CAO 5-2020 Flashcards
- shall refer to the electronic submission to the Bureau of the Inward Foreign Cargo Manifest (IFCM) prior to the arrival of the carrying aircraft.
Advanced Electronic Manifest
shall refer to a company which provides and arranges fast and rapid transport and delivery of express shipments, by order and in the interest of shippers or consignors, either as a direct common carrier or an indirect air carrier, and as such issues its own air waybill to shippers or consignors of shipments under its solicitation.1
Air Express Cargo Operator (AECO) -
- shall refer to a true and accurate manifest, of all the individual shipments in the consolidation destined and intended to be unloaded at a port entry in the Philippines, submitted as rider to the inward foreign manifest of the carrying vessel or aircraft.2
Consolidated Inward Foreign Cargo Manifest (CIFCM)
shall refer to the advance, electronic conveyance of freight information to the Bureau prior to the arrival of the shipment at the port of entry.3
Electronic Inward Foreign Cargo Manifest (e-IFCM) -
shall refer to all House Air Waybills of shipments consigned to the ultimate consignees de-grouped or split from the master air waybills of shipments the consignees of which are just nominal such as banks, forwarders and consolidators.4
Electronic Consolidated Inward Foreign Cargo Manifest (e-CIFCM)
shall refer to consolidated air shipments of goods which are time-sensitive in character, usually under a door-to-door service arrangement with on-time delivery commitment, which are shipped under a MAWB consigned to an AECO.5
Express Shipments -
shall refer to an international commercial term which means that the seller delivers the goods to the carrier or another person nominated by the buyer at the seller’s premises or another named place. The parties of this type of sale should specify clearly as possible the point within the named place of delivery, as the risk passes to the buyer at that point.6
Free Carrier (FCA) -
shall refer to an international commercial term which means that the seller delivers the goods on board the vessel nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment or procures the goods already delivered. The risk of loss of or damage to the goods passes when the goods are on board the vessel, and the buyer bears all costs from the moment onwards.7
Free On-Board (FOB)
shall refer to goods of a commercial nature with FOB or FCA value of Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php50,000.00) or over.8
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High-Value
shall refer to an air waybill covering a single, individual shipment or consignment issued by the freight forwarder or consolidator to a consignor or sender containing the names and addresses, respectively, of both the consignor or sender and the consignee or receiver and the detailed, specific description of good shipped by air.9
House Air Waybill (HAWB)
shall refer to an air waybill issued by an air carrier to an international air freight forwarder or consolidator.
Master Air Waybill (MAWB)-
shall refer to a closed container (i.e. box, carton or envelope) or covering in which the contents of a consignment is packed, ready for shipment or transport.
Package -
shall refer to the following goods, the importation and exportation of which are prohibited:
a. 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;
b. 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;
c. Written or printed goods, negatives or cinematographic films, photographs, engravings, lithographs, objects, paintings, drawings or other representation of an obscene or immoral character;
d. 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;
e. Any adulterated or misbranded food or goods for human consumption or any adulterated or misbranded drug in violation of relevant laws and regulations;
f. Infringing goods as defined under the Intellectual Property Code and related laws; and
g. All other goods or parts thereof which importation are explicitly prohibited by law or rules and regulations issued by the competent authority.
Prohibited Goods
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 custom’s custody shall be allowed but only in cases provided for by governing laws or regulations.13
Regulated Goods -
shall refer to the following goods, the importation and exportation of which are prohibited, except when authorized by law or regulation:
a. Dynamite, gunpowder, ammunitions and other explosives, firearms and weapons of war, or parts thereof;
b. 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;
c. Lottery and sweepstakes tickets, except advertisements thereof and lists of drawings therein;
d. 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;
e. Opium pipes or parts thereof, of whatever material;
f. Weapons of Mass Destruction and goods included in the National Strategic Goods List (NSGL) as provided underRepublic Act No. 10697 or the Strategic Trade Management Act (STMA);
g. Toxic and hazardous goods under Republic Act No. 6969 or the “Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990”; and
h. Any other goods whose importation and exportation are restricted 14.
The restriction to import or export the above stated goods shall include the restriction on their transit.
Restricted Goods -
