CAO 3-2021

Question 1

shall refer to any organization which undertakes to engage in domestic commercial air transport or international commercial air transport, whether directly or indirectly, or by a lease or any other arrangement.5

Answer 1

Air Operator

Question 2

shall refer to person/s assigned by an operator to duty on an aircraft or vessel during a flight or voyage duty period.

Answer 2

Crew

Question 3

shall refer to a facility established and authorized by the Bureau of Customs pursuant to Title VIII, Chapter 2 of the CMTA. This may include Customs Bonded Manufacturing Warehouse (CBMW), Miscellaneous Customs Bonded Warehouse (MMBW), Customs Common Bonded Warehouse (CCBW), Industry-Specific Customs Bonded Warehouse (ICBW), Bonded Non-Manufacturing Warehouse (BNMW), Public Bonded Warehouse and Private Bonded Warehouse as defined by regulation.

Answer 3

Customs Bonded Warehouse

Question 4

shall refer to the measures applied to ensure compliance with the laws and regulation which Customs are responsible for enforcing.

Answer 4

Customs Control

Question 5

Customs Territory - shall refer to areas in the Philippines where customs and tariff laws may be enforced.

Answer 5

Customs Territory

Question 6

shall refer to the following goods, the importation and exportation of which are prohibited

Answer 6

Prohibited Goods

Question 7

Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting treason, rebellion, Insurrection, sedition against the government of the Philippines, or forcible resistance to any law of the Philippines, or written or printed goods containing any threat to take the life of, or inflict bodily harm upon any person in the Philippines

Answer 7

Prohibited Goods

Question 8

Goods, instruments, drugs and substances designed, intended or adapted for producing unlawful abortion, or any printed matter which advertises, describes or gives direct or indirect information where, how or by whom unlawful abortion is committed

Answer 8

Prohibited Goods

Question 9

Written or printed goods, negatives or cinematographic films, photographs, engravings, lithographs, objects, paintings, drawings or other representation of an obscene or immoral character

Answer 9

Prohibited Goods

Question 10

Any goods manufactured in whole or in part of gold, silver or other precious metals or alloys and the stamp, brand or mark does not Indicate the actual fineness of quality of the metals or alloy

Answer 10

Prohibited Goods

Question 11

Any adulterated or misbranded food or goods for human consumption or any adulterated or misbranded drug in violation of relevant laws and regulations

Answer 11

Prohibited Goods

Question 12

Infringing goods as defined under the Intellectual Property Code and related laws

Answer 12

Prohibited Goods

Question 13

shall refer to goods, the importation and
exportation of which are subject to regulation and shall only be allowed after securing the necessary clearances, licenses, and any other requirements, prior to importation or exportation. In case of Importation, submission of requirements after arrival of the goods but prior to release from customs custody shall be allowed but only in cases provided for by governing laws or regulations

Answer 13

Regulated Goods

Question 14

shall refer to the following goods, the importation and exportation of which are prohibited, except when authorized by law or regulation

Answer 14

Restricted Goods

Question 15

Dynamite, gunpowder, ammunitions and other explosives, firearms and weapons of war, or parts thereof

Answer 15

Restricted Goods

Question 16

Roulette wheels, gambling outfits, loaded dice, marked cards, machines, apparatus or mechanical devices used in gambling or the distribution of money, cigars, cigarettes or other goods when such distribution is dependent on chance, including jackpot and pinball machines or similar contrivances, or parts thereof

Answer 16

Restricted Goods

Question 17

Lottery and sweepstakes tickets, except advertisements thereof and lists of drawings therein

Answer 17

Restricted Goods

Question 18

Marijuana, opium, poppies, coca leaves, heroin or other narcotics or synthetic drugs which are or may hereafter be declared habit forming by the President of the Philippines, or any compound, manufactured salt, derivative, or preparation thereof, except when imported by the government of the Philippines or any person duly authorized by the Dangerous Drugs Board, for medicinal purposes

Answer 18

Restricted Goods

Question 19

Oplum pipes or parts thereof, of whatever material

Answer 19

Restricted Goods

Question 20

Weapons of Mass Destruction and goods included in the National Strategic Goods List (NSGL) as provided under Republic Act No. 10697 or the Strategic Trade Management Act (STMA)

Answer 20

Restricted Goods

Question 21

Toxic and hazardous goods under Republic Act No. 6969 or the “Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990”

Answer 21

Restricted Goods

Question 22

shall refer to a piece of metal or other material used to join together two ends of a fastening in a secure manner

Answer 22

Seal

Question 23

shall refer to a form of a deposit or of a legal obligation, e.g., a bond which ensures to the satisfaction of the Customs that an obligation to the Customs will be fulfilled

Answer 23

Security

Question 24

shall refer to Stores for Consumption and Stores to be Taken Away

Answer 24

Stores

Question 25

shall refer to the goods declaration for stores providing the particulars concerning stores carried on board the means of transport, to be presented as required by the Bureau

Answer 25

Stores List

Question 26

Transfer Note shall refer to a document that accompanies the transfer of imported articles from the terminal facility to a Customs Bonded Warehouse1 or vice versa, including transfers of Stores to another vessels or aircraft, and serves as proof of delivery or receipt of the articles at its intended destination duly acknowledged on its face by the customs officer stationed thereat. It is also commonly referred to as "boat note"

Answer 26

Transfer Note

Question 27

shall refer to customs document authorizing the transport of imported Goods from the port of exit to the point of destination. This is previously called "special permit to transfer

Answer 27

Transit/Transfer Permit