ures and competition polic - Philippine Tariff Commission

VISION 

The Tariff Commission shall be the principal and 

independent authority on tariff, trade remedy measures 

and competition policy to enhance industry 

competitiveness and promote consumer welfare. 

MISSION 

The Tariff Commission, a key adviser to the executive and legislative branches of 

government on tariff and related matters, an independent adjudicatory body on 

trade remedy cases and an advocate of a strong competition law and policy, remains 

committed to the pursuit of good and effective governance. In the conduct 

of public hearings and consultations, we commit ourselves to balance with objectivity 

the interests of our stakeholders, including consumers. 

Where our competence in tariff commitments is required in relation to 

international trade, we work harmoniously with other agencies in promoting the 

national interest. 

We endeavor to secure the best for our staff, to hone their skills and 

develop to the fullest their potentials even as we instill in them the values of 

honesty, dignity and the pride inherent in working for country and people. 

The Tariff Commission discharges its duties and responsibilities with utmost competence 

and efficiency as a model of excellence and integrity in government ser-

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 

TARIFF COMMISSION 

5 th Floor, Philippine Heart Center Building 

East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 

March 12, 2012 

His Excellency 

BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III 

President of the Philippines 

Malacañang, Manila 

Mr. President: 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 507 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines 

(Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended), I have the honor to submit herewith the Annual 

Report of the Tariff Commission for Calendar Year 2011. 

Very truly yours, 

EDGARDO B. ABON 

Chairman

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Vision/Mission Statements 

Letter to the President 

Highlights of Accomplishments 1 

Commission Caseload 5 

I. Section 401 - Modification of Duty (Flexible Clause) 6 

II. Section 402 - Promotion of Foreign Trade 11 

III. Trade Remedy Measures 21 

IV. Section 1313-a - Tariff Commodity Classification 22 

V. Section 506 - Assistance to the President and Congress of the 

Philippines 

VI. Advocacy 33 

VII. Other Activities 

A. Competition Policy 36 

B. Project Proposal 38 

C. Assistance to Stakeholders 38 

Annex A -Tariff Commodity Classification Rulings 62 

Annex B -Foreign Trainings / Seminars Attended 79 

Annex C -Local Trainings / Seminars Attended 83 

Commission Directory 85 

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Page 1 Annual Report 2011 

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS 

Section 401 (Modification of Duty) 

Public hearings were conducted on petitions for tariff modification initiated by 

the government during the year. The findings and recommendations of the 

Commission on said petitions were submitted to the National Economic and 

Development Authority (NEDA) for consideration of the Tariff and Related Matters 

(TRM) Technical and Cabinet Committees. 

For the period covered, the Commission conducted two (2) public hearings 

covering various articles, to wit: 

 

 

26 January 2011 (Petition for the extension of the zero rate of duty on 

capital equipment, spare parts and accessories under EO 528 and the 

inclusion of Chapter 86 in the product coverage thereof); and 

6 December 2011 (Implementation of the 2012 version of the ASEAN 

Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature [AHTN] to form part of Section 104 of the 

Tariff and Customs Code). 

During the year, the following Commission-drafted implementing Executive 

Orders (EOs) were issued by the President: 

EO No. 21 (signed 14 January 2011) 

 

Reducing the rate of import duty on milling (food) wheat to zero under 

Section 104 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, otherwise known as the Tariff 

and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, as provided for under Section 3 

of Executive Order No. 863, series of 2010. 


 

Reducing the rates of import duty on cement and cement clinker to zero 

under Section 104 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, otherwise known as the 

Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, as provided for under 

Section 3 of Executive Order No. 862, series of 2010.

Annual Report 2011 

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EO No. 61 (signed 17 October 2011) 

 

Modifying the nomenclature and the rates of import duty on various 

products under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 

(Presidential Decree No. 1464), as amended. 

Section 402 (Promotion of Foreign Trade) 

Public consultations were conducted regarding the Philippines’ regional tariff 

commitments under the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and the 

ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA). 

For the period covered, the President issued two (2) Commission-drafted 

implementing Executive Orders (EOs): 

EO No. 25 (signed 10 February 2011) 

 

Modifying the rates of duty on certain imported articles as provided for 

under the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree No. 

1464), as amended, in order to implement the commitments in the 

Agreement on Trade in Goods under the Framework Agreement on 

Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the Association of 

Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of India. 

EO No. 52 (signed 5 August 2011) 

 

Temporary waiver of the reciprocal tariff treatment on certain articles to 

implement the agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the 

Republic of Korea on the compensatory measure in relation to the delayed 

implementation of Philippine tariff concessions under the Framework 

Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation among the 

Governments of the member countries of ASEAN and the Republic of 

Korea.

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Republic Act 8800 (Safeguard Measures Act of 2000) 

On the monitoring of adjustment plans for the steel angle bar industry, the 

Commission submitted its monitoring report to the Department of Trade and Industry 

(DTI) Secretary on 24 May 2011 finding that the domestic steel angle bar industry has 

complied substantially with its commitments as stated in its adjustment plans. 

On the petition for extension of safeguard measure against imports of steel 

angle bars, the Commission, on 4 November 2011, submitted its Formal Investigation 

Report to the DTI recommending the extension of the imposition of safeguard 

measure for another three (3) years in the amount of P4,300/MT for the first year of 

implementation. 

Section 1313-a (Tariff Commodity Classification) 

Two hundred sixty-seven (267) tariff commodity classification rulings were 

issued during the year. 

Section 506 (Assistance to the President and Congress of the Philippines) 

The Commission provided technical assistance to the Senate and the House of 

Representatives by way of submission of comments/recommendations concerning 

proposed bills involving tariff and trade-related matters. 

HS/AHTN Implementation 

In connection with the Harmonized System / ASEAN Harmonized Tariff 

Nomenclature (HS/AHTN) 2007 implementation, the Commission undertook the 

following activities, among others: 

As the lead agency for the Philippines, attended the 6 th , 7 th and 8 th 

Meetings of the AHTN Task Force held in Brunei, Manila and Myanmar, 

respectively; 

 

 

Prepared the draft AHTN 2012 text to incorporate Philippine requirements 

beyond the 8 th digit Code; 

Conducted a line-by-line review of Section 104 (Rates of Import Duty) of 

the Tariff and Customs Code in drafting the Executive Order on the 2010 

Comprehensive Tariff Review; and


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Participated, as resource speakers, in DTI-sponsored Regional Advocacy 

on Doing Business in FTA (DBFTA I, II and III). 

Competition Policy 

As an active advocate of competition policy, the Commission prepared letters/ 

replies to the ASEAN Secretariat regarding, among others: 

 

 

 

 

Position of the Philippines on the retention of the Original Implementing 

Agreement (IA) indicator 5, of the ASEAN-Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer 

Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Project; 

Inputs to the Capacity Building Workshop schedule; 

Inputs to the draft competition bills pending deliberation at the House of 

Representatives, as member of the Technical Working Group (TWG); and 

Inputs during the preparation of the Philippine position in the Chapter on 

Competition in PJEPA. 

As Philippine representative to the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition, the 

Commission participated in, among others: 

 

 

 

Seminar on AEGC Capacity Building Workshop: Establishment and 

Organizational Reforms on Competition Authorities – Case Studies from 

ASEAN for ASEAN held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 21-24 June 2011; 

7 th AEGC meeting as well as the 1 st ASEAN Competition Conference; and 

6 th and 7 th East Asia Conference on Competition Policy and Law. 

Advocacy Program 

Finally, the year saw the Commission continue its nationwide advocacy 

program by way of lectures/seminars on the latest developments in trade and tariff 

policy.

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Commission Caseload, CY 2011 

Subject 

Cases 

Brought 

Forward 

From Previous 

Year 

Requests 

Received/ 

Initiated by 

Govt. 

Total 

Reports/ 

Classification 

Rulings Issued 

Requests 

Withdrawn/ 

Withheld 

Requests/ 

Rulings Outstanding 

(as 

of Dec. 31, 

2011) 

Section 401 

Tariff 

Modification 

- 2 2 2 - - 

Section 402 

ACFTA 

AKFTA 

- 

- 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Section 1313a 


Classification 31 290 321 267 25 29 

R.A. 8800 

Monitoring 

Extension 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Socio–Economic Planning Secretary 

Cayetano W. Paderanga (center) in a 

dialogue with TC officials and staff 

during his visit at the Commission. 

Joining him are Chairman Edgardo B. 

Abon (left) and Commissioner Edgardo 

R. Maralit (right) (30 March 2011).


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I. SECTION 401 – MODIFICATION OF DUTY (FLEXIBLE CLAUSE) 

Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP) 

empowers the Commission to conduct public hearings on individual requests and 

motu proprio petitions for tariff modification. 

Under this provision, the petitioner is required to accomplish Tariff Commission 

Form No. 3 (Information for Tariff Adjustment) which is available at the Commission. 

Aside from the Commission’s invitations to interested parties, notices of public 

hearings are published in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. During the 

hearing, concerned parties are given the opportunity to make oral presentations and 

to present evidence in support of their positions. The Commission’s investigative 

process also involves plant visits which include, among others, the ocular inspection 

of plant facilities, production process and the verification of the accuracy and 

authenticity of some or all the data and information submitted in support of the 

positions of the parties. 

The Commission’s report of findings and recommendations are submitted to 

the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) within thirty (30) days after 

the termination of the public hearing. This is deliberated upon by the Tariff and 

Related Matters (TRM) Technical and Cabinet Committees. Upon final approval by 

the NEDA Board, the Commission prepares the necessary implementing Executive 

Order (EO) for signature of the President. 

Directors Zenaida C. Lacar (right) and 

Artemio D. Bernardino (left) with the 

Commission’s technical staff during the 

Section 401 public hearing regarding 

implementation of the 2012 version of the 

ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature 

(AHTN) to form part of Section 104 of the 

Tariff and Customs Code (6 December 

2011).

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A. For the period covered, the Commission conducted two (2) public hearings 

covering various articles as shown below: 

Public Hearings Conducted 

26 January 2011 

Actions Taken by the 

Commission/Status 

Petition for the extension of the zero rates 

of duty on capital equipment, spare parts 

and accessories under EO 528 and the inclusion 

of Chapter 86 in the product coverage 

thereof. 

Report submitted to NEDA. 

6 December 2011 

Implementation of the 2012 version of the 

ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature 

(AHTN) to form part of Section 104 of the 

Tariff and Customs Code. 


The 2010 Comprehensive Tariff Review (CTR 2010) was the most recent tariff 

review conducted by the Commission to set in place the new MFN tariff structure from 

2011-2015 on all products under Chapters 1-97 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the 

Philippines (TCCP). The said review was undertaken to provide predictability and 

transparency to businesses and create opportunities for growth and greater 

employment. 

The Commission chaired the TRM-Technical Working Group (TWG) review of 

the latest 5-year tariff schedule, together with the Board of Investment and the 

Department of Agriculture (Vice-Chairs); NEDA (TWG Secretariat); Bureau of 

International Trade Relations - Department of Trade and Industry; Bureau of Customs; 

Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Department of Foreign Affairs; 

Department of Finance; Department of Transportation and Communication; Bangko 

Sentral ng Pilipinas; Office of the President; Department of Labor and Employment; 

and Department of Agrarian Reform.


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B. During the year, the Commission drafted three (3) Executive Orders signed by the 

President: 


 

Reducing the rate of import duty on milling (food) wheat to zero under 

Section 104 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, otherwise known as the 

Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, as provided for under 

Section 3 of Executive Order No. 863, Series of 2010. 


 

Reducing the rates of import duty on cement and cement clinker to zero 

under Section 104 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, otherwise known as 

the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, as provided for under 

Section 3 of Executive Order No. 862, Series of 2010. 

EO No. 61 (signed 17 October 2011) 

 

Modifying the nomenclature and the rates of import duty on various 

products under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 

(Presidential Decree No. 1464), as amended. 

Notably, EO 21 and EO 22 which implemented the zero rate of duty on food 

(milling) wheat and cement and cement clinker were the only EOs issued in 2011 

relative to MFN rates prior to the issuance of EO 61 (published on 15 December 2011 

in Malaya). As stated in Section 5 of EO 61, this “shall take effect thirty (30) days 

following its complete publication in a newspaper of general circulation.” 

EO 61 which prescribed the latest 5-year tariff structure did not become 

effective as scheduled. The 2010 Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) rates remained 

applicable for calendar year 2011.

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Frequency Distribution of Tariff Rates: 2007-2011 

No. of Tariff Lines 


Level (%) 

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (EO 61) 

0 483 344 348 440 460 

1 2,581 2,129 2,140 2,141 2,075 

3 2,690 2,220 2,216 2,184 2,127 

5 719 604 602 596 578 

7 1,045 889 888 839 839 

10 1,352 1,078 1,107 1,105 1,081 

15 1,489 1,040 1,071 1,071 1,007 

20 353 171 193 193 138 

25 4 4 4 4 4 

30 591 217 242 242 159 

35 28 23 23 23 23 

40 120 125 125 125 125 

45 4 5 8 5 5 

50 27 18 18 18 18 

65 4 4 4 4 4 

TOTAL 11,490 8,871 8,986 8,990 8,643 

The completion of the review of the CTR 2010 resulted in the issuance of EO 

61 where overall AHTN tariff lines (Chapters 1-97) were reduced from 8,990 in 2010 

to 8,643 in 2011-2015 or an approximately 4% cut in the number of the AHTN tariff 

lines in 2010.


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Comparative Table of Percent Distribution of Tariff Rates 

Pre-CTR 2010 CTR 2010 (EO 61) 

60% - MFN rates at 0% to 5% 61% - MFN rates at 0% to 5% 

34% - MFN rates at 7% to 15% 34% - MFN rates at 7% to 15% 

6% - MFN rates at 20% and above 5% - MFN rates at 20% and above 

The tariff structure for pre-CTR 2010 and EO 61 ranged from 0% to 65%. 

While the 2010 MFN rates of duty remained applicable in 2011, the issuance of 

EO 61 resulted to slight changes in the percentage distribution of MFN rates of duty 

between pre-CTR 2010 and CTR 2010, as follows: 

 

EO 61 MFN rates at 0% to 5% levels increased by 1% from 60% to 61% as 

a result of reduction in the rates of duty on certain motor vehicle parts and 

components with higher tariff rates; 

At 7% to 15% levels, percentage distribution remained stable at 34% 

despite tariff changes within the same tariff band; and 

 

EO 61 MFN rates at 20% and above range decreased by 1% from 6% to 

5% as a result of the merging of tariff lines at lower rates of duty on certain 

motor vehicle parts and components, and the reduction of rates of duty on 

other residual products of the chemical and allied industries, among others. 

Parties in attendance during the Section 401 public hearing regarding implementation of the 2012 version of 

the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) to form part of Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs 

Code (6 December 2011).

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Average Nominal Tariffs 

(in percent) 

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Overall 

2010 11.94 2.28 6.18 7.02 

2011 to 2013 11.98 2.29 5.76 6.71 

2014 to 2015 11.98 2.29 5.75 6.70 

The overall average applied MFN tariff in 2011-2013 declined by about 4.42% 

from the 2010 level. This resulted from the reduction/elimination of rates of duty 

under EO 61 on certain not locally produced manufacturing inputs and on certain tariff 

lines merged/unified which include transdermal therapeutic system patches for the 

treatment of cancer or heart diseases; antisera/other blood fractions and modified 

immunological products; polymers; refined petroleum products; packaging products, 

waste from chemical or allied industries; new pneumatic tyres; and parts and 

accessories of pumps/compressors. 

The phased-down reduction in the MFN rates of duty under EO 61 on 

seventeen (17) tariff lines (i.e., glass/iron and steel waste and scrap products) in 2014 

-2015 registered a negligible cut in the average applied MFN tariff from 2011-2013 

level. 

II. 

SECTION 402 – PROMOTION OF FOREIGN TRADE 

In order to expand the foreign market for Philippine products, the Commission 

is mandated to conduct public consultations with interested parties before the 

Philippines (1) enters into any trade agreement with any foreign government or 

instrumentality thereof; and (2) modifies import duties (including any necessary 

change in classification) and other import restrictions, as are required or appropriate 

to carry out and promote foreign trade.


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Interested parties may petition the Commission for tariff modification under 

Section 402 while submitting the required duly accomplished Tariff Commission Form 

4 (Request for Withdrawal/Suspension of Concessions). 

Concerned parties are invited to these consultations of which schedules and 

product coverage are published in two (2) leading newspapers of general circulation. 

