Brokerage Fee for Shipments Over Php 200,000
- A brokerage fee of one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) is charged on the amount exceeding Php 200,000.
Export Shipment Brokerage Fees
- For export shipments, the brokerage fee is half the rate prescribed for import formal entries.
Definition and Scope of Customs Brokerage Fee
- Covers services by customs brokers or brokerage firms including:
- Making, signing, and filing required import/export entries.
- Follow-up tasks necessary for final release of shipments from Customs custody.
- Does not include expenses reimbursable to the client such as:
- Stamps, notarization fees, prescribed customs forms.
- Extra labor or equipment costs outside the customs zone.
- Arrastre (cargo handling) and storage charges.
- Such reimbursable expenses must be properly documented and invoiced.
- Separate charges for handling, cargo location, delivery (not trucking), and similar services within the customs zone are not part of the brokerage fee.
Supersession and Effectivity
- The provisions of CAO No. 3-89 are amended and superseded accordingly.
- All inconsistent rules or orders are modified or repealed as necessary.
- This order took effect 30 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.