THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) said P28.73 million worth of misdeclared refined sugar was seized inside fourteen 20-foot container vans at the Port of Subic.
In a statement on Thursday, BoC said the shipment, declared as “sweet mixed powder,” came from the Dong Nai Province in Vietnam.
“It was flagged by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) – Port of Subic for possible misdeclaration and regulatory non-compliance,” it said.
The inspection was conducted on April 10, led by Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio.
“Laboratory analysis conducted after a physical inspection, in collaboration with the Sugar Regulatory Administration, determined that the sucrose content of the samples exceeded 65%, thereby reclassifying the shipment as refined sugar contrary to their declared description,” the BoC said.
In the first three months of 2025, the total value of smuggled goods confiscated by the BoC amounted to P25.581 billion. – Aubrey Rose A. Inosante
