annual report 2010
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The Tariff Commission shall be the principal and independent authority on tariff, trade
remedy measures and competition policy to enhance industry competitiveness and pro-
mote consumer welfare.
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 commit-
ted to the pursuit of good and effective governance. In the conduct
of public hearings and consultations, we commit ourselves to bal-
ance 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 work-
ing for country and people.
The Tariff Commission discharges its duties and responsi-
bilities with utmost competence and efficiency as a model of excel-
lence and integrity in government service.
EDGARDO B. ABON
5th Floor, Philippine Heart Center Building
East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
February 28, 2011
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 Calen-
dar Year 2010.
Very truly yours,
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
TARIFF COMMISSION
Vision/Mission Statements
Letter to the President
The Tariff Commission in 2010: An Overview 1
Commission Caseload 3
I. Section 401 - Modification of Duty (Flexible Clause) 3
II. Section 402 - Promotion of Foreign Trade 9
III. Trade Remedy Measures 19
IV. Section 1313-a - Tariff Commodity Classification 24
V. Section 506 - Assistance to the President and Congress of
the Philippines
27
VI. Advocacy 35
VII. Other Activities
A. Competition Policy 37
B. Project Proposal 42
C. Assistance to Stakeholders 42
Commission Directory 57
Annex A -Tariff Commodity Classification Rulings
Issued in 2010
60
Annex B -Foreign Trainings / Seminars Attended 80
Annex C -Local Trainings / Seminars Attended 88
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Tariff Commission in 2010: An Overview
Calendar Year 2010 was another busy year for the Tariff Commission as it
continued to discharge its functions in support of the President’s commitment to the
cause of sustainable development which is an essential part of the new political and
economic order.
During the year, the Commission initiated and finished its line-by-line
comprehensive study and review of the Tariff and Customs Code.
Addressing the legitimate concerns of local industries, the Commission
conducted several public hearings and consultations under the Flexible Clause and
Anti-Dumping provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code, including Republic Act
8800 or the Safeguard Measures Act of 2000. Accordingly, the President signed a
number of Executive Orders (EOs) covering such sensitive commodities as cement,
cement clinker, milling wheat, crude oil, petroleum products, asphalt and various
iron and steel products. These EOs were issued to encourage domestic industries
not only to step up operations but also to expand and diversify according to the
demands of both local and foreign markets. Under the Safeguards Measures Act,
the Commission continued to assist distressed industries who have filed their
petitions with the Commission for safeguard measures against surges in
importation of competing products.
In the field of international trade, the Commission remained an active
participant in several meetings and dialogues under the auspices of the World
Trade Organization, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the various
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA),
and the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA). It was the
lead agency at the 2nd
, 3rd
, 4th and 5
th meetings of the Task Force on the ASEAN
Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) held in Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam and
Singapore. At these meetings as in similar others, regional economic development
through integrated approach was pursued in dynamic fashion, resulting in benefits
to all member countries. Accordingly, several EOs aimed at intensifying relationship
with other ASEAN member countries were signed by the President. These EOs
covered the modification of the rates on, among others, refined coconut oil (ASEAN
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-Korea FTA), rice (CEPT-AFTA and ATIGA) and certain other products covered by
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA. Likewise, the President signed EO 905 to
implement the tariff reduction schedule on motor vehicles and components, and
parts and accessories under PJEPA. Finally, the Commission chaired the ASEAN
Plus Working Group on Tariff Nomenclature (AP-WGTN) during its meetings in Bali
and Jakarta, Indonesia. The main objective of the AP-WGTN is to look into the
harmonization of the tariff nomenclatures of East Asia Summit and participating
countries.
As a staunch advocate of competition law and policy, the Commission is the
designated Philippine representative to the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition.
One of its activities during the year was to expound on the Philippine position
during the 6th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy held in
Seoul, Republic of Korea.
The Commission also attended House and Senate committee hearings
where it extended technical assistance to legislators by way of comments/
recommendations concerning proposed bills involving tariff and trade matters.
Finally, two hundred and twenty-seven (227) commodity classification rulings
were issued during the year.
INSERT PIC 1
Chairman Edgardo B. Abon
answers some questions
from the media during the
6th Socialization Forum on
the ASEAN Handbook on
Competition Policy and Law
for Business, and the
ASEAN Guidelines on Com-
petition Policy, held in Edsa
Shangri-la Hotel, hosted by
the Philippines through the
Tariff Commission (12 No-
vember 2010).
