Further Amendment to CMO 149-88 Requiring All Importers/Consignees to Register With the Bureau of Customs


1.  Paragraph 2, Part II, of CMO 149-88 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Importers/Consignees duly accredited and/or allowed to operate under the Express Processing in the Release of Shipments (EPRS) pursuant to CMO 45-88 and its implementing rules and regulations INCLUDING THOSE DULY ACCREDITED BY/REGISTERED WITH GTEB, EPZA AND PHILEXPORT shall not be covered by this Order."

2.  The following paragraph shall be added after sub-paragraph 1.2 of Paragraph 1 of Part III:

"The exempted importers/Consignees or enterprises mentioned in Par 2, Part II herein shall however, submit certified true copies of their Accreditation/Registration Papers filed with the above-mentioned government agencies or entities or instrumentalities to the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), for record purposes.

3.  Paragraph 2 Part III is hereby amended to read as follows:

"2.     The [Import Entries filed by] importers/consignees AND THE EXEMPTED IMPORTERS/ CONSIGNEES, who [are] Have not registered in accordance with this Order AND WHO HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEIR ACCREDITATION/ REGISTRATION PAPERS, RESPECTIVELY, shall [ not be accepted ] BE ALLOWED TO FILE THEIR IMPORT ENTRIES WITH THE Entry Processing Division. [ and shall be referred to the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) for records purposes and clearance prior to allowing the filing of the same ]. The Cash Division, HOWEVER, UPON RECEIPT OF THE IMPORT DOCUMENTS, SHALL WITHHOLD DELIVERY OF THE PINK AND GREEN COPIES OF THE IMPORT ENTRY AND INTERNAL REVENUE DECLARATION (IEIRD) OR ITS EQUIVALENT AND SHALL REFER THEM TO THE CIIS FOR RECORD PURPOSES AND CLEARANCE PRIOR TO THE ALLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE SAID DOCUMENTS, UNLESS THE IMPORTERS OR THEIR DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES CAN PRESENT A DULY APPROVED APPLICATION OF REGISTRATION OR CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE, AS THE CASE MAYBE, BOTH TO BE ISSUED BY THE CIIS. [Provided that, such referral may not be made upon submission within five (5) days by the importer/consignee of an undertaking executed under oath to submit the required application together with the required documents for registration purposes; and provided that, in the latter case the processing of the entry shall be held in abeyance until the registration shall have been effected].

This amended provisions shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 2 May 1994