Question & AnswerQ&A (LTO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. RIB-2008-925)
The circular provides guidelines and procedures for the registration of imported brand new and used motor vehicles in the Philippines, excluding those imported under the Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP).
An Encoding Unit at the Registration Section, Central Office is responsible for encoding the CP data through the MAIDRS Facility.
Documents required include: copy of current LTO Accreditation as MAID, stock report, Certificate of Tax Payment and Clearance from BOC with related shipment documents, and motor vehicle pictures.
BOC issues the original Certificate of Payment which serves as the basis for encoding and verification; its clearance and tax payment certificate are also required for registration.
Sales reporting shall be done at the Regional Offices upon presentation of the CSR and sales invoice.
Registration must be conducted at the LTO District Office nearest to the BOC Port of Entry, except in the National Capital Region where the Diliman District Office is the authorized venue.
The evaluator must verify the presented CSR against the CP data in the MAIDRS Facility.
Motor vehicles must pass emission and road worthiness inspection tests in compliance with RA 4136 and RA 8749.
Required documents include Certificate of Stock Reported, BOC Clearance and Certificate of Tax Payment, verified sales invoice, PNG-TMG clearance, motor vehicle inspection report, commercial invoice from the country of origin, bill of lading, DENR Certificate of Conformity, and others.
Documents needed include commercial invoice or foreign registration certificate, BOC CP confirmed by Registration Section, sales invoice with regional sales evaluation, CSR, CCES, PNP-TMG clearance, MVIR, insurance certificate, and TIN.
Documents to present include OR or CR from country of origin, BOC CP confirmed by the Registration Section, affidavit of first and last importation, bill of lading, CCES, PNP-TMG Clearance, MVIR, insurance coverage, and TIN.
A separate file/report is maintained in the MVRS/MAIDRS database with detailed information such as BOC CP number, BIR Payment number, owner's name, vehicle engine and chassis numbers, plate and file numbers, OR number, and registration date.
Memorandum Circular RIB-2008-912 is revoked by this memorandum circular.