BOOK
II
CUSTOMS
LAW
TITLE
VII
FEES,
DUES AND CHARGES COLLECTIBLE BY THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
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PART
1
HARBOR
FEES
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Section
2701. Definition. — Harbor fee
is the amount which the owner, agent, operator or master of a vessel
has
to pay for each entrance into or departure from a port of entry in the
Philippines.
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Sec.
2702. Schedule of Rates. — The
following schedule on fees for each entrance into or departure from a
port
of entry in the Philippines is hereby established:
a. For
each entrance from a foreign portP50.00
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b. For
each departure to a foreign port50.00
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c. For
each coastwise entrance or departure:
(1) In
case of vessel from 6 to 15 tons net 1.00
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(2) In
case of vessel more than 15 butnot
more than 75 tons net 2.00
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(3) In
case of vessel more than 75 but notmore
than 150 tons net 4.00
(4) In
case of vessel more than 150 butnot
more than 200 tons net 6.00
(5) In
case of vessel more than 200 butnot
more than 250 tons net 10.00
(6) In
case of vessel more than 250 butnot
more than 300 tons net 12.00
(7) In
case of vessel more than 300 butnot
more than 400 tons net 16.00
(8) In
case of vessel more than 400 tonsnet 20.00
Sec.
2703. Exemptions. — The following
are exempt from the payment of such fees:
a. Vessels
entering the port for the sole purpose of receiving bunker fuel and/or
ship supplies or changing pilots, and remaining less than 24 hours in
the
port;
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b. Vessels
passing through the port and remaining less than twelve hours and not
receiving
or discharging cargo;
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c. Vessels
owned by the Philippine Government or any foreign government not
engaged
in carrying cargo, or passengers for hire; and
d. Private,
non-commercial pleasure craft.
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PART
2
WHARFAGE
DUE
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Sec.
2801. Definition. — Wharfage
due is the amount assessed against the cargo of a vessel engaged in the
foreign trade, based on the quantity, weight or measure received and/or
discharged by such vessel. The owner, consignee, or agent of either, of
the article is the person liable for such charge.
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Sec.
2802. Schedule of Dues. — There
shall be levied, collected and paid on all articles imported or brought
into the Philippines, and on products of the Philippines except coal,
lumber,
creosoted and other pressure treated materials as well as other minor
forest
products, cement, guano, natural rock asphalt, the minerals and ores of
base metals (e.g., copper, lead, zinc, iron, chromite,
manganese,
magnesite and steel), and sugar molasses, exported from the
Philippines,
a charge of two pesos per gross metric ton as a fee for wharfage:
Provided,
That in the case of logs, or flitches twelve inches square or
equivalent
cross-sectional area, or over, a charge of sixty centavos per cubic
meter
shall be collected.
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PART
3
BERTHING
CHARGE
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Sec.
2901. Definition. — Berthing
charge is the amount assessed against a vessel for mooring or berthing
at a pier, wharf, bulkhead-wharf, river or channel marginal wharf at
any
port in the Philippines; or for mooring or making fast to a vessel so
berthed;
or for berthing or mooring within any slip, channel, basin river or
canal
under the jurisdiction of any port of the Philippines. The owner,
agent,
operator or master of the vessel is liable for this charge.
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Sec.
2902. Ports with Cargo Sheds.
— Every vessel engaged in foreign trade which berths at a pier, wharf,
bulkhead-wharf, river or channel marginal wharf at any national port in
the Philippines provided with cargo sheds, or which makes fast to any
vessel
lying at such wharf or pier, for the purpose of discharging and/or
loading
cargo shall pay a berthing fee of four centavos per registered gross
ton
of the vessel for the first twenty-four hours or part thereof, and for
each succeeding twenty-four hours or part thereof, exceeding three
hours:
Provided,
That the maximum charge shall not exceed four hundred pesos per
day.
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2903. Ports Without Cargo Sheds.
— Every vessel engaged in foreign trade which berths at a pier, wharf,
bulkhead-wharf, river or channel marginal wharf at any national port in
the Philippines without cargo sheds, or which makes fast to any vessel
lying at such wharf or pier, for the purpose of discharging and/or
loading
cargo shall pay a berthing fee of three centavos per registered gross
ton
of the vessel for the first twenty-four hours, or part thereof, and for
each succeeding twenty-four hours, or part thereof, exceeding three
hours:
Provided,
That the maximum charge shall not exceed three hundred pesos per
day.
Sec.
