BOC seizes smuggled rice, garlic in MisOr The Bureau of Customs seized an estimated 145,000 kilograms (145 metric tons) of glutinous (“malagkit”) rice and an estimated 200,000 kilograms (200 metric tons) of garlic illegally imported through the Mindanao International Container Terminal (MICT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. The shipments have a total estimated market value of P24.7-Million. The garlic, consigned to Kenshien General Merchandise based in Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro arrived last August 24, 2014 from Shandong, China packed in 13,332 bags that had been stored in four (4) 40-foot container vans. Import documents filed by Kenshien showed that the firm only paid P237,076 in duties and taxes, a discrepancy over almost 46% versus the past importations of garlic of similar weight which reached P520,000. Read more: dof.gov.ph/?p=10554
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 01:00:01 +0000
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