CAO 9-2019

Question 1

Imported goods which have exceeded the allowable period of temporary storage at the terminal facility due to customs enforcement intervention for suspected violation of customs laws, rules and regulations, which resulted in the issuance of alert or hold order, warrant of seizure and detention, or such other instances as declared by the Commissioner.

Answer 1

Abandoned or Overstaying Goods

Question 2

shall refer to the authority given by the Bureau allowing persons, natural or juridical, to establish and operate a CFW, without prejudice to existing contracts entered into by terminal facility operators with other government regulatory agencies, such as but not limited to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA), Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) granted under existing laws

Answer 2

Authority to Operate

Question 3

shall refer to a document issued by the Bureau to persons, natural or juridical, duly authorized to operate an off-dock or off-terminal CFW.

Answer 3

Certificate of Authority to Operate

Question 4

shall refer to a document issued by the Bureau to terminal facility operators with Authority to Operate from port authorities and other regulatory agencies and have complied with the requirements prescribed under this CAO.

Answer 4

Certificate of Registration

Question 5

shall include customs offices, facilities, warehouses, ports, airports, wharves, infrastructure and other areas within the customs districts over which the Bureau has exclusive control, direction and management for customs purposes

Answer 5

Customs Premises `

Question 6

shall refer to facilities for temporary storage of goods established and authorized by the Bureau pursuant to Title VIII, Chapter 2 of the CMTA. These include container yards, container freight stations, seaport temporary storage warehouses, airport temporary storage warehouses and other premises, for customs purposes

Answer 6

Customs Facilities and Warehouses (CFW)

Question 7

shall refer to substances, materials and articles covered by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code and those defined by law, or those by which on account of their nature, cannot be stored in a general cargo storage and requires special handling.

Answer 7

Dangerous or Hazardous Goods

Question 8

shall refer to a special area designated by a CFW where the Bureau may establish a temporary storage for abandoned, overstaying and forfeited goods

Answer 8

Designated Areas for Abandoned, Overstaying and Forfeited Goods within the CFW

Question 9

shall refer to a separate CFW facility granted by the Bureau to an already duly authorized CFW operator to optimize capacity and efficiency in its operations.

Answer 9

Extension or Additional Facility

Question 10

shall refer to articles, wares, merchandise and any other items which are subject of importation or exportation

Answer 10

Goods

Question 11

shall refer to a statement made in the manner prescribed by the Bureau and other appropriate agencies, by which the persons concerned indicate the procedure to be observed in the application for the entry or admission of imported goods and the particulars of which the customs administration shall require

Answer 11

Goods Declaration

Question 12

shall refer to the act of bringing in of goods from a foreign territory into Philippine territory, whether for consumption, warehousing, or admission

Answer 12

Importation

Question 13

shall refer to the registration of a goods declaration with the Bureau

Answer 13

Lodgement

Question 14

shall refer to goods liable to perish or goods that depreciate greatly in value while stored or which cannot be kept without great disproportionate expense

Answer 14

Perishable Goods

Question 15

shall refer to an authority issued to terminal facility operators by other regulatory agencies such as Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA), Cebu Ports Authority (CPA), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), to fulfill a specific task or obligation as stipulated in their respective contracts

Answer 15

Permit to Operate

Question 16

shall refer to government agencies and regulatory bodies such as but not limited to PPA, SBMA, PIA, CPA and their respective affiliates and subsidiaries

Answer 16

Port Authorities

Question 17

shall refer to any form of guaranty, such as a surety bond, cash bond, standby letter of credit or irrevocable letter of credit, or liability insurance, which ensures the satisfaction of an obligation to the Bureau

Answer 17

Security

Question 18

shall refer to a document that accompanies the
transfer of imported articles from the terminal facility to a CFW and serves as proof of delivery or receipt of the articles at its intended destination duly acknowledged on its face by the District Collector or his duly authorized representative. This is also known as “boat note” or “Special Permit to Transfer

Answer 18

Transfer Note

Question 19

shall refer to the act of removing, transferring or disposing of goods stored in CFWs without proper authority or permission from the Bureau.

Answer 19

Unauthorized Removal or Delivery of Goods

Question 20

shall refer to the continuous structures built parallel to or along the margin of the sea or alongside river-banks, canals or waterways where vessel may lie alongside to receive or discharge cargo, embark or disembark passenger, or lie at rest

Answer 20

Wharves