Question & AnswerQ&A (BOC CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 009-93)
Presidential Memorandum Order No. 225 establishes that customs zones, such as bonded warehouses, are exclusive areas for customs personnel, limiting access to ensure proper customs control and enforcement.
Customs personnel have exclusive access rights within the customs zones of bonded warehouses at NAIA.
Other government agencies may access the bonded warehouse premises only if they secure written permission from the District Collector, pursuant to the Joint Memorandum of Agreement between BOC, EIIB, PNP, and other law enforcement agencies implementing Presidential Memorandum Order No. 225.
The Joint Memorandum of Agreement executed by and between the Bureau of Customs, Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (EIIB), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and other law enforcement agencies regulates this cooperation.
Yes, BOC law enforcement personnel must wear their official uniforms when operating inside bonded warehouse premises, or else they will not be allowed entry.
Plainclothes enforcement personnel may be allowed on a case-to-case basis when the Mission Order requires it; however, they may not interfere with processing, loading, or releasing shipments unless there is a valid Alert or Hold Order.
No, shipments coming out of warehouses can only be placed on hold if there is an existing, valid hold order issued pursuant to Customs Memorandum Order No. 8-93.
Customs Memorandum Order No. 8-93 governs the issuance of valid hold orders which are necessary for placing shipments on hold when exiting bonded warehouses.
The order aims to prevent harassment of brokers at the NAIA bonded warehouses by regulating access and conduct within these customs zones as stipulated in the memorandum.
The order took effect immediately upon its adoption on February 24, 1993.