This Act shall be known as the “Customs Modernization and Tariff Act”

Refers to the process of determining the amount of duties and taxes and other charges due on imported and exported goods

Refers to a place where a vessel, ship, aircraft or train unload its shipments from where they will be dispatched to their respective consignees

Refers to the power and rights of the Bureau of Customs in exercising supervision and police authority over all seas within the jurisdiction of the Philippine territory

Refers to any form of guaranty, such as a surety bond, cash bond, standby letter of credit or irrevocable letter of credit, which ensures the satisfaction of an obligation to the Bureau

Refere to a statement made in the manner prescribed by the Bureau and other appropriate agencies, by which the persons concerned indicate the procedure to be observed in the application for the entry or admission of imported goods and the particulars of which the customs administration shall require

Refers to customs procedure under which goods, in its original form, are transported under customs control from one customs office to another or to a free zone

These are under the administrative jurisdiction of the District Collector of the principal port of entry of the Customs District

Refers to return, in whole or in part, of duties and taxes paid on goods

Refers to areas in the Philippines where customs and tariff laws may be enforced

When does importation begin?

When does importation terminate?

Are goods previously exported from the Philippines when imported into the Philippines are still subject to duty upon importation?

The legal interest that unpaid duties, taxes and other charges will incur if not paid when payment becomes due and demandable

What is the import duty rate applicable for goods withdrawn from warehouse for consumption?

What is the import duty rate applicable for goods sold at customs public auction for purposes of implementing section 1143(a) of the CMTA?

Who may be a declarant?

This includes rules, regulations and instructions and other information for the guidance of all officials and employees of the Bureau including the public in general. This is prepared by the Commissioner subject to the approval of the Secretary of Finance

The Bureau shall issue binding and advance decision and ruling at request of an interested party on matters pertaining to importation of goods within ______ days from submission of necessary documents and information

Allowable period to appeal for the party adversely affected by a decision or omission of the Bureau pertaining to an importation, exportation or any legal claim

When are imported goods deemed “entered” in the Philippines for consumption?

Refer to goods which shall be imported or exported only after securing necessary goods declaration or export declaration, clearances, licenses and any other requirements prior to importatioj or exportation

Regulating agency/ies for the importation of relief consignments

Are relief consignments exempted from payment of duties and taxes?

Currently, how many Deputy Commissioners do we have in the Bureau?

Enumerate the Deputy Commissioners that we currently have

Who appoints the Commissioner of Customs?

Who has the authority to assign or reassign any customs officer?

District Collectors and customs officers that perform assessment functions shall not remain in the same area of assignment for more than ____

Refer to the goods the importation and exportation of which are prohibited, except when authorized by law or regulation

To whom shall the Commissioner submit an annual report on the performance of the Bureau?

When shall the Commissioner submit an annual report on the performance of the Bureau for the enforcement of the CMTA?

Who has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement of the CMTA?

Who shall be furnished with electronic copies of department orders, administrative orders, circulars.

Who shall have access to and the right to be furnished with copies of liquidated goods declaration?

He supervises a Customs District

How many collection districts do we have now?

Who has the power to open or close any port of entry?

In the absence of the District Collector, who shall temporarily discharge the duties of the District Collector?

Who are the persons authorized to effect search, seizure and arrest?

Document needed to be presented by authorized persons to conduct search, seizure and arrest

Who issues mission order which shall be exhibited at the time of exercise of police authority?

Any person exercising police authority may at any time enter, pass through, and search any land, enclosure, warehouse, etc EXCEPT those that are used as a ______

Dwelling house may only be entered by persons with police authority through ____

Who has the power to subject public premises to customs jurisdiction?

How may the President of the Philippines subject premises to customs jurisdiction?

What doctrine/power is being referred by the President to subject premises to customs jurisdiction?

Known as the “Philippine Coast Guard Law of 2009”

Who has the power to demand evidence of payment of duties and taxes on imported goods openly for sale or kept in storage?

Collection District No. IX is Port of _____

CMTA was signed into law

CMTA was published in Manila Bulletin

Effectivity date of the CMTA

When shall RA 10863 shall take effect according to Section 1805 of the CMTA?

What law does the RA 10863 replaced which is also known as “Tariff and Customs Cod of 1978?”

