- DATA SHEET –Government Services &International Trade (GSIT)BULK & BREAK BULK CARGO
CLEARANCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMFOR THE PHILIPPINES
1. Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) mandate⌧IS THE COUNTRY A MEMBER OF THE WTO?

Yes

No

MANDATE ACCREDITED BY:

CACSC (Committee for Accreditation of Cargo Surveying Companies)

APPLICABLE REGULATION(S):

Administrative Order No. 243.A 16 Sept. 2009 - Bulk and Break Bulk
Cargo Clearance Enhancement Program;
thCustoms Administrative Order (CAO) 3-2010 dated May 12 2010 andthCustoms Memorandum Order (CMO) 18-2010 dated May 12 , 2010.
Customs Administrative Order (CAO) 60-2011 dated April 5th 2011APPOINTED PSI COMPANY (IES):

BUREAU VERITAS, and other Cargo Surveyors

SELECTION OF PSI COMPANIES:

Exporter/Importer’s choice

SCOPE OF DUTIES:⌧MINIMUM VALUE SUBJECT TO PSI:

No minimum value

PART SHIPMENTS:

Authorised

EXEMPTIONS FROM PSI:

see Section 7

Quality, Quantity
Export market price (for foreign exchange purposes)
Export market price (for Government information purposes)
Customs classification per item
Value for Customs purposes
Assessment of import duties and taxes
Import eligibility

2. Port Loading Survey Inspection Order (PLSIO) - The instruction for Bureau Veritasto inspect
INSPECTION ORDER NAME:PLSIO = Port Loading Survey Inspection Order

ISSUED BY:

The appointed Inspection Company

VALIDITY:N/A

AMOUNT BY WHICH P.I.O. VALUE
MAY BE EXCEEDED:

N/A

CHANGES FROM SEA TO AIR:N/A (sea only)

DESTINATION INSPECTION:

Yes, a Discharge Port Survey (DPS) is allowed during transition
period. A One Stop Shop (OSS) has been created who handle theapplication for the conduct of DPS (refer to CMO 18-2010 and CAO
60-2011).

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3. Inspection requirements/restrictions
SEALING OF F.C.L.CONTAINERS

N/A

SECOND-HAND GOODS:

Authorised if in bulk or break bulk

PROHIBITED IMPORTS:

See Section 8RESTRICTED IMPORTS:

See Section 9LABELLING REQUIREMENTS:

As per the Philippines regulations

OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

N/A

4. Price verification/Seller's invoice requirements
BUYING/CONFIRMING COMMISSIONS: No specific requirement.
INSURANCE:No specific requirement.

FINANCIAL INTEREST:No specific requirement.

FINAL INVOICE TO SHOW:No specific requirement.

5. Reporting requirements
FINAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY
BUREAU VERITAS TO ISSUE REPORT: Final invoice, transport document, packing list are required. Other
specific documents like quality certificate, certificate of analysis or nonradioactivity... may be requested by BV offices where appropriate.
TYPE OF REPORT ISSUED:Port Load Survey Report (PLSR)
Discharge Port Survey Report (DPSR)REPORT PURPOSE:

Required by Customs for clearance of the goods.

6. Inspection feesDetermined upon PLSIO application and paid by the importer or exporters.
For additional services to the BOC, the ACSC shall be allowed to charge a fee in accordance with international
standards and practices, but in no case to exceed one-half of one percent (0.5 %) of the FOB value of the cargo.
The fee shall be payable by the exporter, unless otherwise agreed upon by and between the importer andexporter (Customs Memorandum Order 18-2010, Art 8).
Nevertheless, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC may invoice the Seller in the event of supplementary inspection visits (invain or unsatisfactory results). The costs incurred by the Seller in presenting the goods for inspection, such as
unpacking, handling, testing, sampling, repacking... are for the account of the Seller.

7. List of goods exempted from PSI•••

Containerized goods;
Airfreight cargoes;
PEZA-registered Enterprises

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8. List of prohibited goods
No specific requirement.

9. List of restricted goods
No specific requirement.

10. Other relevant informationCoverage of the Bulk & break bulk cargo clearance enhancement program: all Philippines bound bulk andbreak-bulk cargoes/shipments loaded into carrying vessels.
The commodities covered are the following:- Liquids;- Chemicals;- Petroleum products;- Dry cargoes (grain…);- All other cargoes shipped in bulk or break-bulk (wood, steel, etc.)

Definitions:
Bulk Cargo: Cargoes in a mass of one commodity not packaged, bundled, bottled or otherwise packed; cargo(dry or liquid) which are loaded (shovelled, scooped, forked, mechanically conveyed or pumped) in volume
directly into a vessel’s hold or cargo this is unbound as loaded, without count in a loose unpackaged form.
Break Bulk Cargo: Non-containerised general cargo stored in boxes, bales, pallets or other individual units tobe loaded onto or discharged from vessels; cargo loaded individually and described in terms of quantity andweight, (e.g. steel coils, logs, sacks of rice) and not in shipping containers nor in bulk as with oil or grain.

11. Geographical inspection zones
World wide

The information contained herein is for the purpose of facilitating Pre-Shipment Inspection and does not relieve Exporters or Importers fromtheir obligations in respect of compliance with the import regulations of the country of importation. Although every effort has been made toensure the correctness of the information, as at the date of issuance of this data sheet, BIVAC International does not accept any
responsibility for errors or omissions and, furthermore, the information may subsequently be subject to change as may be announced by
the Authorities in the country of importation. Consequently, Exporters are advised to check with Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, prior to shipment ofthe goods, if there is any doubt concerning the issuance of a Clean Report of Findings.

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