REPUBLIC OF THE PHIEIPPINES.
DY PARIMENT OF FINANCE
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
MANILA 1059
September 06, 2007
CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER
No. 22-207 :
TO: All Deputy Commissioners
All Collectors of Customs
All Division / Section aiid Unit Cl
All Importers / Brokers
And Others Concemed
ef
Determination of the Cust of
Insurauce and Freight Charees as componeats
of Dutiable Value
Subject:
Section 1: OBJECTIVES:
1A. ‘To consolidate all relevant Customs laws and
regulations on Insurance and Freight charges
12. To ensure that proper duties and taxes are
ied under te WTO Valuation System as
sted by CAO No, 4.2004
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13. To guide all concerned partics as to the
Veclaration und checking of Insurance and
Freight charges
Section 2: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
2.1. Definition of Terms
Kor purposes of this Order, the fallowing
definitions are adopted:
a. Airway Bill (AWB) ~ a non-negotiable
instrument issued by an air caurier or
freight forwarder to a shipper, to
evidence contract of carnage by air
(2 (or-ofne)ypy PT
b. Bill of Ladling (BL) — a negotiable
instrument that was forged between the
shipper and the carrier evidencing
receipt of commodities and consti
tle of ownership over the said poods
c. CFR (Cast and Freight — is the
incvlemy used to refer to a foreign trade
Wherein the seller must pay only the
costs and freight necessary to bring the
rods to the named jrat af desti
d. CIF (Gost, Insurance and Fr
ight)
is the incoterm used lo reler lo a foreign
trade wherein the seller nust pay the
costs-and fieight necessary to bring the
goods fo the named port of des¥nalion
It differs from CFR in that the seller
also has to procure marine insurance
against the buyer's risk of loss of ar
damage to the goods during the
carriage,
e. CIP (Carriage and Insurance
To) — ig the ineoterm used tu refer. to
foreign trade wherein the seller delivers
the goeds to the carrier nominated by
hin, but the seller must in addition pay
the cost of carriage necessary to: bri
the goods 10° the named destination
Consequently, the seller contracts for
ance and pay the insurance
premium.
£ FOB (Free Qn Boaru) — is the
ingutern used 10 refer tw a Fureign trade
where the seller is considered to have
fullitled his obligation Wo deliver when
the goods pass the ship's rail at the
named part of shipment. From that
moment on, the buyer hus td bear all
costs and risks of loss of ur damage to
he goods from the said point ‘This
term also requires the buyer lo clear the
goods for export
Otomex House Air Way Dill (AWB) —
document issued by the fei
forwarderfconsolidator to the individual
importer.
consigne
b IATA (International Air Transport
Association) — am ialernational air
carrier rate bureau established in 1945
that helped established and
é standardized = imongh =the years
international airfares.
niry and Internal
a seven (7)
page set of official documents (BC
For 236) that is used in the clearance
of goods fiom Customs and should
contain Ure details of a particular bupott
veniry.
i IEIRD (Lmport
j. Insurance Premium — is the amount
paid fo the insurer m consideration of
his undertaking, to indemnify the
importer or loss of the latter's cargo
during the course of {ranspout
k. Local Imsurance Premium — is the
sunount paid ie focal currency to an
1 located in the Philippines that is
applicable only for shipmetits where the .
terms agreed upon by the parties ace
= CER, FOR, FAS, and other non-CHE. It
a must thal 2 certification as to the
premium aeiually paid be ‘altached to
the entry.
1. Master Airway (MAW) — the
shipping document issued by the air
caer fo a consolidator/freight
forwarder, covering a shipurcnt, which
could be consolidated or not
uLSAD (Single Adi
Document) — a set of
dycuments, derived fiom? European
Community practive (1988); which is
used to process shipments that pass
Muough Customs.
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