Philippine authorities alerted of alleged illegal US e-waste shipments

The e-waste shipments that reportedly entered the Philippines were exported by companies from the United States, according to BAN’s alerts.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Philippine authorities have been alerted at least 10 times of the entry of illegal e-waste imports into the country since March 2025, according to the US-based nonprofit organization Basel Action Network (BAN).

The e-waste shipments that reportedly entered the Philippines were exported by companies from the United States, according to BAN’s alerts. The containers allegedly left the ports in Los Angeles, Savannah, New York, Atlanta, Norfolk, Oakland, and Newark, with Subic as the port of destination.

The latest alert to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) was dated January 21, warning of 24 containers containing suspected illegal e-waste from the United States in the coming days.

In BAN’s communication with the BOC, the bureau said a regional trial court in Manila had ruled that the environment department cannot legally require importers to obtain a pre-shipment importation clearance. The ruling restricted the BOC from conducting seizures.

“Hence, the Bureau is restricted from apprehending the subject goods unless the decision has been reversed,” the BOC’s letter dated September 3, 2025, read.

 Courtesy: www.mynewsdesk.com

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