date:Oct 23, 2019
of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), an imported article is deemed abandoned when the owner, importer or consignee fails to file the goods declaration within the prescribed period under Section 407 of the CMTA.
However, when Customs personnel and representatives from the Plant Quarantine Service and the Coast Guard inspected the four abandoned containers, they found that the shipment included undeclared goods such as white onions and carrots. According to Cebu Customs, the white