Port of Manila.
SEC. 11. Port of Manila.—
Imported Cargo.—The following shall be the schedule of charges for receiving merchandise from ship's tackle or ex-lighters, distributing and stacking same on said piers and wharves, and rehandling same from said piers or wharves, unto consignee's or agent's transportation or unto transportation furnished by bonded warehouses:
General cargo, except as specifically mentioned hereunder, per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos at the rate of
Provided, That on any single consignment weighing 250 kilos or less, or measuring 10 cubic feet or less the charge shall be
Provided, That on any single consignment weighing 500 kilos or less, or measuring 20 cubic feet or less, but more than 250 kilos or 10 cubic feet the charge shall be
Provided, That on any single consignment weighing 750 kilos or less, or measuring 30 cubic feet or less, but more than 500 kilos or 20 cubic feet the charge shall be
Provided, That on any single consignment weighing 1,000 kilos or less, or measuring 40 cubic feet or less, but more than 750 kilos or 30 cubic feet the charge shall be
And provided, That any consignment consisting of a single package weighing less than 10 kilos shall not be subject to any charge:
P4.90
2.85
3.00
3.75
4.50
Provided, however, That the following shall be subject to the special charges hereunder listed:
Coffee and cocoa beans in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kg.
Eggs in baskets, per ton of 40 cubic feet
Flour in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos
Wood furniture, and wood and metal empty containers, per ton of 40 cubic feet
Bamboo and wicker furniture, per ton of 40 cubic feet
Newsprint paper in rolls, not less than 84" in length, 24" in circumference, per ton of 1,000 kilos
Hay in bales, per ton of 40 cubic ft
Hempt not in bales, per ton of 1,000 kilos
Horses, cattle and carabaos, ordinary, uncrated, per head
Horses, cattle and carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated, per head
Horses, cattle, carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated, per ton of 40 cubic feet
Pigs, sheep, goats etc., ordinary, uncrated, per head
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated, per ton of 40 cubic feet
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated, per head
Infusorial earth and asbestos cement per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
Iron and steel bars and bundles, pipes and pipe fittings singly or in bundles, without marks or with illegible marks or various consignments or marks landed mixed up, to be received in the open and sorted out by invoice assortment and specification for proper delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos or 40 cu. ft
General cargo packed in cartons of 40 cu. ft
4.50
2.70
3.50
3.50
3.00
4.00
2.50
4.50
1.20
4.50
3.00
.60
2.50
2.50
P2.40
5.60
7.20
Lighter Deliveries.—All merchandise stored in the piers or wharves and delivered into lighters, cascos, etc., shall pay in addition to the above charges per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos 1.00
Export Cargo.—For handling of merchandise for export from consignor's transportation upon the piers or wharves to the slings of the exporting vessel:
General cargo, except as specially mentioned hereunder, per ton of 40 cu. ft., or 1,000 kilos
Provided, That there shall be a minimum charge of
3.30
2.00
Provided, however, That the following shall be subject to the special charges hereunder listed:
Coffee and flour in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos
Wood furniture and wood and metal empty containers, per ton of 40 cu. ft.
Bamboo and wicker furniture, per ton of 40 cu. ft.
Hemp, not in bales, per ton of 1,000 kilos
Horses, cattle and carabaos, per head
Horses, cattle and carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated, per head
Horses, cattle, carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated, per ton of 40 cu. ft
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., per head
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated, per head
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated, per ton of 40 cu. ft
2.00
1.60
2.50
2.00
5.00
3.00
0.60
3.00
3.00
d.
When transit cargo for inter-island ports is landed on one pier or wharf and is loaded onto the forwarding vessel berthed at the time at the same pier or wharf, the contractor shall place the same onto the forwarding transportation or onto the slings of the forwarding vessel at the rate of, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
Provided, That there shall be a minimum charge of
When transit cargo for inter-island ports is landed on one pier or wharf and is transferred to another pier or wharf for loading onto the forwarding vessel berthed at the time at the latter pier or wharf, the contractor shall place the same onto the transfer transportation furnished by the agent and/or importers, receive the same from such transfer transportation and place the same into the slings of the forwarding vessel at such other pier or wharf at the rate of, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
Provided, That there shall be a minimum charge of
The charge of handling transit cargo for foreign ports including service of "Arrastre", recouping or reconditioning of cargo, transfer from pier to pier, and transfer to and from bonded warehouse, shall be at the rate of, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
4.00
4.00
5.00
5.00
12.50
e.
