Bureau of Customs

Bureau of Customs
Kawanihan ng Adwana
Seal of the Bureau of Customs
Seal of the Bureau of Customs
Ensign of the Bureau of Customs
Common nameBureau of Customs
AbbreviationBoC, BOC
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 6, 1902; 122 years ago (1902-02-06)
Annual budget₱2.58 billion (2021)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyPhilippines
Operations jurisdictionPhilippines
Specialist jurisdiction
Operational structure
HeadquartersPOM Building, Port Area,
Manila, Philippines
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Bienvenido Y. Rubio, Commissioner
Parent agencyDepartment of Finance
Website
www.customs.gov.ph

The Bureau of Customs (abbreviated BoC or BOC; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Adwana) is a Filipino government agency that is responsible for the collecting of customs duties, excise duties, and other indirect taxes in the Philippines. It is part of the Philippines Department of Finance.

The Bureau of Customs was established on February 6, 1902 by the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands when it was under control of the United States of America, during the American Colonial Era of the Philippines.[2]

  1. ^ B. Bureau of Customs (PDF), Department of Finance
  2. ^ "Speech of President Corazon Aquino on the 86th Foundation Anniversary of the Bureau of Customs, February 5, 1988". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.