2904. Exemptions. — Whenever
any vessel referred to in the preceding sections is stopped by the
customs
authorities from discharging cargo to avoid congestion on the piers or
for other justifiable causes, such vessel shall be exempt from the
payment
of berthing fees during the period of such suspension, unless in the
meantime
it loaded cargo at shipside or from the piers. In such case the
wharfinger
shall indicate in his report the time when the vessel stopped
discharging
cargo and the time it resumed said activity, and whether or not the
vessel
loaded cargo during the suspension of the unloading operations.
Sec.
2905. Non-cargo Vessels. — Every
vessel engaged in foreign trade which berths at a pier, wharf,
bulkhead-wharf,
river or channel marginal wharf at any national port in the
Philippines,
or which makes fast to any vessel lying at such wharf or pier, for the
sole purpose of landing and/or taking passengers, or for taking fresh
water
or fuel for bunkers shall pay a berthing fee of two centavos per
registered
gross ton of the vessel: Provided, That such vessel does not
remain
at such berth more than eight hours; but if such vessel remains at such
berth more than eight hours, the same berthing fee shall be paid as is
provided in section twenty nine hundred and two hereof for cargo
vessels
whether the wharf or pier is with or without cargo shed: Provided,
further,
That the maximum charge shall not exceed two hundred pesos per
day.
Sec.
2906. Vessels in the Philippine
Coastwise Trade — Ports With Cargo Sheds. — Every vessel propelled by
steam
or internal combustion engine and engaged in the Philippine coastwise
trade,
excepting boats of five tons gross or less or pleasure or
non-commercial
craft, which berths at a pier, wharf, bulkhead-wharf, river or channel
marginal wharf at any national port in the Philippines provided with
cargo
sheds or which makes fast to any vessel at such wharf, or pier, for the
purpose of loading or discharging cargo or for any other purpose except
when in distress, shall pay a berthing fee of one centavo per
registered
gross ton of the vessel for the first twenty-four hours or part
thereof,
and one-half centavo per registered gross ton for each succeeding
twenty-four
hours or part thereof: Provided, That the maximum charge shall
not
exceed one hundred pesos for the first day and fifty pesos for each
succeeding
day or part thereof, nor shall the minimum charge be less than ten
pesos
for the first day and five pesos for each succeeding day or part
thereof:
Provided,
further, That steam or motor vessels subject to berthing fees as
herein
prescribed, of less than one hundred gross tons, shall be subject to a
minimum charge of not less than two pesos for the first day and one
peso
for each succeeding day or part thereof.
Sec.
2907. Same — Ports Without Cargo
Sheds. — Every vessel propelled by steam or internal combustion engine
and engaged in coastwise trade which berths at a pier, wharf,
bulkhead-wharf,
river or channel marginal wharf without a cargo shed at any national
port,
or which makes fast to any vessel lying at such wharf or pier for any
purpose,
except those specifically exempted in the preceding subsection, shall
pay
a berthing fee of one-half centavo per registered gross ton of the
vessel
for the first twenty-four hours or part thereof, and one-fourth centavo
per registered gross ton of the vessel for each succeeding twenty-four
hours or part thereof: Provided, That the maximum charge shall
not
exceed twenty-five pesos for the first day and twelve pesos for each
succeeding
day or part thereof, nor shall the minimum charge be less than two
pesos
for the first day and one peso for each succeeding day or part thereof:
Provided,
further, That steam or motor vessels subject to berthing fee as
herein
prescribed, of less than one hundred gross tons, shall be subject to a
minimum charge of not less than one peso for the first day and fifty
centavos
for each succeeding day or part thereof.
Sec.
2908. Vessels in the Bay and
River Trade. — Every vessel propelled by steam or internal combustion
engine
and engaged in the bay and river trade or operating in the daily ferry
service, which berths at a pier, wharf, bulkhead-wharf, channel or
river
marginal wharf with or without cargo sheds at any national port or
which
makes fast to any vessel lying at such wharf or pier more than once
every
twenty-four hours, except those specifically exempted in section
twenty-nine
hundred and six hereof, shall be subject to the payment of a berthing
fee
equivalent to fifty per centum of the rates prescribed by the preceding
sections as the case may be; the rates for the first twenty-four hours
or part thereof, applicable on the first day of each month and rates
for
each succeeding day or part thereof, applicable on the first day of
each
month up to and including the last day: Provided, That when
such
vessels leave their berth and do not take berth again within
twenty-four
hours from the time they leave their berth, they shall be subject to
the
rates prescribed for the first twenty-four hours when they return and
berth
again at the wharf or pier or makes fast to any vessel lying at such
wharf
or pier.
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PART
4
STORAGE
CHARGE
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Sec.
3001. Definition. — Storage charge
is the amount assessed on articles for storage in customs premises,
cargo
shed and warehouses of the government. The owner, consignee or agent of
either, of the articles, is liable for this charge.
