Tariffs and Customs Terms P.1.99

Question 1

risk of cargo damage or loss due to adverse government action, prevention of entry of goods, war, confiscation, expropriation, failure to convert currency, etc.

Answer 1

political risk

Question 2

Port of Manila.

Answer 2

POM

Question 3

a vessel with a flat deck and shallow draft.

Answer 3

pontoon

Question 3

part of a vessel where the steering engine lies.

Answer 3

poop

Question 4

an agreement among common carriers to share in the transport of cargo or to share in the profits

Answer 4

pooling

Question 5

the words inscribed in an aval, together with the signature of the maker of an obligation and an authorized signature of the bank

Answer 5

Por aval

Question 6

a place with permanent facilities where vessels or aircrafts can load or discharge cargo and/or passengers

Answer 6

port

Question 7

the left side of a ship or aircraft looking forward,

Answer 7

port

Question 8

a place where export and import goods are cleared through Customs.

Answer 8

port

Question 9

a crane with tall, wide legs to allow vehicles to pass under it.

Answer 9

portal crane

Question 10

a government agency that owns, operates, or provides wharf and other terminal service facilities at ports.

Answer 10

port authority

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Port charges

Question 12

under this term, the ship-owner has taken the position that a vessel is an “arrived ship”

Answer 12

port charter

Question 13

a surcharge that covers the cost of port of delays, due to congestion of ships

Answer 13

Port congestion surcharge

Question 14

the expenses incurred when a ship calls a port. These include port charges, standing costs for time spent in port, and banker costs.

Answer 14

port costs

Question 15

is the amount assessed against a vessel engaged in foreign trade based on its total based GRT or part thereof, including those engaged in barter for each entrance into the departure from a port of entry in the Philippines

Answer 15

port dues

Question 16

one who carries passengers’ baggage or cargoes for a fee.

Answer 16

porter

Question 17

a document that states that the time of ship’s arrival or departure, use of tugs, her draft and deadweight, quantity of cargo loaded or discharged, etc.

Answer 17

port log

Question 18

a port where a ship drops anchor or moors during ocean voyage.

Answer 18

port of call

Question 18

the port of final destination where the goods will be entered for Customs clearance.

Answer 18

port of destination

Question 19

the port where cargo is unloaded from an ocean-going ship.

Answer 19

port of discharge

Question 20

a domestic port open to both foreign and coastwise trade. It includes principal ports of entry, airports, and sub-ports of entry. The principal port in the permanent Station of a Custom collector.

Answer 20

port of entry

Question 21

The port where cargo is loaded on ocean-going ship.

Answer 21

Port of loading

Question 21

the very last port from which cargo-laden ship sails

Answer 21

port of exportation

Question 22

to port where gods are loaded on ocean-going ships either for export or transshipment.

Answer 22

port of origin