LIMAY, Bataan: The Bureau of Customs on Wednesday opened its electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system in the Port of Limay and sub-port of Mariveles in Bataan following the implementation of its imports and assessment system (IAS) in seaports in the country.
Customs Deputy Commissioner Alexander Arevalo explained in brief the mechanics of the new system at the opening program at the Limay Port in Barangay Lamao.
Big petroleum companies like Petron, Total, Oilink, Liquigaz, among some others have either refineries or warehouses in the Limay-Mariveles area.
Arevalo estimated that government would be able to plug multibillion-pesos worth of revenues with the implementation of the new Customs system that he described as more efficient and transparent.
"It will prevent the occurrence of technical smuggling primarily because smugglers can no longer fake documents," Arevalo continued.
Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales said the processing of imports from filing to release would take only 30 minutes as compared to the old system of from two to four days.
He said that President Arroyo released last year P500 million for use in Customs' connectivity project, and promised another P500 million for release next year to complete the project in all seaports in the country, Morales said.
The Japanese government will be helping the bureau in the project in the form a $10-million grant for release early next year. Also, the Unites States Agency for International Development and the European Union have pledged 1.3 million euros, Morales said.
Morales assisted by Arevalo and Limay Port district collector Federico Bulanhagui did a symbolic system log in to mark the opening of the IAS-e2m Customs system in the Bataan port.
Through the new system, Customs officers and traders can handle most of their transactions from Customs declarations to cargo manifests and transit documents via the Internet.
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