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3002. At the Port of Manila.
— a. Consignments of articles or parts thereof, which remain in any of
the government piers or other customs premises shall be entitled to a
free
storage period of six working days after the cargo of the vessel from
which
such articles were landed have been officially declared as discharged.
After the said free storage period, the storage rate per ton, per day
shall
be as follows:
Articles
not designated for examination:
For
the first nine (9) days P0.25
per ton Thereafter, to the date of completion of
the processing of the entry by theMarine Division, as
stamped
on the delivery permit P0.50
per ton: Provided, That if an importer or
broker demands delivery within the free storage period of six (6)
working
days by filing his delivery permit and having sufficient means of
transportation
to withdraw his articles from the piers, is prevented from withdrawing
the articles because of the congestion of the cargo and/or traffic in
the
piers, the six-day free storage period herein provided shall be
extended
for the duration of such congestion upon certification by the
wharfinger
to the Collector of the existence of such congestion. The surveyor of
the
port, acting in behalf of the Collector, may, from time to time, extend
the six-day free storage period, upon the petition of the importers or
brokers, if in his opinion the condition of the piers does not permit
movement
of articles due to congestion or other causes beyond the control of the
importers or brokers during that period: Provided, further,
That
the storage charges on consignments of articles for which no entries
are
filed within ten (10) days after the cargo of the importing vessel has
been officially declared as discharged, shall be assessed as provided
in
section thirty hundred and five (i): Provided, further, That
in
no case shall storage charge be assessed at less than P1 on any single
package of less than 3.334 tons or at less than P2 on any consignment
consisting
of two or more packages of less than 6.667 tons for any day or fraction
thereof: Provided, finally, That storage charges shall not be
collected
on articles designated for examination, except as provided in
subsection
"b" hereof.
The
surveyor of the port, immediately upon receipt of advice of the
wharfinger
as to the time of the completion of discharge of cargo from a vessel
lying
alongside the pier or bulkhead, shall cause to be posted a notice at
the
piers and in the customhouse announcing that fact and giving the date
upon
which storage charge on cargo from such vessel will begin.
b. Articles
or parts of consignments designated for examination which are removed
from
the piers or customs premises within the six-day free storage period as
provided in subsection "a" hereof or within forty-eight (48)
hours
after examination exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, shall not
pay
storage charges. Thereafter, the same shall be subject to storage at
the
rate of P1 per ton per day: Provided, That no storage shall be
charged
on the articles above referred to if the aggregate weight of those
pertaining
to one consignment is less than one kilo.
c. Articles
or parts of the consignments already released for delivery to the
importers,
which are subsequently held for re-examination by authorized customs
officers
shall not pay storage during the period of suspension of their
delivery,
but if they are not removed from the customs premises within
forty-eight
(48) hours after their release by the withholding office of storage
shall
be paid thereon thereafter at the rate of P1 per ton per day.
d. Packages
and articles, whether manifested or not, or shipstores weighing more
than
one kilo remaining in the parcel office or the Appraisers' Division for
more than five (5) working days after their receipt therein, shall pay
the following rates:
(1) Packages
or articles weighing from one kilo to ten kilos, P0.05 per day;
and
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(2) Packages
or articles weighing more than ten kilos, P0.10 each, per day:
Provided,
That every package or article not taken within the free storage period
of five (5) working days provided in this subsection shall be subject
to
storage of at least P0.50 in the case of those weighing from one kilo
to
ten kilos and P1 in the case of those weighing more than ten
kilos.
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e. Parcels
and packages received by mail through the Post Office, which remain in
the Parcel Office of the Appraisers' Division for more than fifteen
(15)
working days after their receipt therein, shall pay the following
rates:
(1) Parcels
or packages weighing ten kilos or less, P0.02 per day; and
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(2) Parcels
or packages weighing more than ten kilos, P0.05 per day:
Provided,
That each parcel or package shall, if not taken within the 15-day free
storage period provided in this subsection, be subject to storage
charge
of not less than P0.40 in the case of those weighing ten kilos or less
and P1 in the case of those weighing more than ten kilos.
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f. Consignments
of articles or parts thereof, which are transferred to general bonded
warehouses
and remain therein beyond the free storage period of six (6) working
days
provided in subsection "a" shall pay storage charges at the
rate
fixed in the contract entered into between the Bureau of Customs and
the
operator of the general bonded warehouse. Where no such contract
exists,
the storage charge shall be at the rate of P0.50 per ton per day.
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Sec.