As in Section 401 hearings, the Commission affords each interested party 

reasonable opportunity to express his views during the public consultation. In order to 

verify the positions/evidences presented, plant visits are likewise conducted by the 

Commission. Findings and recommendations are submitted to NEDA which then 

schedules these for deliberation by the TRM Technical and Cabinet Committees. 

Final approval is granted by the NEDA Board after which the Commission prepares 

the draft implementing EO. 

Commissioner Marilou P. Mendoza (center) presides over the public consultation on the 

Philippines’ regional tariff commitments under ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement 

(ACFTA) and ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA). Joining her are Chairman 

Edgardo B. Abon (right) and Commissioner Edgardo R. Maralit (left) (7July 2011).

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A. The Commission, during the period covered, held Section 402 public 

consultations regarding: 

Trade Forum/Subject 

Actions Taken by the 

Commission/Status 

ASEAN-China Free Trade 

(ACFTA) 

Agreement 

13 April 2011 

Philippine tariff reduction schedule for products 

in the Sensitive List under ASEAN- 

China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and 

ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement 

(AKFTA). 


7 July 2011 

Philippines’ regional tariff commitments under 

ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement 

(ACFTA) and ASEAN-Korea Free Trade 

Agreement (AKFTA). 


(AKFTA) 

13 April 2011 

Philippine tariff reduction schedule for products 

in the Sensitive List under ASEAN- 

China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and 


(AKFTA). 

7 July 2011 

Philippines’ regional tariff commitments under 

ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement 

(ACFTA) and ASEAN-Korea Free Trade 

Agreement (AKFTA). 



Report submitted to NEDA.


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B. For the period covered, the Commission drafted two (2) Executive 

Orders signed by the President: 

EO No. 25 (signed 10 February 2011) 

 

Modifying the rates of duty on certain imported articles as provided for 

under the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree No. 

1464), as amended, in order to implement the commitments in the 

Agreement on Trade in Goods under the Framework Agreement on 

Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between ASEAN and the 

Republic of India. 

EO No. 52 (signed 5 August 2011) 

 

Temporary waiver of the reciprocal tariff treatment on certain articles to 

implement the agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and 

the Republic of Korea on the compensatory measure in relation to the 

delayed implementation of Philippine tariff concessions under the 

Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation 

among the Governments of the member countries of ASEAN and the 

Republic of Korea. 

Rules of Origin (ROO) 

Rules of Origin refers to the “set of criteria used to determine the country of 

origin of a good in international trade.” An important component of every Free Trade 

Agreement (FTA), Rules of Origin (ROO) determines the origin of the products for 

purposes of granting tariff concessions or preferential treatment. 

The Commission was occupied in the area of ROO during the year. It actively 

participated in the drafting of the country’s positions, proposals and counter-proposals 

regarding issues in the ASEAN-CEPT conversion to the product-specific rules based 

on tariff shift, adoption of self-certification and ROO agreements with different 

dialogue partners. 

An active member of the Philippine delegation, the Commission participated in 

the various negotiation sessions, attended inter-agency meetings and provided 

comments and recommendations related to the ROOs of the various FTAs such as 

the ASEAN-Australia and New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA), the ASEAN-Japan 

Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) and the ASEAN-India FTA. It also 

attended several meetings of the ASEAN Task Force on ROO.

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Below are some of the major accomplishments of the Commission in the field 

of foreign trade promotion: 

MULTILATERAL TRADING ARRANGEMENT 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Informed BOI re invitation to the industry consultation on EU’s proposal 

to review and expand proposed product coverage of ITA under WTO 

due to the conduct of public hearing on said items together with EGS 

under APEC and CTESS in WTO; 

Responded to DTI re request on the possibility of conducting a public 

hearing to eliminate tariffs on forty-four (44) tariff lines under EGS under 

APEC and CTESS in WTO; 

Commented on House Resolution Nos. 937 and 1269 as requested by 

the Special Committee on Globalization and WTO; 

Provided the WTO Philippine Mission soft copy of the latest AHTN book 

(2009) as requested; 

Clarified with the WTO Philippine Mission re queries on the EOs of 

various FTAs; 

Provided the WTO Philippine Mission the requested electronic files of 

Philippine preferential rates under various FTAs with their corresponding 

implementing EOs available at the Commission’s website; 

Submitted to DTI as requested, the Commission’s comments on 

Chapters II, III and IV of the draft Secretariat Report on the 2011 Trade 

Policy Review of the Philippines in the WTO; 

Informed BIS of the Commission’s participation to the WTO Workshop 

on Trade Remedies Measures held in PTTC from 12-14 October 2011; 

Commented on the submission of preferential tariffs to the IDB; 

Replied to WTO Philippine Mission regarding TPRB Trade Monitoringverification 

measures; 

Submitted to WTO Philippine Mission the 2011 Philippine Applied Tariff 

Database for Submission to the IDB; 

Informed the WTO Philippine Mission of the Commission’s participation 

to the Regional Workshop on Market Access for Non-Agricultural 

Products for Asian Developing Economies;


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Provided the WTO Philippine Mission with the final updated version of 

the Philippine NAMA tariff data after verifying the transposition of WTO 

concession file for NAMA from HS2002 to HS2007/ AHTN2007; 

Furnished Philippine Mission to the WTO the preliminary NAMA tariff 

information; 

Participated in the WTO Regional Trade Policy Course in New Delhi, 

India; 

Attended the 8 th Ministerial Meeting of the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland; 

Participated in the WTO Regional Workshop on Market Access for Non- 

Agricultural Products for Asian Developing Economies on 01-06 May 

2011 in Bali, Indonesia; 

Reviewed and classified the Philippine Indicative List of Environmental 

Goods for the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment Special 

Session that will be offered for immediate reduction; 

Reviewed and prepared comments, as requested by the Philippine 

Trade Mission, on the transposition of the Consolidated Tariff Schedules 

(CTS) of the Philippines and various WTO member countries relative to 

their commitments under the WTO; 

Submitted comments on the 2012 proposed classification of articles and 

amendments to the HS Nomenclature and Explanatory Notes for 

discussion in the HS Committee meetings; and 

Submitted semi-annual reports on anti-dumping, and subsidy and 

countervailing measure actions for the period 01 January to 30 June 

2011. 

Commissioner Edgardo Maralit (front row, 

fourth from right) and Commissioner 

Marilou Mendoza (front row, fourth from 

left) together with WTO Workshop Lecturer 

Ms. Judith Czako (front row, center), 

BIS Director Luis Catibayan (front row, 

third from left), TC and BIS staff during 

the WTO National Workshop held at 

Philippines Trade Training Center, Pasay 

City (12-14 October 2011).

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REGIONAL TRADING ARRANGEMENT 

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provided BITR an overview/summary of AMS’s tariff commitments under 

ATIGA, and overview/summary of the ASEAN dialogue partners’ tariff 

commitments under various ASEAN FTAs; 

Provided BITR an overview and summary of Philippine tariff commitments 

under various ASEAN FTAs; 

Provided BITR a copy of the comparative matrix of Philippine commitments 

under the individual FTAs as requested; 

Replied to MOL Logistics Philippines, Inc. regarding its inquiry about the 

applicable ATIGA rates on AHTN Nos. 6105.10.00 and 6203.42.90; 

Provided the Senate the MFN and preferential rates on fossil fuel run 

vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles applied by AMS and ASEAN dialogue 

partners as well as the MFN rates of the US and EU; 

Replied BOC’s request for certified true copies of Philippines’ Tariff 

Commitment, HSL, and SL products under various FTAs with current MFN, 

and ASEAN Member Countries’ TRS; 

Replied to BOC’s request for copies of EOs covering sensitive products 

under ATIGA, ACFTA, AKFTA, AJCEPA and AANZFTA; 

Furnished BOC an official updated list of HSL, SL and GE products of FTA 

member countries under ATIGA, ACFTA, and AKFTA with AHTN Codes 

and MFN rates, as requested; 

Responded to the letter of BITR re request for comments to the final report 

of the Study on Enhancing the Implementation of ASEAN Agreements; 

Forwarded to BITR the Commission’s comments on ASEAN Trade 

Facilitation, as requested; 

Replied to BITR regarding verification of the ATIGA tariff reduction schedule 

of Vietnam; 

Provided BITR the results of the technical verification on Cambodia and 

Laos’ Tariff Reduction Schedule based on 2008 ATIGA Schedule of 

member countries’ submission to the ASEAN Secretariat;


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Furnished BITR the list of products under the General Exclusion (GE) of 

the Philippines under various ASEAN Trade Agreements (FTAs); and 

Attended the 3 rd to 6 th CCA Meeting. 

ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted to NEDA the revised draft EOs including the Annexes on ST 

Products; 

Requested Chamber of Glass and Aluminum Industry to submit data 

regarding their petition on ST Products under ACFTA; 

Provided BPSISC Corp. the corresponding tariff headings in China TRS 

of specified items; 

Replied to Trade Beam, Inc. regarding its query on the reduction 

schedule of ACFTA rate of AHTN No. 0207.27.10A; 

Replied to Sonic Steel industries, Inc. regarding its inquiry on ACFTA 

tariff rate schedule for 2013 onwards on flat rolled steel products under 

AHTN Headings 72.10 and 72.12; 

Confirmed with BITR the participation of Commission officials and staff 

to the 1st Meeting of the ACFTA Joint Committee and to the WGROO 

on 18-20 October 2011; 

Replied to the letter of Philippine Chamber of Glass and Aluminum 

Industry regarding its request for extension of the deadline for 

submission of data relative to their petition on ST products under 

ACFTA; 

Clarified with GlassTemp Industries Corp. their position on the 

consultation on ACFTA sensitive list reduction schedule; 

Replied to the letter of BITR regarding its request for review of HSL and 

SL products under ACFTA for the ACFTA JC Meeting; 

Provided BITR the list of Sensitive and Highly Sensitive products under 

ACFTA with their corresponding 2003 and 2010 MFN rates; and 

Participated in the 37 th and 8 th Meeting of the ASEAN-China TNC.

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ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted to NEDA the revised draft EOs including the Annexes on ST 

Products under AKFTA; 

Requested Chamber of Glass and Aluminum Industry to submit data 

regarding their petition on ST Products under AKFTA; 

Replied to BOC regarding its request for tariff classification ruling on the 

applicable AKFTA rate of duty imposed on the importation of instant 

coffee from Korea; 

Provided BPSISC Corp. the corresponding tariff headings in the Korea 

TRS of specified items; 

Confirmed with BITR some issues on the correlation of 2004 AHTN No. 

6908.90.29 to the 2007 AHTN No. 6908.90.90 that was already included 

in the 20 July 2010 submission of the transposition file of the Philippine 

Sensitive Track under AKFTA; 

Replied to Philippine Chamber of Glass and Aluminum Industry 

regarding its request for extension to submit data in support of their 

petition on ST products under AKFTA; 

Provided Korea Trade Center requested MFN rates for their specified 

items; and 

Participated in the 5 th Meeting of AKFTA Implementing Committee in 

Nha Trang, Vietnam from 12-17 June 2011. 

ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEPA) 

 

 

Forwarded to BITR, as requested, the Commission’s comments on how 

the Philippines came up with the base rate 15% on 2007 AHTN Nos. 

8529.90.53B and 8529.90.55B where the corresponding correlation, 

does not have a base rate on the Philippines’ 2007 Transposed TRS 

and Two-Way Correlation Table under AJCEPA; 

Replied to BITR request for the Commission’s response on Japan’s 

counter-comments on the Philippines’ 2007 Transposed Tariff Reduction 

Schedule and Two-Way Correlation Table under AJCEPA;


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Replied to BITR regarding comments on the draft ASEAN-Japan 10- 

year Economic Cooperation Roadmap; 

 

 

Submitted to DTI the Commission’s reply to Japan’s comments on the 

Philippines’ 2007 Transposed Tariff Reduction Schedule and Two-way 

Correlation Table under AJCEPA; 

Responded to BITR regarding request for technical verification on 

Japan’s transposed schedule under AJCEPA; and 

Participated in the 5 th and 6 th Meeting of the Joint Committee of the 

AJCEPA. 

ASEAN-Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) 

 

Replied to BITR regarding comments on Philippine submission under 

the AANZFTA on Philippine NTMs and NTMs for inclusion in the NTM 

review process of AANZFTA. 

BILATERAL TRADING ARRANGEMENT 

Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) 

 

 

 

Furnished the Regional Development Council XI information on the 

reduction and elimination of the tariff on “cavendish and cardava” 

banana varieties under PJEPA which will be discussed during the 

general review in January 2012; 

Endorsed to DA and DTI the request of Pilipino Banana Growers and 

Exporters Association, Inc. in relation to PJEPA; 

Replied to BITR regarding request for updates on the transposition of 

Annex 1 of PJEPA (HS2002 to HS2007) in connection with the 2nd 

Meeting of PJEPA Sub-Committee on TIG on 19 July 2011; 

Provided DTI, with reference to the memorandum dated 8 August 2011, 

the inputs to the TIG and Competition portions of the agreed framework 

template and directory of stakeholders. Also, informed them the 

Commission’s representatives as panelists for the “One Country, One 

Voice: PJEPA Consultations;”

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Provided BITR the number of tariff lines in 2007 AHTN with Category R 

and S under PJEPA; 

Submitted to BITR the 2007 Transposed Philippine Tariff Reduction 

Schedule and the Two-Way Correlation Table under PJEPA; and 

Actively participated in the One Country, One Voice-PJEPA 

Consultationon 15 August 2011. 

III. 

TRADE REMEDY MEASURES 

Republic Act (R.A.) 8800 (Safeguard Measure Act) 

The Act provides for general safeguard measures to relieve domestic industries 

suffering from serious injury or threat thereof as a result of increased importation. 

Monitoring of the Adjustment Plans of the Steel Angle Bar Industry 

Rule 16 (Monitoring of the Domestic Industry) of the Implementing Rules and 

Regulations of R.A. 8800 provides: 

Rule16.1 

So long as any action taken under Rule 13 remains in effect, the 

Commission shall monitor developments with respect to the 

domestic industry, including the progress and specific efforts 

made by workers and firms in the domestic industry to make a 

positive adjustment to import competition. 

Commissioner Edgardo R. Maralit 

(left) presides over the public hearing 

on the monitoring of the adjustment 

plans of the steel angle bar industry 

with respect to its petition for application 

for safeguard measure against 

the importation of steel angle bars 

from various countries. Joining him 

is Commissioner Marilou P. Mendoza 

(24 March 2011).


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Rule 16.1.a If the initial application of action taken under Rule 13 exceeds 

three (3) years, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary a 

report on the results of the monitoring, not later than the date 

which is the midpoint of the initial period, and of each such 

extension, during which the action is in effect. 

Rule 16.1.b. The Commission, in the preparation of each monitoring report, 

shall conduct a hearing at which interested parties, including the 

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), shall be given 

reasonable opportunity to be present, to present evidence, and to 

be heard. 

The Commission submitted its monitoring report to the DTI Secretary on 24 

May 2011 finding that the domestic steel angle bar industry has complied substantially 

with its commitments as stated in its adjustment plan. 

Petition for Extension of Safeguard Measure Against Steel Angle Bars Imports 

The Commission, on 04 November 2011, submitted its Formal Investigation 

Report to the DTI recommending the extension of the imposition of safeguard 

measure for another three (3) years in the amount of P4,300/MT for the first year of 

implementation. 

IV. 

SECTION 1313-a - TARIFF COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION 

The ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) Tariff and Customs 

Code of the Philippines (TCCP) classifies articles imported into the Philippines. 

However, when the proper tariff classification of a commodity being imported or 

intended to be imported cannot be ascertained, the interested party may file with the 

Tariff Commission a request for a commodity classification ruling pursuant to Section 

1313-a of the Code. 

The applicant is required to submit in triplicate a notarized and duly 

accomplished TC Form 1 (Request for Tariff Classification Ruling). Likewise, he is 

required to submit a sample or samples of the product (if available), technical 

brochures/catalogues indicating its specifications, its material or chemical composition 

and other relevant information.

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The Commission is invited as a resource body to the Bureau of Customs 

Valuation and Classification Review Committee (VCRC) which meets as often as 

necessary to resolve issues involving valuation and tariff classification. 

During the period covered, the Commission received two hundred ninety (290) 

requests for tariff classification, and issued two hundred sixty-seven (267) 

classification rulings. 

ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) and the World Customs 

Organization (WCO) Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature 

The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (also known as 

the HS) is a multi-purpose international product nomenclature used by more than 200 

countries as a basis for uniform classification and coding of merchandise for purposes 

of customs tariff collection and for gathering international trade statistics. After the 

implementation of the HS in 1988, major reviews were undertaken which resulted in 

the 1996, 2002 and 2007 versions. The major revision entered into force on 01 

January 2007. The Philippines implemented these amendments in January 2008 in 

accordance with the Resolution of the NEDA Board in its meeting on 18 September 

2007. The latest revision will enter into force on 01January 2012. 

The ASEAN Member States adopted the Protocol Governing the 

Implementation of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (the AHTN Protocol) 

to harmonize the tariff nomenclature based on the HS among member countries. The 

AHTN adopted the HS up to the six-digit commodity classification codes and used the 

eight-digit commodity classification code for the ASEAN requirements. To reflect its 

required national tariff lines not included in the ASEAN nomenclature, the Philippines 

added an alpha numeric code after the 8-digit code. 

In view of the amendments made by WCO to the HS which will enter into force 

on 01 January 2012, an AHTN Task Force was created by ASEAN to review the 

AHTN 2007/1. 

The Commission, as the lead agency for the Philippines, attended the 6 th , 7 th 

and 8 th Meetings of the AHTN Task Force held in Brunei, Manila and Myanmar, 

respectively. The completed work of the Task Force was endorsed by the ASEAN 

Customs Director General.


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The delegates in the 8 th AHTN Task Force held in Yangon, Myanmar. Philippines is 

represented by TC staff Mr. Edward SA. Besana, Mrs. Esperanza B. Palomata, Mrs 

Ruth A. Polo (26-30 April 2011). 

Other related activities undertaken by the Commission with regard to the HS/ 

AHTN 2007 implementation include the following: 

 

 

Prepared the draft AHTN 2012 text to incorporate Philippine 

requirements beyond the 8 th digit Code; 

Conducted a line-by-line review of Section 104 (Rates of Import Duty) of 

the Tariff and Customs Code in drafting the Executive Order on 2010 

Comprehensive Tariff Review; 

Conducted a public hearing on 06 December 2011 on the AHTN 2012 

version incorporating MFN rates as amended by EO 61; 

Stored databases on historical MFN rates (2001-2010); 

 

 

Prepared linkage charts of products under Chapters 1-97 (existing MFN 

rates/2011 FTA rates); 

Prepared Transposition of ASEAN-India / ASEAN-Japan FTA Tariff 

Schedule from the 2007 ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature 

(AHTN) to 2012 AHTN;

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Conducted a line-by-line review of transposition of 2007 AHTN Tariff and 

Customs Code (TCCP) to 2012 AHTN TCCP; 

Participated as resource speakers in DTI-sponsored Regional Advocacy 

on Doing Business in FTA (DBFTA); and 

Conducted information dissemination through seminar/workshops in 

various ports and review schools. 

V. SECTION 506 – ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS OF 

THE PHILIPPINES 

House/Senate Bills/Resolutions and 

Other Committee Concerns 

Comments/Recommendation/ 

Inputs of the Commission 

Senate Bill No. 2411 (“An Act Establishing 

a Framework for Responsible and Accountable 

Trade Negotiations by Creating the 

Philippine Trade Representative Office, Appropriating 

Funds Therefor, and for Other 

Purposes”), introduced by Senator Jinggoy 

E. Estrada. 

Senate Bill No. 2877 (“An Act Establishing 

a Framework for Responsible and Accountable 

Trade Negotiations By Creating the 


Funds Therefore, and for Other 

Purposes”), introduced by Senator Teofisto 

“TG” Guingona. 

Senate Bill No. 252 (“An Act Creating the 


Funds Therefor”), introduced by 

Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes. 

Senate Bill No. 1612 (“An Act Creating the 

Office of the Trade Representative, Appropriating 

Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes”), 

introduced by Senator Manuel 

“Lito” Lapid. 

The Commission supports the various bills 

creating a separate office for the Philippine 

Trade Representative, inasmuch as the 

same is needed by the country in order for 

us to have a permanent chief trade negotiator 

who will coordinate all trade-related policies 

of the Philippines as well as take care 

of our own country’s economic agenda in 

various international trade undertakings. 

The consolidated bill should provide for 

thorough and meaningful consultations as 

provided under Section 402 of the Tariff and 

Customs Code of the Philippine s, as 

amended, with all relevant and key stakeholders, 

prior to the conduct of any multilateral, 

regional and bilateral trade negotiations 

in order to craft negotiating strategies 

and country positions, and consultation 

again thereafter, as a form of a feedback 

mechanism/post evaluation for the government 

to gauge the effectiveness of its negotiating 

strategies.


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Senate Bill No. 1064 (“An Act to Promote 

the Creative Industries in the Philippines 

by Establishing the Creative Industries 

Development Council, Defining its Powers 

and Functions, Appropriating Funds 

Therefor and For Other Purposes”), introduced 

by Senator Manny B. Villar. 

Senate Bill No. 2930 (“An Act Creating 

the Design Council of the Philippines, Defining 

its Powers and Functions, Appropriating 

Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes”), 

introduced by Senator Teofisto 

Guingona III. 

Senate Bill No. 2142 (“An Act Harmonizing 

the Grant and Administration of Fiscal 

and Non-Fiscal Incentives, and For Other 

Purposes”), introduced by Senator Ralph 

Recto. 

Senate Bill No. 2379 (“ The Investments 

and Incentives Code of the Philippines”), 

introduced by Senator Manny Villar. 

House Bill No. 5971 (“An Act Creating the 

Philippine Trade Representative Office, 

Appropriating Funds Therefor and For 

Other Purposes”), introduced by Representatives 

Lorenzo Tanada III, et. al. 

The Commission supports the establishment 

of a central government agency that 

would take charge, prioritize, strengthen 

and promote the Philippine Design Industry. 

It believes in the innate genius of the 

Filipino in terms of producing world class 

designs which the Philippines in turn could 

strongly support as one of its new “export 

winners,” as well as in the potentials of the 

Philippine design as an industry. It is 

about time that a law be enacted specific 

to that purpose. 

The Commission supports the avowed 

aims and guiding principles of the two (2) 

Senate Bills. SB 2142 reflects the common 

desire of the Senate to rationalize, 

simplify and prioritize fiscal and non-fiscal 

incentives to deserving industries. SB 

2379 aims to make our investments code 

more up-to-date and responsive to the 

Philippines’ goal to attract more foreign 

investments needed for our economic 

growth. 






who will coordinate all trade-related 

policies of the Philippines as well as take 

care of our own country’s economic 

agenda in various international trade undertakings.

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Continued 



The consolidated bill should provide for 


provided under Section 402 of the Tariff 

and Customs Code of the Philippines, as 







mechanism/post evaluation for the 

government to gauge the effectiveness of 

its negotiating strategies. 

House Bill No. 56 (“ An Act establishing a 

framework for responsible and accountable 

trade negotiations by creating the 


appropriating funds therefore, and for 

other purposes”), introduced by Representative 

Lorenzo R. Tanada III. 

House Bill No. 186 (“An Act creating the 

Office of the Philippine Trade Representative, 

appropriating funds therefor, and for 

other purposes”), introduced by Representative 

Pryde Henry A. Teves. 

House Bill No. 1892 (“ An Act creating the 


appropriating funds therefor and for other 

purposes”), introduced by Representative 

Karlo A. B. Nograles. 






who will coordinate all trade-related 

policies of the Philippines as well as take 

care of our own country’s economic 

agenda in various international trade undertakings. 

The consolidated bill should provide for a 


provided under Section 402 of the Tariff 








mechanism/post evaluation for the 

government to gauge the effectiveness of


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House Bill No. 1038 (“An Act Revitalizing 

the Coconut Industry, Appropriating Funds 


by Representative Florencio G. 

Noel. 

House Bill No. 4179 (“An Act Revitalizing 

the Coconut Industry, Appropriating Funds 


by Representative Sharon S. Garin. 

House Bill No. No. 3224 (“Customs and 

Tariff Modernization Act of 2010 

[CTMA]”), introduced by Representatives 

Rufus B. Rodriguez and Maximo B. Rodriguez, 

Jr. 

House Bill No. 3760 (“Customs and Tariff 

Modernization Act of 2010”), introduced by 

Representatives Rufus Rodriguez and 

Reynaldo Umali. 

The Commission supports the common 

desire of the House of Representatives to 

rationalize, simplify, prioritize and 

strengthen the powers and functions of the 

existing Philippine Coconut Authority and 

by so doing, revitalize the Philippine coconut 

industry in general which has been 

long considered as one of the Philippines’ 

identified “export winners,” and help our 

coconut farmers, in particular. 

Observations/Comments: 

1. Sequencing of Provisions 

The provisions on tariffs should precede 

the provisions on customs implementation. 

This would be a logical sequencing in the 

sense that it follows the normal procedure 

of setting the policy on tariffs first, followed 

by implementation of said tariff policy. 

2. Under Section 408 (b) of the CTMA, the 

following provision be adopted: 

b. Motion for Reconsideration – Any applicant 

party who is aggrieved by, or is not 

satisfied with the result of any ruling the 

applicant party may have filed before the 

Tariff Commission pursuant to this Section, 

may file a verified Motion for Reconsideration 

within thirty (30) days from receipt 

of such ruling based on the sole

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Continued 



3. Section 1711. Tariff Nomenclature and 

Rates of Import Duty 

“The provisions of Section 104 of P.D. 

1464, otherwise known as the Tariff 

and Customs Code of 1978, as 

amended, specifically providing for the 

tariff sections, chapters, headings and 

subheadings and the rates of import 

duty, shall still apply.” 

4. The Commission proposes that Section 

1712 of the CTMA be worded, thus: 

“Section 1712. TARIFF NOMENCLA- 

TURE AND THE RATES OF EXPORT 

DUTY. 

The provisions of Section 514 of P.D. 

1464, otherwise known as the Tariff and 

Customs Code of 1978, as amended, specifically 

providing for the export products 

House Bill No. 46 (“An Act Strengthening 

the Anti-Smuggling Mechanism, Amending 

for the Purpose Certain Provisions of 

Presidential Decree No. 1464, Otherwise 

Known As the Tariff and Customs Code of 

the Philippines, as Amended, and for Other 

Purposes”), introduced by Representatives 

Rufus B. Rodriguez and Maximo B. Rodriguez. 

Commission comments: 

1. New Section 1212. Import Permit/ 

Authority for Agricultural Products 

Agricultural products are not defined in the 

proposed bills. The Commission proposes 

that this new Section defines the 

coverage of “agricultural products.”


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House Bill No. 114 (“An Act Further 

Strengthening The Anti-Smuggling Mechanism, 

Amending for the Purpose Certain 

Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 

1464, Otherwise Known As the Tariff and 

Customs Code of the Philippines, as 

Amended, and for Other Purposes”), introduced 

by Representative Pedro P. 

Romualdo. 








by Representative Eric Owen Singson, 

Jr. 








by Representative Juan Edgardo M. 

Angara. 



2. Sec. 1313. Information furnished on 

Classification and Value 

The Commission is opposed to the inclusion 

in some bills of the proposal made 

requiring the Commission “ to notify the 

concerned/ affected industry” in cases of 

request for issuance of tariff classification 

rulings. 

The office believes that it is highly inappropriate 

since tariff classification pursuant to 

this Section is a governmental function not 

subject to private or vested interest intrusion. 

Confidential documents, samples 

and data submitted by an importer to the 

Commission pursuant to a valid request 

for issuance of tariff classification ruling 

are meant to be safeguarded by the Commission. 

At any rate, enough safeguards 

and provisions for transparency are in 

place such as automatically providing 

copies of issued tariff classification rulings 

to the Bureau of Customs and Department 

of Finance. Of the differing provisions to 

amend Section 1313a, the Commission 

favors the HB 3055 version.

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by Representatives Lorenzo R. 

Tanada III and Nicanor M. Briones. 

House Bill No. 3055 (“An Act Amending 

Certain Provisions of Presidential Decree 

No. 1464, Otherwise Known As the Tariff 


Amended”), introduced by Representative 

Salvador H. Escudero III. 

House Resolution No. 411 (“ A Resolution 

Directing the House of Representatives 

Special Committee on Globalization 

and WTO to Conduct an Inquiry, In Aid of 

Legislation, Into the Possible Impact of 

Reducing Tariffs on Sensitive Agricultural 

Products to 0 to 5 percent, As part of the 

Country’s Commitment Under AFTA- 

CEPT, on the Livelihood and Welfare of 

Small Agricultural Producers and on the 

Philippines’ Goal of Attaining Food Self- 

Sufficiency”). 

3. Sec. 2503. Undervaluation, Misclassification 

and Misdeclaration in Entry 

On the issue of misclassification in import 

entry, the Commission recommends that 

the definition of “misclassification” be 

based on Section 2503 of the Tariff and 

Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), 

as implemented in Customs Administrative 

Order (CAO) 10-93, dated November 16, 

1993. 

Further, the Commission supports the addition 

of a new Sec. 2503-A exempting the 

importer from surcharge when the tariff 

classification relied on an official government 

ruling or information. 

The Philippines has already eliminated 

tariffs of about 99% of the total tariff lines 

in compliance with the agreement under 

the Common Effective Preferential Tariff 

(CEPT) Scheme of the ASEAN Free Trade 

Area (CEPT-AFTA), now ASEAN Trade in 

Goods Agreement (ATIGA). 

Sensitive agricultural products are imposed 

a preferential rate of 5% except rice 

and sugar which are currently levied at 

40% and 38%, respectively and will eventually 

be reduced to 35% and 5% by 2015. 

Executive Orders 892 and 894 were issued 

to implement the tariff reduction 

schedule on sugar and rice products 

through the invocation of the Protocol to 

Provide Special Consideration for Rice 

and Sugar under the ATIGA.


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House Resolution No. 937 (“A Resolution 

Directing the Special Committee on Globalization 

and WTO to conduct an inquiry, 

in aid of legislation, into the Executive Department’s 

exercise of its power to set tariffs 

and enter into trade agreements as 

mandated by Congress, within specified 

limits, in light of stakeholders’ complaints 

of non-transparency and lack of stakeholders’ 

participation in the trade policy 

formulation process”). 



The Commission, under its express mandate 

as a means of promoting foreign 

trade under Section 402 of the Tariff and 


amended, and before any trade agreement 

is concluded by the Philippines with 

any foreign government or instrumentality 

thereof, conducts wide ranging public consultations 

that involved various stakeholders 

in the domestic industry wherein 

they are given the chance to adequately 

ventilate their views and comments. 

The Commission believes that with the 

launch, establishment and adoption by the 

Philippines, led by the Department of 

Trade and Industry, of the “ONE COUN- 

TRY, ONE VOICE: INSTITUTIONALIZING 

STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION TO- 

WARDS A UNIFIED TRADE STRATEGY,” 

consultations with various stakeholders 

will be further enhanced. The One Country, 

One Voice Program is a unified strategy 

approach wherein the whole foundation 

beneath trade policy is made up of a 

host of domestic policies, with particular 

focus on local industry and small and medium 

enterprises competitiveness. It is of 

note that the program will call for a far 

ranging actions on domestic industry consultations, 

with emphasis on transparency 

and stakeholders’ feedbacks, thus, addressing 

and correcting any perceived non 

-transparency and lack of stakeholders’ 

participation in the trade policy formulation 

process.

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VI 

ADVOCACY 

In line with its mandate under Section 1 (1.6) of EO No. 143 entitled “Instituting 

Effective Operational Mechanism and Strategies in the Tariff Commission,” the 

Commission vigorously pursued its continuing advocacy calendar on the latest 

developments relating to tariffs and trade both in the local and international trading 

fronts. As part of the Commission’s nationwide advocacy program, the Commission 

acceded to requests for briefings/lectures from various educational institutions and 

organizations as shown below: 

Lecture/Workshop on AHTN for Motorcycle Participants Asean (MDPPA) 

Development Program 

Board of Investments, Makati City 

24 June 2011 

Seminar/Workshop on Rules of Classification and Free Trade Agreements for 

students of West Mead University, Batangas and Lyceum University, Manila 

TC Conference Room 

30 September 2011 

Workshop on ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature 2012 

Bangkok, Thailand 

17-21 October 2011 

Workshop on ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature 2012 

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

21-25 November 2011 

Seminar/Workshop on TC Organizational Structure and its Functions, Various FTAs 

and Tariff Classification for students of John B. Lacson 

Foundation Maritime University, Inc., Jaro, Iloilo 

TC Conference Room 

23 November 2011


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TC staff from the Research, Investigation and International Trade Analysis Service lectures on 

the various FTAs and tariff classification to students from John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime 

University, Inc. during the briefings on latest developments on trade and tariff policy (23 November 

2011). 

