The Bureau of Customs (BoC) has revised its importer accreditation process following the transfer of the Accounts Management Office to the Post Clearance Audit Group.

The realignment moved the office from the Intelligence Group as part of efforts to streamline accreditation and account management functions.

Under the new structure, the Accounts Management Office will continue to handle the accreditation of importers and customs brokers, as well as registrations under the Customs Client Profile Registration System.

The bureau said the office will work closely with the Post Clearance Audit Group to strengthen trade information management, risk assessment and client profiling.

The BoC said the restructuring is expected to improve the processing of registrations, renewals, suspensions, cancellations and other account-related transactions while enhancing compliance monitoring through a more integrated, risk-based approach.