Heavy Cargo.—On any single package of import, export, transit cargo, weighing more than two tons, handled on a pier or wharf, the charge shall be, per ton or any fraction thereof
13.50
Provided, That this charge shall not apply to automobiles, motor trucks and transit cargo for coastwise ports.
f.
Shipside Charges.—There shall be collected on all import cargo falling under Customs Administrative Order Numbered One hundred thirty-seven (old series), as amended by Customs Administrative Order Numbered One hundred thirteen, and other subsequent Customs Administrative Orders relative to shipside delivery, the following charge
0.60
g.
Pier Lighting Services.—For lights furnished on piers or wharfs for the purpose of forking cargo, when loading or unloading vessel or vessels at night:
For pier lighting service, per hour
4.00
For cluster lights furnished, per cluster
0.80
h.
Water Service.—For fresh water furled to vessel, berthed at pier or wharf per ton
0.40
i.
Other Services.— (1) For use of landing skids Per skid
30.60
(2) For issuance of short-landed certificates, per certificate
0.50
(3) For making fast and letting go lines, per berthing
40.00
Port of Cebu.
SEC. 12. Port of Cebu.—
Import Cargo (Including transit import cargo.)—For receiving imported merchandise from ship's tackle or ex-lighters, distributing stacking same on said piers and wharves, and rehandling same from said piers or wharves onto consignee's or agent's transportation or onto transportation furnished by bonded warehouses:
1.
General Cargo.— (per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos):
a.
Wharf delivery
P3.00
b.
Pier delivery (only 10 per cent of the total quantity to be charged)
4.80
Provided, That,
c.
Any single consignment weighing—
1.
From 10 to 250 kilos
2.50
2.
From 251 to 375 kilos
3.25
3.
From 376 to 500 kilos
4.00
4.
From 501 to 625 kilos
4.75
5.
From 626 to 750 kilos
5.50
6.
From 751 to 875 kilos
6.25
7.
From 876 to less than 1,000 kilos
7.00
d.
Heavy machinery and other heavy lifts, per ton of 40 cu. ft or 1,000 kilos
10.00
e.
Cargoes discharged at the wharf and taken into the piers or customs warehouses, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
12.00
2
Specific cargoes.— (Per bag, bundle, keg, sack, bale, piece, package.):
a.
Chinaware in bundles; paint in kegs of 1 gallon; matches in tins; wharf or pier delivery per bundle, keg, tin or unit
P0.08
b.
Flour in bags of 50 lbs., per bag
0.08
c.
Flour in bags of 100 lbs., per bag
0.15
d.
Sardines, salmon, milk and others in cases or packages of groceries, hardware, and machinery parts of the same approximate size and weight, wharf or pier delivery per case, package or unit
0.12
e.
Potatoes and onions in crates or cases, wharf or pier delivery, per crate or case or unit
0.15
f.
Rice and other sacks of the same approximate size and weight, not to exceed 60 kilos, wharf or pier delivery per sack or unit
0.15
g.
Rice and other sacks of the same approximate size and weight, weighing 80 kilos up, per sack or unit
0.28
h.
Barbed wire in bundles not exceeding 45 lbs; and auto tires in loose; per bundle, or unit, wharf or pier delivery
P0.15
i.
Cement in barrels, wharf or pier delivery, per barrel
0.20
j.
Cement in paper bags, wharf or pier delivery, per bag
0.12
k.
Linseed oil in 5-gal. drums and other drums of the same approximate size and weight, wharf or pier delivery, per drum
0.14
l.
Bricks in loose, wharf or pier delivery per piece
0.30
m.
Oil and other contents of 50 to 55-gal. drums, wharf or pier delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos
3.00
n.
Caustic soda and asphalt in drums of no less than 230 kilos, pier or wharf delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos
3.50
o.
Gunnies and textiles in bales from 150 kilos up, wharf or pier delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos
3.50
p.
Cocoa beans, corn flour, and cornstarch in bags wharf or pier delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos
3.00
q.
Galvanized iron in crates or in loose; galvanized wire in coils, wharf or pier delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos
3.00
Salt in sacks of not more than 33 kilos, per sack
0.10
Milk in cases "Nestle" brand, per case
0.09
Beer in cans, per carton
0.08
Beer in bottles, per carton
0.10
Valuable cargo.—The charges for each package of gold, silver, precious stones, precious metals, jewelry, treasury notes of any kind, bank notes, securities, bullion or specie or any other cargo whose value has been declared at P500 or more shall be:
For the first P500
3.00
For every P500 or fraction thereof thereafter
3.00
Other Services.—For the issuance of short-landed certificates, per certificate 0.50
Port of Zamboanga.