3003. At the Ports of Cebu, Iloilo,
Zamboanga, Davao, Jolo, Tabaco, Legaspi, Jose Panganiban, Aparri,
Tacloban,
San Fernando and Cagayan de Oro. — a. Consignments
of articles, or parts thereof, not designated for examination, which
remain
on customs premises, government warehouses, or on the piers for more
than
four (4) working days after the discharge of the last package of the
consignment
upon the customs wharf or piers shall pay at the rate of P0.10 per ton
per day: Provided, That in no case shall storage charge be
assessed
at less than P0.35 on any single package of less than 3.334 tons or at
less than P0.70 on any consignment consisting of two or more packages
of
less than 6.667 tons on any day or fraction thereof.
b. Articles,
or parts of consignment designated for examination which remain in the
appraisers' stores or on the piers for more than forty-eight (48) hours
after examination, shall be subject to storage at the rate of P0.20 per
ton per day: Provided, That in case said articles are taken
from
the appraisers' stores or the piers within the said forty-eight (48)
hours,
excluding Sundays and holidays, after the examination, the same shall
be
exempt from storage charges: Provided, further, That no storage
shall be assessed on any of the articles herein referred to prior to
the
expiration of the free storage period of four (4) working days provided
in this subsection, although forty-eight (48) hours have already
elapsed
after the examination of said articles.
c. Packages
and articles, whether manifested or not, or shipstores remaining in
customs
premises for more than five (5) working days after their receipt
therein,
shall pay storage at the rate of P0.10 per piece or parcel per day:
Provided,
That there shall be no charge on packages or articles weighing less
than
one kilo.
d. Parcels
and packages received by mail through the post office, which remain in
the Appraisers' Division for more than fifteen (15) days after their
receipt
therein, shall pay storage at the rate of P0.05 per day: Provided,
That all such parcels and packages, except those weighing less than one
kilo, if not taken within the 15-day period from the date they are
received
in the Appraisers' Division, shall be subject to storage charges of not
less than P1. No shortage shall be charged on parcels or packages
weighing
less than one kilo.
e. Articles
or parts of consignments designated for examination which remain in the
appraisers' stores more than forty-eight (48) hours after the
liquidation
of the entry has been posted at the Liquidation Office, shall pay at
the
rate of P0.20 per ton per day: Provided, That all articles or
parts
of consignments so remaining shall be subject to storage charges of not
less than P1.00: Provided, further, That no storage shall be
charged
on such goods, packages or parts of consignments, until the expiration
of forty-eight (48) hours after the liquidation of the entry has been
posted
at the Liquidation Office.
Sec.
3004. At All Ports of Entry.
— Packages known as baggage or arriving as such, which remain in
customs
custody after their receipt on customs premises at any port of entry in
the Philippines, including the customs office at Aparri, Tacloban and
Jose
Panganiban, shall be free from storage charges during the first
forty-eight
(48) hours after their receipt therein. Thereafter, there shall be paid
the following rates per day, including Sundays and holidays:
Not
exceeding 60 cubic decimeters in bulk P0.50
each;Minimum charge P0.35
More
than 60 to 120 cubic decimeters in bulk P0.10
each; Minimum charge
P0.70
More
than 120 cubic decimeters in bulk P0.15
each Minimum charge
P1.05:
Provided,
That all steamer chairs and wooden frames covered with can, cloth or
canvas,
of the folding variety, shall pay at the rate of two centavos (P0.20)
each
per day, the minimum to be not less than P0.15: Provided, further,
That if such baggage, steamer chairs and wooden frames are held in bond
for a period of more than thirty (30) days, storage shall accrue
thereon
from the time of their delivery into customs custody.
Sec.
3005. General Provisions. —
a. Articles, supplies or materials
imported by any branch of the Philippine Government, except those
imported
by Philippine government entities which are intended for commercial or
profit-making purposes, shall be exempt from storage charges: Provided,
That whenever such consignments shall have been imported by other than
the Philippine Government or branches thereof, or for sale thereto,
storage
shall be charged thereon as hereinbefore provided.
b. Transit
consignments manifested as such for any Philippine port of entry shall
be exempt from storage charges at the first port of arrival if
forwarded
to the port of destination within six (6) days, including Sundays and
holidays,
after the cargo of the importing vessel has been officially declared to
be discharged. Thereafter storage charge shall accrue thereon at the
rate
of P0.50 per ton per day.
c. Foreign
transit cargo landed on any port of entry in the Philippines destined
for
foreign ports shall be exempt from storage charges if forwarded to its
destination within ten (10) days, including Sundays and holidays, after
the cargo of the importing vessel has been officially declared as
discharged.