State Policy under Section 101 of the CMTA

Refers to the reduction or dimunition, in whole or in part, of duties and taxes where payment has not been made

Refers to the customs procedure applicable to goods which being in free circulation, leave the Philippine territory and are intended to remain permanently outside it

Refers to the act of bringing imported goods directly or through transit into a free zone

Refers to a transport document for airfreight used by airlines and international freight forwarders which specify the holder or consignee of the bill who has the right to claim delivery of the goods when they arrive at the port of destination

Refers to the remedy by which a person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any action, decision, order, or omission of the Bureau seeks redress before the Bureau, the Secretary of Finance, or competent court, as the case may be

Refers to the importer, exporter, customs broker, forwarder, freight forwarder, transport provider and any other entity duly accredited by the Bureau based in the World Customs Organization Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the Revised Kyoto Covention, the WCO Supply Chain Management Guidelines and the various national best practices to promote trade facilitation and to provide a seamless movement of goods across borders through secure international trade supply chains with the use of risk management and modern technology

Refers to a transport document issued by shipping lines, carriers and international freight forwarders or non-vessel operating common carrier for water-borne freight

Refers to person actually transporting goods or in charge of or responsible for the operation of the means of transport such as airlines, shipping lines, freight forwarders, cargo consolidators, non-vessel operating common carriers and other international transport operators

Refers to the completion of customs and other government formalities necessary to allow goods to enter for consumption, warehousing, transit or transshipment, or to be exported or placed under another customs procedure

Refers to the customs procedure known under the Revised Kyoto Convention as temporary admission in which certain goods can be brought into a customs territory conditionally relieved totally or partially from payment of import duties and taxes; such goods must be imported for a specific purpose and must be intended for re-exportation within a specified period and without having undergone any change except normal depreciation due to the use made of them

It is the goods referred to conditional importation

It is the document needed for goods intended for re-exportation

Refers to the movement of goods from free zone going to customs territory

Refers to the movement of goods from customs territory going to free zone

Refers to any person who is a bona fide holder of a valid Certificate of Registration/Professional Identification Card issued by the Professional Regulatory Board and Professional Regulation Commission pursuant to Republic Act No. 9280 otherwise known as the “Customs Broker Act of 2004”

It issued the Certificate of Registration or Professional Identification Card of a Customs Broker

Refers to any customs administrative unit that is competent and authorized to perform all or any of the functions enumerated under customs and tariff laws

As distinguished from a clerk or employee, refers to a person whose duty not being clerical or manual in nature, involves the exercise of discretion in performing the function of the Bureau

It refers to an employee authorized to perform a specific function of the Bureau as provided in CMTA

Refers to the act, documentation and process of bringing imported goods into the customs territory, including goods coming from free zones

Refers to the act, documentation and process of bringing goods out of Philippine territory

Refers to a statement made in the prescribed by the Bureau and other appropriate agencies by which persons concerned indicate the procedure to be observed for taking out or causing to be taken out any exported goods and the particulars of which the customs administration shall require

It is the power of the President upon recommendation of National Economic and Development Authority under Section 1608 of the CMTA

POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT UNDER FLEXIBLE CLAUSE

Refers to articles, wares, merchandise and any other items which are subejct of importation or exportation

Refers to the act of bringing in of goods from a foreign territory into Philippine territory, whether for consumption, warehousing or admission as defined in CMTA

Refers to a local entity that act as a cargo intermediary and facilitates transport of goods on behalf of its client without assuming the role of a carrier, which can also perform other forwarding services

FORWARDING SERVICES OF A FREIGHT FORWARDER

Refers to persons repsonsible for the assembly and consolidation of shipments into single lot, and assuming, in most cases, the full responsibility for the international transport of sich shipment from point of receipt to the point of destination

Refers to the registration of a goods declaration with the Bureau

Refers to an rntity which may or may not own or operate a vessel that provides a point to point service which may include several modes of transport and/or undertakes group age of less container load shipments and issues the corresponding transport document

Refers to an act of importing goods into the country without complete customs prescribed importation documents, or without being cleared by customs or other regulatory government agencies for the purpose of evading payment of prescribed taxes, duties and other government charges

Refers to good liable to perish or goods that depreciate greatly in value while stored or which cannot be kept without great disproportionate expense, which may be proceeded to advertised and sold at auction upon notice if deemed reasonable

Refers to a domestoc port open to both domestic and international trade, including principal ports of entry and subports of entry

It is the chief port of entry of Customs District wherein it is situated and is the permanent station of the District Officer of such port

Port of entry as used in CMTA shall include airport of entry

Port of Discharge is also known as _____

It means exportation of goods which have been imported

Refers to the action by the Bureau to permit goods undergoing clearance to be placed at the disposal of the party concerned

Refers to the fraudulent act of importing any goods into the Philippines or the act of assisting in receiving, concealing, buying, selling, disposing or transporting such goods with full knowledge that the same has been fraudulently imported, or the fraudulent exportation of goods

Refers to all taxes, fees and charges imposed under the CMTA and the National Internal Revenue Code as amended and collected by the Bureau

Refers to the act of importing goods into the country by means of fraudulent, falsified or erroneous declaration of the goods to its nature, kind, quality, quantity or weight, for the purpose of reducing or avoiding payment of prescribed taxes, duties and other charges

Refers to a case where the assessment is disputed and pending review importer may put up a cash bond equivalent to the duties and taxes and obtain release of the goods

It may be availed upon pending seizure proceedings