SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CMO 27-2009

4.3 Assessment – Assessment shall follow the existing procedures
for amendment (Register), Re-route and Assess except for entries
selected Red

4.3.1 When the Import Declaration is selected “Red”, the Customs
Operations Officer V (COOV) shall assign such declaration to a Customs
Operations Officer III (COOIII) who shall conduct the document
examination. The shipment shall also be subject to physical examination
by the COO III and/ or non-intrusive inspection (X-ray) by the X-ray
Inspection Project (XIP) personnel.

4.3.2 MISTG shall provide electronically the necessary details of such declaration to the Arrastre/Terminal/CY-CFS Operator.

4.3.3 The concerned Operator shall then bring the container/shipment subject for examination in the examination area.

4.3.4 In case of physical examination, the COOIII shall encode
the examination findings in the Inspection Act of the SAD and reflect
the same at the Examiner’s Return located at the back of the IEIRD.

4.3.5 In case of non-intrusive inspection, the XIP personnel
shall indicate on the X-ray printout image of the shipment whether
SUSPECT or NO SUSPECT. If SUSPECT, physical examination shall be
conducted by the COOIII who shall perform the steps in Item 4.3.4 above.

4.3.6 COOV shall review the findings made by the COOIII.

4.3.7 COOV shall make the Final Assessment which shall trigger the
automatic electronic payment instruction to the Bureau of
Customs-Banker’s Association of the Philippines/Philippine Clearing
House Corporation (BOC-BAP/PCHC) Gateway.

Any issuances contradictory or inconsistent with this Order are hereby deemed revoked or modified accordingly.

For strict compliance.

Adopted: 17 Aug. 2009

(SGD.) NAPOLEON L. MORALES
Commissioner