The Bureau of Customs-Port of Manila (POM) has issued a notice to 1,216 various consignees whose shipments have been discharged but corresponding goods declaration have not yet been lodged/filed and to claim shipments 30 days from payment of taxes and duties as part of efforts to decongest the ports.
The Notice to Lodge Goods Declaration (File Entry) was posted Friday, July 3, on the BOC website. The BOC-POM list identified a total of 1,216 shipments, comprising of 1,172 unfiled containerized consumption and 44 unfiled non-containerized consumption.
For consignees whose shipment with Bill of Lading Numbers and Registry Numbers that have been discharged already but corresponding goods declaration has not yet been lodged/filed, they are urged to file within 15 days from the date of discharge of the last package from the vessel. Failure to do so and pursuant to Section 407 of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act and Customs Administrative Order No. 17-2019, the goods shall be deemed an implied abandonment of the imported goods.
The same notice also stated that cargoes with paid assessed duties, taxes and other charges must be claimed within 30 days from payment or the shipments are implied abandoned.
Of the total 44 unfiled non-containerized cargo shipments, 33 are listed under Pilipinas Kyoritsu Inc. The rest of the discharged cargoes belong to consignees D Luxe Bags Philippines Inc., U.S. Embassy, Scorpio Optical Co., Inc., Fabricator Phils. Inc., East Caravan Trading and Services, Tru Link Energy Corp., Department of Transportation (Mitsubishi Corporation Manila) MERALCO Industrial Engineering Services, and UBI Phil 1 Co Inc.
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For the unfiled containerized cargoes, these belong to various and different consignees listed in the notice. The full list can be accessed through this link:
https://customs.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/03JULY26-POM-UNFILED-CONT-CONSUMPTION.pdf
The BOC-POM said the District Collector will issue a Decree of Abandonment for shipments impliedly abandoned despite the notice.
Relatedly, last month, June, the BOC said a total of 1,853 empty containers have overstayed beyond the 90-day dwell-time limit at the Port of Manila, the Manila International Container Port (MICP), and Cagayan de Oro.
In an interview on the sidelines of the forum, “Unlocking Growth in ASEAN: Strategic Insights in Cross-border Transactions,” hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno said the BOC will strictly enforce the 90-day rule. Under the policy, containers that remain beyond the prescribed period will be treated as imports.
“Therefore, Customs can already charge them for duties and taxes. And if they don’t pay, we can seize them and auction them,” Commissioner Nepomuceno said.