SEC. 13. Port of Zamboanga.—
Imports, including import transit cargoes.—
1. General cargoes:
a.
Wharf delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos
1.00
b.
Single consignment weighing:
From 10 to 250 kilos
1.00
From 251 to 500 kilos
2.50
From 501 to 750 kilos
4.00
c.
Heavy machinery and other heavy lifts, per ton
P10.00
2. Specific cargoes.—
a.
Flour, sugar and rice, bags or sacks of 50 lbs. or less, per bag
0.05
b.
Flour, sugar, and rice, bags or sacks of 100 lbs. or less, per bag
0.10
c.
Milk, sardines, cases of groceries, hardware and machinery parts of the same approximate size and weight, per case
0.05
d.
Cement, in barrels, per barrel
0.20
e.
Cement, in bags, per bag
0.10
f.
Oils and other contents in drums of 50 to 55 gals., per ton of 1,000 kilos
1.00
g.
All others in drums less than 250 kilos, per ton of 1,000 kilos
1.50
h.
Galvanized iron sheets, pipes, etc., per ton
1.00
i.
Gunnies and textiles in bales per ton of 1,000 kilos
1.50
Provided, That,
1.
Specific cargoes rates shall only be applied for wharf delivery.
2.
Additional two hundred per cent to the specific cargoes rates shown above shall be charged only when cargo is taken to or from customs warehouse or owner's bodega, and
3.
Additional fifty per cent to the above rates shall be charged in case service is done during overtime period.
Merchandise for export.—For handling of merchandise for export from consigner's transportation upon the piers or wharves to the slings of the exporting vessel:
1.
General cargo, except as specifically mentioned hereunder per ton of 40 cu. ft., or 1,000 kilos
0.20
2.
Provided, That there shall be a minimum charge of
0.20
3.
Provided, That the service shall consist only of the labor in hooking the net or sling containing the cargo from the carrying truck to the ship's tackle.
Port of Davao.
SEC. 14. Port of Davao.— (a.) Import cargo (including transit import cargo)—
For receiving imported merchandise, including transit import cargo, from ship’s tackle or ex-lighters to the pier or wharf, and rehandling same from said pier or wharf onto consignee's or agent: transportation during the regular office hours, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos—P2: Provided, That when the service is rendered after office hours or during Sundays or legal holidays, the rate shall be, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos—P3: Provided, further, That there shall be collected a minimum charge of P1 on merchandise consisting of a single consignment and weighing less one ton.
For rehandling imported merchandise, including transit import cargo, from the pier or wharf to the customs warehouse onto consignee's or agent's transportation during regular office hours, per ton of 40 cu. ft. 1000 kilos—P1: Provided, That when the service is rendered after office hours or during Sundays or legal holidays, the rate shall be, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos—P2: Provided, further, That there shall be collected minimum charge of P0.50 on merchandise consisting of a single consignment and weighing less than one ton.
Rate of charges for all merchandise stored in the pier or wharf and delivered onto lighters or cascos, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos—P1: Provided, That when the service is rendered after office hours, or during Sundays or legal holidays, the rate shall be, per ton of 40 cu. ft or 1,000 kilos—P1.50: Provided, further, That there shall be collected a minimum charge of P0.50 on merchandise consisting of a single consignment and weighing less than one ton.
For the issuance of short-landed certificates, per certificate P0.50
For making fast lines at Sasa Wharf, per berthing 25.00
For letting go lines at Sasa Wharf, per unberthing 25.00
For use of tugs in berthing or to assist in pulling away from wharf, when such assistance is requested by the master or vessel's agents, provided time shall start at the hour the tug requested to be on standby, per hour 25.00
Port of Iloilo.
SEC. 15. Port of Iloilo.— (a.) Import Cargo.—For receiving imported merchandise from the ship's tackle or ex-lighters, distributing and stacking same on said piers and wharves, and rehandling same from said pier or wharf consignee's or agent's transportation or onto translation furnished by bonded warehouse:
Discharged
From the vessel or pier direct to the wharf
From the vessel thru the lighter to wharf or pier
1.
General cargo, except as specifically mentioned hereunder, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos at the rate of
P3.00
P2.00
2.
