NAIA Customs ramps up info drive on airport travelers’ guidelines
AS THE number of international flights gradually resumes, the Bureau of Customs- Port of NAIA started the distribution of ‘BOC Guidelines on Arriving Travelers’ and ‘Currency and Monetary Instruments Guidelines’ flyers and pamphlets at Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to provide guidelines to travelers on existing customs laws, rules and regulations on importing goods and clearance procedures in the airport.
The ‘BOC Guidelines on Arriving Travelers’ pamphlets provide basic information when duty and taxes are due, prohibited goods, documentary requirements for regulated goods, clearance procedures and the duty-and-tax-free privileges.
On the other hand, the ‘Currency and Monetary Instruments Guidelines’ flyers contain information on the allowable amount of Philippine currency travelers may bring along in his/her travel in and out of the country, and in excess thereof, the need to secure authorization from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP);
Foreign currencies, on the other hand, needs to be declared using Foreign Currency Declaration Form in case the amount is in excess of US$10,000.00 or its equivalent.
This information drive is in line with the directives of Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero to provide better government service through transparency and continuous information dissemination.
According to District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan, these information materials are being disseminated to provide information to inbound and outbound travelers.
