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MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has implemented a three-year validity period for Customs Broker registration under the Client Profile Registration System (CPRS) to strengthen regulatory oversight and ensure that only legitimate and compliant practitioners engage in customs transactions.
In a news release Saturday, the bureau reported that under a memorandum issued on May 13, signed by Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno, the Certificate of Registration for Individual Customs Brokers and General Professional Partnerships will be valid for three years from the date of issuance, unless sooner suspended or revoked for cause.
The Management Information Systems and Technology Group has been tasked to implement the memorandum, which will configure and update the CPRS and all related customs electronic systems to reflect the prescribed validity period, validate registration status, and restrict the lodging of goods declarations to brokers with valid and active registrations.
It added that the system enhancements will include mechanisms for monitoring compliance with annual reportorial requirements within the validity period.
