Tariffs and Customs Terms H.1.68

Question 1

a container 9’6’’ high, and bigger than a conventional container

Answer 1

High-cube container

Question 2

valuable imported articles being levied high Customs duty

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highly-dutiable

Question 3

these refer to rice for Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. to be phased in the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (Scheme) by 2010

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highly sensitive products

Question 4

shipments subject to examination, like pharmaceutical products, 7-wire PC strands, textile materials, ready-to-wear clothing, used truck and automobile replacement parts (surplus in “as-is” condition), and toys

Answer 4

high-risk shipments

Question 5

cargo that has a high-bulk to low-weight relationship

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high stowage factor

Question 6

to a fork lift where the operator or driver must stand rather than sit down

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hi-low refers

Question 7

an inland area served by a port

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hinterland

Question 8

a cargo combined with another with the same owner and destination

Answer 8

hitchmentcargo

Question 9

a situation wherein the center of a loaded vessel is slightly arched

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hogged

Question 10

the cargo-carrying space below a ship’s deck used to carry cargo

Answer 10

hold

Question 11

cleaning of a hold after cargo discharge

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hold cleaning

Question 12

a person or firm who receives a negotiable instrument for value, in good faith, and without notice that it is overdue or dishonored

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holder in due course

Question 13

a directive to hold in abeyance the clearance of a shipment, which has violated Customs laws and regulations

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hold order

Question 14

domestic wholesale price of like, identical, similar articles from principal market of exportation sold for export in the usual course of trade at or about the same time, including the cost of insurance, freight, and other expenses incidental to shipment It is an element of export value applicable in the Philippines

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home consumption value

Question 15

the port of registration of a vessel

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home port

Question 16

the certification by a country that a manufactured vehicle conforms to its safety and emission standards

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homologation of an automobile

Question 17

an export trading company that exports a range of similar products supplied by a number of manufacturers

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horizontal export trading company

Question 18

a government pursuit of a vessel up to the high seas, for violation of Customs laws within the jurisdiction of a country. Imported articles, however, may only be pursued over land, sea, and air within a country’s jurisdiction

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hot pursuit

Question 19

the time allowed by a charter contract for loading and discharge of cargo

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hours purposes

Question 20

delivery address of the cargo and its owner

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house address

Question 21

a document issued by a freight forwarder to provide details of a consignment and its ultimate consignee at destination

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House Air Waybill

Question 22

a bill of lading issued by a foreign freight forwarder or consolidator to a consignor or shipper, wherein the named consignee obtains the Shipment from a break bulk agent at the port of destination

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house bill of lading

Question 23

articles that pertain to a person as a householder or to a family as a household

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household effects

Question 24

a warehouse that stores household goods

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household goods warehouse

Question 25

the entire system of identifying or naming internationally traded commodities listed in the Harmonized System

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H.S. Nomenclature