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Commission Caseload, CY 2010
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.
Subject
Cases
Brought For-
ward From
Previous Year
Requests Re-
ceived/ Initi-
ated by Gov-
ernment
Total Reports/
Classifi-
cation
Rulings
Issued
Requests
With-
drawn/
With-
held
Requests/
Rulings Out-
standing (as
of Dec. 31,
2010)
Section 401
Tariff Modification
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4
4
4
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Section 402
CEPT-AFTA
PJEPA
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1
1
1
1
1
1
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Section 1313-a
Tariff Classification
22
264
286
227
37
31
Section 301
Original
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1
1
1
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R.A. 8800
Original
Extension
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1
1
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1
1
1
1
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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 likewise 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 information submitted in support of
the positions of the parties concerned.
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.
For the period covered, the Commission conducted six (6) public hearings
covering various articles as shown below:
Public Hearings Conducted Action Taken By the
Commission /Status
8 – 12 February 2010
Review of EO 262 “Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Duty on Motor Vehicles Under Sec-tion 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended)”
Petition for reduction of the rates of duty on plastic resins to zero percent (0%)
Comprehensive Tariff Review to set the tariff schedule for 2011-2015 on products falling under Chapters 1-97 of the TCCP
Report submitted to NEDA.
Report submitted to NEDA.
Report submitted to NEDA.
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The Commission chaired the Technical Committee on Tariff and Related
Matters - Technical Working Group (TCTRM-TWG) for the 2010 Comprehensive
Tariff Review. The members of the TWG are representatives from Department of
Trade and Industry, Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Finance,
Bureau of Customs, Board of Investments, Bureau of International Trade Relations,
Office of the President, Department of Transportation and Communications and
NEDA Secretariat. The TWG met from 6 October to 15 December 2010 to conduct
a line-by-line review to come up with the proposed five-year tariff program. The
TCTRM endorsed the draft program on 22 December 2010 and reconfirmed the
same on 18 March 2011 including the text of the draft EO.
During the year, the Commission drafted eight (8) EOs signed by the
President:
EO No. 898 (signed 22 June 2010)
Modifying the nomenclature and the rates of import duty on certain iron
and steel products under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of
1978 (Presidential Decree No. 1464), as amended.
Public Hearings Conducted Action Taken By the
Commission /Status
28 July 2010
Petition for tariff modification on:
Milling (food) Wheat (AHTN Codes 1001. 10.00; 1001.90.19)
Cement and Cement clinker (AHTN Codes 2523.10.90; 2523.29.90; 2523.90.00)
Reports submitted to NEDA.
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EO No. 896 (signed 18 June 2010)
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.
EO No. 890 (signed 10 June 2010)
Modifying the nomenclature and the rates of import duty on crude oil,
petroleum products and asphalt under Section 104 of the Tariff and
Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree No. 1464), as amended.
EO No. 885 (signed 3 June 2010)
Modifying the nomenclature and the rates of duty on imported
educational, technical, scientific and historical or cultural books under
Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree
No. 1464), as amended.
EO No. 877 (signed 23 April 2010) and 877-A (signed 3 June 2010)
The Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Development Program.
EO No. 863 (signed 9 February 2010)
Implementing the zero rate of import duty on milling (food) wheat 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. 818, series of 2009.
EO No. 862 (signed 19 February 2010)
Implementing the zero rate of import duty on cement and cement clinker
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. 819, series of 2009.
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Of the total 8,990 AHTN lines in 2010, sugar and rice were given the highest
tariff rates at 65% and 50%, respectively. A total of 150 sensitive agricultural products were subject to in-quota rates at 30% to 50% and out-quota rates at 35% to 65% (i.e., rice, sugar, coffee and coffee extracts, potatoes, certain live animals and animal products, certain meat and edible meat offal). Rates of duty at 20% to 30% were generally levied on automobiles and parts, chemical wastes, made-up textile articles, high value crops, in-quota agricultural products and other strategic merchandise; 5% to 15% rates of duty were applied to locally manufactured intermediate goods; and 3% and below rates of duty were levied on products committed for tariff elimination under the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA)/United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization Florence Agreement, crude oil, petroleum products and asphalt, inputs to manufactured goods and those products that are not locally produced.
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Frequency Distribution of Tariff Rates: 2006 – 2010
*/ - As of E.O.s 885 issued on 03 June 2010 890 issued on 10 June 2010 896 issued on 30 June 2010 898 issued on 29 June 2010
In 2010, 60% of total tariff lines have applied rates between 0% and
5%. Tariff lines dutiable at 7% to 15% comprise 34% and about 7% have tariffs of 20% and above.
