Tariffs and Customs Terms D.1.48

Question 1

a buoy or pole used in mooring a boat.

Answer 1

dolphin

Question 2

are cargoes brought to a pier, wharf or bulkhead to and from a port within the Philippine waters

Answer 2

domestic cargoes

Question 3

a carriage of goods whereby the place of departure and the place of destination are within one country.

Answer 3

domestic carriage

Question 4

a freight forwarder who handles cargo delivery to a domestic destination

Answer 4

domestic freight forwarder

Question 5

the entirety of manufacturers who account for majority of total domestic production.

Answer 5

domestic industry

Question 6

shall mean those articles which are. the growth, origin or manufacture of the Philippines.

Answer 6

domestic merchandise

Question 7

a local or inter-island port.

Answer 7

domestic port

Question 8

a rate applicable within a country, and in most cases subject to special conditions other than those imposed by the International Air Transport Association.

Answer 8

domestic rate

Question 9

exchange of goods and services between and among businessmen within a country.

Answer 9

domestic trade

Question 10

a major air carrier that operates between major population centers.

Answer 10

domestic trunk line carrier

Question 11

the price of a product sold, or offered for sale, at wholesale in domestic market.

Answer 11

domestic wholesale selling price

Question 12

is the value of the article being offered in the local market

Answer 12

domestic wholesale value

Question 13

a dwelling house. In business language may mean the place where a draft or acceptance is made payable.

Answer 13

domicile

Question 14

the giving away of articles (usually abandoned or forfeited used clothing and relief goods) to a government agency or a non-government organization engaged in charity work. It is made without consideration.

Answer 14

donation

Question 15

one who receives a donation

Answer 15

donee

Question 16

one who gives property to another without monetary consideration.

Answer 16

donor

Question 17

transport of cargo from the premises of the exporter/consignor to the premises of the importer/consignee.

Answer 17

door-to-door transport

Question 18

the mooring of two vessels side by side in a berth

Answer 18

double banking

Question 19

a carrier operation that involves a tractor pulling two trailers.

Answer 19

double bottoms

Question 20

a flat pallet with a top and bottom deck.

Answer 20

double deck pallet

Question 21

a mechanized device for transporting simultaneously two standard pallets.

Answer 21

double-pallet jack

Question 22

also known as “minimum and maximum”, it is a tariff system that provides for two different rates of duty applicable to an imported item, one setting forth the minimum rate, and the other, the maximum rate.

Answer 22

double-schedule tariff system

Question 23

a document made by a person or firm, directing another (say, a bank) to pay a definite sum of money to a third party (for example, an exporter). Also known as bill of exchange.

Answer 23

Draft

Question 24

the distance between the vessel’s waterline and her keel. The draft marks are welded on each side of the vessel

Answer 24

Draft

Question 25

alternative spelling for draught.

Answer 25

Draft