Thereafter storage charges shall accrue thereon at the rate of P0.50
per
ton per day.
d. Overlanded
or misimported cargo not destined for the Philippines shall be exempt
from
storage charges if re-exported within six (6) days, including Sundays
and
holidays, after the carrying vessel has been officially declared to be
discharged. Thereafter, storage shall accrue thereon at the rate of
P0.50
per ton per day.
e. Unmanifested
cargo intended for the Philippines or of unknown destination, if
claimed
by steamship agents for local consumption shall, if released by the
Collector
be treated as regular imported cargo, subject to the rates of storage
charges
fixed as hereinbefore provided, if claimed by said ship agents for
re-exportation,
the same shall be governed by subsection "c" or "d" hereof, as the case
may be.
f. All
other unclaimed articles, including overlanded cargo, the destination
of
which is unknown, if not claimed within thirty (30) days after arrival
of the importing vessel, shall pay storage from the date the cargo of
the
carrying vessel is officially declared as discharged to the time
authority
is issued permitting entry to be filed therefor. From the date it is
permitted
to be entered, unclaimed articles shall be treated although originally
landed on that date and shall be granted five (5) working days' grace
(except
when sold at public auction) before storage charge again accrues, with
a reduction of not exceeding ten per cent (10%) on account of their
being
packages designated for examination.
g. Packages
designated for examination shall not include those the delivery of
which
is suspended pending compliance with customs regulations, and which are
not otherwise exempt from the payment of storage charges. Storage
charge
shall not, however, accrue on such packages during the suspension of
delivery
until after the expiration of three (3) days immediately following the
date of notice of release to importer. Packages which remain in customs
premises pursuant to Philippine health service regulations or to
regulation
promulgated by other government bureaus or offices, shall be exempt
from
the payment of storage charges during the time such regulations are
being
complied with.
h. Storage
charge at the daily rate of P1 per ton shall accrue on all articles
remaining
in the auction room if not removed on the day following the date of the
completion of sale.
i. Any
consignment of articles, with the exception of those mentioned in
subsections
"a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f" and "g", for which no entry has been filed
within ten (10) days after the cargo of the steamer from which such
articles
were landed has been officially declared as discharged, or if the entry
therefor has been filed but the consignment remains at the piers,
bulkheads,
warehouses or other customs premises, for a period of more than twenty
(20) days after the cargo of the vessel has been officially declared as
discharged, shall be subject to storage charge at the rate of P1 per
ton
per day thereafter: Provided, however, That in ports of entry
other
than Manila, the rate of storage to be charged shall not exceed P0.25
per
ton per day.
j. Articles
brought to a pier or bulkhead for export and not loaded on a vessel
within
seventy-two (72) hours shall thereafter pay storage charges up to the
hour
of loading at the rate of P0.25 per ton per day, or part thereof. Any
article
sent to the piers or bulkheads for shipment and not loaded on the
exporting
vessel for which it was intended must be removed from the pier or
bulkhead
within seventy-two (72) hours after the departure of said vessel, and
if
not so removed shall be subject to a storage charge of P0.50 per ton
per
day, or part thereof, thereafter.
k. Coastwise
cargo, discharged at a national port, whether a port of entry or not,
which
remains on the government pier, wharf or other customs premises for
more
than two working days after discharge of all consignments from the
carrying
vessel shall pay a storage charge of one peso (P1) per ton per day or
part
thereof. Coastwise cargo brought to a pier or wharf for shipment to
another
port and not loaded on the vessel for which it was intended shall, if
not
removed from the pier or wharf within twenty-four (24) hours after the
departure of the said vessel, pay a storage charge of one (P1) peso per
ton per day or fraction thereof.
l. The
storage charges hereinbefore prescribed accruing on cargo which has not
been withdrawn or removed from the customs premises in due time, made
for
good reasons, be reduced or remitted by the Collector subject to the
approval
of the Commissioner and of the Auditor General: Provided, That in case
of reduction, the amount corresponding to such reduction shall not be
in
excess of 50 per cent nor less than 10 per cent of the storage
liability
of the importer or consignee.
m. For
purposes of the assessment of the storage charges hereinbefore provided
the term "ton" shall be taken to mean a ton of 1,000 kilos or the
American
measurement ton of 1.1326124 cubic meters (40 cubic feet), whichever is
greater.
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PART
5
ARRASTRE
CHARGE
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Sec.
3101. Definition. — Arrastre
charge is the amount which the owner, consignee, or agent of either, of
article or baggage has to pay for the handling, receiving and custody
of
the imported or exported article or the baggage of the passengers.
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Sec.
