Bureau of Customs intercepts18 containers of onions that were not declared as such.

by

Customs officials have seized 18 containers of misclassified yellow and red onions valued at PHP77 million pesos. According to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced that Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio was the chief inspector of containers at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on the 10th of March. The Bureau of Customs said that the inspection was conducted shortly after the Customs Intelligence and Investigative Service-MICP Field Office demanded to examine the physical condition of the shipments in question. The examination revealed that items from agriculture were hidden inside pizza dough pieces.

[ PHP100 = EUR1.70 ]

Source: pna.gov.ph

Related Agroforestry News Posts:

  1. Vegetable stilllifes by Van Gogh changed to the onions were not onions The Van Gogh Museum has renamed an artwork of the Dutch artist, after discovering the title was an incorrect type of allium. This painting Red Cabbages and Onions, it turns out ought to have been titled Red Cabbages and Garlic....
  2. Containers are moving away from US Pacific ports: Gulf of Mexico as the main winner A record 1 million tonnes of teus every annual have moved to US West Coast ports, including Gulf of Mexico ports being major winners, as per the report of Descartes Systems Group. The study of the changes in US imports...
  3. China imports its first shipment of Iranian citrus by through the air The Chinese General Administration of Customs (GAC) on the 31st of August 2022, signed an agreement together with Iranian Ministry of Agriculture on permitting the import of Iranian oranges into China which was the first agreement on importation of fruit...
  4. Bangladesh The government is planning will import onions into the country if price decreases quickly According the Secretary of Commerce Tipu Munshi, the government will purchase onions if the cost of this essential ingredient is not reduced in a short time. “We monitor the general circumstances. We are planning to import onions when the price...
  5. Thai durian exporter has already stopped 100 containers prior to mid-April the harvest began. Over the course of nearly 25 years, Chris has gained expertise in the fields of agriculture and food, Chris recently joined Changtoon Trading Co., Ltd. as its CEO as well as export sales director. This company is focused on producing...

Source: The Plantations International Agroforestry Group of Companies