The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reduced penalties for late submission of sea manifests in response to a long-standing request by the industry.Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 19-2015, signed by Customs commissioner Alberto Lina and dated June 30, revised procedures for mandatory submission of electronic sea manifests in all ports by shipping lines and freight forwarders/consolidators through value-added service providers (VASPs) under the electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system.
