Customs collection at NAIA still on target
May 11, 2003 | 12:00am
Customs collectors at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have remained on top of their revenue targets despite the limited number of shipments as a result of the Iraq war and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak.
"Incoming shipments have been affected, but since we have had several telecommunications shipments, with one of the biggest arriving during the past week, we have been able to surpass our collection by almost 17 percent, NAIA-Customs District Collector Celso Temple said.
The NAIA-Customs District’s target for collection this year is P11 billion, while last year’s target was P13 billion. Tariff rates, Templo said, are going down so revenue targets have also been lowered.
From Jan. 1 to May 7, he said their target was P4.079 billion. Their actual collection is about P500 million higher at P4.582 billion.
"Despite the problem of SARS and recent war in Iraq, the collection has been OK," Templo said.
He noted that NAIA Customs has consistently exceeded their monthly revenue targets by eight percent in January; 11.13 percent in February; and 21 percent in March.
Templo attributed the fall in imports during the year to the cancellation of flights by various airlines due to the SARS scare and the US-led war on Iraq.
"While there was a reduction to 500,000 kilograms, there have been quality importations recently," he said.
The quality importations enabled NAIA Customs collectors to recover from a deficit in daily collections. On certain days, they were able to collect P113 million in one day to cover deficits in previous days.
Some of the quality importations are from telecommunications companies like Globe and Smart as well as pharmaceutical companies.
Templo said that if plans by telecommunications companies to import products worth $2 billion this year push through, NAIA Customs will be able to reach their revenue targets easily.
"If this happens, the beneficiary would be the airport since most of their importations would be through here. We would be able to reach our target right away," he said.
"Incoming shipments have been affected, but since we have had several telecommunications shipments, with one of the biggest arriving during the past week, we have been able to surpass our collection by almost 17 percent, NAIA-Customs District Collector Celso Temple said.
The NAIA-Customs District’s target for collection this year is P11 billion, while last year’s target was P13 billion. Tariff rates, Templo said, are going down so revenue targets have also been lowered.
From Jan. 1 to May 7, he said their target was P4.079 billion. Their actual collection is about P500 million higher at P4.582 billion.
"Despite the problem of SARS and recent war in Iraq, the collection has been OK," Templo said.
He noted that NAIA Customs has consistently exceeded their monthly revenue targets by eight percent in January; 11.13 percent in February; and 21 percent in March.
Templo attributed the fall in imports during the year to the cancellation of flights by various airlines due to the SARS scare and the US-led war on Iraq.
"While there was a reduction to 500,000 kilograms, there have been quality importations recently," he said.
The quality importations enabled NAIA Customs collectors to recover from a deficit in daily collections. On certain days, they were able to collect P113 million in one day to cover deficits in previous days.
Some of the quality importations are from telecommunications companies like Globe and Smart as well as pharmaceutical companies.
Templo said that if plans by telecommunications companies to import products worth $2 billion this year push through, NAIA Customs will be able to reach their revenue targets easily.
"If this happens, the beneficiary would be the airport since most of their importations would be through here. We would be able to reach our target right away," he said.
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