Provided, That on any single consignment weighing 250 kilos or less, or measuring 10 cu. ft. or less, the charge shall be
1.40
0.95
3.
Provided, That on any single consignment weighing 375 kilos or less, or measuring 16 cu. ft. or less, but more than 250 kilos or 10 cu. ft., the charge shall be
1.75
1.15
4.
Provided, That on any single consignment weighing 500 kilos or less, or measuring 20 cu. ft. or less, but more than 375 kilos or 15 cu. ft., the charge shall be
2.20
1.55
5.
Provided, That on any single consignment weighing 1,000 kilos or less or measuring 40 cu. ft. or less, but more than 500 kilos or 20 cu. ft., the charge shall be
2.50
1.85
6.
And provided, That any consignment consisting of a single package weighing less than 10 kilos shall not be subject to any charge: Provided, That the following shall be subject to the special charges hereunder listed:
1.
Automobiles and motor trucks boxed or unboxed, crated or uncrated, per ton of 1,000 kilos
3.00
2.00
2.
Coffee and cocoa beans in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos
3.00
2.00
3.
Eggs in baskets, per ton of 40 cubic feet
2.00
1.35
4.
Flour in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos
2.25
1.50
5.
Wood furniture, and wood and metal empty containers, per ton of 40 cubic feet
1.80
1.20
6.
Bamboo and wicker furniture, per ton of 40 cu. ft
1.00
0.65
7.
Newsprint paper in rolls, not less than 34" in length and 24" in circumference, per ton of 1,000 kilos
2.20
1.50
8.
Hay in bales, per ton of 40 cubic feet
1.00
0.65
9.
Hemp not in bales, per ton of 1,000 kilos
3.00
2.00
10.
Horses, cattle and carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated, per head
2.80
1.90
11.
Horses, cattle, and carabaos, ordinary, uncrated, per head
0.60
0.40
12.
Horses, cattle, carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated, per ton of 40 cu. ft
2.80
1.90
13.
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., ordinary, uncrated, per head
0.30
0.20
14.
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/ or exhibition purposes, uncrated, per head
1.80
1.20
15.
Infusorial earth and asbestos cement, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
1.40
0.95
16.
Iron and steel bars and bundles, pipes and pipe fittings, singly or in bundles, without marks or of various consignments or marks landed mixed up, to be received in the open and sorted out by invoice assortment and specification for proper delivery, per ton of 1,000 kilos or 40 cubic feet
3.50
2.35
17.
General cargo packed in cartons of 40 cubic feet
3.50
2.35
(b.) Merchandise for export.—For handling of merchandise from consignor's transportation upon the pier or wharf to the slings of the exporting vessel:
1.
General cargo, except as specifically mentioned hereunder per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
P2.00
2.
Provided, That there shall be a minimum charge of
1.00
Provided, That the following shall be subject to the special charges hereunder listed:
a.
Automobiles and motor trucks, boxed or unboxed, crated or uncrated, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
1.00
b.
Coffee in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos
1.00
c.
Flour in sacks, per ton of 1,000 kilos
1.00
d.
Wood furniture, and wood and metal empty containers, per ton of 40 cu. ft
1.00
e.
Bamboo and wicker furniture, per ton of 40 cubic feet
1.00
f.
Hemp, not in bales, per ton of 1,000 kilos
1.80
g.
Horses, cattle and carabaos, per head
1.00
h.
Horses, cattle and carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated, per head
2.80
i.
Horses, cattle, carabaos, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated, per ton of 40 cubic feet
1.80
j.
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., per head
0.40
k.
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, uncrated, per head
1.80
l.
Pigs, sheep, goats, etc., for breeding and/or exhibition purposes, crated, per ton of 40 cu. ft
1.80
(c.) Transit Cargo—(Import).—Transit cargo shall include all merchandise handled over the piers and wharves which is manifested for ports other than Iloilo. The charge of handling transit cargo shall be as that for imported cargo, except as shown below:
1.
When transit cargo for inter-island ports is loaded onto the forwarding transportation parked and/or onto the forwarding vessel berthed at the time at the same pier or wharf, the rate for placing the same onto the forwarding transportation or onto the slings of the forwarding vessel shall be at per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos
P2.50
P1.75
2.
Provided, That there shall be a minimum charge of
2.00
1.35
3.
