Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. PRC Certificate of Accreditation No. AIPO-036 JECBA April 3, 2018 HON. ISIDRO S. LAPENA Commissioner Bureau of Customs Port Area, Manila Re: Urgent Request for Deferment and/or Reconsideration of your Order dated March 12, 2018. Dear Comm. Lapefia: Greetings! We have also been informed that your good office issued the above dated memorandum on the Submission and Counterchecking of the List of Importables providing for sanctions to importers who would import goods not within the list they have submitted to the Account Management Office (AMO) of the Bureau of Customs. While we laud your intention to gei rid of “consignees for hire,” there are jowever several issues that need to be clarified, as follows: xcept for those regulated, restricted or prohibited goods as defined the CMTA, all goods are freely importable and under existing es the list of importables is only required for those importers pecial economic zones or PEZA registered companies and le customs bonded manufacturing warehouses that s liquidation; bles being submitted by importers to the AMO indicates the projected importables of the t a bar for their progressive or future3, The memorandum will impact negatively on trade facilitation. The checking and counterchecking of the details of the importation with the list submitted to the AMO creates another layer of unnecessary red tape. In turn, this can be exploited by corrupt Customs officers and employees; and 4. It is not clear how this new Order will impact on legitimate and regular importers and those under the “super green lane”. It would be quite unfair of these legitimate and SGL importers will be subjected to this new regulation after having proven themselves to the Bureau of Customs. We believe that there are several ways that the BOC can eliminate the “consignees for hire” without subjecting legitimate and regular importers to the strictest measures. fased on the foregoing, we humbly request the urgent deferment of the mtation of the subject memorandum until such issues have been resolved. your usual consideration and rest assured that CCBI and not only partners of Customs but seriously committed programs and as such we will continue to support the the Bureau of Customs. Sincerely, ational President