(NAR) VOL. 12 NO. 1 / JANUARY - MARCH 2001
1.1.1 To promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective and orderly implementation of Executive Order (EO) No. 133.1.2 Specific Objectives:
1.1.2 To ensure the application of proper Harmonized System (HS) codes and rates of duties on articles enumerated in Annexes "B" and "C" of the Order.
1.2.1 To provide a clear procedure in the transmittal and reception of documents necessary to qualify a shipment for a zero percent (0%) rate of duty.
1.2.2 To provide a procedure by which customs offices concerned can authenticate the qualifying documents from the issuing and/or transmitting office.
1.2.3 To provide feedback mechanism to the Department of Agriculture or other offices concerned on the reconciliation process between the document issued and received.
3.1.3.1 The CE is required from eligible agriculture and fisheries enterprises availing of the incentives which will be presented to the Bureau of Customs. The Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Units (RFUs), or the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) or its regional offices, or the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and its regional offices, or the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) regional and provincial offices, or the Board of Investments (BOI) and its regional offices, as the case may be, shall issue CE to qualified agriculture and fisheries enterprises importing agriculture and fisheries inputs, machinery and equipment.The CE shall contain the information provided under Annex "A", Rule IV, Section 4 of EO No. 133.
3.1.3.2 The CA is required for import consolidators that will assist and represent those eligible agriculture and fisheries enterprises that are unable to undertake direct importation of articles due to the smallness of their requirements and lack of direct import experience. The DA through any of its RFUs shall issue the CA.The CA shall contain the information provided under Annex "A", Rule V, Section 5 of EO No. 133.
5.1.1 Upon arrival of the imported agricultural and fisheries inputs, machinery and equipment listed in Annex "C" at the point of entry into the Philippines, the importing agriculture and fisheries enterprises or import consolidator shall include the following documents in the filing of the IEIRD to the Collector of Customs Office to facilitate processing of the shipment represented as exempt from tariff:5.2 Assessment: Processing Procedure5.1.2 in processing the import transaction, the COO V shall record on the space provided in the CE and CA the information required in Sec. 4.f of Rule IV and Section 5.g of Rule V of EO 133 provided that:
- Commercial Invoice
- Bill of Lading
- In the case of agriculture and/or fisheries enterprise, original plus two copies of valid CE, or
- In the case of an import consolidator, original plus a copy of valid CA.
a. In the case of agriculture and/or fisheries enterprises, the CIF peso value of each import transaction shall not equal or exceed available balance of the total allowable peso value reflected in the valid CE, or
b In the case of import consolidator, the CIF peso value of each import transaction shall not equal or exceed the total allowable peso value reflected in the CA required in Rule II of EO No. 133;.
5.1.3 A copy of the CE or CA shall be retained by the BOC. The other copy of the CE shall be forwarded by the BOC to the DA central office and the original copy of the CE shall be returned to the agriculture or fisheries enterprise for future use. The original copy of the CA shall likewise be returned by the BOC to the DA Central Office.
5.1.4 All tariff-exempt importation of articles shall be subject to all existing import rules, regulations and requirements, as the case may be.
5.2.1 The COO V upon receipt of import entries covered by RA 8435/EO 133 shall assign a COO III to process the subject entry.6.1 The District Collector of Customs shall be responsible in the effective implementation of this Order.
5.2.2 The COO III assigned will conduct document examination in case of entries under yellow lane channel. Entries under red lane channel shall be processed as in yellow lane (documentary examination) plus actual examination as additional measure in the processing of high risk shipments.
5.2.3 In the course of processing of the entry, the COO III shall check the correctness of the tariff heading used in the declaration as against the tariff heading as appearing in Annex "B" or "C" of EO 133.
5.2.4 If after document examination and/or actual examination, it has been found not qualified under Annex "B" or "C", the privilege of AFMA shall not be granted and the shipment must be classified and assessed accordingly.
5.2.5 The COO III shall then register the entry at the computer provided therefor.
5.2.6 However, if the shipment falls under Annex "C", the COO 111 assigned shall verify the authenticity of the Certificate of Eligibility in case of agriculture and fisheries enterprises and the Certificate of Accreditation in the case of import consolidator.
5.2.7 The COO HI shall stamp the following in Box 31 at the back page of the entry and to be filled up by him/herAFMA Annex ________5.2.8 Accomplish the attached Certificate of Eligibility and/or Certificate of Accreditation issued by the DA or its deputized agencies (Form No. IB part II).
CE/CA No. _________
Description: ______________________________
Tariff Heading & Rate
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5.2.9 All import entries filed availing of RA 8435/EO 133 shall be subject to clearance from the Office of the District Collector and the Bureau of Plant Industry and/or Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, as the case may be.6. Administrative Provisions