When transit cargo for inter-island ports is landed on one pier or wharf and is transferred to another pier or wharf for loading onto the forwarding vessel berthed at the time at the latter pier or wharf, the rate for placing the same onto the transfer transportation furnished by the agent and/or importer, receiving the same from such transfer for transportation and placing the same into the slings of the forwarding vessel at such other pier or wharf shall be, at per ton of 40 cubic feet or 1,000 kilos
3.00
2.00
4.
Provided, further, That any transit cargo for inter-island ports which remain on pier or wharf for more than ten days after the cargo of the importing vessel from which it was landed has been officially declared or discharged, shall be transferred to the bonded warehouse and treated as any other cargo so transferred
3.00
2.00
5.
The charge of handling transit cargo for foreign ports including service for "arrastre", re-occupying or reconditioning of cargo, transfer from pier to pier, and transfer to and from bonded warehouse, shall be at the rate of, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
8.50
5.70
6.
Provided, That the charge for handling of foreign transit cargo less than 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos shall be the same as that for imported cargo.
(d)
Heavy cargo.—On any single package or import, export, or transit cargo, weighing more than two tons, handled on a pier or wharf, the charge shall be, per ton or any fraction thereof
P8.50
P5.70
Provided, That this charge shall not apply to automobiles, motor trucks and transit cargo for coastwise ports.
(e)
Handling of Baggages.—No charge shall be made for the handling of the baggages of incoming or outgoing passengers except as follows:
1.
For baggages regularly manifested as cargo the charge shall be the same as for general imported cargo.
2.
For animals accompanying passengers, the charge shall be the same as for animals regularly imported or exported.
3.
For automobiles of incoming or outgoing passengers, the charge shall be the same as for automobiles regularly imported or exported. For any special service on the pier and wharf or in the immediate vicinity thereof in connection with the handling of merchandise, and for the use of electric trucks, tractors and other arrastre equipment:
Special service, per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
P2.50
This service charge shall not apply to merchandise on which arrastre charge has been paid or secured.
f.
Hire of Autotrucks.—For the use of autotrucks for transferring cargo from one pier to another and/or to warehouse, or vice-versa, the charge shall be per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
1.50
g.
Checking Charges.—There shall be collected on all falling under Customs Administrative Order Numbered One hundred thirty-seven (old series), as amended, relative to shipside delivery (except coal, lumber, and bricks in quantities, crude oil, kerosene and gasoline in cases, or in lots of over ten thousand cases or its equivalent and entire cargo of vessels when of one commodity and consigned to one consignee only, when written applicator non-checking of such excepted merchandise has been made by the consignee to and approved by the Bureau of Customs) a checking charge as follows:
Per ton of 40 cu. ft. or 1,000 kilos
P0.40
This charge shall be known as a "checking charge" and shall be made against import cargo only: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize the collection of arrastre charges other than checking charges on shipside deliveries duly authorized by the Collector of Customs in accordance with Customs Administrative Order Numbered Eighty-four.
h.
Pier Lighting Service.—For lights furnished on pier or wharf for the purpose of working cargo, when loading or unloading vessel or vessels at night:
For pier lighting services, per hour
P2.25
For cluster lights furnished, per cluster
0.50
i.
Water Service.—For fresh water furnished to vessel berthed at pier or wharf, per ton
0.30
j.
Valuable Cargo.—The charges for such packages of gold, silver, precious stones, precious metals, jewelries of any kind, bank notes, securities, bullion or specie, or any other cargo whose value is declared at P500 or more shall be:
For the first P500
P2.50
For every P500 or fraction thereof thereafter
2.50
k.
Other Services—
1.
For the use of landing skids, per skid
15.00
2.
For issuance of short-landed certificates, per certificate
0.40
3.
For making fast and letting go lines, per berthing
30.00
In all other Ports.
SEC. 16. In all other Ports.—The office or agency of the government charged with the supervision, administration and management of all ports in the Philippines, upon the approval of the Department Head, shall fix the rates for handling, receiving and custody of imported or exported merchandise or the baggages of passengers in all other ports of entry, taking into account the facilities, machinery and equipment available in such port of entry.
SEC 17. The provisions of sections eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen to the contrary notwithstanding, the office or agency of the government charged with the supervision, administration and management of all ports in the Philippines, upon prior approval of the Department Head, may increase or decrease the rates fixed therein in any port of the Philippines, by not more than fifty per cent when such increase or decrease is necessary to protect the interest of the government: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be understood to amend, alter or revoke any contract existing at the time this Act becomes effective.
PART VI.—Final Provisions
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