QuestionsQuestions (BOC CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 3-2001)
To promulgate rules for effective and orderly implementation of EO 133 and to ensure proper application of Harmonized System (HS) codes and correct duty rates on articles in Annexes B and C of EO 133.
To provide a clear procedure for transmitting and receiving the documents needed to qualify a shipment for a 0% rate of duty under EO 133.
Annex B: 0% duty up to 08 February 2003 and rules under Annex A do not apply, including CE/CA requirements. Annex C: 0% duty up to 08 February 2003 and requires compliance with Annex A rules; importers must secure CE (direct importers) or CA (import consolidators).
Up to 08 February 2003.
The CE must contain the information provided under Annex A, Rule IV, Section 4 of EO 133.
The CA must contain the information provided under Annex A, Rule V, Section 5 of EO 133.
The CA is not transferable and is only good for a single import transaction, valid for five (5) months.
Yes. If about to expire on the arrival date, it may be extended for another month upon re-application and surrender of the original CA to the same issuing DA office.
Commercial Invoice, Bill of Lading, and either: (1) original plus two copies of a valid CE for agriculture/fisheries enterprises, or (2) original plus a copy of a valid CA for an import consolidator.
The required information in Section 4(f) of Rule IV (for CE) and Section 5(g) of Rule V (for CA) of EO 133.
The CIF peso value of each transaction must not equal or exceed the available balance of the total allowable peso value reflected in the valid CE.
The CIF peso value of each import transaction must not equal or exceed the total allowable peso value reflected in the CA.
A copy of the CE is retained by BOC; another copy is forwarded to DA central office; the original CE is returned to the enterprise for future use. For CA, the original copy is returned by BOC to DA central office.
The AFMA privilege will not be granted; the shipment must be classified and assessed according to applicable customs rules.
Yellow lane: document examination. Red lane: document examination plus actual examination as an additional measure for high risk shipments.
Clearance from the Office of the District Collector and the Bureau of Plant Industry and/or Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, as the case may be.
It takes effect immediately and lasts until revoked.