No. of Tariff Lines Tariff
Level (%) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010*
0 481 483 344 348 440
1 2,428 2,581 2,129 2,140 2,141
3 2,732 2,690 2,220 2,216 2,184
5 740 719 604 602 596
7 1,050 1,045 889 888 839
10 1,375 1,352 1,078 1,107 1,105
15 1,440 1,489 1,040 1,071 1,071
20 307 353 171 193 193
25 4 4 4 4 4
30 569 591 217 242 242
35 28 28 23 23 23
40 120 120 125 125 125
45 4 4 5 5 5
50 27 27 18 18 18
65 4 4 4 4 4
TOTAL 11,309 11,490 8,871 8,986 8,990
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Table 1. Average Nominal Tariffs, 2006-2010 (in percent)
The average applied MFN tariff in 2010 declined by 4% from the 2009 level
(see Table 1). This is the result of the reduction in the MFN rates of certain
products in the manufacturing sector, i.e., EO 885 (issued on 3 June 2010) reduced
the rates of duty on educational, technical, scientific and historical or cultural books
from 5% and 10% to zero; EO 890 (issued on 10 June 2010) reduced the rates of
duty on crude oil, refined petroleum products and asphalt from 3% to zero; EO
896 (issued on 18 June 2010) reduced the rates of duty on mixed alkylbenzene and
alkylnapthalene from 3% to 1% and polyamide-6 resin from 10% to 1%; and EO
898 (issued on 22 June 2010) reduced the rates of duty on HRC/CRC products
from 7% to zero.
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.
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).
Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Overall
2006 11.85 2.47 7.26 7.77
2007 11.82 2.47 7.32 7.82
2008 11.95 2.47 6.08 6.95
2009 11.94 2.28 6.53 7.34
2010 11.94 2.28 6.18 7.02
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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.
A. The Commission, during the year, held Section 402 public consultations
regarding:
Trade Forum/Subject Action Taken By the
Commission /Status
Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
12 April 2010
Request of the Philippines for the waiver of CEPT-AFTA commitments on rice and sugar.
Report submitted to NEDA.
Philippines – Japan Economic Partnership Agree-ment (PJEPA)
19 May 2010
Consultation to implement the amended rate of duty of certain motor vehicles and components, parts and/or accessories of motor vehicles based on agreement between the Government of the Philippines and Government of Japan under the PJEPA.
Report submitted to NEDA.
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B. For the period covered, the Commission drafted seven (7) EOs
signed by the President:
EO No. 905 (signed 29 June 2010)
Modifying the rates of import duty on certain imported articles as
provided for under the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as
amended, in order to implement the amended tariff reduction
schedule on motor vehicles and components, parts and/or
accessories covered by Executive Order 767 Series of 2008 under
the Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and Japan for
an Economic Partnership.
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Commissioner Edgardo R. Maralit (left) and Commissioner Marilou P. Mendoza (right)
during the public consultation to implement the amended rate of duty of certain motor
vehicles and components, parts and/or accessories of motor vehicles based on agree-
ment between the Government of the Philippines and Government of Japan under the
Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) (19 May 2010).
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EO No. 895 (signed 18 June 2010)
Modifying the rate of import duty on refined coconut oil as provided for
under the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, in order to
implement the transfer from the sensitive track to the normal track
category under the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA).
EO No. 894 (signed 18 June 2010)
Modifying the rates of import duty on rice as provided for under the
Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, in order to implement
the tariff reduction schedule on rice through the invocation of the
Protocol to provide special consideration for rice and sugar under the
Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free
Trade Area (CEPT-AFTA)/ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
(ATIGA).
EO No. 892 (signed 17 June 2010)
Modifying the rates of import duty on sugar products as provided for
under the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, in order to
implement the tariff reduction schedule on sugar products through the
invocation of the Protocol to provide special consideration for rice and
sugar under the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the
ASEAN Free Trade Area (CEPT-AFTA)/ASEAN Trade in Goods
Agreement (ATIGA).
EO No. 852 (signed 23 December 2009)
Modifying the rates of duty on certain imported articles as provided
under the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, in order to
implement the commitments under the Trade in Goods Chapter of the
Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among member
states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan.
