The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will no longer issue a Certificate of No Objection for the importation of aircraft parts, components and appliances.
CAAP director general Jim Sydiongo, in a letter to Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero dated August 29, said “there is really no such requirement and/or need for this CAAP permit/clearance.”
“The issuance of Certification of No Objection by the Airworthiness Department of the Flight Standards Inspectorate Service is not a condition sine qua non for the release of imported aircraft related articles. The certification is merely issued to comply with the apparent requirement by the Bureau of Customs,” Sydiongco explained.
The letter was in response to BOC’s inquiry on the importation requirements for aircraft and aeronautical products during a meeting last August with the Board of Investments.
Guerrero in a customs memorandum circular dated September 30 and signed October 12 shared Sydiongco’s clarification to concerned BOC offices and officials.
Sydiongo said CAAP, in general, does not require a permit to import or a clearance for any importation of aircraft parts, components, and appliances.
“More so, nothing in the Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations necessitates any permit/clearance from the CAAP prior to any importation of aircraft related articles,” he added.
He further clarified that requirements under CAAP Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 18-12 (importation requirements for aircraft and aeronautical products) issued in 2012 are applicable not as an importation requirement but only for purposes of registration and eligibility for the issuance of the Philippine Certificate of Airworthiness of an imported aircraft and other aeronautical products. – Roumina Pablo