.

Two misdeclared heavy equipment were seized by the bureau after x-ray produced an image different from the declared machinery parts and accessories of Pricewater Trading with office address at 3F RJV Building National Highway, Biñan, Laguna. The shipment was processed by Samson Rivas Gabisan.

“Melwinjay’s and Pricewater’s misdeclaration was found out during x-ray examination while an alert order was issued by the District Collector on ACC and Alcambaras,” said the customs chief.

Commissioner Lapeña said the consignees violated Section 1400 of the CMTA, Intellectual Property Law, and Republic Act (RA) 4653 which prohibits the importation of used clothing.

An investigation of the Law Division will follow after the seizure of the misdeclared goods to know the extent of their liabilities to the bureau, POM Collector lawyer Ernelito Aquino said.

Commissioner Lapeña lauded the efforts of District Collector Aquino and X-ray Inspection Project Head lawyerZsae Carrie de Guzman for the successful apprehension of the attempted technical smuggling by the importers.

Source | BOC-PR