Selective scanning of e-Travel clearance in effect
Shorter lines are expected at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) temporarily suspended the scanning of e-Travel clearance requirement for passengers with nothing to declare upon landing.
But those with goods to declare at customs gates or passing through the “red lane,” will still need to present their e-Travel QR codes, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said.
The same also applies to those tracked and chosen by customs officers through “random, reasonable and intelligence-based assessments.”
Despite the temporary suspension, all arriving passengers, whether with or without goods to declare, will still be required to register on the e-Travel app or website and fill out customs declaration forms.
The revised BOC policy, based on a memorandum dated Aug.11, seeks to reduce, if not eliminate, the long lines forming at the arrival area since the eTravel QR code system was fully implemented last year.