Lectures/Briefings on Doing Business in FTA: 

PTTC, Pasay 31 March 2011 

PTTC, Pasay 14 May 2011 

Aklan 27 May 2011 

Clark 27 June 2011 

Cebu 29 June 2011 

Davao 14 July 2011 

Subic 15 July 2011 

Tagaytay City 27-28 July 2011 

Legaspi City 2 August 2011 

Las Pinas 25 August 2011 

PTTC NCR 2 September 2011 

Lipa, Batangas 6 September 2011

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Lectures/Briefings on Doing Business in FTA : 

General Santos City 8 September 2011 

Cebu 14 September 2011 

Iloilo 15-17 September 2011 

PTTC 19 and 23 September 2011 

Pasig City 7 October 2011 

Bacolod City 13 October 2011 

SMEX Mall of Asia, Pasay City 18 October 2011 

Cebu City 26 October 2011 

Baguio City 4 November 2011 

Tacloban, Leyte 5-7 November 2011 

Laguna 15 November 2011 

Taytay 16 November 2011 

Puerto Princesa City, Palawan 16-18 November 2011 

Roxas City, Capiz 16-18 November 2011 

Lucena City, Quezon 22 November 2011 

Benguet 22 November 2011 

Cebu City 25 November 2011 

De La Salle University 25 November 2011 

PTTC/NCR 1 December 2011 

Tacloban, Leyte 5 December 2011 

Cavite 7 December 2011 

Cagayan De Oro 8 December 2011 

Naga City 8 December 2011 

General Santos City 14-15 December 2011 

Tuguegarao City 15-17 December 2011


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VII. OTHER ACTIVITIES 

A. Competition Policy 

The Commission prepared letters/replies to the ASEAN Secretariat regarding: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011 Schedule dates of AEGC/CPL Technical Working Group Meetings; 

Inputs on the draft agenda to the proposed Regional Capacity Building Workshop; 


Agreement (IA) indicator 5, of the ASEAN-GIZ Project; 

Inputs regarding the Capacity Building Workshop schedule and the 7 th AEGC 

Meeting in Bali, Indonesia; 

Inputs to the draft competition bills pending deliberation at the House of 

Representatives, as member of the Technical Working Group (TWG); 

Inputs for the preparation of the Philippine position in the Chapter on Competition 

in PJEPA; 

Handouts/workshop materials for the CPL Core Competencies: Inception 

Workshop in Manila (3-4 August 2011); 

Matrix of schedule of Philippine interviewees for ASEAN Expert’s Field Visit in 

Manila on 10-11 October 2011; 

Reply to ASEAN Secretariat on their request for comments on the draft agenda 

and list of speakers for the 1 st ASEAN Competition Conference (ACC) in Legian, 

Bali, Indonesia; 

Inputs to the advocacy chapter of the Questionnaire on the Regional Core 

Competencies (RCC); 

Inputs on the competition policy chapter on the 4 th Trade Policy Review of the 

Philippines; 

Inputs/answers to the questionnaire to identify core competencies as requested 

by ASEAN; and 

Inputs to the WTO 4 th TRP regarding Philippine involvement in competition policy 

as provided under various Free Trade Agreements and Regional Trade 

Agreements. 

Other related activities undertaken by the Commission with regard to 

Competition Policy include the following: 

 

 

Coordinated with Philippine stakeholders regarding ASEAN CPL Expert’s 

interview schedule with them relative to the project on “Developing Core 

Competencies in CPL; 

Participated in the Competition Policy and Law Core Competencies: Inception 

Workshop in the Philippines (Crowne Plaza Hotel);

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Participated in the meeting between the Commission and the 

Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding Secretary De Lima’s letter 

regarding the issuance of EO 45 establishing the first ever competition 

authority (Office for Competition) under the DOJ; 

Facilitated the rounds to various government agencies made by the 

ASEAN expert on Competition during interview schedule in Manila; 

Attended inter-agency meeting conducted by the BITR to obtain 

information/comments from the Philippine-European Trade and 

Investment Working Group (on competition policy chapter) to be used in 

the 7 th PH-EU SOM Arrangement; 

Attended the seminar on Regional Training Workshop on Legal and 

Economic Framework for Merger Analysis held in Nha Trang City, 

Vietnam on 8-12 May 2011; 

Attended the seminar on AEGC Capacity Building Workshop: 

Establishment and Organizational Reforms on Competition Authorities – 

Case Studies from ASEAN for ASEAN held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 21- 

24 June 2011; 

The participants/delegates from ASEAN Member Countries during the “Competition Policy and Law Core 

Competencies: Inception Workshop in the Philippines”, held in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pasig City on 3-4 

August 2011. Staff from Tariff Commission and Department of Justice attended for the Philippines.


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Attended the AEGC Capacity Building Workshop on “Coordination on 

Cross-border Issues on Competition: Opportunities and Challenges” on 

19-21 September 2011; 

Attended the 7 th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy 

and 6 th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy on 14-17 

September 2011; and 

Participated in the 1 st Workshop on WG Regional Core Competencies 

(WG-RCC) in Singapore on 5-9 December 2011. 

B. Project Proposal 

The Commission prepared project proposals under the auspices of the 

International Commitment Fund (ICF) for 2011 on: “High-Level ASEAN Experts Group 

on Competition Meeting on Competition Policy,” “Workshop on Developing Core 

Competencies in Competition Policy and Law” and “ASEAN Experts Group on 

Competition Task Force Meeting”. 

The Commission also prepared project proposal entitled” Capacity Building/ 

Workshop on Trade Remedy focusing on Anti-dumping and Trade Defense 

Investigation submitted to Swedish National Board of Trade. 

C. .Assistance to Stakeholders 

The Commission, being a technical agency on tariff and trade-related matters, 

accedes to requests for information/inputs from various stakeholders, including other 

government departments and agencies with whom it shares common policy concerns. 

During the period under review, the Commission provided the following data/ 

information, as requested: 

Government Agencies 

 

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 

Amendment to Section 3 of the draft EO on the Comprehensive Tariff 

Review 2010 (CTR); 

Annex of the draft EO on CTR 2010 in hard and soft copies, summary of 

agreements on CTR 2010, and frequency distribution of MFN rates from 

2011-2015;

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Final report and recommendation on the results of the Comprehensive 

Tariff Review; 

Final report on the proposed extension of the zero rates of duty on 

capital equipment, spare parts and accessories under Executive Order 

(EO) No. 528 and the inclusion of Chapter 86 in the product coverage 

thereof; 

Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga (center) during his visit at TC. Chairman 

Edgardo B. Abon (partly hidden) and TARCEA President Mr. Isagani D. Garduque (left) tour him around 

the Commission (30 March 2011). 

Summary of decision on CTR 2010; Annex EO and Frequency 

Distribution; 

Comparative Pre-CTRP/CTRP proposed nominal and trade weighted 

average tariffs for agriculture, mining and manufacturing sectors; 

Inputs to the President’s State of the Nation Address; 

Comparative table of Nominal Average and Trade-Weighted Tariffs 

under the Pre-CTR with proposed CTR 2010;


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Briefing Folder/Presentation for the 2012 Proposed Budget; 

Physical and Financial Performance Review (Jan. – June 2011) in 

compliance with DBM Memorandum re: Mid-Year Budget Performance 

Review; 

Monthly Cash Program (July – December 2011) in compliance with the 

DBM Memorandum re: Mid-Year Budget Performance Review; 

Physical and Financial Report of Operations (January – August 2011); 

Annual imports on feed wheat from various countries ; 

Annex to the draft EO on the 2010 CTR for purposes of publishing the 

signed EO in the newspaper; 

Report on the Sensitive Products under ACFTA and AKFTA; 

Commission’s key activities for 2012; 

Matrix of Tariff Information between Pre-CTR (2006-2010) and 2010 

CTR (2011-2015) of products under Chapters 1 to 97; 

Revised draft EOs including the Annexes on ST Products under ACFTA 

and AKFTA; and 

Certain sections of Chapter II and III of the draft Secretariat Report on 

the 2011 Trade Policy Review of the Philippines in the WTO. 

 

National Statistics Office (NSO) 

Cumulative trade (import and export) data for 2010.

Page 41 


 

Department of Trade and Industry 

Updates on tariffs information/data for the forthcoming Trade Policy 

Review of Philippines; 

Inputs/comments regarding the setting of tariff rates by the Philippine 

Congress, pursuant to Section 104 of the TCCP; 

Information re Commission’s participation in the re-launching of WTO 

National Advocacy and Consultations Programme; 

Commission’s nominated resource persons to collaborate with the case 

researches from UP School of Economics for the Trade Policy Analysis 

Handbook ; 

Reply regarding request on the possibility of conducting a public hearing 

to eliminate tariff on forty-four (44) tariff lines under EGS under APEC 

and CTESS in WTO; 

Inputs to the TIG and Competition portions of the agreed framework 

template and directory of stakeholders. Also, informed them the 

Commission’s representatives as panelists for the “One Country, One 

Voice: PJEPA Consultations; 

MFN and ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) tariff rates of electric 

bicycles and parts; 

Reply regarding queries raised during the One Country, One Voice – 

JPEPA Consultation on August 15, 201; and 

Comments on Chapter IV of the draft Secretariat Report on the 2011 

Trade Policy Review of the Philippines in the WTO. 

 

Board of Investments 

Reply on the petition for extension of the zero rates of duty on capital 

equipment, spare parts and accessories under Executive Order (EO) 

528;


Page 42 

Invitation on the industry consultation on EU’s proposal to review and 

expand proposed product coverage of ITA under WTO due to the 

conduct of public hearing on said items together with EGS under APEC 

and CTESS in WTO; and 

Revised Complete List and Summary List, annexes to the draft IRR of 

the proposed Executive Order amending EO 528. 

 

Bureau of International Trade Relations 

Reply re conduct of public consultation to implement PHL tariff reduction 

schedule for products in the Sensitive List under ACFTA and AKFTA; 

Reply on the request for comments to the final report of the Study on 

Enhancing the Implementation of ASEAN Agreements; 

Reply re comments on ASEAN Trade Facilitation; 

Result of the technical verification on Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos’ 

Tariff Reduction Schedule based on 2008 ATIGA Schedule of member 

countries submission to the ASEAN Secretariat; 

List of products under the General Exclusion (GE) of the Philippines 

under various ASEAN Trade Agreements; 

Reply re technical verification on Japan’s transposed schedule under 

AJCEPA; 

Proposal, for ICF consideration, on the possible hosting by the 

Philippines of the ASEAN Plus-Working Group on Tariff Nomenclature 

(AP-WGTN); 

Review of HSL and SL products under ACFTA for the ACFTA JC 

Meeting; 

List of suspended tariffs; 

DOF’s combined revenue estimates on the two tariff lines which were 

recommended for extraction of separate tariff lines at higher MFN rate 

under 2010 CTR;

Page 43 


Reply to Japan’s comments on the Philippines’ 2007 Transposed Tariff 

Reduction Schedule and Two-way Correlation Table under AJCEPA; 

List of Sensitive and Highly Sensitive products under ACTA with their 

corresponding 2003 and 2010 MFN rates; 

Comments on various subject matter discussed at SUB-COTT Meeting 

of 3 May 2011; 

Confirmation/comments on the draft transposition of the Product Specific 

Rules (PSRs) prepared by Australia and New Zealand relative to the 

implementation of AANZFTA PSRs based on HS 2012 Nomenclature; 

Inputs in identifying ROO-related issues that may be considered for 

discussion with our Japanese counterparts during the Philippines-Japan 

Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA); 

Number of tariff lines in 2007 AHTN with Category R and S under 

JPEPA; 

2007 Transposed Philippine Tariff Reduction Schedule and the Two- 

Way Correlation Table under JPEPA; 

Comments on the 2011 Trade Policy Review of the Philippines 

particularly on the relevant paragraphs/tables/footnotes Chapter III of the 

draft WTO Secretariat Report; 

Information on overview/summary of AMS’s tariff commitments under 

ATIGA, and overview/summary of the ASEAN dialogue partner’s tariff 


Information on the overview and summary of Philippine tariff 


Copy of the comparative matrix of Philippine commitments under the 

individual FTAs as requested; 

Updates on the transposition of Annex 1 of PJEPA (HS 2002 to HS 

2007) in connection with the 2nd Meeting of PJEPA Sub-Committee on 

TIG on 19 July 2011;


Page 44 

Comments on how the Philippines came up with the base rate 15% on 

2007 AHTN Nos. 8529.90.53B and 8529.90.55B where the 

corresponding correlation, i.e., 2002 HS No. 8528.12 00 does not have a 

base rate on the Philippines’ 2007 Transposed TRS and Two-Way 

Correlation Table under AJCEPA; 

Response on Japan’s counter-comments on the Philippines’ 2007 

Transposed Tariff Reduction Schedule and Two-Way Correlation Table 

under AJCEPA; 

Issues on the correlation of 2004 AHTN No. 6908.90.29 to the 2007 

AHTN No. 6908.90.90 that was already included in 20 July 2010 

submission of the transposition file of the Philippine Sensitive Track 

under AKFTA; 

Comments to the 4 th Trade Policy Review of the Philippines in the WTO; 

Comments on tariff lines of the draft publication of EO 61; 

Correlation table from HS 2002/AHTN 2004 to HS 2007/AHTN 2007 at 

the national tariff line; 

Comments on the draft ASEAN-Japan 10-year Economic Cooperation 

Roadmap; 

Comments on Philippine submission under the AANZFTA on Philippine 

NTMs and NTMs for inclusion in the NTM review process of AANZFTA; 

and 

Comments on the Philippine draft of the proposed Philippines-Russia 

Trade and Investment Cooperation and Promotion Agreement. 

 

Bureau of Import Services 

Letter/reply regarding Technical Committee on WTO Matters, Antidumping 

Negotiating Group on Rules; 

Comments on the request of Puyat Steel Corporation for the transfer of 

GI and prepainted GI from NT to the sensitive list, and the repealing of 

EO 898;

Page 45 


Letter/reply regarding tariff duty of processed glass under the ASEAN- 

China FTA and the ASEAN-Korea FTA, and the removal of all dumping 

and safeguard duties on imported raw glass; and 

Tariff classification of used wagon type car kitchen fixtures for use in the 

promotion of food products. 

 

Bureau of Export Trade Promotion 

Equivalent tariff lines with the corresponding MFN and 2011 FTA tariff 

rates on the Food, Coconut, Minerals, Construction, Home Products, 

Garments and Textile, Wearables, and Motor Vehicles parts and 

components Sectors; 

Report on the Commission’s participation in the DBFTA Trainers 

Training and Organizational Meeting held on 07 March 2011 at the 

PTCC; 

Tariff heading of juice concentrate (processed with sugar and honey); 

and 

List of resource speakers for the regional advocacy on DBFTA II. 

 

Inter-Agency Committee – Tariff and Related Matters 

Summary of Agreements on CTR 2010; and 

Results of the review of the 41 tariff lines under the 2010 CTR. 

 

Bureau of Customs 

Reply regarding TC representative to the Valuation and Classification 

Review Committee (VCRC) Meetings; 

Official updated list of HSL, SL and GE products of FTA member 

countries under ATIGA, ACFTA, and AKFTA with AHTN Codes and 

MFN rates; 

Certified true copies of Philippines’ Tariff Commitment, HSL and SL 

products under various FTAs with current MFN, and ASEAN Member 

Countries TRS;


Page 46 

Comments on the imports of powdered juice/beverage concentrates with 

large quantities of refined sugar and its classification; 

Tariff classification of “Poultry Meal”; 

Tariff classification ruling on the applicable AKFTA rate of duty imposed 

on the importation of instant coffee from Korea; 

Copy of TCC No. 08-092 classifying “Linear Alkylbenzene” under AHTN 

Code 3817.00.00 with a rate of Duty of 3% ad valorem; 

Copy of a Tariff Commodity Classification Ruling on Digital Still 

Cameras; 

Reply to request for certified true copies of TC letters to BOC; 

Proper classification and rate of duty of “Bondtite 241”; and 

Tariff classification of: Pork Feed Meal 2kg/bag from Germany and 

Prime Alloy Low Carbon Steel Wire Rods in Coils SAE 1008B (6.5 and 

8.0 mm diameter) and SAE 1018B (6.5 mm diameter) from China. 

 

Bureau of Internal Revenue 

Reply re request for authenticated copies of import entry declaration by 

Tradeport International Linkage Corporation for the account of Platinum 

World Manufacturing Corporation for the taxable years 2006-2008. 