3102. At the Port of Manila.
— a. Imported
Cargo. — The following shall be the schedule of charges for receiving
articles
from ship's tackle or ex-lighter, distributing and stacking same on
said
piers and wharves, and rehandling same from said piers or wharves, onto
consignee or agent's transportation or into transportation furnished by
bonded warehouses:
(1) General
cargo, except as specifically mentioned hereunder, per ton of 40 cubic
feet of 1,000 kilos at the rate of P4.50
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(2) Provided,
That on any single consignment weighing 250 kilos or less, or measuring
10 cubic feet or less, the chargewill
be P2.85
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(3) Provided,
That on any single consignment weighing 500 kilos or less, or measuring
20 cubic feet or less, but more than 250 kilos or 10
cubic
feet, the charge shall be P3.00
(4) Provided,
That on any single consignment weighing 750 kilos or less, or measuring
30 cubic feet or less, but more than 500 kilos or 20
cubic
feet, the charge shall be 3.75
(5) Provided,
That on any single consignment weighing 1,000 kilos or less, or
measuring
40 cubic feet or less, but more than 750 kilos of 30
cubic
feet, the charge shall be 4.50
(6) And,
Provided,
That any consignment consisting of single package weighing less than 10
kilos shall not be subject to any charge:
Provided,
however, That the following shall be subject to the special charges
hereunder listed:
(1) Coffee
and cocoa beans in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos P4.50
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(2) Eggs
in baskets, per ton of 40 cubic feet P2.70
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(3) Flour
in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos P3.50
(4) Wood
furniture, and wood and metal empty containers, per
ton
of 40 cubic feet P3.50
(5) Bamboo
and wickerware furniture, per ton of 40 cubic
feet P3.00
(6) Newsprint
paper in rolls, not less than 34" in length, 24" in circumference, per
ton of 1,000 kilos P4.00
(7) Hay
in bales, per ton of 40 cubic feet P2.50
(8) Hemp
not in bales, per ton of 1,000 kilos P4.50
(9) Horses,
cattle and carabaos, ordinary, uncrated, per head P1.20
(10) Horses,
cattle and carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes,
uncra-ted,
per head P4.50
(11) Horses,
cattle, carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes,
crated, per
ton of 40 cubic feet P3.00
(12) Pigs,
sheep, goats, etc., ordinary, uncrated, per head P0.60
(13) Pigs,
sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated,
per
ton of 40 cubic feet P2.50
(14) Pigs,
sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated,
per head P2.50
(15) Infusorial
earth and asbestos cement per ton of 40 cubic feet of
1,000
kilos P2.40
(16) Iron
and steel bars and bundles, pipes and pipe fittings singly or in bundles,
without marks or with illegible marks or various consignments or marks
landed mixed up, to be received in the open and sorted out by invoice
assortment
and specification for proper delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos or
40 cubic
feet P5.60
(17) General
cargo packed in cartons of 40 cubic feet P7.20
b. Lighter
Deliveries. — All articles stored in the piers or wharves and delivered
into lighters, cascos, etc., shall pay in addition to the above charges
per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos — P1.00
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Cargo. — For handling of articles for export from consignor's
transportation
upon the piers or wharves to the slings of the exporting vessel:
(1) General
cargo, except as specially mentioned hereunder, per ton of 40
cubic feet,
or 1,000 kilos P3.30
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That there shall be minimum charge of P2.00
Provided,
however, That the following shall be subject to the special charges
hereunder listed:
(1) Coffee
and flour in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos P2.00
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(2) Wood
furniture and wood and metal empty containers, per ton
of 40 cubic feet P1.50
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(3) Bamboo
and wickerware furniture, per ton of 40 cubic feet P1.60
(4) Hemp,
not in bales, per ton of 1,000 kilos P2.50
(5) Horses,
cattle and carabaos, per head P2.00
(6) Horses,
cattle and carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition
purposes, uncrated,
per head P5.00
(7) Horses,
cattle, carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes,
crated, per
ton of 40 cubic feet P3.00
(8) Pigs,
sheep, goats, etc., per head P0.60
(9) Pigs,
sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated,
per head P3.00
(10) Pigs,
sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated,
per
ton of 40 cubic feet P3.00
d. (1)
When transit cargo for inter-island ports is landed on one pier or
wharf
and is loaded onto the forwarding vessel berthed, at the time at the
same
pier or wharf, the contractor shall place the same onto the forwarding
vessel at the rate of, per ton of 40 cubic feet or
1,000
kilos P4.00:
Provided, That there shall be a minimum charge
of P4.00
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(2) When
transit cargo for inter-island port is landed on one pier or wharf and
is transferred to another pier or wharf for loading onto the forwarding
vessel berthed at the time at the latter pier or wharf, the contractor
shall place the same onto the transfer transportation furnished by the
agent and/or importers, receive the same from such transfer
transportation
and place the same into the slings of the forwarding vessel at such
other
pier or wharf at the rate of, per ton of 40 cubic feet
of 1,000 kilos P5.00
(3) The
charge of handling transit cargo for foreign ports including service of
"Arrastre", recouping or reconditioning of cargo, transfer from pier to
pier, and transfer from bonded warehouse, shall be at the rate of, per
ton of 40 cubic feet of 1,000 kilos P12.50
e. Heavy
Cargo. — On any single package of import, export, transit cargo,
weighing
more than two (2) tons, handled on a pier or wharf, the charge shall
be,
per ton or any fraction thereof — P13.50
Provided,
That this charge shall not apply to automobiles, motor trucks and
transit
cargo for coastwise ports.
