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Customs bonded warehouses have until June 21 to register with the Bureau of Customs’ Automated Inventory Management System, which will go live on July 18
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BOC offices and officers have been ordered to monitor a schedule of activities for full compliance to effectively implement AIMS’ going live by July 18
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After the June 21 deadline, CBWs that failed to register and file AIMS live declarations will be issued a show-cause order by the Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group
Customs bonded warehouses (CBW) have until June 21 to register with the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Automated Inventory Management System (AIMS), which will go live on July 18.
AOCG Memo No. 199-2022, issued by Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group deputy commissioner Atty Edward James Dy Buco issued on June 10, directs BOC offices and officers concerned to ensure that all CBWs and accredited members of customs common bonded warehouses have registered with AIMS and submitted all necessary data.
Those BOC offices and officers must monitor a schedule of activities for full compliance to effectively implement AIMS’ going live by July 18, the memo said.
On the schedule, registration with AIMS is from June 15 to 21. From June 22 to 30, activities include briefing/orientation, data build-up and training for BOC. From July 1 to 15, activities include, among others, submission of products to the account officer for validation and endorsement of initial inventory for uploading on the AIMS server.
After the deadline lapses, the Office of the AOCG Deputy Commissioner will issue a show-cause order to the concerned CBW for its failure to register and file the required live AIMS declarations, the memo said.
AIMS, established on August 9, 2021 and embodied in Customs Memorandum Order No. 20-2021, is the automated system that CBW operators should adopt as a tool to determine and monitor the stock inventory of bonded goods from the time these enter the CBW up to the point the goods declaration covered by the warehousing single administrative document is liquidated.
CMO 20-2021 said AIMS is being implemented to protect BOC from revenue loss caused by the possible diversion of raw materials, unauthorized withdrawals, or ghost exportations.
All CBWs licensed by BOC to operate should implement the AIMS of the service provider accredited by the customs bureau.
In May, BOC said AIMS was already being used in all its collection districts nationwide.
BOC said AIMS was designed to enhance CBWs and address the problem of numerous paperwork, manual encoding and sorting, wrong cargo release, non-visibility of cargo status for importers, and tedious report generation.
The bureau added that the implementation of AIMS has enabled BOC to generate real-time and accurate information on the status of goods received, stored, and withdrawn from off-dock and off-terminal accredited customs facilities and warehouses.
AIMS was earlier pilot tested at the Port of Manila and Manila International Container Port.
AIMS has a system-generated billing invoice that allows automatic computation of fees. It also has warehouse customer service access to container and cargo details, enabling access to photos and other information by freight forwarders and consolidators.
Further, the system is capable of self-service checking of cargo status and pro forma invoice, as well as online validation and approval from all involved departments before release.
Container freight station inventory can also be monitored anytime and anywhere through the system, which can general real-time and accurate reports on released, unreleased, overstaying, and abandoned shipments.
The portal for AIMS is available 24/7 and may be accessed at https://imsportal.eschost2.com/ or on the BOC website.
AIMS is part of features that BOC has added to its Electronic-to-Mobile system as it further computerizes Customs processes. – Roumina Pablo
