REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, SECTION 3
THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997
CODE
SECTION
158, 159, 160

Act Sections
Code Sections

"SECTION 158. Storage of Goods in Internal-revenue Bonded Warehouses. - An internal-revenue bonded warehouse may be maintained in any port of entry for the storing of imported or manufactured goods which are subject to excise tax. The taxes on such goods shall be payable only upon removal from such warehouse and a reasonable charge shall be made for their storage therein. The Commissioner may, in his discretion, exact a bond to secure the payment of the tax on any goods so stored.

"SECTION 159. Proof of Exportation; Exporter's Bond. - Exporters of goods that would be subject to excise tax, if sold or removed for consumption in the Philippines, shall submit proof of exportation satisfactory to the Commissioner, and, when the same is deemed necessary, shall be required to give a bond prior to the removal of the goods for shipment, conditioned upon the exportation of the same in good faith.

"SECTION 160. Manufacturers' and Importers' Bond. - Manufacturers and importers of articles subject to excise tax shall post a bond subject to the following conditions:

"(A) Initial Bond. - In case of initial bond, the amount shall be equal to One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000): Provided, That if after six (6) months of operation, the amount of initial bond is less than the amount of the total excise tax paid during the period, the amount of the bond shall be adjusted to twice the tax actually paid for the period.

"(B) Bond for the Succeeding Years of Operation. - The bonds for the succeeding years of operation shall be based on the actual total excise tax paid during the year immediately preceding the year of operation.

"Such bond shall be conditioned upon faithful compliance, during the time such business is followed, with laws and rules and regulations relating to such business and for the satisfaction of all fines and penalties imposed by this Code.


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