TC doing its share in helping the 

victims of typhoon Sendong with 

TARCEA President, Mr. Isagani 

D. Garduque, leading the group 

and coursing the donation 

t h r o u g h G M A K a p u s o 

Foundation, Inc.

Page 47 


 

Commission on Audit 

3 rd Quarter Statement of Allotment/Obligation/Balance (SAOB); 

1 st Semester Physical & Financial Report of Operations; 

Physical Performance Review (Annex A) and Financial Performance 

Review (Annex B) for January-June 2011 in compliance with DBM 

Memorandum re: Mid-Year Budget Performance Review; and 

Monthly Cash Program (July-December 2011) in compliance with the 

DBM Memorandum. 

 

Department of Agriculture 

Study of the proposed tariff increase to 35% on edible swine offal and 

mechanically deboned or separated meat (MDM); and 

Request of Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association, Inc. 

in relation to PJEPA. 

 

Department of Budget and Management 

Budget Proposal for 2012; 

3 rd Quarter Statement of Allotment/Obligation/Balance (SAOB); 

1 st Semester Physical & Financial Report of Operations; 

Physical Performance Review (Annex A) and Financial Performance 

Review (Annex B) for January-June 2011 in compliance with DBM 

Memorandum re: Mid-Year Budget Performance Review; and 

Monthly Cash Program (July-December 2011) in compliance with the 

DBM Memorandum. 

 

Department of Environment and Natural Resources 

Comments on the list of environmental goods specifically on bound and 

applied rates;


Page 48 

MFN/Bound rates and import/export data of the 17 items indicated in the 

list in connection with the Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental 

Goods meeting; and 

Comments on the draft EO that would impose a temporary ban on the 

importation of stalagmites, stalactites and other speleotherms. 

 

Department of Foreign Affairs 

Revised project proposal in the Meeting of the ASEAN Plus Working 

Group on Tariff Nomenclature (AP-WGTN) for funding consideration 

under the 2012 ICF; 

Draft Concept Note regarding the project proposal entitled 

“Stakeholders’ Seminar/Workshop on 2012 Harmonized System (HS) 

Amendments in the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 

and on Rules of Origin (ROO)” requested for funding under the auspices 

of APEC; and 

Status and other information on the hosting of international conferences 

of the approved project proposals titled “High-Level Experts Group on 

Competition Policy” and “ASEAN Experts Group on Competition 

(AEGC)” under FY 2011 International Commitments Fund (ICF) Budget. 

 

House of Representatives 

Comments on various tariff-related bills such as HB Nos. 549, 913, 958, 

1038, 1583, 1733, 1980, 3100, 3134, 3224, 3760; 


President’s Budget for 2012; 

2012 Proposed Budget Briefing Folders; and 

Comments on House Resolution Nos. 937, 1269 and 411.

Page 49 


 

National Book Development Board 

Tariff headings and MFN and FTA rates of duty of various raw materials 

for book publishing/printing. 

 

National Statistics Coordination Board 

Agenda item on the adoption of the 2007 ASEAN Harmonized Tariff 

Nomenclature (AHTN) in the generation of the International 

Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS). 

 

Office of the President 

List of suspended tariffs; 

Commission’s Strategic Plan; Program/Activity/ Project/Targets & 

Accomplishments (2011-2015) in compliance with OP Memorandum 

Circular No. 16 dated 1 August 2011; and 

Information on the collapse of tariff regime. 

 

Senate 

Comments on various tariff-related bills such as SB Nos. 2142 and 

2379; 


President’s Budget for 2012; 

2012 Proposed Budget Briefing Folders; 

MFN and preferential rates on fossil fuel run vehicles and alternative fuel 

vehicles applied by AMS and ASEAN dialogue partners as well as the 

MFN rates of the US and EU; and 

Data on the current rates of duty of vehicles classified under AHTN 

headings 87.02, 87.03, 87.04, 87.05 under PJEPA.


Page 50 

 

Senate Tax Study and Research Office (STSRO) 

Letter/reply regarding data for possible revival of Oil Price Stabilization 

Fund (OPSF); and 

Data on incentives which the Commission is enjoying under the TCCP 

and EO 206 amending Section 105 of TCCP. 

 

Philippine Mission to WTO 

Final updated version of the of the Philippine NAMA tariff data; 

Preliminary NAMA tariff information; 

NAMA trade information; 

Prepared semi-annual reports on WTO notification on Anti-dumping/ 

Countervailing duty for the period 01 July to 31 December 2010; 

Prepared comments on the proposed revision of Anti-dumping 

agreement; 

Position regarding the request to establish a TRF in the WTO / 

Comments for the Philippines on the new proposals discussed on the 

negotiating group on rules: Anti-dumping and Horizontal subsidies; 

Reply regarding the draft decision for the classification of certain 

Attachment B Products; 

Clarification re IDB submission; 

Reply re TPRB Trade Monitoring-verification measures; 

2011 Philippine Applied Tariff Database for submission to the IDB; 

Information on the Commission’s participant in the Regional Workshop 

on Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products for Asian Developing 

Economies; 

Proposed Programme for the WTO Workshop on Trade Remedy 

Measure to be held in August 2011;

Page 51 


Confirmation of HS Classification of ITA Products in Attachment B of the 

Agreement on Information Technology Products (ITA); 

Soft copy of the latest AHTN book (2009); 

Clarification on the Executive Orders of various FTAs; 

Electronic files of Philippine preferential rates under various FTAs with 

their corresponding implementing EOs; and 

Comments to the WTO Workshop on Trade Remedy Measures. 

 

Philippine Embassy in Malaysia 

Applicable CEPT rate of duty and other taxes on stout or porter (AHTN 

2203.00.10) and other beer, including ale, made from malt (AHTN 

2203.00.90). 

 

Philippine Embassy in Vietnam 

Applicable tariff rate under ATIGA (E.O. No. 850) and other related 

information regarding meat products coming from Vietnam. 

Foreign Government/Organization 

 

Embassy of Belgium 

Information on the importation of hybrid rice seed. 

 

Embassy of India 

Comment on India’s move to propose at the next HS Committee of the 

World Customs Organization (WCO) to amend the HS Explanatory 

Notes to heading 22.08 such that whisky (subheading 2208.30) will also 

cover “Whiskies made of extra neutral alcohol obtained from molasses” 

and the consequential amendment to subheading text of 2208.40 to 

specifically exclude molasses-based whiskies.


Page 52 

 

Embassy of the Republic of South Africa 

Tariff rates for wines; and 

Tariff regulations for bottled grape juice products from South Africa. 

 

U.S. Embassy 

Updated 2010 Philippine Tariff Overview; and 

Copy of the new Tariff Code as amended by Executive Order No. 61 

dated 17 October 2011. 

 

ASEAN Secretariat 

2011 Schedule dates of AEGC/CPL Technical Working Group Meetings; 

Inputs on the draft agenda to the proposed Regional Capacity Building 

Workshop; 


Agreement (IA) indicator 5, of the ASEAN-GIZ Project; 

Comments of the Philippines on Request for the endorsement for 

implementation of the Agreement between the ASEAN and GTZ Project 

on Competition Policy and Law; and 

Comments regarding Mid-Term Review Questionnaire as sent by the 

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). 

 

UNCTAD 

Others 

 

Background paper on the importance of coherence between competition 

and government policies; and 

Official Philippine position regarding competition policy, in response to 

the query and background paper being made by International Trade in 

Goods, Services and Commodities Division. 

University of the Philippines (UP) 

Reply regarding request for average tariffs (across items) from 1990 to 

2010 (with monthly frequency) and the ad valorem duties of imports.

Page 53 


 

University of Asia and the Pacific (UAP) 

Data on Customs duty collections. 

 

Cargill Texturizing Solutions, Phil. 

Reply to request for reconsideration of TCC Ruling No. 10-186 on 

“VISCOGUM CPR 15”. 

 

Paren-Pharma, Inc. 

Classification of Gentamycin Sulfate” under the AHTN. 

 

CDC Software 

MFN, CEPT and FTA rates of subheadings 8708.99.93D, 8708.99.93E, 

8708.99.93F and 8708.99.93G. 

 

Nissin Brake Philippines Corp. 

Reply regarding motorcycle parts in the Inclusion List of Vietnam, per 

Consolidated 2008 CEPT Package. 

 

Itabashi Seiki Philippines, Inc. 

Applicable tariff rate for imported printed wired circuit boards from China. 

 

Sugar Alliance of the Philippines 

Tariff classification and corresponding CEPT rates on raw and refined 

sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring; and raw and refined 

sugar containing added flavouring and colouring classified under 

heading 17.01 of the TCCP. 

 

BASF 

Import duty on products classified under AHTN subheading 3906.90.99 

when originating from China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, 

Thailand, Germany, Belgium and U.S.


Page 54 

 

Velasco G.J. Customs Brokerage 

Opinion on the zero duty rate of imported wheat under EO 21. 

 

Schreiber Foods, Inc. 

Import duty on processed cheese slices originating from China. 

 

Korea Trade Center Manila 

Classification of Telmisartan Tablet under AHTN. 

 

ADA Far East Limited 

ACFTA and ATIGA rates of duty on various articles. 

 

First Philec Manufacturing Technologies Corporation 

Clarification on items classified under AHTN Subheading No. 

8504.23.29. 

 

London School of Economics 

Letter/reply concerning Philippine Anti-Dumping practice. 

 

F2 Gobal Logistics, Inc. 

Tariff classification and rate of duty of fabric and rolled paper for printer. 

 

Inland Corporation 

Tariff classification of an article described as Sweetener Acesulfame. 

 

Itochu Corporation 

Letter/reply assisting the company in identifying the correct tariff code 

and duty of analogue cheese originating from Ireland. 

Philippine tariff rates of instant coffee originating from Brazil, India, 

Indonesia and Vietnam.

Page 55 


 

Nissin Brake Philippines Corporation 

AHTN codes and the corresponding MFN rates od duty of motorcycle 

brake parts for the years 2002 to 2009. 

 

Major Accounts Coordination Agility Global Integrated Services 

Letter/reply on the zero duty rate of some articles under ASEAN Free 

Trade Area (AFTA)/ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA). 

 

Trade Beam, Inc. 

AKFTA sensitive list reduction schedule. 

Reply regarding the preferential tariffs under the different FTAs (i.e., 

AANZFTA, AIFTA, AJCEP, AKFTA and ACFTA) on imports originating 

from ASEAN member states. 

 

GlassTemp Industries Corp. 

Clarification on ACFTA and AKFTA sensitive list reduction schedule. 

 

Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association, Inc. 

Discussion on the FTAs and ASEAN Classification. 

 

Eagle Cement Corporation 

Clarification on the applicable tariff rates on cement and cement clinker 

imports for the months of September to December 2010, in relation to 

Section 3 of EO 862.


Page 56 

 

Trade Moves LLC 

Confirmation of the existing tariff rates of various articles. 

 

TNT Express Worldwide (Phils.), Inc. 

Existing tariff heading of solenoid valve. 

Correct tariff classification of wind generators or turbines. 

 

Sagas Auto Tec Pvt. Ltd. 

Reply regarding: (a) the applicable HS Code for LPG Conversion Kits (b) 

the existing tax structure for LPG Conversion Kits in the Philippines, and 

(c) copy of notifications or circulars, if confirming the existing taxes for 

LPG Conversion Kits. 

Evaluation of the LPG Conversion Kits without information regarding the 

components and their functions. 

 

COCOCHEM, Inc. 

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) rates of duty of various 

products coming from ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Partners. 

 

Seaport Logistics Pvt. Ltd. 

Certificate of Origin (CO) application under the ASEAN – India Free 

Trade Area (AIFTA). 

 

Sprint International Inc. 

Reply regarding the request for tariff reduction for men’s and women’s 

swimwear, of synthetic fibres classified under AHTN Nos. 6112.31.00 

and 612.41.00 in the context of the public hearing/consultation held on 

13 April 2011 for the Asean-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) and 

Asean-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA).

Page 57 


 

TAK Products & Services Pte. Ltd. 

Preferential tariff rates for laminates classified under AHTN Code 

3921.90.20 under the Free trade Area entered into by ASEAN with India, 

Japan and China. 

 

ADPL-Solutions Far East Ltd. 

Information on the current import/export tariffs for various products. 

 

LFD Bearings Shanghai Ltd. 

Import duty of bearings from China. 

 

Samsung Electronics Phil. Corp. 

List containing the specific air-conditioner component parts that would 

be helpful in the determination of classification and the corresponding 

duty rates. 

 

Philippine Chamber of Glass and Aluminum Industry 

Letter/reply regarding request for extension on submission of data 

regarding their petition on ST products under ACFTA and AKFTA. 

 

Chain Glass Enterprise 

Reply to the query on imposition of safeguard measure on the 

importation of float glass. 

 

Bess Trade 

Regulations on the importation of waste plastics. 

 

MOL Logistics Philippines, Inc. 

Applicable ATIGA rates on AHTN Nos. 6105.10.00 and 6203.42.90.


Page 58 

 

Abono Party List 

Reply regarding request for tariff increase from 5% / 7% / 10% to 40% 

on certain products (locally known as pisngi, maskaral, innards) under 

AHTN Codes 0206.30.00, 0206.41.00, 0206.49.00 and 0209.00.00. 

 

Universal Robina Corporation (URC) 

Reply regarding request on chipping potatoes classified under AHTN 

Code 0701.90.00 for (1) its reclassification under category “Others”, and 

(2) reduction of the MFN rate thereof from 40% to 0%. 

 

Marubeni Pulp & Paper Logistics Co., Ltd. 

Rates of duty on Aluminum Coil for Drinking Can” and “Empty Drinking 

Can” under various headings when imported from different countries. 

 

CDC Trade Beam, Inc. 

Clarification in the interpretation on the rates of duty applied on 

subheading 8704.22.29C under the AKFTA and the two columns for 

years 2019 and 2022 under the AIFTA. 

 

Kiswel Manila 

Tariff rates of various subheadings of HS Code 83.11 when imported 

from China, Korea and ASEAN (Malaysia and Vietnam); and 

HS Code for ornamental stone/natural garden stone. 

 

Davseatic Enterprise Co., Inc. 

Classification and rate of duty of in-house cold storage facility. 

 

Rufus International Pte. Ltd. 

Classification and tariff rates of various products from Malaysia

Page 59 


 

S Foods Incorporated 

ACFTA rates of duty of capital equipment imported from China. 

 

F2 Global Logistics, Inc. 

Applicable rates of duty on imports by Vietnam of “plastic closure caps” 

from China, Philippines and Thailand. 

 

Agra Trading 

Import duties on beef and pork. 

 

Kuruma Sekai, Inc. 

Import taxes for anti-static rubber finger cots. 

 

Sonic Steel Industries 

Applicable ACFTA rate on flat-rolled steel products under Heading 72.10 

and 72.12 for year 2013 onwards. 

 

Castleray Corporation 

AHTN Code for the following items: 1) Tin Plates, 2) Cold-rolled coils, 3) 

Aluminum Foil, 4) Polyester Film, 5) Polyvinyl Chloride Film, 6) Bi-axially 

Oriented Polypropylene Film, 7) Cast Polypropylene Film, 8) Oriented 

Polypropylene Film and 9) Native Tapioca Starch. 

 

Wilmar Edible Oils Philippines, Inc. 

Preferential rate under the AFTA (now ATIGA) on imports of “Tonsil 

Optimum 230 FF” classified under AHTN subheading 3802.90.20.


Page 60 

 

Kirma Glass Supply Company, Inc. 

Letter/reply on the request to lift all dumping and safeguard duties on 

imported raw glass, and effects of the ACFTA and AKFTA on the tariff 

structure on raw and processed glass. 

 

ITALIT Construction 

Letter/reply regarding the competition posed by imported steel pipes 

from China to locally produced steel pipes. 

 

Philippine Paper Manufacturers Association, Inc. (PPMAI) 

Reply regarding petition to reduce the existing MFN rates on certain 

waste and scrap paper from 1% to 0%. 

 

Philippine Association of Flour Millers, Inc. 

Reply regarding request for the removal of the MFN rate of duty on 

milling wheat from 3% to 0% ad valorem. 

 

Hooven Philippines, Inc. 

Classification and MFN rate of duty of LED lights. 

 

DMT & RED Corporation 

Tariff classification of bi-fuel system engine. 

PJEPA tariff rates for PVC sheets used for blister packaging of tablets 

and capsules. 

 

Ashina Trading 

Import tax of chocolate spread from Malaysia and caramel spread from 

Chile.

Page 61 


 

May & Christe Philippines, Inc. 

Tariff classification of “ZG 4.5 Electronic Superimposed-Pulse Ignitor”. 

