Title
Electronic Lodgement of Export Declaration
Law
Boc Customs Memorandum Order No. 54-2010
Decision Date
Dec 1, 2010
The BOC Customs Memorandum Order No. 54-2010 establishes an Internet-based system for the electronic lodgement and processing of Export Declarations through accredited Value-Added Service Providers (VASPs) to enhance monitoring, prevent customs fraud, and streamline export procedures.

Law Summary

Scope

  • Covers all Export Declarations filed at all BOC collection districts, sub-ports, and offices
  • Separate CMO for Export Declarations at OSEDC and Economic/Freeport Zones
  • Processing of electronically lodged Export Declarations governed by the provisions of this CMO

Definition of Terms

  • AEDS: Automated Export Declaration System
  • ED-SAD: Export Declaration-Single Administrative Document
  • CPRS: Client Profile Registry System
  • DSF: Documentary Stamp Fee
  • TCE: Trade Control Examiner
  • PASS5: Payment Abstract Secure System version 5.0
  • CCCD: Customs Container Control Division

General Provisions

  • Only Customs Brokers and Exporters registered with CPRS (per CMO 39-2008) can submit Export Declarations electronically
  • Export Declarations must be lodged through BOC-accredited VASPs
  • Payment of DSF must comply with administrative fee regulations
  • Exporters to maintain debit accounts with Authorized Agent Banks under PASS5 system
  • BOI and PEZA registered enterprises are exempted from DSF payment
  • Export Clearance, Licenses, or Permits for regulated products must be secured via the Philippine National Single Window before filing

Operational Provisions

Lodgement and Submission

  • Exporters or authorized reps lodge Export Declarations via VASPs using specific Customs Reference and Declaration types
  • VASPs install necessary internet-enabled system at exporters' offices for encoding and transmitting ED-SAD
  • VASPs validate data per BOC rules and convert to compatible XML format for BOC e2m System
  • BOC e2m System sends status messages via BOC-VASP Gateway
  • Valid declarations are assigned Customs Reference Numbers as ED numbers

Processing for Yellow or Red Lane Shipments

  • Submit printed ED-SAD with Customs Reference Number to Export Division
  • TCE stamps date, time, and signs as receipt; verifies declaration versus documents
  • Review includes valuation notes, assessment notices, tariff classification, and supporting documents
  • Cargo inspection, sealing of container post-examination to prevent substitution
  • TCE fills mandatory Inspection Act regardless of findings
  • Export Division Chief clears ED-SAD to signal cargo loading and may defer assessment for further validation
  • Clearing triggers payment instructions for DSF collection

Processing for Green Lane Shipments

  • Auto bank debit payment instructions triggered
  • Exporter prints and submits SAD-ED to CCCD for loading

Loading of Containers

  • CCCD accesses e2m System and clears cargo only after Export Division clearance for Yellow/Red lanes
  • CCCD verifies matching declarations and payment of Documentary Stamp
  • Other CCCD and Piers Inspection Division procedures continue as per existing rules
  • Special Permits and export certificates processed per existing procedures
  • Customs Wharfinger acknowledges receipt of export cargo with relevant details

Post-Entry Modification (PEM) of ED-SAD

  • PEM updates final shipping details within 24 hours from vessel/aircraft departure
  • Request involves letter, certified Bill of Lading/Airway Bill, and certification of cargo loading
  • Export Division Chief makes amendments in e2m System and prints modified SAD
  • Modifications other than shipping details follow Section 8 amendment procedures
  • Export Division accesses Statistical Management System for reports on incomplete shipping details

Manual Processing

  • Allowed only during system breakdown, power failure, offline bank, or authorized by Deputy Commissioner for MISTG
  • Manual submissions must be electronically lodged ASAP
  • Exporter must deposit DSF equivalent before cargo loading during manual processing
  • Exporter must instruct bank debit next business day to complete electronic processing
  • Non-compliance leads to CPRS registration suspension
  • Chief Export Division reports all manual EDs to Deputy Commissioner

Amendment

  • No amendments allowed once ED is lodged electronically
  • Unavoidable amendments require cancellation of original ED and filing of new ED via VASP
  • Exporter must request cancellation from District Collector with reasons
  • Cancellation by Export Division Chief is prerequisite for re-lodgement
  • Failure to cancel open accounts may lead to CPRS registration suspension

Separability Clause

  • Invalidity of any part does not affect the remaining provisions

Repealing Clause

  • Inconsistent orders, memoranda, circulars, or parts are repealed or modified accordingly

Transitory Provision

  • Implementation dates announced before activation per port
  • Without a Selectivity Module, exports listed in Annex "B" default to Yellow or Red Lane per Export Division Chief

Effectivity

  • Takes effect fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation

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