Revised Customs Declaration Form Procedures

Revises B.C. Form No. 117 to harmonize with ASEAN regional standards.
Removes the former carbonized form shared between Customs and Immigration, making the new form exclusive to the Bureau of Customs.
Bureau of Customs is responsible for printing or authorizing printing of the new form.
Forms distributed initially as detachable part of Customs Passenger Guidelines; airlines and shipping companies may reproduce forms upon Customs request, maintaining standard design and content.
Each printed form must bear a pre-fixed vessel or airline code for identification and monitoring.

All international travelers and crew must accurately and legibly complete the Customs Declaration Form.
One declaration suffices per family traveling together, completed by a responsible family member.
Forms are distributed onboard prior to arrival or disembarkation.
Customs Examiner requires the completed form and passport before baggage examination or clearance.
No declaration cases: cleared upon verification and form signed by examiner with details such as Code No., Lane No., Date.
Cleared forms returned to traveler for Gate Keeper inspection and baggage release.
Gate Keeper compiles forms for records.
Cases with derogatory information, suspicious marks by X-ray, or doubtful declarations trigger thorough examination, assessment, or possible seizure/confiscation per applicable laws.
Declared articles undergo examination with details recorded on the form by Customs Examiner and supervisor, with duties and taxes computed.
Upon payment, the form with receipt is returned for baggage release.

Philippine currency exceeding Php 10,000.00 requires BSP authorization; excess amounts withheld without it.
Foreign currency or bearable monetary instruments exceeding US$10,000 require filling Foreign Currency Declaration Form at designated counter.

Immediate confiscation of prohibited items such as narcotics, firearms, obscenities, mislabeled or adulterated goods, gambling paraphernalia, used clothes.
Inventory and Held Baggage Receipt issued; articles secured in designated Bureau of Customs section.
Incident reports filed within 24 hours leading to possible seizure warrants.
Similar procedure for regulated items brought without required permits, including live animals, plants, medicines, transceivers, and intellectual property violating goods.

Commissioner empowered to issue rules and guidelines to implement this order effectively.
Any conflicting prior issuances are modified or repealed.

The order takes effect 15 days after publication in two newspapers of general circulation.