PR/via Cleizl Pardilla – PTV News
The Manila International Container Port (MICP) today seized four shipments from China containing misdeclared agricultural products worth P 15.5 million.
The misdeclared shipments which arrived at MICP on separate dates last month were issued corresponding alert orders after examinations conducted by BOC officers revealed that there are discrepancies in the weight and declared value of the shipments
Based on x-ray and physical inspection, one of the four shipments was declared as 3,300 boxes fresh apples but the containers were actually found to contain red onions. Two of the shipments were declared as red beans but were found to contain 5,300 sacks of refined sugar. Another shipment was declared as 1,058 packages of t-shirts but actually contained 200 sacks of rice, 1,300 packages of other food products, 30 packages of medicine and 425 packages of other non-perishable items.
The seized sacks of onions were estimated to be worth 1.8 million at market price, while the seized sacks of refined sugar is estimated to be worth Php9.6 million. The sacks of rice and other merchandise were valued at Php4.1 million.
BOC heightened its efforts against the smuggling of agricultural products in a bid to improve revenue collection and protect our local farmers.
