At Manila.
Section 7
SEC. 7. At Manila.— Consignments of merchandise, or parts thereof, which remain in any of the government piers or other customs premises shall be entitled to a free storage period of six working days after the cargo of the vessel from which such merchandise was landed has been officially declared as discharged. After the said free storage period, the storage rate per ton, per day shall be as follows: Per ton Merchandise not designated for Examination— For the first nine days P0.25 Thereafter, to the date of completion of the processing of the entry by the Marine Division, as stamped on the delivery permit 0.50 From the date of completion of the processing of the entry by the Marine Division to the date of delivery 1.00 Provided, That if an importer or broker demands delivery the free storage period of six working days by filing his delivery permit and having sufficient means of transportation to withdraw his merchandise from the piers, is prevented from withdrawing the merchandise because of the congestion of the cargo and/or traffic in the piers, the six-day free storage period herein provided shall be extended for the duration of such congestion upon certification by the wharfinger to the Collector of Customs of the existence of such congestion. The Surveyor of the Port, acting in behalf of the Collector of Customs, may, from time to time, extend the six-day free storage period upon the petition of the importers or brokers, if in his opinion the condition of the piers does not permit movement of merchandise due to congestion or other causes beyond the control of the importers or brokers during that period: Provided, further, That the storage charges on consignments of merchandise for which no entries are filed within ten days after the cargo of the importing vessels has been officially declared as discharged shall be assessed as provided in section ten (i) hereof: Provided, further, That in no case shall storage charged be assessed at less than one peso on any single package of less than 3.334 tons or at less than two pesos on any consignment consisting of two or more packages of less than 6.667 tons for any day or fraction thereof: Provided, finally, That storage charges shall not be collected on merchandise designated for examination, except as provided in subsection (b) hereof. The Surveyor of the Port, immediately upon receipt of advice of the wharfinger as to the time of the completion of discharge of cargo from a vessel lying alongside the pier or bulkhead, shall cause to be posted a notice at the piers and in the customhouse announcing that fact and giving the date upon which storage charged on cargo from such vessel will begin. Goods, packages, or parts of consignments designated for examination which are removed from the piers or customs premises within the six-day free storage period as provided in subsection (a) or within forty-eight hours after examination, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, shall not pay storage charges. Thereafter, the same shall subject to storage charge at the rate of one peso per ton per day: Provided, That no storage shall be charged on the articles above referred to if the aggregate weight of those pertaining to one consignment is less than one kilo. Goods, packages, or parts of consignments already leased for delivery to the importers, which are subsequently held for reexamination by authorized customs fleers shall not pay storage during the period of suspension of their delivery, but if they are not removed from the customs premises within forty-eight hours after their release by the withholding officers, storage shall be paid thereon thereafter at the rate of one peso per ton per day. Packages and articles, whether manifested or not, or shipstores weighing more than one kilo remaining in the parcel office or the Appraisers' Division for more than five working days after their receipt therein, shall pay the following rates: Packages or articles weighing from one kilo to ten kilos, P0.05 each, per day; and Packages or articles weighing more than ten kilos, P0.10 each, per day: Provided, That every package or article not taken within the free storage period of five working days provided in this subsection shall be subject to storage charge of at least fifty centavos in the case of those weighing from one kilo to ten kilos and one peso in the case of those weighing more than ten kilos. Parcels and packages received by mail through the Post Office, which remain in the Parcel Office of the appraisers' Division for more than fifteen working days after their receipt therein, shall pay the following rates: Parcels or packages weighing ten kilos or less, P0.02 per day; and Parcels or packages weighing more than ten kilos P0.05 per day: Provided, That each parcel or package shall, if not taken within the fifteen-day free storage period provided in this subsection, be subject to storage charge of not less than forty centavos in the case of those weighing ten kilos or less, and one peso in the case of those weighing more than ten kilos. Consignments of merchandise, or parts thereof, which are transferred to general bonded warehouses and remain therein beyond the free storage period of working days provided in subsection (a) shall pay storage charges at the rate fixed in the contract entered into between the Bureau of Customs and the operator of the general bonded warehouse. Where no such contract exists the storage charge shall be at the rate of fifty centavos per ton per day.