 

Atlas Fertilizer Corporation 

Classification of importation of 40,000 bags of urea fertilizers from China 

packed in 9.5 kg bags. 

 

Celltrion Healthcare Korea 

Classification of products similar to “Herceptin” and “Remicade”. 

 

Resminco Philippines, Inc. 

Import duty on plastic geological trays. 

Senator Manuel B. Villar, Jr. answers some questions from ASEAN Competition Policy 

and Law Expert Atty. Alessandra Fratini during the latter’s field visit to Manila on 10-11 

October 2011, relative to the project “Developing Core Competencies in CPL”.


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ANNEX “A” 

TARIFF COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION RULINGS (TCC) ISSUED IN 2011 

TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

11-001 19 Jan 2011 

ARTICLE 

ARIZONA TM GREEN TEA WITH 

GINSENG AND HONEY 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

2202.90.90 10% 

11-002 12 Jan 2011 Effymoll+ 3507.90.00 3% 

11-003 12 Jan 2011 

11-004 

11-005 14 Jan 2011 

11-006 14 Jan 2011 

11-007 12 Jan 2011 

11-008 12 Jan 2011 

11-009 20 Jan 2011 

WELLS BLOOMFIELD TEA 

BREWER, MODELS: 8748 IN- 

TEGRITY ® 5G and 8742 IN- 

TEGRITY ® 3G 

WELLS BLLOMFIELD TEA 

DISPENSER MODEL 860256 

W/ SIGHT GLASS TEA DIS- 

PENSER 

HOUNÖ VISUAL COOKING 

1.06 COMBI OVEN, MODEL: 

CPE-GAS 

HOUNÖ VISUAL COOKING 

1.06 COMBI OVEN, MODELS: 

K and KPE 

BLOOMFIELD THERMAL 

SERVER, MODEL: 7874 

WELLS BLOOMFIELD WAFFLE 

BAKER, MODEL: WB-1 240V 

DOYON COUNTERTOP 

DOUGH SHEETER, MODELS: 

DL18P and DL18SP 

8419.81.10 1% 

Withheld 

8419.81.20 1% 

8419.81.10 1% 

9617.00.10 3% 

8419.81.10 1% 

8420.10.90 1% 

11-010 22 Jan 2011 

RARO MANGO ORANGE FLA- 

VORED BEVERAGE DRINK 

2106.90.52 10% 

11-011 14 Jan 2011 

PCSO BETTING SLIPS (6/45, 

6/49, 6/55, 4D, 6D and EZ2 

4911.90.90B AANZFTA 3% 10% 

11-012 19 Jan 2011 LONZA CARNIFEED 2923.90.00 

ACFTA 

Zero 

1% 

11-013 4 March 2011 

LONZA CARNIKING L- 

CARNITINE 

2309.90.20 

ACFTA 

Zero 

1%


TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-014 16 Feb 2011 

SAMSUNG WASHING MA- 

CHINE WF-B1061FW/XTC 

8450.11.90 

CEPT/ATIGA 

Zero 

10% 

11-015 16 Feb 2011 


CHINE WD8754CJF/XTC 

8450.11.90 

CEPT/ATIGA 

Zero 

10% 

11-016 04 Feb 2011 


CHINE WA13VPYFC/XTC 

8450.20.00 

CEPT/ATIGA 

Zero 

ACFTA – Zero 

1% 

AKFTA – Zero 

11-017 16 Feb 2011 


CHINE WF8752SPG/XTC or 

WF8752SPG1/XTC 

8450.11.90 

CEPT/ATIGA 

Zero 

10% 

11-018 16 Feb 2011 


CHINE WT10J7FG/XTC 

8450.12.00 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 

10% 

11-019 04 Feb 2011 

SAMSUNG TWO-DOOR RE- 

FRIGERATORS 

8418.10.10 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 


10% 

AKFTA – 3% 

11-020 16 Feb 2011 


CHINES WA10F3VFC/XTC, 

WA11V9IFC/XTC and 

WA90V3PFC/XTC 

8450.11.90 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 

10% 

11-021 04 Feb 2011 


CHINE WD8122CVB/XTC 

8450.20.00 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 


1% 


11-022 21 Feb 2011 


CHINE WF0650NHW/XTC 

8450.11.90 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 

10% 

11-023 16 Feb 2011 

SAMSUNG SINGLE-DOOR 

REFRIGERATORS 

8418.21.00 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 

10% 

11-024 4 Feb 2011 

SAMSUNG REFRIGERATOR 

RM25KGRS1/XTC 

8418.10.10 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 


AKFTA – 3% 

10%


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TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

11-025 16 Feb 2011 

SAMSUNG SIDE-BY-SIDE RE- 

FRIGERATORS 

8418.10.10 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 


AKFTA – 3% 

10% 

11-026 19 April 2011 

MSP DUCT TYPE INDOOR 

UNITS OF SAMSUNG AIR 

CONDITIONERS 

8415.90.19 

ATIGA – Zero 


AKFTA - Zero 

10% 

11-027 18 April 2011 

SAMSUNG CEILING CON- 

VERTIBLE AIRCONDITION- 

ERS 

8415.82.90 

ATIGA/AKFTA 

– Zero 

15% 

11-028 11 May 2011 

SAMSUNG SPLIT-TYPE 

ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS` 

8415.82.90 


AKFTA – 5% 

15% 

11-029 08 Feb 2011 

SAMSUNG VACUUM 

CLEANER VCC3310S30/XTC 

8508.11.00 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 


5% 


11-030 11 April 2011 

INDOOR UNITS OF SAMSUNG 

SPLIT TYPE ROOM AIRCON- 

DITIONERS 

8415.90.19 



AKFTA - Zero 

10% 

11-031 18 April 2011 

4-WAY CASSETTE INDOOR 


CONDITIONERS 

8415.90.19 



AKFTA - Zero 

10% 

11-032 18 April 2011 

SLIM DUCT TYPE INDOOR 


CONDITIONERS 

8415.90.19 



AKFTA - Zero 

10% 

11-033 18 April 2011 

SAMSUNG 4-WAY CASSETE 

INVERTER ROOM AIRCONDI- 

TIONERS 

8415.82.90 


AKFTA – 5% 

15% 

11-034 19 April 2011 

SAMSUNG SPLIT TYPE 

ROOM AIR CONDITIONER 

8415.82.90 


AKFTA – 5% 

15% 

11-035 19 April 2011 

SAMSUNG 4-WAY CASSETTE 

TYPE AIR CONDITIONERS 

8415.82.90 


AKFTA - Zero 

15%


TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

11-036 18 April 2011 

11-037 18 April 2011 

11-038 18 April 2011 

11-039 27 Jan 2011 

11-040 27 Jan 2011 

11-041 27 Jan 2011 

ARTICLE 

SLIM 1-WAY CASSETTE IN- 

DOOR UNITS OF SAMSUNG 

AIR CONDITIONERS 

2-WAY CASSETTE INDOOR 


CONDITIONERS 

RVXMHF050BA and 

RVXMHF060BA DVM MINI IN- 

VERTER OUTDOOR UNITS 

OF SAMSUNG AIR CONDI- 

TIONERS 

OUTER ASSEMBLY PRIMARY 

CLUTCH 

UNASSEMBLED CLUTCH 

FOR MOTORCYCLE 

PLATE ASSEMBLY PRIMARY 

DRIVE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

8415.90.19 

8415.90.19 

8415.90.19 

8714.19.00 A 

8714.19.00 A 

8714.19.00 A 

Preferential 

Rate* 



AKFTA - Zero 





ACFTA – 

Zero 

AKFTA – 

Zero 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 

CEPT/ATIGA 

– Zero 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-042 08 Feb 2011 EXTRAJOSS ENERJUICE 2106.90.52 ATIGA - Zero 10% 

11-043 07 Feb 2011 

11-044 

11-045 10 May 2011 

11-046 08 Feb 2011 

PAPER TUBE SET OF A KIND 

USED FOR THE MANUFAC- 

TURE OF FIREWORKS 

RUNSHENG STARCH CO. 

LTD. CORN FLOUR 

FROZEN PORK TRIMMINGS 

FINELY TEXTURED 

DXN GANOCELIUM ® FOOD 

SUPPLEMENT 450 MG CAP- 

SULE 

4823.90.40 

0203.29.00 E 

0203.29.00 F 

2106.90.70 

ACFTA – 

Zero 

Withheld 

CEPT/ATIGA 

- Zero 

11-047 08 Feb 2011 Smoke Check 2711.13.00 0 

10% 

10% 

10% 

15% 

15% 

15% 

3% 

In- 

Quota 

– 30% 

Out- 

Quota 

– 40% 

7% 

11-048 16 Feb 2011 

21612 ATRIUM ADVANTA 

STANDARD WALL STRAIGHT 

GRAFT 

9021.39.00 1%


Page 66 

TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

11-049 16 Feb 2011 

11-050 21 Feb 2011 

11-051 1 March 2011 

11-052 1 March 2011 

11-053 28 Feb 2011 

11-054 28 Feb 2011 

ARTICLE 


STANDARD WALL HELIX- 

SUPPORTED GRAFT 


STANDARD WALL STRAIGHT 

GRAFT 

VILEDON MAXIPLEAT MODU- 

LAR FILTER SYSTEM 

VILEDON ® COMPACT 

POCKET FILTERS T 60 AND 

T 90 

HUNTER DOUGLAS ALUMIN- 

IUM AEROSCREEN (FIXED 

FIN ANGLE) 

HUNTER DOUGLAS ALUMIN- 

IUM AEROFOIL (FIXED FIN 

ANGLE) 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

9021.39.00 1% 

9021.39.00 1% 

8421.39.90 1% 

8421.39.90 1% 

7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-055 28 Feb 2011 200F ALUMINIUM CARRIER 7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-056 ALKYLATE 2710.11.16B Processing 

11-057 

10 March 

2011 

MANIFOLD COVER, CHAM- 

BER COVER and CON- 

VERTER COVER 

1904.90.90 7% 

11-058 9 March 2011 CAREGRAIN TM YELLOW 1106.10.00 10% 

11-059 9 March 2011 CAREPSYLLIUM TM 99/40 1211.90.99 3% 

11-060 9 March 2011 ANLENE REGULAR MILK 0404.90.00 ATIGA – 0 3% 

11-061 24 Feb 2011 CATIA 8523.20.14 Free 

11-065 6 April 2011 FLAVOR COFFEE FIRMENICH 3302.10.90 1% 

11-066 4 March 2011 

LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATU- 

RATED FATTY ACID (LC- 

PUFA) MIX, TYPE ADA 

2106.90.99D 7%


TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

11-067 13 April 2011 

SAMSUNG MOBILE PHONE 

MOCK-UP/DUMMY UNITS 

3926.90.90B 

ATIGA – 0 

ACFTA – 5% 

15% 

11-068 25 Feb 2011 

SAMSUNG VACUUM CLEAN- 

ERS VCC4340S2K/XTC, 

VCC4780V3B/XTC AND 

VCC86HOH3A/XTC 

8509.19.00A 

ATIGA – 0 

ACFTA – 0 

AKFTA - 0 

5% 

11-069 24 Feb 2011 


CHINES WA80U3GFC/XTC 

AND WA80V3PFC/XTC 

8450.11.10 ATIGA – 0 10% 

11-070 4 March 2011 

KEMIRA MOULD CONTROL 

SP1 

2915.50.00 3% 

11-071 9 March 2011 MILLENIUM TILES 7308.90.90 10% 

11-072 

10 March 

2011 

A-2G(L)HBH-FE 180 CABLE 8544.49.40 15% 

11-073 4 March 2011 300C ALUMINIUM CARRIERS 7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-074 4 March 2011 

75C/ 150C ALUMINIUM CAR- 

RIERS 

7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-075 9 March 2011 150F ALUMINIUM CARRIERS 7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-076 4 March 2011 

84R/84B/84C ALUMINIUM 

CARRIERS 

7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-077 RPO 160 Withheld 

11-078 

HYUNDAI DUMPTRUCK 

HO270 

Withheld 

11-079 13 June 2011 FLOSPERSE 3000A 3906.90.99A ACFTA – 0 3% 

11-083 13 June 2011 FLOPAM FO 4290 SH 3906.90.19 7% 

11-084 13 June 2011 FLOSPERSE 3000 3906.90.99A ACFTA – 0 3% 

11-085 10 March 011 

ANLENE GOLD MILK POW- 

DER 

0404.90.00 ATIGA – 0 3% 

11-086 13 June 2011 FLOSUR 4201 3906.90.19 ACFTA – 0 7% 

11-087 13 June 2011 FLOQUAT FL 4520 3911.90.00 3% 

11-088 13 June 2011 FLOPAM FO 4290 SSH MN5 3906.90.19 ACFTA – 0 7% 

11-089 14 June 2011 

SUPER FROZEN REFRIGE - 

RATING POWDER/LIQUID 

2922.49.90 ACFTA – 0 1%


Page 68 

TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-090 28 April 2011 DONUT MIX 2106.90.80 ATIGA – 0 7% 

11-091 06 April 2011 VANILLA CARAMEL U25024 3302.10.90 ATIGA – 0 1% 

11-092 

30 March 

2011 

SCHOLLE 20L BIB Syrup Bag 

880039 and SCHOLLE 10L BIB 

Syrup Bag 880001 

3923.21.90A 3% 

11-093 

28 March 

2011 

ALUMINIUM MILLENNIUM 

MILES 

7610.90.90 10% 

11-094 

28 March 

2011 

11-095 06 June 2011 

11-096 18 April 2011 

11-097 11 May 2011 

11-098 11 May 2011 

CREAMER, NON-DAIRY, 

SWEETENED 

SEFAR PET 1500 (BOLTING 

CLOTH) 

ROLAND Versa ART RS-640 

and SOLJET XJ-740 Inkjet 

Printers 

NETWORK CABLE OPTICAL 

FIBER DISTRIBUTION SERIES 

(RACK MOUNT) 

NETWORK CABLE FIBER OP- 

TIC CLOSURE, MODELS: 

FOCSS, FOCS, FOCM AND 

FOCL 

2106.90.30 ATIGA – 0 7% 

5911.20.00 1% 

8443.32.20 

JPEPA – 

Zero 

AJCEPA - 

Zero 

Free 

8536.70 00C 15% 

8536.70 00C 15% 

11-099 18 April 2011 PANGASIUS/CREAM DORY 0304.29.00 ATIGA – Zero 7% 

11-100 11 May 2011 

11-101 11 May 2011 

11-102 19 April 2011 

11-103 11 May 2011 

STAR HOT FOOD MERCHAN- 

DISERS, MODELS: 12MC, 

12MCPT, 15MC AND 15MCPT 

DOYON SM SERIES MIXERS 

WITH SM100CL and/or 

SMI00HV 

PITCO TUBE FIRED GAS 

FRYER, MODELS: SG18S 

(with options) and SG14 

CARTER-HOFFMAN MODU- 

LAR HOLDING CABINET, 

MODELS: MC112S AND 

MC212S 

8419.81.10 1% 

8438.10.10 1% 

8419.81.20 1% 

8419.81.10 1%


TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

11-104 11 May 2011 

ARTICLE 

CARTER-HOFFMAN DF SE- 

RIES DOORLESS HOLDING 

CABINETS UNIVERSAL 

SHELVES 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

8419.81.10 1% 

11-105 13 April 2011 DXN SPIRULINA TABLET 2106.90.70 ATIGA – 0 7% 

11-106 19 April 2011 

11-107 25 April 2011 

SPRINGER YEAST EXTRACT 

POWDER 

EX-US ARMY 1943 JEEP, VIN 

122406 

2106.90.99A 3% 

8703.23.93B 30% 

11-108 09 May 2011 TOURING 36 8901.10.10 5% 

11-109 07 June 2011 REZAL 67 2842.90.90B 1% 

11-110 09 June 2011 

K-HUMATE GRANULATED 

SOIL CONDITIONER 

2917.39.90 AANZFTA – 0 1% 

11-111 27 May 2011 DAIRY FLAVOR 300 0405.90.90 AANZFTA – 0 1% 

11-112 14 June 2011 

LEMNOS GARLIC AND 

CHIVES CREAM CHEESE 

0406.10.10 AANZFTA – 0 3% 

11-113 IMC CONDUIT PIPE Withheld 

11-114 

HO-COAT GALVANIZED EMI 

CONDUIT PIPE 

Withheld 

11-115 04 July 2011 

11-116 30 May 2011 

11-117 24 May 2011 

11-118 24 May 2011 

11-119 24 May 2011 

11-120 24 May 2011 

DXN SPIRULINA FOOD SUP- 

PLEMENT CEREAL 

PANASONIC HIGH DEFINI- 

TION PLASMA DISPLAY 

MONITORS, MODELS: TH- 

42PH30W AND TH-50PH30W 

PANASONIC BLOOD PRES- 

SURE MONITORS 

FIBERLIGN OPTICAL TEN- 

SION DEVICE (OTD) 

