MANILA, Philippines—To ensure full compliance with fuel marking, officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will start field testing on April 26.
In a statement on Thursday (April 8), the BOC said random field and confirmatory testing will cover diesel, gasoline and kerosene—oil products which since September 2019 were being injected with a chemical marker signifying payment of correct import duties and excise.
The BOC and the BIR will check for products that do not contain the required fuel marker level.
“The field-testing process will be done using mobile laboratory units equipped with analyzers capable of de…
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