f. Shipping
Charges. — There shall be collected on all import cargo falling under
Customs
Administrative Order No. 137 (old series), as amended by Customs
Administrative
Order No. 113, and other subsequent Customs Administrative Orders relative to shipside delivery, thefollowing charge —
P0.60
g. Pier
Lighting Services. — For lights furnished piers or wharfs for the
purpose
of working cargo, when loading or unloading vessel or vessels at
night:
For
pier lighting service, per hour P4.00
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cluster lights furnished, per cluster P0.80
h. Water
service. — For fresh water furnished to vessel, berthed at pier or
wharf,
per ton — P0.40
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Services. — (1) For use of landing skids, per skid — P30.60
(2) For
issuance of short-landed certificates, per certificate — P0.50
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making fast and letting go lines, per berthing — P40.00
Sec.
3103. At the Port of Cebu. —
a. Import Cargo (including transit
import cargo). — For receiving imported articles from ships' tackle or
ex-lighters, distributing and stacking same on said piers or wharves,
and
rehandling same from said piers or wharves onto consignee's or agent's
transportation or onto transportation furnished by bonded
warehouses:
(1) General
Cargoes. — (per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos)
(a) Wharf
deliveryP3.00
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(b) Pier
delivery (only 10% of the total quantity
to be charged) 4.80
Provided,
That:
(c) Any
single consignment weighing:
1) From
10 to 250 kilos 2.50
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251 to 375 kilos 3.25
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3) From
376 to 500 kilos P4.00
4) From
501 to 625 kilos P4.75
5) From
626 to 750 kilos P5.50
6) From
751 to 875 kilos P6.25
7) From
876 to less than 1,000 kilos P7.00
(d) Heavy
machinery and other heavy lifts,
per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000
kilos P10.00
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(e) Cargoes
discharged at the wharf and
taken into the piers or Customs warehouses,
per ton of 40 cubic feet
or 1,000 kilos P12.00
(2) Specific
Cargoes. — (Per bag, bundle, keg, sack, bale, piece, package)
(a) Chinaware
in bundles; paint in
keg of 1 gallon; matches in tin; wharf
or pier delivery, per bundle, keg,
tin or unit P0.08
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(b) Flour
in bag of 50 lbs., per bag P0.08
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(c) Flour
in bag of 100 lbs. per bag P0.15
(d) Sardines,
salmon, milk and others in cases
or packages of groceries, hardware
and machinery parts of the same
approximate size and weight, wharf
or pier delivery, per case, package
or unit P0.12
(e) Potatoes
and onions in crate or case,
wharf or pier delivery, per crate
or case or unit P0.15
(f) Rice
and other sacks of the same approximate
size and weight, not to exceed
60 kilos, wharf or pier deliver, per
sack or unit P0.15
(g) Rice
and other sacks of the same approximate
size and weight, weighing 80
kilos up, per sack or unit P0.28
(h) Barbed
wire in bundle not exceeding 45
lbs.; and auto tires in loose; per bundle
or unit, wharf or pier deliver P0.15
(i) Cement
in barrels, wharf or pier delivery,
per barrel P0.20
(j) Cement
in paper bags, wharf or pier delivery,
per bag P0.12
(k) Linseed
oil in 5 gal. drums and other
drums of the same approximate size
and weight, wharf or pier delivery,
per drum P0.14
(l) Bricks
in the loose, wharf or pier delivery,
per piece P0.30
(m) Oil
and other contents of 50 to 55
gal. drums, wharf or pier delivery,
per ton of 1,000 kilos P3.00
(n) Caustic
soda and asphalt in drums of
no less than 230 kilos, pier or wharf
delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos P3.50
(o) Gunnies
and textiles in bales of 150
kilos up, wharf or pier delivery, per
ton of 1,000 kilos P3.50
(p) Cocoa
beans, corn flour, and corn starch
in bags, wharf or pier delivery, per
ton of 1,000 kilos P3.00
(q) Galvanized
iron in crates or in loose;
galvanized wire in coils, wharf
or pier delivery, per ton of 1,000
kilos P3.00
Salt
in sacks or not more than 33 kilos, per sack P0.10
Milk
in cases, "Nestle" brand, per case P0.09
Beer
in cans, per carton P0.08
Beer
in bottles, per carton P0.10
b. Valuable
Cargo. — The charges for each package of gold, silver, precious stones,
precious metals, jewelry, treasury notes of any kind, bank notes,
securities,
bullion or specie or any other cargo whose value has been declared at
P500
or more shall be:
For
the first P500 P3.00
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every P500 or fraction thereof thereafter P3.00
c. Other
Services. — For the issuance of short-landed certificate, per
certificate P0.50
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3104. At the Port of Zamboanga.
