Tariffs and Customs Terms A.1.06 Flashcards
Terms and meaning from Dictionary of Tariff and Customs Terms with organization and functions of the various Offices of the Bureau of Customs.
embassy officials who address agricultural trade policy issues and draft reports on agricultural commodities.
agricultural officers
a Philippine law that gives tax and duty free privilege to imported articles, equipment, machinery, breeding animals, seeds, etc. directly and exclusively used for agricultural and fisheries productions.
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997
under AFTA, agricultural products means: (a) agricultural raw materials/unprocessed products covered under Chapter 1-24 of the Harmonized System (HS), and similar agricultural raw materials/unprocessed products in other related HS Headings; and (b) Products, which have undergone simple processing with minimal change in form from the original products.
Agricultural products
cargo or freight transported by air.
air cargo
a freight forwarder, registered with the International Air Transport Association, acting in behalf of airlines that transport cargoes.
air cargo agent
an insurance that covers the risk of cargo damage or loss during air transport, except if caused by the inherent defect of goods, legal seizure, or war risk.
air cargo insurance
a British computer system that serves as intermediary among airlines, airport authorities, agents and those who files Customs declarations.
Air Cargo Process
a firm that operates an aircraft by virtue of a certificate of public convenience and necessity or of a permit issued by the Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), or under authority from a regulation or order CAB issued.
air carrier
any unit load device, primarily for air transport, with an internal volume of one cubic meter or more. Its flush base allows roller movement.
air container
any device that transports goods by air
aircraft
amount paid for transport of air cargo
air freight
an indirect air carrier (like the FEDEX corp.) which consolidates and distributes shipments, and uses the means of transport like a direct carrier
air freight forwarder
a manifest issued by an air carrier indicating the air waybill number, quantity packages related to each House Air Waybill number, their nature, gross weight, and port of destination.
airline cargo manifest
a document that instructs a Custom guard to accompany the transfer of cargo from an aircraft to another, from an aircraft to a warehouse, or vise-versa, or from a warehouse to another
airnote
establishment for aircrafts that load and unload articles and passengers. It has a facility for landing, take off, and repair of aircrafts.
Airport
an important airport where shipment is unloaded from an air carrier.
airport of discharge
an air carrier that can fly anywhere on demand. It has a maximum payload and passenger capacity.
air taxi
an airline industry association in the U.S.
Air Transport Association of America
a document issued by an air carrier or freight forwarder to a shipper, to evidence contract of carriage by air. A non-negotiable instrument, it acknowledges that an airline received the cargo, and provides instructions on cargo handling, dispatch, and delivery. It is the counterpart of a bill of lading.
air waybill
call for safe to fly
airworthy
a characteristic of a marine insurance policy that means the obligation of an insurance firm to pay indemnity depends on uncertain event, or even if certain happens at an undetermined time
aleatory
a warning to all concerned Customs officers to be more cautious in the clearance of a particular shipment, which must be fully examined to verify its contents.
alert
an authority from a customs official (say, a Collector or the Commissioner) instructing agents or subordinates to fully examine a shipment.
alert order
the value of a shipment ascertained from an alert notice from government attaches and diplomatic offices abroad, and other authorized government sources.
alert value
harmonization of the basic contents of a commercial invoice.
aligned invoice
