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Chapter 3 Management Concerning Customs Clearance for Transportation Mean
Section 2 Land Transportation
Article 56
The following papers shall be submitted to the Customs within 24 hours for the vehicles’ import:
1. Import cargo manifest;
2. Lists of service crew and their personal effects;
3. List of vehicle self-use items;
4. Inbound passenger declaration form;and
5. Itinerary schedule.
Article 57
The import cargo manifest shall clearly state the arrival date, vehicle sortie, and the followings:
1. Nationality, vehicle type, vehicle model, vehicle number, and owner company;
2. Transit station and arrival station;
3. Name, mark, crate number, barrel number of cargos, or the number and weight of cargos packaged in other types. In case of consolidated package of two or more pieces, state clearly the quantity included in the package, and the container number of container shipment (if the cargos are shipped in containers);
4. Cargo location;
5. Loading location; and
6. Name and address of consignee.
Article 58
The inbound passenger declaration should clearly state the arrival date, vehicle sortie, and the followings:
1. Name;
2. Gender;
3. Nationality;
4. Age;
5. Address;
6. Entry permit, ID Number, alien resident certificate or passport number; and
7. Quantity of luggage and any self-defense weapon.
Article 59
The itinerary schedule should clearly state the followings:
1. Place and date of departure;
2. Stop-off point and dates;
3. Name, quantity of the cargos, and the number of the passengers on and off at each stop-off point; and
4. Journal for each stop-off point.
Article 60
The cargo carried by a vehicle entering the country shall declare to the first Customs office it arrives at along the way.
Article 61
A vehicle belonging to a land carrier or the Railways Administration and carrying import cargos should first apply for discharge permit from the Customs before discharging the said cargos into the Customs joint-lock warehouse.
Article 62
The following documents should be submitted to the Customs for the vehicles’ export; clearance for export will not be allowed before the said documents have passed review and inspection:
1. Export cargo manifest;
2. Onboard vehicle service crew manifest;
3. List of vehicle self-use items;
4. Departure passenger declaration form; and
5. Itinerary schedule.
Article 63
An export cargo manifest should clearly state departure date, vehicle sortie, and the followings:
1. Nationality, vehicle type, vehicle model, vehicle number, and owner company;
2. Transit stations and arrival station;
3. Name, mark, crate number, barrel number of goods, or the number and weight of goods packaged in other types. In case of consolidated package of two or more pieces, state clearly the quantity included in the package, and the container number of container shipment (if the cargos are shipped in containers);
4. Cargo location;
5. Arrival location; and
6. Name and address of consignor.
Article 64
The itinerary schedule should clearly state the followings:
1. Place and date of arrival;
2. Stop-off points and dates;
3. Name, quantity of cargos, and number of passengers on and off at each stop-off points; and
4. Reserve blank journal space for activities in each stop-off points.
Article 65
The responsible person in charge of a vehicle loading export cargo not at the last station before exiting the national border shall declare for departure by submitting an export cargo manifest and other supporting documents to the first Customs office at which the said vehicle arrives on its outbound route. The cargo compartment will be sealed by the Customs official after the said cargo has been counted and verified. The said cargo will not be allowed to exit the border until the seal has been examined and verified by the last Customs office at which the said vehicles arrives before exiting the border.
Article 66
The goods onboard a vehicle shut out from the cargo that has been declared for export and released by the Customs shall require submitting a shut out cargo manifest to the Customs official on duty for verification and attestation before clearance may be granted.
Article 67
A vehicle belonging to a land carrier should not carry export cargo onboard without a released shipping order signed by the Customs.
Article 68
Additional equipment or critical machines or parts installed on a domestic vehicle outside the border must be declared with the Customs and import duty is paid upon entering the border.
Article 69
A land import/export cargo manifest that includes consolidated shipment cargo, if any, shall clearly specify the said consolidated shipment cargo and produce a house manifest that clearly states the name and address of consignee or consignor. The said house manifest must be signed by the responsible person of the transportation means or the transportation firm which is entrusted by such responsible person , and submitted to the Customs along with the cargo manifest.
Article 70
Articles included in this Section shall also apply mutatis mutandis to animal- or human-carried import/export cargo.