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- Another Look at e2m Customs IAS Nationwide Implementation (August 9)
- The Latest on e2m and PC Sales in the Asia-Pacific (July 26)
Another Look at e2m Customs IAS Nationwide Implementation (August 9)
WITH the recent implementation last 26 July of e2m Import Assessment System (IAS) at the Mindanao Container Terminal – Phividec, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental — system implementation appears to have reached its final milestone in terms of nationwide coverage.
Is this really case? Let us now take a closer look and go back to 2009.
Customs Memorandum Order 27-2009 dated 24 July 2009 entitled: “Procedures For The Implementation of e2m Customs System – Phase 3: Import Assessment System (IAS) In All Customs Ports Nationwide” constitutes the primary basis of nationwide implementation. However, this was actually preceded by CMO 10-2009 dated 05 March 2009 which was issued specifically for IAS implementation in the Port of Batangas.
Milestones in Nationwide Implementation
The following dates of implementation (DOI) for e2m IAS have already been achieved:
- 21 March 2009 - Port of Batangas
- 10 August 2009 - Port of Limay and sub-port of Mariveles
- 12 October 2009 - final implementation in Port of Manila and Manila International Container Port (after initial implementation during 17 August and 01 September were deferred)
- 16 February 2010 - Subic and Clark
- 23 February 2010 - ports of NAIA, San Fernando (La Union) and Aparri (Cagayan)
- 19 April 2010 - Ports of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Davao, Tacloban and sub-port of Mactan
- 17 May 2010 - ports of Legazpi, Surigao, Zamboanga and sub-ports of Harbour Centre Port Terminal, Food Terminal Inc, sub-ports of Bislig, Nasipit, Jolo, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga International Airport, Basilan, Masbate and Jose Panganiban
- 21 June 2010 - Manila North Harbor, Manila Domestic Airport, Siain, Puerto Princesa, Mati and General Santos City
- 12 July 2010 - Iligan, Dumaguete, Sual, Isabel (Leyte), Catbalogan, Laoag International Airport, and Ozamis
- 26 July 2010 - sub-ports of Claveria, Salumague, Pulupandan, Bauan, Mindanao Container Terminal, and Mactan PEZA
e2m IAS Components Not Yet Mandatory or Implemented
As of today there are still some components of e2m IAS that are not yet mandatory. Over at NAIA, submission of electronic manifest by airlines and aircargo forwarders/consolidators to e2m system remains on “voluntary basis” and there is still no mandatory matching of electronic master airway bill/house airway bill with import declarations lodged by customs brokers.
Meanwhile, transhipment entries are not yet mandatory to be lodged in e2m IAS Phase 3 for seafreight importations and formal entry declarations are likewise not part of IAS.
No Implementation Schedule for e2m Export System
So far the Bureau of Customs has not made any announcement on the status of Export System implementation. The components of Export System are export declaration, raw materials liquidation and automated bonds management.
We hope that within this 3rd quarter of 2010 BOC will provide indications on its immediate plans on how to fully implement the remaining components of e2m IAS and Export System.
Leo V. Morada is a domain expert on IT applications in Philippine port operations with 25 years senior IT management experience implementing technology solutions in port operations, electronic transactions with customs & port authority, and port community system applications. He is currently CEO of Cargo Data Exchange Center, Incorporated which is a customs-accredited Value Added Service Provider. He can be contacted at lmorada3f1@yahoo.com
The Latest on e2m and PC Sales in the Asia-Pacific
e2m For Implementation In Mindanao Container Terminal
The e2m Import Assessment System (IAS) is scheduled to go live today (26 July) in Mindanao Container Terminal – Phividec, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.
It is to be noted that MCT is the last remaining port with considerable container volume that is still not encompassed by the e2m System until last week. Foreign shipping lines with regular vessel calls at MCT include American President Lines, Maersk Lines, Regional Container Lines, Pacific Eagle Lines and Mariana Express Lines.
Final preparations in the e2m System were made by BOC last Friday (23 July) during which MCT was assigned the customs office port code of “P10C” and the corresponding transit code.
The customs port code is a mandatory data item that must be indicated in the electronic manifest submitted by shipping lines and forwarders/consolidators. The customs transit code is required to be encoded in the import declarations lodged electronically by customs brokers.
PC Sales Sustain Growth in 2nd Quarter 2010
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has just reported preliminary results showing that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market grew 15% sequentially and 36% year-on-year in 2Q10 to reach 27 million units, with nearly all countries posting double-digit year-on-year growth rates. The region was just 1% below forecast, as stronger-than-expected desktop PC shipments helped to offset the shortfall in portable PCs.
“Portable PC shipments in markets like China and Indonesia came in short of our aggressive forecasts this quarter,” said Bryan Ma, Associate Vice President of Asia/Pacific Devices and Peripherals Research at IDC. “But heavy demand for notebooks will still be a key driver in the upcoming years despite potential competitive pressure coming from media tablets like Apple’s iPad.”
Fortunately, Thailand was able to recover more quickly than expected toward the end of the quarter as the political turmoil in the months prior subsided, thus helping the entire market there. Singapore was also on track despite earlier concerns about limited sales at the quarterly PC show.
“Hong Kong was a bit slow given early notebook purchases and channel stocking in the previous quarter,” said Kathy Sin, Manager of Asia/Pacific Client Devices Research at IDC. “But the retail channel remains a key driver, with some vendors shipping heavy volumes toward the end of the quarter in order to prepare for the summer promotions.”
Lenovo continued to lead the region while rival HP continued its downward slide, in part as it came off its strong performance in China last year. The commercial sector helped Dell sustain its third-place position given the vendor’s historical strengths in that space.
| Table 1 Asia/Pacific(ex. Japan) PC Shipments by Vendor, 2Q10 (Preliminary) vs 1Q10 and 2Q09 |
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| Rank | Vendor | 2Q10 Market Share | 1Q10 Market Share | 2Q09 Market Share | Year-on-Year Unit Growth |
| 1 | Lenovo | 20.30% | 18.80% | 18.90% | 45% |
| 2 | HP | 11.60% | 14.10% | 16.20% | -3% |
| 3 | Dell | 9.60% | 9.80% | 8.40% | 55% |
| 4 | Acer | 8.70% | 9.60% | 8.20% | 45% |
| 5 | ASUS | 5.20% | 5.50% | 3.80% | 84% |
| Others | 44.60% | 42.30% | 44.60% | 36% | |
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 36% | |
| Source:IDC, July 2010 | |||||
Leo V. Morada is a domain expert on IT applications in Philippine port operations with 25years senior IT management experience implementing technology solutions in port operations, electronic transactions with customs & port authority, and port community system applications. He is currently CEO of Cargo Data Exchange Center, Incorporated which is a customs-accredited Value Added Service Provider. He can be contacted at lmorada3f1@yahoo.com.