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EO No. 851 (signed 23 December 2009)
Modifying the rates of duty on certain imported articles as provided
under the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, in order to
implement the commitments on Trade in Goods chapter of the
Agreement establishing the ASEAN - Australia - New Zealand Free
Trade Area (AANZFTA).
EO No. 850 (signed 23 December 2009)
Modifying the rates of duty on certain imported articles as provided for
under the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, in order to
implement the commitment to eliminate the tariff rates on the
remaining products in the inclusion list in year 2010 under the
Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN
Free Trade Area (AFTA)/ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
(ATIGA).
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), ROO does not only identify the origin of the products but
allows parties to extend tariff concessions or preferential treatment.
The Commission was fully 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 , and ROO agreements with different dialogue partners.
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An active member of the Philippine delegation, the Commission participated
in the various negotiation sessions, attended inter-agency meetings and provided
comments and recommendations on 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.
Below are some of the major accomplishments of the Commission in the
field of foreign trade promotion:
MULTILATERAL TRADING ARRANGEMENT
Provided comments to the email of the Philippine Mission in Geneva on
the final review of PJEPA factual presentation;
Attended the PJEPA factual presentation in WTO, Geneva;
Submitted to the WTO Philippine Mission the Philippine applied tariff data
base for 2010 in the AHTN 2007/HS 2007 Nomenclature;
Responded to the letter request from DFA re Commission’s view on the
recently concluded 27th Session of the Global System of Trade among
Developing Countries (GSTP) Committee of Participants;
Replied to the e-mail of UNCTAD/WTO allowing the International Trade
Centre to make use of the Philippine MFN Schedule as submitted by the
Commission to the WTO-IDB from 2009 onwards;
Attended the WTO Regional Workshop on Market Access Related Issues
for Asian Economies in Vientianne, Lao PDR on 27-30 July 2010;
Participated in the 1st Advanced WTO Trade Policy Course in Geneva,
Switzerland from 13 September – 02 December 2010; and
Prepared submissions (tariff and related information) for the 2011
Philippine’s Trade Policy Review.
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REGIONAL TRADING ARRANGEMENT
A. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The Commission, per requests from other agencies/parties, submitted comments and observations on the following:
Latest draft of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Scoreboard, particularly on the Trade in Goods (TIG) which was circulated at the 59
th CCCA Meeting in Bali, Indonesia; and
Proposed amendments to the revised EOs on rice and sugar.
Conducted public hearing/ consultation on the request of the Philippines for the waiver of Common Effective Preferential Tariff for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (CEPT-AFTA) commitments on rice (AHTN Code 10.06) and sugar (AHTN Code 17.01);
Submitted to NEDA the Final Report on the results of public hearing/consultation concerning the requests of the Philippines for the waiver
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Parties in attendance during the Section 402 public consulta-
tion regarding matters involving PJEPA (19 May 2010).
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of CEPT-AFTA Commitments on rice and sugar under Sections 401/ 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended;
Provided 2009 trade data to be included in the publication of the ASEAN scoreboard; and
Participated in the 56th to 59
th CCCA Meetings of the Coordinating
Committee on the Implementation of the Common Effective Preferential Tariff for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (CCCA).
B. ASEAN Trade In Goods Agreement (ATIGA)
The ATIGA is an improvement over the current CEPT-AFTA Scheme.
It consolidates ASEAN’s existing initiatives, obligations, and commitments
made with regard to both tariffs (trade in goods) and non-tariff elements (e.g.
trade disciplines on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures, customs
procedures, and trade facilitation) into one (1) comprehensive agreement.
ATIGA aims to establish all necessary measures and commitments to
enable ASEAN to achieve a free flow of goods in the region towards
establishing a single market and production base by 2015. It was signed in
February 2009 and entered into force on 17 May 2010 upon the notification
of the ratification of all ASEAN Member States.
Executive Order 850 implementing the commitment to reduce the
tariff rates on the remaining 20% of the products in the Inclusion List to zero
percent under the CEPT-AFTA/ATIGA was signed on 23 December 2009.
Under ATIGA, the Commission:
Actively participated in the Technical Committee Working Group (TCWG) activities related to the review of ATIGA Schedules; and
Prepared the draft Executive Order implementing the ATIGA.
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C. ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)
Replied to the letter of BITR regarding their request for assistance to
verify the consistency of the formatted Product Specific Rules (PSRs)
submitted by China with the version finalized by the ASEAN Member
States (AMS);
Provided BITR with the results of the overall ratings of Sensitive List (SL) products under the ACFTA;
Attended the 34th ACTNC Meeting in Brunei on 3-5 March 2010;
Submitted to BITR the Philippines’ tariff data for the ACFTA Peer Review as agreed during the 34
th ACTNC Meeting in Brunei on 3-5
March 2010; and
Concurred with the 2nd
PROTOCOL to amend the agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between ASEAN and PROC.
D. ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)
Submitted report to NEDA on the results of the public consultation under Section 402 regarding Products in the Sensitive List of Korea requested to be permanently waived the Reciprocity Principle to compensate for the delay in the Philippine implementation of AKFTA-TIG;
Submitted to NEDA the Section 402 Report and Recommendation on the petition of New Leyte Edible Oil Mfg. Corp. together with PCOPA to transfer refined coconut oil (AHTH Subheading No. 1513.19.20) from Sensitive List (SL) to Normal Track (NT) under AKFTA for consideration of TCTRM. Submitted to NEDA the Draft Executive Order on the transfer of refined oil (AHTN subheading No. 1513.19.20) from the SL to the NT;
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Replied to the email of BITR regarding their request for Sub-COTT members to confirm/comment on the proposed product list for compensation to Korea and proposed additional lines to complete the list to approximate the total trade lost to Korea;
Submitted to NEDA the draft EO on AKFTA Compensation Package;
Responded to the E-mail of Republic of Korea Ministry of Strategy and Finance re inquiry on Philippine implementation of reciprocal tariff treatment on AKFTA under EO 638, and relevant tariff of some products specified; and
Provided BITR with Korea’s Tariff Reduction Schedule (TRS) for submission to ASEAN Secretariat.
E. ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA)
Attended the 1st AANZFTA Joint Committee Meeting and AANZFTA
Outreach and Public Advocacy Workshop held on 24-28 May 2010 at Manila Peninsula.
F. ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Cooperation (AJCEPA)
Submitted to BITR the 2007 Transposed Philippine Tariff Reduction Schedule and the Two-Way Concordance Table for AJCEPA; and
Attended the 3rd
AJCEP Joint Committee Meeting held on 7-10 June 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.
G. ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)
Sent to BITR the Commission’s Certificate of Concurrence on the ratification of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods;
Submitted to BITR data, at the six-digit tariff line, on local availability and 2007-2009 trade data (import/ export) of the Philippines with India; and
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Provided BITR data/information on degree of processing and availability of the products in the Philippines’ Exclusion List under AIFTA, and RP MFN rates for those lines specified in India’s Exclusion List under AIFTA.
H. ASEAN-European Free Trade Area (AEUFTA)
Attended AEUFTA Joint Committee Meetings.
I. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Represented the Commission at various Technical Board on APEC Matters (TBAM) meetings.
BILATERAL TRADING ARRANGEMENT
Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA)
Conducted public hearing/consultation on motor vehicles, components, parts and accessories and submitted to NEDA the final reports thereon;
Submitted to TRM Secretariat the corrected ANNEX to the draft EO on motor vehicles, components, parts and accessories incorporating BOI comments;
Attended PJEPA Sub-COTT meetings; and
Replied to BSP regarding their request for information on the net impact of tariff revenues of PJEPA in connection with 2010 IMF Article IV Consultation Mission.
III. TRADE REMEDY MEASURES
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.
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Maximum Extension of Safeguard Measure Against the Importation of Glass
On 23 November 2009, the DTI received a copy of the Commission’s Report of Findings on the petition for the final extension of the definitive safeguard measure on clear and tinted float glass from various countries.
Following Section 15 (3) of R.A. 8800 and its implementing rules and regulations, then DTI Secretary Peter B. Favila issued Orders dated 13 January 2010 extending the definitive general safeguard measure on imported glass products (clear and tinted float glass, and figured glass) for another four (4) years. The definitive general safeguard measure for the first year of the final extension period shall be in the amount of P3,404.64/MT for clear float glass and P4,300.59/MT for tinted float glass. The measure shall be subject to an annual review during the remaining years of the final extension period. However, the suspension of the imposition of the safeguard measure on figured glass will stay until the Secretary issues another Order either lifting or terminating the measure based on the result of the monitoring review to be conducted by the Commission after the first quarter of 2010 to determine whether Asahi Glass Philippines (AGPH) has complied with its commitment to resume production.
The Commission conducted ocular inspection of AGPH figured glass plant facilities on 6 April 2010 and 6 June 2010, and verification of accounting records to determine if the company has already resumed normal production of figured glass. Final Report on this was submitted to the DTI Secretary on 8 September 2010.
