BoC, SBMA sign agreement on close watch of imported goods in Freeport
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT— A memorandum of agreement (MoA) was signed between the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Bureau of Customs (BoC) in an effort to monitor closely the entry and exit of goods and commodities from this premier Freeport.
The two agencies, under the memorandum, will work side by side in establishing a systematic, procedural approach to the monitoring of importations in the freeport.
The MoA was signed by Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales and SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza at the Manila office of the BoC.
"What we have signed is an agreement that will help in a larger scale the improved procedure that we started to adopt in order to efficiently monitor the movement of goods being imported through the Port of Subic," Arreza said.
Arreza said that SBMA has implemented an improved and more efficient method of controlling the egress of importation, particularly of vehicles through the joint efforts of the import-export processing division of SBMA financial planning and budget department and the seaport department.
This came shortly after the alleged smuggling here of 16 luxury vehicles last March.
Morales said that the MoA shows that the bureau takes cognizance of the Freeport status of Subic Bay and, "we are willing to work with other agencies concerned to institute measures to ensure that customs laws are enforced and that government collects the correct revenues from shipments entering Philippine customs territory.
He said that the Subic Bay Freeport is being managed and operated by the SBMA as a separate customs territory, pursuant to RA 7227 and its implementing rules and regulations and that, "based on jurisprudence and the opinion of the Department of Justice, importation commences when articles are transferred from the Zone to the customs territory for consumption."
MoA provides, among others, for the creation of an oversight committee that will study and recommend rules or regulations and agreements to be adopted by both agencies that will address such concerns as trade facilitation, security, revenue generation, balanced enforcement control and adoption of international best practices. Morales and Arreza will head the oversight committee, which will be supported by a technical working group that will meet regularly.
The MoA also provides that the SBMA and the BOC will be linked and interconnected through their IT system.
The SBMA will provide BoC a copy of import permits upon issuance and of the documents liquidating the same.
The MoA includes the delineation of ingress and egress points for Customs clearance at areas which will be equipped with scanning machines and other enforcement-control equipment.
A major component of the MoA is the establishment of an abandonment mechanism, a procedure for the declaration and disposition of abandoned shipments.
This will enable the government to generate revenue from shipments unclaimed by the consignees at the Freeport.
By JONAS REYES - Manila Bulletin
The two agencies, under the memorandum, will work side by side in establishing a systematic, procedural approach to the monitoring of importations in the freeport.
The MoA was signed by Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales and SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza at the Manila office of the BoC.
"What we have signed is an agreement that will help in a larger scale the improved procedure that we started to adopt in order to efficiently monitor the movement of goods being imported through the Port of Subic," Arreza said.
Arreza said that SBMA has implemented an improved and more efficient method of controlling the egress of importation, particularly of vehicles through the joint efforts of the import-export processing division of SBMA financial planning and budget department and the seaport department.
This came shortly after the alleged smuggling here of 16 luxury vehicles last March.
Morales said that the MoA shows that the bureau takes cognizance of the Freeport status of Subic Bay and, "we are willing to work with other agencies concerned to institute measures to ensure that customs laws are enforced and that government collects the correct revenues from shipments entering Philippine customs territory.
He said that the Subic Bay Freeport is being managed and operated by the SBMA as a separate customs territory, pursuant to RA 7227 and its implementing rules and regulations and that, "based on jurisprudence and the opinion of the Department of Justice, importation commences when articles are transferred from the Zone to the customs territory for consumption."
MoA provides, among others, for the creation of an oversight committee that will study and recommend rules or regulations and agreements to be adopted by both agencies that will address such concerns as trade facilitation, security, revenue generation, balanced enforcement control and adoption of international best practices. Morales and Arreza will head the oversight committee, which will be supported by a technical working group that will meet regularly.
The MoA also provides that the SBMA and the BOC will be linked and interconnected through their IT system.
The SBMA will provide BoC a copy of import permits upon issuance and of the documents liquidating the same.
The MoA includes the delineation of ingress and egress points for Customs clearance at areas which will be equipped with scanning machines and other enforcement-control equipment.
A major component of the MoA is the establishment of an abandonment mechanism, a procedure for the declaration and disposition of abandoned shipments.
This will enable the government to generate revenue from shipments unclaimed by the consignees at the Freeport.
By JONAS REYES - Manila Bulletin
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