Section 8
SEC. 8. At Cebu, Iloilo, Zamboanga, Davao, Jolo, Tabaco, Legaspi, Jose Panganiban. Aparri, Tacloban, San Fernando, and Cagayan de Oro.— Consignments of merchandise, or parts thereof, not designated for examination, which remain on customs premises, government warehouses, or on the piers for more than four working days after the discharge of the last package of the consignment upon the customs wharf or piers, shall pay at the rate of ten centavos per ton per day: Provided, That in no case shall storage charges be assessed at less than thirty-five centavos on any single package of less than 3.334 tons or at less than seventy centavos on any consignment consisting of two or more packages of less than 6.667 tons on any day or fraction thereof. Goods, packages, or parts of consignments designated for examination which remain in the appraisers stores or on the piers for more than forty-eight hours after examination, shall be subject to storage charge at the rate of twenty centavos per ton per day: Provided, That in case said articles are taken from the appraisers' stores or the piers within the said forty-eight hours, excluding Sundays and holidays, after the examination, the same shall be exempt from storage charges: Provided, further, That no storage charge shall be assessed on any of articles herein referred to prior to the expiration of free storage period of four working days provided in this subsection, although forty-eight hours have already elapsed after the examination of said articles. Packages and articles, whether manifested or not, or shipstores remaining in customs premises for more than five working days after their receipt therein, shall pay storage charge at the rate of ten centavos per piece parcel per day: Provided, That there shall be no charge packages or articles weighing less than one kilo. Parcels and packages received by mail through the post Office, which remain in the Appraisers' Division for more than fifteen days after their receipt therein, shall pay storage charge at the rate of five centavos per day: Provided, That all such parcels and packages, except those weighing less than one kilo, if not taken within the fifteen-day period from the date they are received in the Appraisers' Division, shall be subject to storage charge of not less than one peso. No storage shall be charged on parcels or packages weighing less than one kilo. Goods, packages, or parts or consignments designated for examination which remain in the appraisers' stores more than forty-eight hours after the liquidation of the entry has been posted at the Liquidation Office, shall pay at the rate of twenty centavos per ton per day: Provided, That all goods, packages or parts of consignments so remaining shall be subject to storage charges of not less than one peso: Provided, further, That no storage shall be charged on such goods, packages or parts of consignments, until the expiration of forty-eight hours after the liquidation of the entry has been posted at the Liquidation Office.