FIBERLIGN CUSHION CLAMP 

FOR OPGW 

FIBERLIGN SUSPENSION 

FOR OPTICAL GROUND 

WIRE (OPGW) 

1904.10.00 ATIGA – 0 15% 

8528.51.10A ATIGA – 0 FREE 

9018.90.30 ACFTA – 0 1% 

7616.99.90B 15% 

7616.99.90B 15% 

7616.99.90B 15% 

11-121 27 May 2011 FIBERLIGN GROUND CLAMP 7616.99.90B 15%


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TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

11-122 REPAIR RODS FOR OPGW Withheld 

11-123 24 May 2011 

11-124 27 May 2011 

FIBERLIGN DEAD-END FOR 

OPGW 

FIBERLIGN FORMED WIRE 

DEAD-END FOR OPGW 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

7326.90.90 15% 

7312.10.90b 15% 

11-125 24 May 2011 ALUMA BEAM 7610.90.90 AKFTA – 3% 10% 

11-126 06 June 2011 

11-127 06 June 2011 

MAMMA LUCIA MASCAR- 

PONE 

JAYCROIX BLOCK CREAM 

CHEESE 

0406.10.10 AANZFTA – 0 3% 

0406.10.10 AANZFTA – 0 3% 

11-128 09 June 2011 

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN 

SYRUP 55% 

1702.60.20 AKFTA – 0 7% 

11-129 06 June 2011 QAMAR FC21HS 3901.90.90 3% 

11-130 06 June 2011 QAMAR FD21HN 3901.90.90 3% 

11-131 06 June 2011 QAMAR FD21HS 3901.90.90 3% 

11-132 13 June 2011 SANYO LCD-32XR10SA 8528.72.90 ACFTA – 5% 15% 

11-133 13 June 2011 SANYO LCD-40XR10SAF 8528.72.90 ACFTA – 5% 15% 

11-134 16 June 2011 

HARMONY ANALOG INPUT/ 

OUTPUT MODULE 

8538,90.19 1% 

11-135 04 July 2011 PEPTIVA POULTRY LAYER 2309.90.20 1% 

11-136 13 June 2011 

ROCKER ARM SHAFT AS- 

SEMBLY 

8409.99.49B 

PJEPA – 1% 

AJCEPA – 

1% 

1% 

11-137 15 June 2011 

KS MQE MEAT FUNCTIONAL 

SOAK SYSTEM 

2106.90.80 AANZFTA – 0 7% 

11-138 15 June 2011 KS COMPLETE HAM SYSTEM 2106.90.80 AANZFTA – 0 7% 

11-139 15 June 2011 

AMC SWEETENED SKIMMED 

MILK POWDER 

0402.10.30 AANZFTA – 0 1% 

11-140 14 June 2011 SABIC LLDPE MG200024 3901.90.90 3%


TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-141 14 June 2011 SABIC LLDPE 120W 3901.90.90 3% 

11-142 SABIC LLDPE NO. 200624 Withheld 

11-143 22 July 2011 HITACHI FAN COIL UNITS 8415.83.90 15% 

11-144 04 July 2011 

OUR FAMILY® OLIVES 

STUFFED WITH MINCED PI- 

MENTO 

2005.70.00 7% 

11-145 06 July 2011 OUR FAMILY® SWEET PEAS 2005.40.00 10% 

11-146 06 July 2011 

11- 

146A 

5 August 

2011 

11-147 06 July 2011 

11-148 06 July 2011 

11-149 06 July 2011 

11-150 06 July 2011 

11-151 04 July 2011 

11-152 06 July 2011 

OUR FAMILY® CANNED 

WHOLE KERNEL CORN 

OUR FAMILY®CANNED 

WHOLE KERNEL CORN 

OUR FAMILY® CANNED KID- 

NEY BEANS 

OUR FAMILY® CANNED 

CREAM STYLE CORN 

OUR FAMILY® BAKED 

BEANS 

OUR FAMILY® SEMI-SWEET 

CHOCOLATE CHIPS 

OUR FAMILY® RAISIN BRAIN 

(WHEAT AND BRAN FLAKES 

WITH RAISINS CEREAL) 

OUR FAMILY® CHICKEN 

WITH RICE 

2005.80.00 10% 

2005.80.00 15% 

2005.51.00 15% 

2005.80.00 15% 

2005.51.00 15% 

1806.90.10 7% 

1904.10.00 15% 

2104.10.10 15% 

11-153 13 July 2011 OUR FAMILY® BEEF STEW 1602.50.00 35% 

11-154 04 July 2011 

11-155 06 July 2011 

11-156 16 June 2011 

11-157 

11-158 04 July 2011 

OUR FAMILY® ORIGINAL 

PANCAKE AND WAFFLE MIX 

OUR FAMILY® DELUXE 

(DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE MIX) 

OUR FAMILY® FROSTED 

FLAKES (PRESWEETENED 

CORN CEREAL) 

COCOA CRISPY RICE 

(SWEETENED RICE CEREAL) 

OUR FAMILY® POPCORN 

LIGHT 

1901.20.10 10% 

1901.20.20 10% 

1904.10.00 15% 

Withheld 

1005.90.10 7%


Page 72 

TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-159 04 July 2011 OUR FAMILY® BLUEBERRY 2008.99.90 10% 

11-160 04 July 2011 

OUR FAMILY® SLICED 

BEETS 

11-161 04 July 2011 EVOLUE SP110 3901.90.90 

11-162 04 July 2011 EVOLUE SP2510 3901.90.90 

11-163 04 July 2011 

TOCHELLO PE FILM T.U.X. 

FCS OR HC 

2005.99.00 10% 

3920.10.00b 

PJEPA – 1% 

AJCEPA – 

1% 

PJEPA – 1% 

AJCEPA – 

1% 

PJEPA – 

10% 

AJCEPA – 

10% 

3% 

3% 

15% 

30% 

11-164 04 July 2011 

DXN LINGZHI COFFEE WITH 

GANODERMA EXTRACT 3 IN 

1 LITE 

2101.12.00A 

2101.12.00B 

ATIGA - 0 

In- 

Quota 

45% 

Out- 

11-165 ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE Withheld 

11-166 06 July 2011 

NYTRO LIBRA ELECTRICAL 

INSULATING OIL FOR 

TRANSFORMER 

2710.1960 3% 

11-167 PEPTIVA AQUA CUL- Withheld 

11-168 PEPTIVA SEW Withheld 

11-169 06 July 2011 MAGNAPRO 2309.90.20 1% 

11-170 CAPSOZYME P. Withheld 

11-171 PEPTIVA SWINE Withheld 

11-174 10 Aug. 2011 FROZEN PORK CUTTING FAT 

0203.29.00E 

0203.29.00F 

In- 

Quota 

– 30% 

Out- 

Quota 

– 40%


TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-173 13 July 2011 SWEET RELISH (GHERKIN) 2001.10 00 AIFTA-13% 15% 

11-175 08 July 2011 GLASS BLOCKS 7016.90.00 ACFTA – 0 5% 

11-176 

E-LITE EQUIPMENT FOR 

CABUYAO DRAPER MFTG. 

CONVERTER 

Withheld 

11-177 19 July 2011 EVOLUE-H 3510 3901.90.90 3% 

11-178 22 July 2011 GOLD BARS (24 KARATS) 7115.90.10 7% 

11-179 19 July 2011 

FIST-SB2-8 SMALL TERMINA- 

TION BOX 

8536.70.00C 15% 

11-180 05 Aug. 2011 

ISOVOLTINE II – TP INSULAT- 

ING TRANSFORMER OIL 

2710.19.60 3% 

11-181 05 Aug. 2011 LG LCD MODULE/PANEL 9013.80.20 ATIGA – 0 3% 

11-182 04 Aug. 2011 

11-183 28 July 2011 

OUR FAMILY® HOOLA 

FRUITS CEREAL 

CATSAN® ULTRA CLUMPING 

CAT LITTER 

1904.10.00 15% 

6815.99.00 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-184 12 Aug. 2011 SURIMI – CRABSTICKS 1604.20.91 ATIGA – 0 15% 

11-185 23 Aug. 2011 

SURIMI – BREADED IMITA- 

TION SCALLOPS 

1604.20.91 ATIGA – 0 15% 

11-186 22 July 2011 PEELED RAW SHRIMPS 0306.13.00 ATIGA- 0 15% 

11-187 23 Aug. 2011 

NOODLES WITH TERIYAKI 

SAUCE AND CHICKEN 

(SHELF STABLE) 

1902.30.90 ATIGA – 0 15% 

11-188 28 Sept 2011 

RICE TOPPING MEAL 

(CHICKEN YELLOW CURRY) 

1602.32.10 ATIGA - 0 40% 

11-189 28 July 2011 SMOKED SALMON TROUT 0305.49.00 ATIGA – 0 15% 

11-190 23 Aug. 2011 

ASSORTED FROZEN NIGIRI 

SUSHI SET 

1904.90.10 ATIGA – 0 7% 

11-191 25 Aug. 2011 PEELED COOKED SHRIMPS 1605.20.91 ATIGA – 0 15% 

11-192 22 July 2011 BREADED SHRIMPS 1605.20.99 ATIGA – 0 15% 

11-193 12 Aug. 2011 

11-194 28 July 2011 

11-195 28 July 2011 

MILLIPORE MILLI-Q® REFER- 

ENCE WATER PURIFICATION 

SYSTEM 

MILLIPORE ELIX 20/35/70/100 

TYPE II ANALYTICAL-GRADE 

WATER SYSTEMS 

MILLIPORE AFS® ANALYZER 

FEED SYSTEMS 

8421.21.19 7% 

8421.21.19 7% 

8421.21.19 7%


Page 74 

TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-196 28 July 2011 HIMAFINE (CALCINED CLAY) 2507.00.00 1% 

11-197 04 Aug. 2011 

HOUSING KIT OF UL- 

TRALIGHTWEIGHT STEEL (33 

m2 house) 

9406.00.94 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-198 06 Feb. 2012 

11-199 05 Aug. 2011 

ENBREL® 50 MG PRE-FILLED 

SYRINGE 

LOGAM MULIA 999.9 GOLD 

BARS (24 KARATS) 

3002.10.20 1% 

7115.90.10 ATIGA – 0 7% 

ATIGA – 0 

11-200 25 Aug. 2011 SAMSUNG DVD PLAYER 8521.90.19 

ACFTA – 0 

AKFTA - 0 

5% 

11-201 07 Oct. 2011 

11-202 7 Sept.2011 

11-203 7 Sept. 2011 

11-204 1 Sept. 2011 

11-205 23 Aug. 2011 

11-206 23 Aug. 2011 

11-207 25 Aug. 2011 

11-208 25 Aug. 2011 

SAMSUNG DVD HOME THEA- 

TER SYSTEM 

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB, 

MODEL: GT-P 1010CWAXTC 

SAMSUNG BLU-RAY DISC 

PLAYER 

SUMITOMO POLYETHYLENE 

LLDPE FS250B 

MIMIFLO TRAINING CUP 

WITH SOFT SILICONE 

STRAW 

MIMIFLO BABY TRAINING 

CUP WITH SILICONE SPOUT 

SEAMLESS LG AND G5 COP- 

PER TUBES 

HAKE – FROZEN FISH FIL- 

LETS 

8527.91.90 

ATIGA – 0 

ACFTA – 0 

AKFTA – 0 

15% 

ATIGA – 0 

8471.30.10 ACFTA – 0 0 

AKFTA – 0 

ATIGA – 0 

8521.90.19 ACFTA – 0 5% 

AKFTA - 0 

3901.90.90 3% 

3924.90.90 ACFTA – 0 15% 

3924.90.90 ACFTA – 0 15% 

ATIGA – 0 

7411.10.00 AJCEPA – 0 1% 

PJEPA - 0 

0304.29.00 AANZFTA – 0 7%


TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-209 7 Sept. 2011 

11-210 12 Sept.2011 

11-211 7 Sept. 2011 

11-212 1 Sept. 2011 

LUXALON ® SANDWICH 

WALL PANELS 

LANGFANG SANDI PASSEN- 

GER HYBRID ELECTRIC TRI- 

CYCLE – CKD, Model XG-008 

EPSON® INK BOTTLE (WITH 

INK) FOR PRINTERS 

SSI SCHAFER PEEM CON- 

VEYING SYSTEM 

7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

8703.90.60 B 30% 

3215.11.90 

3215.19.00 

ATIGA – 0 

ACFTA – 0 

PJEPA – 0 

AJCEPA - 0 

ATIGA – 0 

ACFTA – 0 

PJEPA – 1% 

AJCEPA – 

1% 

7% 

3% 

8428.39.90 ATIGA – 0 1% 

11-213 28 Sept 2011 CAELYX® 2MG/ML (1X10ml 3004.20.99 5% 

11-214 1 Sept. 2011 EVOLUE SP2040 3901.90.90 

11-215 1 Sept. 2011 EVOLUE SP2020H 3901.90.90 

PJEPA – 1% 

AJCEPA – 

1% 

PJEPA – 1% 

AJCEPA – 

1% 

3% 

3% 

11-216 9 Sept. 2011 PRIME STEEL BILLETS 7207.20.19 ATIGA – 0 3% 

11-217 

LANGFANG SANDE PASSEN- 

GER HYBRID ELECTRIC TRI- 

CYCLE CKD MODEL XG 007 

Withheld 

11-218 BHM/000EBECXTC Withheld 

11-219 YP-G70CW/XTC Withheld 

11-220 28 Sept 2011 

11-228 10 Oct. 2011 

MOCK UP SAMSUNG® GA- 

LAXY PLAYER TABLET 

LYPOCHECK® ASSAYED 

CHEMISTRY CONTROL 

LEVEL 1 & 2 

3926.90.90B ATIGA – O 15% 

3822.00.90 1%


Page 76 

TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

11-229 10 Oct. 2011 LIQUICHECK HEMATO - 

LOGY-16 CONTROL 

TRILEVEL 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

3822.00.90 1% 

11-230 28 Oct. 2011 DENGUE NS1 AG STRIP 3822.00.10 1% 

11-231 30 Sept. 2011 D-10 HEMOGLOBIN A REOR- 

DER PACK 

11-232 30 Sept. 2011 VARIANT HEMOGLOBIN A 

REORDER PACK, 1000 

TESTS 

3822.00.90 1% 

3822.00.90 1% 

11-233 06 Oct. 2011 LIAISON® TSH, 100T 3822.00.90 1% 

11-234 06 Oct. 2011 iN2iT A1c TEST CAR- 

TRIDGES 

3822.00.90 1% 

11-235 30 Sept. 2011 MONOLISA HBs Ag ULTRA 3822.00.90 1% 

11-236 28 Sept. 2011 MONOLISA HCV Ag-Ab UL- 

TRA 

11-237 06 Oct. 2011 GENSCREEN HIV Ag-Ab 

ULTRA 

11-238 11 Oct. 2011 DANFALON POLYCAR- 

BONATE PANELS 

11-239 INDUCTION HEIST SEAL 

LINER ROLL 

11-240 28 Sept. 2011 AUTODESK® PRODUCT DE- 

SIGN SUITE 

3822.00.90 1% 

3822.00.90 1% 

3925.90.00 15% 

Withheld 

8523.40.14 ATIGA – 0 Free 

11-241 06 Oct. 2011 NESCAFE POWDER – SPRAY 

DRIED 

2101.1110A 

2101.11.10B 

In- 

Quota 

– 30% 

Out- 

Quota 

– 45% 

11-242 28 Oct. 2011 FINE PACKAGING (ROLL) 

SAMPLE KILIMANJARO PHI - 

LIPPINES LM RL 

3921.90.20 ATIGA – 0 15% 

11-243 06 Oct. 2011 INTERGRAPH® PV ELITE 8523.40.14 Free 

11-244 06 Oct. 2011 INTERGRAPH® TANK 8523.40.14 Free 

11-245 06 Oct. 2011 INTERGRAPH® PV FABRICA- 

TOR 

8523.40.14 Free


TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-246 06 Oct. 2011 INTERGRAPH CAESAR II 8523.40.14 Free 

11-247 10 Oct. 2011 INTERGRAPH®CADWORX 

PLAN 

8523.40.14 Free 

11-248 06 Oct. 2011 

11-249 06 Oct. 2011 

AUTODESK® FACTORY DE- 

SIGN SUITE 

AUTODESK® PRODUCT DE- 

SIGN SUITE 

8523.51.30 ATIGA – 0 Free 

8523.51.30 ATIGA- 0 Free 

11-250 06 Oct. 2011 

11-251 10 Oct.2011 

AUTOCAD® ELECTRICAL and 

AUTOCAD® MECHANICAL 

AUTODESK® INVENTOR® 

PRODUCTS 

8523.51.30 ATIGA – 0 Free 

8523.51.30 ATIGA – 0 Free 

11-252 06 Oct. 2011 AUTODESK® MOLDFLOW® 8523.51.30 ATIGA – 0 Free 

11-253 06 Oct. 2011 

AUTODESK® PLANT DESIGN 

SUITE 2012 

8523.51.30 ATIGA – 0 

11-254 30 Jan. 2012 LARD OIL 1503.00.90 3% 

11-255 03 Nov. 2011 REXNORD ROLLER CHAINS 7315.11.29 1% 

11-256 14 Dec. 2011 

THETA 2.4 LPG ENGINE AS- 

SEMBLY 

Free 

8407.34.90A AKFTA - 0 10% 

11-257 CORNFLOUR Withheld 

11-258 01 Dec. 2011 MOTOR OILS 2710.19.43 0 

11-259 17 Nov. 2011 

11-260 16 Nov. 2011 

11-261 14 Dec. 2011 

11-262 04 Jan. 2012 

CARBON YARN: CSP6T15 – S 

and CSP6T15 

PANASONIC EVOLTA Ni-MH 

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY 

(HHR-3MVT/2B and HHR- 

4MVT/2B) 

DATEX-OHMEDA CARDIO- 

CAP/5 

AESTIVA/5 MRI ANESTHE- 

SIA MACHINE 

6815.10.10 1% 

8507.80.90 ACFTA – 0 5% 

9018.19.00 1% 

9018.90.90 1% 

11-263 20 Jan. 2012 IMM MRI MONITOR 9018.19.00 1% 

11-264 02 Jan. 2012 

MASIMO Bitmos, Model: 901-M 

and 901-ML 

9018.19.00 1% 

11-265 02 Jan. 2012 MASIMO RAD-8® 9018.19.00 1%


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TCC 

No. 

