Export Clearance Quiz

This shall refer to a document secured upon departure and issued by the District Collector or authorized customs officer identifying goods to be exported and subsequently brought back to the Philippines.

• Certificate of Inspection and loading

• Certificate of Identification

• Certificate of Shipment

• Certificate of Origin

HAMBURG Food Manufacturing Corp. is a company located inside a Freeport zone. It regularly exports processed food products abroad and is duly accredited by the Bureau of Customs. Occasionally, it hires Flash Logistics to process and handle the export documents on its behalf. Based on this scenario, which of the following statements is most accurate?

• Only HAMBURG Food Manufacturing Corp. can be considered a Regular Exporter (RE) since it owns the goods.

• Flash Logistics can never be considered a Regular Exporter because it is only a third party.

• Both HAMBURG Food Manufacturing Corp. and Flash Logistics may be classified as Regular Exporters under certain conditions.

• Neither HAMBURG nor Flash Logistics can qualify as Regular Exporters unless they are individual persons.

Who is authorized to activate the Client Profile Registration System (CPRS) of Exporters?

• District Collector

• Account’s Management Office

• PEZA or Free zone authority

• Philexport

Under customs regulations, which of the following shipments requires a Special Permit to Load (SPL) instead of an Export Declaration?

• A container of electronics bound for retail abroad

• Export of Human remains

• A bulk shipment of agricultural goods for commercial sale

• Manufactured garments under a regular export order

Which of the following commodity is subject to an export duty?

• Logs

• Ammunitions

• Automobiles

• Textile products

Which of the following commodity requires permit when exported from Philippines?

• Toothpaste tube

• Wire nails

• Safety pin

• Bowling shoes

A company prepares a shipment of mangoes for export but fails to label the packages with the required grade and country of origin. When the shipment arrives at the Bureau of Customs for clearance, what is the most likely outcome?

• The shipment will be cleared immediately since the fruit quality is good

• The shipment will be allowed to leave but with a warning

• The Bureau will re-label the shipment before clearance

• The shipment may not be given clearance

Who bears the cost of examination and any expenses for handling or storage during export inspection?

• The Bureau of Customs

• The buyer abroad

• The shipping line

• The exporter

Which of the following export shipments is subject to physical examination or non-intrusive inspection by the Bureau of Customs?

• Export shipments with no declared value

• Export goods subject to payment of local business tax

• Exportation of goods subject to export duty

• Regular shipments by accredited exporters under the Green Lane

When may the physical examination or non-intrusive inspection of export goods be conducted by the Bureau of Customs?

• Before lodgment of Export Declaration

• After lodgment of Export Declaration

• Before or during the stuffing of the goods for export

• Before or during loading on board vessel