BOC CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 3-2004, May 08, 2004

[ BOC CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 3-2004, May 08, 2004 ]

AMENDMENT TO CAO NO. 3-2000 PROVIDING FOR NEW RATES OF SERVICE, STORAGE AND OTHER CHARGES ON ARTICLES/MERCHANDISE STORED AT CUSTOMS BONDED WAREHOUSE NOS. 31, 55, 83, 124, 125, 128 AND 158 OPERATED BY PHILIPPINE SKYLANDERS INC., PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, PAIRCARGO, DELBROS, CARGOHAUS (FORMERLY U-WAREHOUSE), DHL PHILIPPINES AND MIASCOR LOGISTICS, RESPECTIVELY, NAIA COMPLEX

By authority of Section 608 in relation to Section 1909 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, and in line with the Bureau's effort to standardize various charges for operations affecting imported cargoes before actual delivery to the importer/consignee, and taking into account the present economic condition and facilities given by the CBW operators, the service, storage and other charges on articles/merchandise stored at the Philippine Skylanders, Inc., Philippine Airlines, PAIRCARGO, Delbros, Cargohaus (formerly U-Warehouse), DHL Philippines and Miascor Logistics, all Customs Public Bonded Warehouse shall be governed by the following rules:

I. BASIC STORAGE RATES

A. General Cargo (No Free Storage) FROM

TO

-Rate PHP 0.88/kg/day

PHP 1.17/kg/day

-Minimum Charge 50.63/kg/day

67.51/day

-Exceptions Documents and Diplomat Pouches 33.75/day

45.00/day

B. Special Cargo FROM

TO

-Minimum Charge PHP 101.00/day

PHP 134.50/day

-Baggage and Personal Effects 0.88/kg/day

1.17/kg/day

-Perishables 1.76/kg/day

2.35/kg/day

-Valuable Cargo 1.76/kg/day

2.35/kg/day

-Dangerous Drugs and Restricted Articles 1.76/kgday

2.35/kg/day

-Live Animals, Fowls, Plants 1.76/kg/day

2.35/kg/day

-Human Remains 1.76/kg/day

2.35/kg/day

II. SERVICE CHARGE

Rate of Charge FROM

TO

-For shipments whose weight per AWB is less than one hundred (100) kilograms PHP 0.34/kg/day

0.46/kg/day

-For shipment whose weight per AWB is one hundred (100) per kilograms or more 0.51/kg/day

0.68/kg/day

II. ANCILLARY CHARGES

A. Backdoor Rlease

FROM

TO

-Rate PHP 2.81/kg

PHP 3.75/kg/day

-Minimum Charge 168.50/AWB

224.50/kg

-Maximum Charge 281.25/AWB

375.00/AWB

B. Deconsolidation Fee FROM

TO

-Fixed Rate PHP 141.75/HAWB

PHP 189.00/HAWB

C. Returned Shipment Fee FROM

TO

-Rate PHP 28.13/kg

PHP 37.51/kg

-Minimum Charge 168.75

225.00

-Maximum Charge 281.25

PHP 375.00

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

III. CLASSIFICATION OF CARGOES

A. General Cargo

All cargoes not included in the above enumeration of special cargo, each kind, class or nature is described herein below.

B. Special Cargo

1. Baggage and personal effects - kinds of shipment that are handled with special care and provided special storage locations.

2. Perishables - shipments shown as such on the Cargo Manifest (CM) and Air Waybill (AWB) or labeled/identified on the packages as such, hence requiring storage under specified temperatures. (All aquatic products fall under this classification).

3. Valuable cargo - shipments shown on the CM and/or AWB as such so labeled/identified on the package/s pursuant to IATA regulations.

All other provisions of CAO 3-2000 not otherwise repealed, modified or amended shall remain in force and effect.

All orders inconsistent herewith are hereby impliedly repealed or modified.

This Order shall take effect 15 days after publication in 2 newspapers of general circulation.

Adopted: 08 May 2004

(SGD.) ANTONIO M. BERNARDO Commissioner

APPROVED:

(SGD.) JUANITA D. AMATONG Secretary of Finance