LIMAY, Bataan- The Bureau of Customs on Wednesday opened its electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system in the Port of Limay and sub-port of Mariveles in Bataan in implementation of its Imports and Assessment System (IAS) in seaports in the country.
BOC deputy commissioner Alexander Arevalo explained in brief the mechanics of the new system in the opening program at the Limay Port in Barangay Lamao. It becomes the second port next to Batangas Port where the e2m system was launched. Limay is BOC’s 16th port and the youngest in the country.
“Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wanted to make sure that the system will be able to efficiently serve the petroleum-related industry, hence the choice of Limay as the second e2m site,” he said.
Big petroleum companies like Petron, Total, Oilink, Liquigaz, among some others have either refineries or warehouses in the Limay-Mariveles area.
Arevalo estimated that government will be able to plug multi-billion pesos worth of revenues with the implementation of the new Customs system that he described as more efficient and transparent.
“It will prevent the occurrence of technical smuggling primarily because smugglers can no longer fake documents and pertinent papers will be counter checked in different government agencies. The BOC has a tie-up or computer link with some 40 agencies,” the deputy commissioner emphasized.
BOC Commissioner Napoleon Morales said the processing of imports from filing to release will take only 30 minutes compared to the old system of from two to four days. “Wala na eye-to-eye contact because our clients can now make transactions with us without having to physically come to BOC,” he said.
He said that Mrs. Arroyo released last year P500 million for use in BOC’s connectivity project with 40 other government agencies. The President promised another P500 million for release next year to complete the project in all seaports in the country, Morales said.
The Japanese government will help BOC in the project in the form a $10-million grant for release early next year. Also, the US Agency for International Development and the European Union have pledged 1.3 million euros, Morales said.
The commissioner assisted by Arevalo and Limay Port district collector Federico Bulanhagui did a symbolic system log-in to mark the opening of the IAS-e2m Customs system in the Bataan port.
Through the new system, Customs officers and traders can handle most of their transactions from Customs declarations to cargo manifests and transit documents via the internet.
Metro Manila ports are the next to implement IAS with the Manila International Container Port scheduled on August 17 and the Port of Manila on September 1.
BOC deputy commissioner Alexander Arevalo explained in brief the mechanics of the new system in the opening program at the Limay Port in Barangay Lamao. It becomes the second port next to Batangas Port where the e2m system was launched. Limay is BOC’s 16th port and the youngest in the country.
“Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wanted to make sure that the system will be able to efficiently serve the petroleum-related industry, hence the choice of Limay as the second e2m site,” he said.
Big petroleum companies like Petron, Total, Oilink, Liquigaz, among some others have either refineries or warehouses in the Limay-Mariveles area.
Arevalo estimated that government will be able to plug multi-billion pesos worth of revenues with the implementation of the new Customs system that he described as more efficient and transparent.
“It will prevent the occurrence of technical smuggling primarily because smugglers can no longer fake documents and pertinent papers will be counter checked in different government agencies. The BOC has a tie-up or computer link with some 40 agencies,” the deputy commissioner emphasized.
BOC Commissioner Napoleon Morales said the processing of imports from filing to release will take only 30 minutes compared to the old system of from two to four days. “Wala na eye-to-eye contact because our clients can now make transactions with us without having to physically come to BOC,” he said.
He said that Mrs. Arroyo released last year P500 million for use in BOC’s connectivity project with 40 other government agencies. The President promised another P500 million for release next year to complete the project in all seaports in the country, Morales said.
The Japanese government will help BOC in the project in the form a $10-million grant for release early next year. Also, the US Agency for International Development and the European Union have pledged 1.3 million euros, Morales said.
The commissioner assisted by Arevalo and Limay Port district collector Federico Bulanhagui did a symbolic system log-in to mark the opening of the IAS-e2m Customs system in the Bataan port.
Through the new system, Customs officers and traders can handle most of their transactions from Customs declarations to cargo manifests and transit documents via the internet.
Metro Manila ports are the next to implement IAS with the Manila International Container Port scheduled on August 17 and the Port of Manila on September 1.
