No. IV (General Provisions), paragraph 5 of CMO 23-99 which states that: "An Import entry filed by an importer who imports for not more than once a year may be accepted upon submission to the CIIS of an affidavit that such importation is the first and the last for the current year" is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

"An import entry filed by an importer who imports for not more than once a year may be accepted upon submission to the CIIS of an affidavit that such importation is the first and the last for the current year, provided that:

 

1. For seafreight shipments at the Ports of Manila and MICP, the Chief, CIIS/equivalent unit shall forward the matter with his recommendations for clearance/approval by the Office of the Commissioner. For all other seaports, the clearance/approval shall be obtained from the District/Port Collector concerned.

 

2. For airfreight shipments, the Chief, CIIS/equivalent unit shall forward the matter with his recommendations for clearance/approval by the District/ Port Collector of Customs concerned.

 

Upon clearance/approval of the ˜First and Last ™ shipment by the Office of the Commissioner/District/Port Collector of Customs, the importer registration details shall be forwarded to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, MISTG for encoding into the ACOS."

This Order takes effect immediately.

Adopted: 16 March 2005

(SGD.) ALBERTO D. LINA
Commissioner