Paperless transactions at Customs

In a bid to rid the agency of corruption, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will soon implement paperless transactions.

      

Through a steady phase-in of paperless transactions, Commissioner Alberto Lina said doing business with the BOC would be easier.

      

Through Customs Memorandum Order 29-2015, the agency will eliminate the unnecessary use of paper and expensive forms.

      

Electronic information will be shared with other government agencies like the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Philippine Statistics Authority the National Economic and Development Authority, and the Tariff Commission.

      

“Eliminating red tape and all the ills that go with it is an important step in improving the overall performance of Customs and in restoring the public’s confidence in the bureau,” he said.

      

Deputy Commissioner Agaton Uvero has been tasked to implement the directive. With the paperless transaction scheme, the use of the Import Entry and Internal Revenue Declaration Form and Supplemental Declaration on Valuation and the acceptance of printouts of the electronic Airway Bill will be discontinued.

      

“Our aim is to reduce documentation and paper costs by as much as 70 percent,” according to Lina.

      

The reduction will cover around 50,000 transactions a month. –End-

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