Bureau of Customs

Overview of Units and Groups within the Bureau of Customs

• The Internal Administration Group (IAG) assists the commissioner in developing policies and objectives related to financial administration, personnel management, planning, and service improvement.
• The Revenue Collection Monitoring Group (RCMG) monitors and ensures legal compliance in the revenue collection process and conducts comprehensive audits of liquidated assets.
• The Assessment and Operations Coordination Group (AOCG) collects and releases data related to the value of imported commodities and ensures compliance with regulations governing assessment, processing, and warehousing of goods for export.
• The Intelligence Group (IG) gathers intelligence and conducts internal audits and investigations to prevent customs fraud, smuggling, and bribery.
• The Enforcement Group (EG) maintains security in ports and customs installations and secures the customs zone and its properties.
• The Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) was founded to assist in the Bureau of Customs' computerization initiative and ensures IT activities run smoothly and effectively.
• The Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) carries out post-clearance audit duties and is managed by an assistant commissioner.
• The Bureau of Customs is divided into collection districts, each with a district collector who oversees the collection of duties, taxes, and other fees owed to the government, has police jurisdiction, and ensures law and order is maintained in the district.
• The IAG represents the commissioner in meetings and conferences, signs memorandum circulars, and reviews official communications and documents concerning internal administration matters.
• The RCMG provides detailed information and analysis of collection statistics to ensure transparency and efficiency in the revenue collection process.
• The IG serves as a shield against corrupt and illegal practices that may occur within customs-related activities.
• The EG has the responsibility of overseeing the arrival and departure of commercial vessels and maintaining the security of the ports.

Overview of Units and Groups within the Bureau of Customs

• The Internal Administration Group (IAG) assists the commissioner in developing policies and objectives related to financial administration, personnel management, planning, and service improvement.
• The Revenue Collection Monitoring Group (RCMG) monitors and ensures legal compliance in the revenue collection process and conducts comprehensive audits of liquidated assets.
• The Assessment and Operations Coordination Group (AOCG) collects and releases data related to the value of imported commodities and ensures compliance with regulations governing assessment, processing, and warehousing of goods for export.
• The Intelligence Group (IG) gathers intelligence and conducts internal audits and investigations to prevent customs fraud, smuggling, and bribery.
• The Enforcement Group (EG) maintains security in ports and customs installations and secures the customs zone and its properties.
• The Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) was founded to assist in the Bureau of Customs' computerization initiative and ensures IT activities run smoothly and effectively.
• The Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) carries out post-clearance audit duties and is managed by an assistant commissioner.
• The Bureau of Customs is divided into collection districts, each with a district collector who oversees the collection of duties, taxes, and other fees owed to the government, has police jurisdiction, and ensures law and order is maintained in the district.
• The IAG represents the commissioner in meetings and conferences, signs memorandum circulars, and reviews official communications and documents concerning internal administration matters.
• The RCMG provides detailed information and analysis of collection statistics to ensure transparency and efficiency in the revenue collection process.
• The IG serves as a shield against corrupt and illegal practices that may occur within customs-related activities.
• The EG has the responsibility of overseeing the arrival and departure of commercial vessels and maintaining the security of the ports.