— a. Imports,
Including Import Transit Cargoes. —
(1) General
cargoes. —
(a) Wharf
delivery, per ton of 1,000
kilos P1.00
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consignment weighing:
From
10 to 250 kilos P1.00
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251 to 250 kilos P1.00
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From
501 to 750 kilos P4.00
(c) Heavy
machinery and other heavy
lifts, per ton P10.00
(2) Specific
cargoes. —
(a) Flour,
sugar and rice, bags or sacks
of 50 lbs. or less, per bagP0.05
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sugar, and rice, bags or sacks of
100 lbs. or less, per bag P0.10
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(c) Milk,
sardines, cases of groceries, hardware
and machinery parts of
the same approximate size and weight,
per case P0.05
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(d) Cement
in barrels, per barrel P0.20
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(e) Cement
in bags, per bag P0.10
(f) Oils
and other contents in drums of
50 to 55 gals., per ton of 1,000
kilos P1.00
(g) All
others in drums less than 250 kilos,
per ton of 1,000 kilos P1.50
(h) Galvanized
iron sheets, pipes, etc.,
per ton P1.00
(i) Gunnies
and textiles in bales, per
ton of 1,000 kilos P1.50
Provided,
That:
1) Specific
cargo rates shall only be applied for wharf delivery;
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2) Additional
200 per cent to the specific cargo rates shown above shall be charged
only
when cargo is taken to or from Customs warehouse or owner's bodega;
and
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3) Additional
50 per cent to the above rates shall be charged is case service is done
during overtime period.
b. Articles
for Export. — For handling of articles for export from consignor's
transportation
upon the piers or wharves to the slings of the exporting vessel:
(1) General
cargo, except as specifically mentioned
hereunder, per ton of 40 cubic
feet or 1,000 kilos P0.20
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(2) Provided,
That there shall be a minimum
charge of P0.20
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(3) And,
Provided,
That the service shall consist
only of the labor in hooking the
net or sling containing the cargo from
the carrying truck to the ship's tackle.
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3105. At the Port of Davao. —
a. Import
Cargo (including transit import cargo). —
(1) For
receiving imported articles, including transit import cargo, from
ship's
tackle or ex-lighters, to the pier or wharf and rehandling same from
said
pier or wharf onto consignee's or agent's transportation during the
regular
office hours, per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos — P2: Provided,
That when the service is rendered after office hours or during Sundays
or legal holidays, the rate shall be, per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000
kilos — P3: Provided, further, That there shall be collected a
minimum
charge of P1 on articles consisting of single consignment and weighing
less than one ton.
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rehandling import articles, including transit import cargoes, from the
pier or wharf to the customs warehouse onto consignee's or agent's
transportation,
during regular office hours, per tonof
40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos — P1: Provided, That when the
service
is rendered after office hours or during Sundays or legal holidays, the
rate shall be, per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos — P2: Provided,
further, That there shall be collected a minimum charge of P0.50 on
articles consisting of single consignment and weighing less than one
ton.
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of charges for all articles stored in the pier or wharf and delivered
onto
lighters or cascos, per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos — P1:
Provided,
That when the service is rendered after office hours or during Sundays
or legal holidays, the rate shall be, per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000
kilos — P1.50: Provided, further, That there shall be collected
a minimum charge of P0.50 on articles consisting of single consignment
and weighing less than one ton.
(4) For
the issuance of short-landed certificates, per
certificate P0.50
(5) For
making fast lines at Sasa Wharf, per berthing P25.00
(6) For
letting go lines at Sasa Wharf, per unberthing P25.00
(7) For
use of tugs in berthing or to assist in pulling away from wharf, when
such
assistance is requested by the master or vessel's agents, provided the
time shall start at the hour tug requested to be on standby, per hour P25.00
Sec.
3106. At the Port of Iloilo.
— a. Import Cargo.
— For receiving imported articles from ship's tackle or ex-lighters,
distributing
and stacking same on said piers, and wharves, and rehandling same from
said pier or wharf, onto consignee's or agent's transportation or onto
transportation furnished by bonded warehouse:
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