Effective 01 June 1998, the Electronic Duty/Tax Exemption System shall come into effect at the Sub-port of Mactan. The following features are highlighted for the guidance of all concerned:

1. The importer or his authorized representative shall present the original copy of the exemption papers to the Office of the Deputy Collector for Assessment, Port of Cebu.

2. The verifier shall generate a print-out of the electronic record, authenticate the same by having the signature of the Deputy Collector for Assessment and the verifier on it and then route the print-out to the Sub-port of Mactan. The print-out shall be the basis for comparison by the FED/IED or similar office at the Sub-port of Mactan, with the original attached to the entry before releasing the same.

3. Moreover, the Deputy Collector for Assessment, Port of Cebu and the verifier shall both sign on the original copy of the exemption document to indicate that the same have been verified with the electronic record. The Entry Processing Unit of the Sub-port of Mactan must insure that the original copy of the exemption document and electronic print-out were duly authenticated.

For the guidance of all concerned.

Adopted: 21 May 1998

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