Letter of Chamber of Customs Brokers Inc To BOC Commissioner Isidro Lapeña
Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc letter to Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña seeking urgent deferment of the Bureau of Customs order requiring all importers to submit a list of importables.
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Letter of Chamber of Customs Brokers Inc To BOC Commissioner Isidro Lapeña
Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc letter to Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña seeking urgent deferment of the Bureau of Customs order requiring all importers to submit a list of importables.
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Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc.
PRC Certificate of Accreditation No. AIPO-036 JECBA
April 3, 2018
HON. ISIDRO S. LAPENA
Commissioner
Bureau of Customs
Port Area, Manila
Re: Urgent Request for Deferment and/or Reconsideration of your
Order dated March 12, 2018.
Dear Comm. Lapefia:
Greetings!
We have also been informed that your good office issued the above dated
memorandum on the Submission and Counterchecking of the List of Importables
providing for sanctions to importers who would import goods not within the list
they have submitted to the Account Management Office (AMO) of the Bureau of
Customs.
While we laud your intention to gei rid of “consignees for hire,” there are
jowever several issues that need to be clarified, as follows:
xcept for those regulated, restricted or prohibited goods as defined
the CMTA, all goods are freely importable and under existing
es the list of importables is only required for those importers
pecial economic zones or PEZA registered companies and
le customs bonded manufacturing warehouses that
s liquidation;
bles being submitted by importers to the AMO
indicates the projected importables of the
t a bar for their progressive or future 3, The memorandum will impact negatively on trade facilitation. The
checking and counterchecking of the details of the importation with
the list submitted to the AMO creates another layer of unnecessary
red tape. In turn, this can be exploited by corrupt Customs officers
and employees; and
4. It is not clear how this new Order will impact on legitimate and
regular importers and those under the “super green lane”. It would be
quite unfair of these legitimate and SGL importers will be subjected to
this new regulation after having proven themselves to the Bureau of
Customs.
We believe that there are several ways that the BOC can eliminate the
“consignees for hire” without subjecting legitimate and regular importers to the
strictest measures.
fased on the foregoing, we humbly request the urgent deferment of the
mtation of the subject memorandum until such issues have been
resolved.
your usual consideration and rest assured that CCBI and
not only partners of Customs but seriously committed
programs and as such we will continue to support the
the Bureau of Customs.
Sincerely,
ational President