Date 

Issued 

ARTICLE 

AHTN 

Hdg. No. 

Preferential 

Rate* 

MFN 

Rate of 

Duty 

11-266 02 Jan. 2012 MASIMO RAD-5® 9018.19.00 1% 

11-267 02 Jan. 2012 MASIMO PRONTO® 9018.19.00 1% 

11-268 02 Jan. 2012 MASIMO RADICAL-7 9018.19.00 1% 

11-269 02 Jan. 2012 MASIMO RAD-87 9018.19.00 1% 

11-270 02 Jan. 2012 MASIMO RAD-57 9018.19.00 1% 

11-271 21 Dec. 2011 SOLARTECH SILENT MESENGER 8531.20.00 Free 

11-272 06 Feb. 2012 

11-273 06 Feb. 2012 

11-274 

11-275 06 Feb. 2012 

KIT, CUVETTES 3000 PACK 

(078-K138-01) 

CUP SMALL AR/IMT/XL/RXL 

1000 (DSC5) 

CUP/LID 1.5 ML ES/AR/STAR 

(DSC4) 

3926.90.39 3% 

3926.90.39 3% 

3926.90.39 3% 

11-276 21 Feb. 2012 IMMULITE SAMPLE CUP LSCP 3926.90.39 3% 

11-277 14 Dec. 2011 

11-278 14 Dec. 2011 

11-279 02 Jan. 2012 

LUXALON ® 70U ALUMINIUM 

PANEL CARRIER 

LUXALON ® 70U ALUMINIUM 

PANEL 

CHOCOLATE FLAVORING MA- 

TERIAL 

7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

7610.90.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

3302.10.90 1% 

11-280 14 Dec. 2011 LITETRON LED TUBE LIGHT 9405.10.90 ACFTA – 0 10% 

11-281 

11-282 09 Feb. 2012 BABY RICE MILLED 2309.90.90 35% 

11-283 09 Feb. 2012 BABY CORN MILLED 2309.90.90 35% 

11-284 08 Feb. 2012 BABY WHEAT MILLED 2309.90.90 35% 

11-285 02 Jan. 2012 

1999 FORD E450 SUPER 

DUTY VAN 

8702.10.22 

E 

11-286 04 Jan. 2012 SABIC PP513MN40 3902.30.90 15% 

11-287 10 Jan. 2012 ELASTOPOR KH1050 C-B (PMDI) 3909.30.10 AKFTA – 0 3% 

11-288 17 Jan. 2012 MONO CALCIUM PHOSHATE 2835.26.00 ACFTA – 0 1% 

11-289 05 Jan. 2012 

REFUELLER ON CHASSIS KrAZ- 

6322, TANK VOLUME: 10m3 

15% 

8704.23.43 20% 

11-290 RS OPTIMA FABRICS Withheld 

*The preferential rate is CEPT rate unless otherwise indicated.

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FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED 

ANNEX “B” 

Date Trainings/Seminars Venue 

13-19 December Eight Session of the Ministerial 

Conference (MC8) of the World 

Trade Organization (WTO) 

Geneva, Switzerland 

4-10 December 1 st Workshop on WG Regional Core 

Competencies (WG-RCC) 

Singapore 

27 November- 

2 December 

6 th Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan 

Comprehensive Economic Partnership 

Joint Committee and Related 

Meetings 

Tokyo, Japan 

24-26 November 1 st Project Steering Committee (PSC) 

Meeting for the ASEAN-GIZ 

Cooperation Project “Competition 

Policy and Law in ASEAN” 

20-26 November Second AHTN 2012-Training for 

Trainers Workshop as Regional 

Trainer 

20-26 November Second AHTN 2012-Training for 

Trainers Workshop as Participants 

14-18 November 1 st ASEAN Competition Conference 

(ACC) and Post-Conference Briefing 

to the 1 st ACC 

16-22 October First AHTN 2012-Training for Trainers 

Workshop as Participants 

13-22 October First AHTN 2012-Training for 

Trainers Workshop as Regional 

Trainer 

Jakarta, Indonesia 



Bali, Indonesia 



22-24 September 8 th AEGC Meeting Jakarta, Indonesia 

19-24 September Philippine Experience in Advance 

Rulings and APEC Committee on 

Trade and Industry Meeting 

San Francisco, USA


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19-21 September AEGC Capacity Building Workshop 

on “Coordination on Cross-border 

Issues on Competition: Opportunities 

and Challenges” 


14-17 September 6 th and 7 th East Asia Conference on 

Competition Law and Policy (EAC) 

Singapore 

4 September- 

6 November 

Regional Trade Policy Course 

New Delhi, India 

8-14 August 43 rd Economic Ministers Meeting Manado, Indonesia 

27-30 July APEC Workshop on Self-Certification 

of Origin 

19-27 July 3 rd Senior Economic Officials Meeting 

of the 42 nd ASEAN Economic Ministers 

Meeting (SEOM 3/42) 

Hanoi, Vietnam 


21-24 June AEGC Capacity Building Workshop: 

Establishment and Organizational 

Reforms on Competition 

Authorities – Case Studies from 

ASEAN for ASEAN 

12-17 June 5 th Meeting of the ASEAN-Korea FTA 

Implementing Committee (AKFTA-IC) 

preceded by the ASEAN caucus of 

the ASEAN-Korea Sub-Committee on 

Tariffs and Rules of Origin 

(AFSTROO) 

9-12 June 38 th Meeting of the ASEAN-China 

Trade Negotiating Committee 

(ACTNC) and related meetings and 

the ASEAN-China Trade Negotiating 

Group (ACTNG) 

5-8 June 5 th Meeting of the Joint Committee of 

the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive 

Economic Partnership Agreement 

(AJCEP JC) 

28 May-4 June 3 rd Meeting of the ASEAN-Australia- 

New Zealand Free Trade Area Joint 

Committee (JC) and Related Events 


Nha, Trang, Vietnam 

Batam Island, Indonesia 

Batam Island, Indonesia 

Wellington, New Zealand



23-27 May 5 th Meeting of the ASEAN Plus 

Working Group on Rules of Origin 

(AP-WGROO) 


10-13 May Special Joint Committee on ATIGA 

Rules of Origin (SCAROO) and 

Coordinating Committee on ATIGA 

(CCA) Meetings 

8-12 May Regional Training Workshop on 

Legal and Economic Frameworks for 

Merger Analysis 

1-7 May Sida’s International Training 

Programme on Rules of Origin (269) 

2010/2011 

1-6 May WTO Regional Workshop on Market 

Access for Non-Agricultural Products 

for Asian Developing Economies 


Nha Trang, Vietnam 

Bandung, Indonesia 

Bali, Indonesia 

25 April-1 May 8 th Meeting of the AHTN Yangon, Myanmar 

10-13 April 4 th Meeting of the Coordinating 

Committee on the Implementation of 

the ATIGA (CCA) 


6-9 April 4 th Meeting of the Sub-Committee 

on ATIGA Rules of Origin 

(SC-AROO) and Preparation for the 

Implementation of Self Certification 


6-9 April 7 th AEGC Meeting Bali, Indonesia 

19-26 March 2 nd Senior Economic Officials 

Meeting of the 42 nd ASEAN Economic 

Ministers Meeting (SEOM 

2/42) 

7-11 March 4 th Meeting of the ASEAN Plus 

Working Group on Tariff 

Nomenclature (AP-WGTN) 

1-5 March 37 th Meeting of the ASEAN-China 

Trade Negotiating Committee 

(ACTNC) 

Singapore 

Yogyakarta, Indonesia 

Ma’anshan City, China


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8-15 February 6 th Meeting of the ASEAN Harmonized 

Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 

7-11 February 4 th Meeting of the ASEAN-Plus 

Working Group on ROO 

17-22 January 1 st Senior Economic Officials Meeting 

of the 42 nd ASEAN Economic 

Ministers Meeting (SEOM 1/42) 

Brunei Darussalam 



12-15 January 3 rd Meeting of the Coordinating 

Committee on the Implementation 

of the ATIGA (CCA) 

Jakarta, Indonesia

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LOCAL TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED 

ANNEX “C” 


15-16 December Trade Policy Analysis Course 

Series II 

Holiday Inn, Clarkfield, Pampanga 

13 December National Export Congress 2011 Philippine Trade Training Center, 

Roxas Blvd., Pasay City 

12-15 December Meeting on ASEAN Trade in Goods 

Agreement (ATIGA) 

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 

Makati Ave., Makati City 

8-9 December Phil GEPS Training eBBSI Training Center, Barangay 

Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong 

City 

25 November Conference on the Philippine 

Economy 2012: Fearless Forecast 

Asian Institute of Management, 

Makati City 

25 November EPSON 1 st Government Summit Astoria Plaza, Ortigas, Pasig 

City 

15-18 November 3 rd DBFTA Trainers Training Philippine Trade Training Center, 


25-27 October Competency-Based Training on HRM 

in the Public Sector 

20-21 October Seminar on “Communicating Change 

Through Media” 

18-20 October First Meeting of the ASEAN-China 

FTA Joint Committee and Related 

Working Group Meetings 

12-14 October Information Systems Strategic 

Planning (ISSP) Seminar 

12-14 October WTO Workshop on Trade Remedy 

Measures 

Civil Service Commission 

Bldg., Constitutional Hills, Diliman, 

Quezon City 

El Cielito Inn, Makati City 

Dusit Thani Manila, Makati 

City 

National Computer Center, 

U.P. Diliman, Q.C. 

Philippine Trade Training Center, 


11-14 October 2 nd DBFTA Trainers Training Philippine Trade Training Center, 

Roxas Blvd., Pasay City


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30 September 3 rd CIOFF Meeting /Conference Crowne Plaza, Ortigas, 

Pasig City 

12-15 September 6 th AP-WGROO Seminar Mandarin Hotel, Makati City 

24-25 August Seminar on Merger and Acquisition Holiday Inn, Clarkfield, 

8-12 August Training on Philippine Employment 

Projections Model (PEPM) 

Pampanga 

Asian Institute of Management, 

Makati City 

25-29 July DBFTA Trainers and Advisers Training Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay 

City 

7 June ICT 4 All: Innovation, Technology and 

Diversity 

National Computer Center, 

U.P. Diliman, Q.C. 

25 May Unified Storage by EMC Astoria Plaza, Ortigas, 

Pasig City 

27 April I-Government Seminar Edsa Shangri-la Hotel, Mandaluyong 

City 

22-24 March Workshop on WTO Dispute Settlement Hyatt Hotel, Ermita, Manila 

17 March Forum on Assessing Government Efforts 

and Initiatives to Implement the 

Magna Carta of Women 

Civil Service Commission 

Central Office, Diliman, Q.C. 

15-20 March 7 th Meeting of the AHTN Task Force Traders Hotel, Roxas Blvd., 

Pasay City 

15-17 March Seminar on RA 9470 and Basic Records 

and Archives Management 

Bayview Park Hotel, Roxas 

Bouleverd 

3 March 1 st CIOFF General Membership Meeting 

1-5 March Seminar on Abuse of Dominant Position 

and Cartel Regulation 

21-24 February Training Course on “Database Management 

Using MS Access 2007” 

Discovery Suites, Pasig City 

Marco Polo Hotel, Cebu City 

SRTC J&S Bldg., 104 

Kalayaan Ave., Diliman, 

Q.C.

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Office Address: 

TARIFF COMMISSION DIRECTORY 

5th Floor, Philippine Heart Center Building (PHC), East Avenue, 

Diliman, Quezon City 

Day and Year of Foundation: June 20, 1953 

Agency Trunkline Number/s, Fax and e-mail Addresses: 

PHC Trunkline - 925-2401 to 50 locals 3501-3509 

Fax No. - 921-7960 

E-mail address - tarcm@mydestiny.net 

info@tariffcommission.gov.ph 

Web site: http://www.tariffcommission.gov.ph 

Mother Agency: National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 

Agency Officials’ Contact Numbers: 

NAME DESIGNATION DIRECT 

LINE/S 

EDGARDO B. ABON Chairman 925-2401 to 50 

433-5899 

921-7960 

MARILOU P. MENDOZA Commissioner 925-2401 to 50 

433-5895 

928-8106 

EDGARDO R. MARALIT Commissioner 925-2401 to 50 

433-4252 

928-8106 

ROMEO U. SALUTA 

Director III 

Finance , Management & 

Administrative Service 

925-2401 to 50 

929-1964 

927-3724 

LOCAL 

LINE/S 

3501 

3505 

3504 

3506


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LINE/S 

* ZENAIDA C. LACAR Director III 

ARTEMIO D. BERNARDINO 

Research, Investigation & 

International Trade Analysis 

Service 

Director ll 

Research, Investigation & 

International Trade Analysis 

Service 

925-2401 to 50 

433-5898 

926-7476 

LOCAL 

LINE/S 

3503 

925-2401 to 50 3507 

VICENTE M. QUEROL 

Chief Administrative 

Officer 

925-2401 to 50 

929-1964 

3506 

Financial Management 

Division, FMAS 

ISAGANI D. GARDUQUE 

Chief Administrative 

Officer 

925-2401 to 50 

929-1964 

3506 

Administrative Division, 

FMAS 

DANNY JOSE G. MATUTINA 

Executive Assistant III, 

Office of the Chairman & 

OIC, Planning, Management 

Information Systems 

Division, FMAS 

925-2401 to 50 

929-1905 

3506 

MA. SOCORRO R.CHUA 

Officer-In-Charge 

Economics, Trade and 

Industry Studies Division, 

RIITAS 

925-2401 to 50 

433-5896 

3508 

* Retired effective March 16, 2012



LINE/S 

ANGELITA R. FERNANDO 

EDWARD S.A. BESANA 

MA. LOURDES M. SALUTA 

JEAN C. ALBERTO 

Chief Tariff Specialist 

Financial Studies Division, 

RIITAS 

Officer-In-Charge 

Commodities Studies 

Division, RIITAS 

Chief Tariff Specialist 

International Trade Studies 

Division, RIITAS 

Concurrent Board 

Secretary IV, 

Supervising Tariff Specialist 

925-2401 to 50 

928-8419 

925-2401 to 50 

926-8731 

925-2401 to 50 

928-8419 

LOCAL 

LINE/S 

3508 

3510 

3508 

3510 

3508 

3510 

433-5898 3504 

3505


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