15 April 2014

Commissioner John Phillip P. Sevilla

Bureau of Customs
G/F, OCOM Bldg., Port Area
Maila
!ear Commissioer "e#illa$
Greetigs from P%&'()PO*+,
Ma- .e ta/e t0is opportuit- to respe1tfull- follo.2up o t0e uum3ered Customs
Memoradum Order dated 4auar- 15, 2014 amedig CMO 2422001 o t0e rates to 3e
10arged 3- Off2do1/ Cotaier 5ard/Cotaier Freig0t "tatios 6C5/CF"7.
Cosistet .it0 t0e BOC ad pri#ate se1tor t0rust to.ards trade fa1ilitatio ad lo.er
3usiess 1ost, .e re1ommed t0at t0is CMO 3e fiali8ed urgetl- for t0e follo.ig reasos$
+0e dela- i t0e issua1e ad implemetatio of t0is CMO 0as resulted to rates t0at
are o. more t0a dou3le t0e pre2CMO 2422001 le#els, per iformal reports from our
mem3ers. Cargo o.ers, parti1ularl- t0e mi1ro, small ad medium eterprises
1aot a3sor3 t0e i1rease a-more, or 1a t0e- pass it o to t0eir 3u-ers or t0e-
.ill lose 1urret ad e#e future orders.
+0e 1urret rates are a result of a resolutio 3- off2do1/ C5/CF" operators2mem3ers
of t0e Asso1iatio of Off2do1/ C5/CF" Operators of t0e P0ilippies 6ACOP7 i t0e
meatime t0at t0e CMO is pedig. 9e strogl- oppose t0is resolutio .0i10 is
agaist due pro1ess, i additio to t0e fa1t t0at t0e- are u:ustified ad ula.ful,
si1e t0e e;istig CMO 0as ot 3ee repealed -et ad is t0erefore still efor1ed.
& relatio to t0e a3o#e, .e uderstad t0at t0e BOC 0as o :urisdi1tio o#er freig0t
for.arders. %o.e#er, P%&'()PO*+ strogl- re1ommeds t0at t0e BOC s0ould still
e;er1ise its po.er ad aut0orit- i esurig t0at o#erall logisti1s 1osts are #ia3le ad
reasoa3le.
& fiali8ig t0e draft uum3ered CMO amedig CMO 2422001, allo. us to su3mit t0e
follo.ig 1ommets$
"e1tio 2, *e#ised *ates$ +0e rates to 3e 10arged 3- outside C5/CF"2OC< operators
for 1osolidated import 1argo s0all e;1eed t0e follo.ig=
"0ould 3e read as$ >+0e rates to 3e 10arged 3- outside C5/CF"2OC<
operators for 1osolidated import 1argo s0all ?O+ e;1eed t0e follo.ig=@.
As a o3:e1ti#e guide o t0e rates, ma- .e propose t0at t0e le#els 3e .it0i t0e
iflatio rate at t0e time of ad:ustmet.

+0e re#ised rates s0ould 3e 3ased o 1osultatios amog all sta/e0olders. 9e .ill
appre1iate parti1ipatig i t0is 1osultatio o1e 1alled.
+0ere s0ould 3e traspare1- i t0e rates to s0o. t0e 1ompoets su10 as
1ogestio 10arge, pea/ 10arge, amog ot0ers.
9e 0ope t0at our positio merits t0e CommissioerAs attetio ad support. +0a/ -ou.
Ber- trul- -ours,
Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr.
Presidet
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