Question & AnswerQ&A (CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 06-2018)
It covers the submission of advance manifest and other required documents for sea freight and air freight in all Philippine ports of entry.
Foreign carriers (sea vessels and aircrafts) or their authorized agents are required to electronically transmit cargo information.
The purposes include risk management, anti-terrorism, law enforcement, processing goods declaration in advance, and expediting the release of legitimate cargo upon arrival in the Philippines.
Cargo Manifest refers to the detailed list of cargo on board a vessel or aircraft giving commercial particulars of the goods such as transport document numbers, consignors, consignees, marks and numbers, number and kind of packages, weight, descriptions, quantities, and destination.
For transit time of at least 72 hours, cargo manifests and CCM must be submitted 24 hours prior to arrival; for less than 72 hours transit, submission must be 12 hours prior.
The party shall be subject to the payment of fines under Section 1412 of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, without prejudice to additional recourse by the Bureau of Customs.
Late submission is excused under force majeure or unforeseen circumstances, technical problems of customs, and other analogous circumstances, with submission allowed within 24 hours of cessation of incident.
Information such as port of discharge, customs registry number, Bill of Lading or Air Way Bill number, marks and numbers of packages, container and seal numbers, number and kinds of packages, description of cargo, shipper and consignee names and addresses, gross weight, measurement, quantity, port of origin, notify party, voyage or flight number, carrier identifier, registry and IMO numbers, and intended destination for transshipment.
The carrier or its authorized agent obtains these from the shipper and submits them electronically, while the consignee is held liable for non-compliance of the shipper.
Submission of searchable PDF manifest to the BOC Advanced Manifest System/CTS is distinct and separate from the electronic manifest submission to the BOC E2M System.