[ BOC CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 10-2011, February 08, 2011 ]
CONDUCT OF PHYSICAL AND X-RAY EXAMINATION
In order to protect the integrity of the revenue collection process and thereby enhance the Bureau s collection efforts, all shipments selected RED shall forthwith be physically examined by the assigned Customs Examiner, unless the same shall have been computer-tagged for x-ray inspection. The substitution of x-ray inspection in lieu of physical examination shall no longer be allowed. The practice of table examination by Assessment personnel and of manual tagging by X-Ray personnel are strictly prohibited.
Adopted: 8 February 2011
(SGD.) ANGELITO A. ALVAREZ
The Chief, Risk Management Office and Head, X-Ray Inspection Project are hereby ordered to coordinate with MISTG to ensure that at least fifty (50) high-risk shipments per x-ray machine deployed in the port are tagged daily in the X-Ray Selectivity Screen without precluding random selection of containers from the GREEN and YELLOW lanes.
CMOs 6-2007 and 13-2007 are hereby modified accordingly.
This Order shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 8 February 2011
Commissioner