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PHILIPPINE COPYRIGHT 2020 by ProQuest Publishing, Inc www.portcalls.com PHILIPPINE COPYRIGHT 2020 by ProQuest Publishing, Inc www.portcalls.comwww.portcalls.com Looking for the Turn to pages 6-11 BEST CONSOLIDATORS The Philippines’ only shippingshipping and transporttransport guide ISSN 0118-1483 WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 VOL. 25 NO. 59 P30.00 ISSN 0118-14830118-1483 WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAYJuly July 22, 22, 2020 2020 VOL.VOL. 25 NO.59NO. 59 P30.00 Forex rate as of Monday, 2020 JulyJuly 2020 2020 — — P49.375:US$1 BOC issues rules on seizure, forfeiture proceedings THEforfeiture Bureau of Customs (BOC) proceedings has issued THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued tion. an order covering seizure and forfeiture an order covering seizure and forfeiture Under CMO 201-2020, properties proceedings and its appeal process. proceedings and its appeal process. subject to seizure or forfeiture include im- Customs Administrative Order Customs Administrative Order ported or exported goods; vehicle, vessel, (CAO) 10-2020 covers all properties (CAO) 10-2020 covers all properties or aircraft; cargo, stores, or supplies of a subject to seizure and forfeiture under subject to seizure and forfeiture under vessel; and package and receptacles. Section 1113 (Property Subject to Seizure Section 1113 (Property Subject to Seizure The customs commissioner or any and Forfeiture) found to be in violation of and Forfeiture) found to be in violation of other customs officer who is authorized in Republic Act No. 10863 or the Customs Republic Act No. 10863 or the Customs writing by the commissioner may demand Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). evidence of payment of duties and taxes The order was signed by Customs The order was signed by Customs on imported goods openly for sale or kept commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero in storage. on May 11 and Finance Secretary Carlos on May 11 and Finance Secretary Carlos Forfeiture may be effected only when Dominguez III on June 5 and takes effect Dominguez III on June 5 and takes effect the following circumstances exist: 30 days after publication in the Official 30 days after publication in the Official • The goods are in the custody or Turn to page 5 Gazette or newspaper of general circula- Turn to page 5 NOW AVAILABLE A Publication www.portcalls.com A Publication www.portcalls.com THE PHILIPPINE CARGO THETRANSPORT PHILIPPINE DIRECTORY CARGO 2020 Edition TRANSPORT DIRECTORY 2020 Edition 2020 PortCalls Cargo SPONSORS 2GO Group Inc. • Chelsea Logistics SPONSORSand Infrastructure Holdings Corp. • Fast Logistics International Container Terminal Services, Inc. • Orca Cold Chain Solutions Transport Directory Pac-Atlantic Group of Companies • Petron Corporation • Primal Enterprises Corporation 2GO Group Inc. • Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp. • Fast Logistics Sojitz Fuso Philippines, Inc. 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(ABCI) recently urged BOC to tem- porarily suspend the P5,000 fine on cleri- cal errors, saying the reported imposition of penalties on every perceived violation and even on goods not covered by CMO 49-2019 order “amounts to an arbitrary, capricious and whimsical application of CMO 49-2019 and CAO 1-2020…upon hapless stakeholders.” Maronilla said more details will be clarified in a later update with BOC Im- port Assessment Service (IAS) director Atty. Yasser Ismail Abbas. CAO 01-2020, issued last March, provides BOC’s new fines and surcharges for clerical errors, misdeclaration, mis- classification, and undervaluation, while CMO 49-2019 issued last year orders processing and to teach our stakehold- Description and Coding System) the mandatory filling in of Box No. 41 ers the proper way of actually declaring listed in Annex A of the order. (Supplemental Units) in the lodgment of the required information in our single They added that under the goods declaration in BOC’s Electronic-to- administrative documents, and this is a CMO, in case of discrepancy/dis- Mobile System. way for us to actually move forward with crepancies in the number of pack- In a joint letter to Guerrero dated advancing with our customs assessment ages or units declared in Box 41 vis- July 1, CCBI and ABCI asked BOC to processes,” he added. a-vis that stated in the bill of lading immediately conduct a public hearing According to CCBI and ABCI, nu- (B/L) or packing list, the concerned or consultation with all stakeholders “to merous importers and customs brokers customs examiner should update come up with a just, equitable and judi- are being penalized with the P5,000 fine the goods declaration accordingly cious implementation” of CAO 01-2020 “on every perceived violation in alleged to reflect the number of units stated in relation to CMO 29-2019. failure or incorrect filling up of Box 41 in the B/L or packing list. BOC was supposed to conduct the on- of the IEIRD [Import Entry and Internal “Interestingly, CMO 49-2019 line discussion on July 13, but Maronilla Revenue Declaration].” did not provide for penalties in said this was postponed to resolve internal The groups said they have also re- case of discrepancy in the number issues first. ceived and are still receiving countless of units declared in Box 41,” the Maronilla clarified the policy was complaints from importers and customs groups said. Screengrab of BOC’s online live update on July 17 with Assistant “only meant to actually reprimand our brokers that they are being slapped with Under CAO 01-2020, however, Commissioner and spokesperson Atty. Vincent Philip Maronilla stakeholders” that do not provide the the fine “even if goods covered by their an importer, customs brokers, or required information in Box 41 under import entries do not bear the tariff head- any port stakeholder will