You are hereby reminded that under Customs Memorandum Circular (CMC) No. 314-96 all importations of commodities listed in EO 313 with separate Harmonized Systems (HS) Codes for in-quota and out-quota shall be assessed the out-quota rates unless as in-quota Minimum Access Volume Import Certificate (MAVIC issued by the Department of Agriculture (DA) can be presented.

To avoid circumvention of CMC 324-96 and other relevant rules and regulations by using Special Economic Zone (SEZs) as "Interim" entry point of the subject products, it is hereby ordered that all imported commodities listed in EO 313 with separate HS Codes for in-quota and out-quota and entered duty-free by enterprises duly registered at SEZs shall be assessed the out-quota rates upon their withdrawal for local consumption from SEZs unless a MAVIC issued by the DA can be presented to the Bureau of Customs.

For strict compliance.

Adopted: 01 July 1996

(SGD.) GUILLERMO L. PARAYNO, JR.
Commissioner