18.

Application for Certificate of Accreditation (COA)

Certificate of Accreditation is issued to a business entity duly accredited by the

Bureau and be allowed to transact with the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

Office or Division: Account Management Office, Intelligence Group

Classification: Complex

Type of Transaction: G2C -Government to Citizens, G2B-Government to Business

Who may avail? Business entities who want to transact with Bureau of Customs

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS WHERE TO SECURE

Importers

Duly accomplished and notarized Application Form Applicant may download the form at
signed by owner (Sole Proprietorship), responsible client.customs.gov.ph
Officer (Corporation), Chairman (Cooperative) and
authorized partner (Partnership) (1 original)
Bureau of Customs Official Receipt (BCOR) Port Concerned-Cash Division
evidencing payment of processing fee (1 original)
Corporate Secretary Certificate (Corporation); Affidavit SEC,CDA, Applicant
(Sole Proprietorship); Partnership Resolution
(Partnership); BOD Resolution (Cooperative)
designating its authorized signatories in the import
entries (1 photocopy)

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Two (2) Valid Government Issued IDs of Applicant, BIR, Post Office, DFA, PSA, SSS,
President and Responsible Officers (1 photocopy of GSIS, Pag-IBIG, LTO
each)
NBI Clearance, issued within three (3) months prior to NBI
the application (1 original)
DTI Registration (Sole Proprietorship); SEC SEC, DTI, CDA
Registration and latest General Information Sheet
(Corporation); Articles of Partnership and latest
General Information Sheet (Partnership); CDA
Registration and latest Cooperative Annual Progress
Report (Cooperative) (1 photocopy)
Personal Profile of Applicant, President and Applicant
Responsible Officers (1 original)
Company Profile with pictures of office and Applicant
warehouse/storage area (1 original)
Proof of Lawful Occupancy of Office Address and Applicant
Warehouse (e.g. Updated Lease Contract, Affidavit of
Consent from the owner) (1 photocopy if contract, 1
original if affidavit/certification)
Printed CPRS of the Company and updated BOC E2M System
notification of “STORED” status (1 original)
BIR Registration (1 photocopy) BIR

Income Tax Return (ITR) for the past three (3) years BIR
duly received by the BIR, if applicable (1 photocopy)
Valid Mayor’s Permit as certified by the Bureau of Mayor’s Office
Permits and Licensing Office (1 original)
Proof of Financial capacity to import goods, Top 1000 Banks, other financial institution
Taxpayers and under SGL Companies are exempted
Endorsement from the District Collector, if applicable Concerned Port

Customs Broker

Duly accomplished and notarized Application Form (1 Applicant may download the form at
original) client.customs.gov.ph

Bureau of Customs Official Receipt (BCOR) Port Concerned-Cash Division

evidencing payment of processing fee (1 original)
PRC Identification Card, for female brokers whose PRC, PSA
name reflects that of her maiden name, Marriage
Contract is required (1 photocopy)
List of clients with complete addresses and contact Applicant
details; if no clients, submit affidavit of no clients (1
original)

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List of representative/s with personal details, photos Applicant
and specimen signatures; if no reps, submit affidavit of
no representative/s (1 original)
Printed CPRS profile of applicant and updated BOC E2M System
notification of “STORED” status (1 original)
BIR Registration (1 photocopy) BIR

Latest Income Tax Return (ITR) duly received by the BIR

BIR (1 photocopy)
NBI Clearance (1 photocopy) NBI

Certificate of Good Standing (1 original) PRC-accredited National Organization

of Customs Brokers

CLIENT STEPS AGENCY ACTIONS FEES PROCESSING PERSON

TO BE TIME RESPONS
PAID IBLE

1. Search for the BOC None None 1 Minute Stakeholder

website:
www.customs.gov.ph

Clicks “BOC Portal”

2.1 Create an account (if Sends auto generated None 1 Minute BOC-
not yet registered). confirmation / activation CARES
link to the registered
account of the
2.2 Click “Sign In” and stakeholder.
then clicks “Create an
account” (if not yet
registered).

2.3 Fills out all the

information’s needed for
account registration.

2.3 Click “register” and

waits for the account
registration notification
thru the email provided.

2.4 Checks the email

registered for account

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confirmation or activation
link from BOC-CARES.

2.5 Click the confirmation

link to Confirmed /
Activate your account.
3.1 Click “Sign In” if None None 1 Minute Stakeholder
already registered.

3.2 Enter your email and

password to login at BOC-
Portal.
4.1 Click “Home” and click None None 5 Minutes Stakeholder
“Open a New Ticket”.
4.2 Selects “Application
for Certificate of
Accreditation”

4.3 Fills out “Issue

Summary” and concerns
details.

4.4 Click “Chose them” to

upload your scan copy
pdf files, if any.

4.5 Click “Create Ticket”

to submit your inquiry or
concern.

4.6 Click “Create Ticket”

to view the created ticket
5. Applicant pays 5. Receives payment of PHP
corresponding application application fee and issues 1,000 5 minutes Cashier
fee an Official Receipt Cash
evidencing payment Division

6.1 Receive from CCC

and record the importer’s None Staff
application folder and 7 hours, 54 Account
process it Manageme
minutes
nt Office
(AMO)

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6.2 Assign the application
folder and Ticket Number None Staff
to evaluator AMO

6.3 AMO evaluator

evaluates the application None Evaluator
to ensure completeness AMO
of documents and
compliance to
accreditation rules and
regulations.

1 day
6.3 AMO Chief
approves/disapproves None Chief
the application based AMO
on the
recommendation of
AMO evaluator
concerned

6.4 Forwarded to
Intelligence Group None 1 day Deputy
(IG), as per CMO 28- Commissio
2018 and ner
Intelligence
Memorandum dated
Group
June 06, 2019 for
Concurrence

6.5 Forwarded to Office of

the Commissioner None 1 day Commissio
(OCOM) by IG for ner
Commissioner’s Bureau of
Customs
approval/disapproval

6.6 Return to Intelligence

Group (IG). None Staff
Intelligence
Group
1 day
6.7 Return to AMO for None E2M
activation of importer’s Encoder
CPRS status. AMO

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 6.8 Printing of Certificate None Staff
of Accreditation AMO

1 day
6.9 AMO Chief’s Initial None
Signature of Chief
AMO

6.10 Forwarded to None Deputy

Intelligence Group (IG) Commissio
for Initial Signature of ner
the Deputy Intelligence
Group
Commissioner
1 day
6.11 Return to AMO for None Staff
release of Certificate of AMO
Accreditation

TOTAL PHP 6 days, 8

1,000 hours, 7
minutes

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