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EXEMPTION FROM PORT CHARGES
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Notwithstanding the above provisions, cargoes of duly BOI-registered
firms as well as those granted special exemptions by law enacted or
decreed after 1 January 1976 shall be exempted from payment of port
charges until otherwise revoked or amended. Vessels for drydocking or
repair at any duly authorized drydocking shipyard facilities shall be
exempted from dockage/usage fees from the time it calls at a shipyard
facility up to the time the drydocking or repair is completed. |
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Vessels
for drydocking or repair at any duly authorized drydocking shipyard
facilities shall be exempted from dockage/usage fees from the time it
calls at a shipyard facility up to the time the drydocking or repair
is completed. |
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Vessels
(foreign or domestic certified for shipbreaking at a duly accredited
shipbreaking yard shall be exempted from all vessel charges. Scraps
resulting from shipbreaking of foreign vessels which are re-exported
or sold locally shall be exempted from wharfage. Scraps resulting from
shipbreaking of domestic vessels shall likewise be exempted from
wharfage. |
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Vessels
in distress or those calling at any port for humanitarian reasons
shall also be exempted from all vessels charges. |
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Donations from international or local oganizations duly authorized or
registered by the DSWD or the Office of the President shall be
exempted from wharfage and storage charges provided, there is evidence
that the same is requested for release/delivery within seven (7) days
from notice of arrival. |
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Foreign naval and other
state vessels not engaged in commercial shipping services shall be
exempted from the payment of all vessel charges in the foreign
government owning such vessel also grants reciprocal privileges to
vessels owned by the Philippine government which are similarly
situated. |
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