Tariffs and Customs Terms P.1.98

Question 1

transport of containers packed at a port of loading and unpacked at an inland destination

Answer 1

pier to house

Question 2

a transport service wherein shipment is carried by a highway trailer, which is later is offloaded and delivered to the consignee.

Answer 2

piggy-back

Question 3

1an expert who devises a ship captain how to navigate through a port

Answer 3

pilot

Question 4

assigning of export marketing and distribution function by one manufacturer to another.

Answer 4

piggy-back arrangement

Question 5

stealing of goods from a ship’s hold, cargo shed, or warehouse.

Answer 5

pifferage

Question 6

an arrangement whereby a firm uses the transport carrier of another to export in products. The carrier may operate on commission basis or buy and sell the products just like a distributor does.

Answer 6

piggy-back arrangement

Question 7

a charge for the use of a pilot when a ship enters or leaves a port.

Answer 7

pilotage

Question 8

a project conducted between electronic data interchange (EDI) partners to trust the viability of certain proposed EDI systems.

Answer 8

pilot project

Question 9

a person qualified to operate an aircraft.

Answer 9

pilot

Question 10

giving assistance to the master of a ship when she enters or leaves a port

Answer 10

pilotage

Question 11

a piece of iron designed to fit a trailers pin and lock it to keep a trailer from moving

Answer 11

pin lock

Question 12

the minimum weight of a unit load device subject to charges.

Answer 12

pivot weight

Question 13

an airport facility wherein aircrafts are parked for loading and unloading of cargoes and passengers.

Answer 13

platform

Question 14

an area where a shipment is received by a carrier from the shipper.

Answer 14

place of receipt

Question 15

synonymous to ramp handling, it refers to operations involve while an aircraft is on a platform.

Answer 15

platform handling

Question 16

a mark attached on both sides of a vessel to indicate her loading limit, which is based on the specific gravity of water where she lies.

Answer 16

Plimsoll Mark

Question 17

a situation wherein an equipment, e.g., a refrigerated container, has been plugged into the power source

Answer 17

plugged equipment

Question 18

a government body that issues clearance for. importation of various chemicals for the manufacture of explosives, sodium nitrate, nitric acid, sodium chlorate, ammonium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate, potassium nitrate, lead (Il) nitrate, copper (Il) nitrate, barium nitrate, calcium nitrate, strontium nitrate and cupric nitrate, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution, and nitrocellulose and dinitrocellulose.

Answer 18

Philippine National Police Firearms and Explosives Office

Question 19

a term used in the U.S. to denote door-to-door delivery of cargo.

Answer 19

point-to-point

Question 20

the relative value of an empty container in a depot, taking into consideration the expense incurred in container repositioning, storage, movement, hauling, and transport between different depots.

Answer 20

point value

Question 21

persons empowered by law to effect search, seizure and arrest even without warrant to arrest.

Answer 21

police authority

Question 22

refers to port dues, dockage and berth, dockage at anchorage, usage and ay-up fees, wharfage, storage fees assessed on the vessel cargo.

Answer 22

police charges

Question 23

the constitutionally granted right of government to set regulations for the protection of the citizen’s health and welfare.

Answer 23

police powers

Question 24

insurance policy.

Answer 24

policy

Question 25

full interest bond

Answer 25

policy proof of interest