Petition for Application of Safeguard Measure Against the Importation of
Testliner Board from Various Countries
On 25 May 2010, the Commission received the DTI’s referral of the petition of the Philippine Testliner Board Industry. Thereafter formal investigation by the Commission commenced.
Preliminary Conference was held on 8 June 2010 to discuss the schedule and procedure of public consultation, the nature of administrative and fact-finding proceedings, the non-applicability of the technical rules of procedures under the Rules of Court, the submission of the parties’ evidences and position papers,
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the non-availability of confidential information, the time frame of formal investigation, and other related matters necessary for the speedy disposition of the case.
Public hearings were conducted on 31 August and 1 September 2010, to allow interested parties opportunity to be heard and to present evidence, elaborate on their submissions and respond and seek clarifications on the presentations and submissions of the other parties.
Amended position papers were submitted to the Commission by the parties.
On 24 November 2010, the Commission submitted to the DTI Secretary its Formal Investigation Report. The Commission found the existence of a causal link between the increased imports and serious injury to the domestic industry and recommended a definitive general safeguard duty of P1,342/MT to be imposed on imports of testliner board effective for three (3) years counting from 16 September 2010, the date the provisional measure took effect.
Commissioner Marilou P. Mendoza (center) presides over the public con-
sultation on the petition for application for safeguard measure against the
importation of testliner board from various countries. Joining her are
Chairman Edgardo B. Abon (right) and Commissioner Edgardo R. Maralit
(left) (31 August 2010).
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Republic Act 8752 (Anti-Dumping Act of 1999)
The Anti-Dumping Act of 1999 provides protection to a domestic industry
against the unfair foreign trade practice of dumping.
Dumping Protest Against the Importation of Mosquito Coils from Indonesia
On 19 March 2010, the Commission received the DTI’s referral of the anti-dumping case filed by Green Coil Industries, Inc.
Preliminary Conference was held on 29 March 2010 to discuss the schedule and procedure of public consultation, the nature of administrative and fact-finding proceedings, the non-applicability of the technical rules of procedures under the Rules of Court, the submission of the parties’ evidence and position papers, the non-availability of confidential information, the time frame of formal investigation and other related matters necessary for the speedy disposition of the case.
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The Collegial Body listens to the exchange of views presented during the
public consultation on the petition for application for safeguard measure
against the importation of testliner board from various countries (31 August
2010).
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Public consultations were held on 24 and 26 May 2010. The consultations allowed interested parties opportunity to be heard and to present evidences, elaborate on their submissions and respond and seek clarifications on the presentations and submissions of the other parties.
Import entries on file with the Commission were encoded for purposes of estimating the landed cost and volume of imports. Ocular inspection of the plant facilities and verification of the accounting records of the petitioner were likewise conducted.
The Commission terminated its investigation on 4 August 2010 and submitted its Final Report of Findings to the Secretary of Trade and Industry on 9 August 2010. In its final determination, the Commission concluded that locally produced mosquito coil is a like product of imported mosquito coil from Indonesia, and the calculated margin of dumping was 0.61% of export price. The margin of dumping being de minimis, the petition for anti-dumping measure against the importation of mosquito coil from Indonesia was dismissed.
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The Commission’s technical staff during the public hearing on the dumping
protest against the importation of mosquito coils from Indonesia (24 May
2010).
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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.
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 sixty four
(264) requests for tariff classification, and issued two hundred twenty seven (227)
classification rulings.
ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) and the World Customs
Organization (WCO) Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (popularly
known as the HS) is an international nomenclature of goods 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 third major revision entered into
force on 1 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.
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The ASEAN member countries adopted the Protocol Governing the
Implementation of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (the AHTN
Protocol) signed on 07 August 2003 in Manila, to harmonize the tariff nomenclature
based on the HS. 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 take effect on
1 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 2nd,
3rd,
4th and
5
th Meetings of the AHTN Task Force held in Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam
and Singapore respectively.
Other related activities undertaken by the Commission with regard to the
HS/AHTN 2007 implementation include the following:
Preparation of comments on the AHTN 2012 Amendments;
Implementation of the commitment to reduce tariff rates on certain products included in the agreement between the Philippines and Japan (JPEPA);
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; and
Information dissemination through seminar/workshops in various ports, review schools and other agencies.
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Assistance to the Philippine Trade Mission in Geneva
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; and
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.
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Ms. Elvira Ignacio, Mr. Ramiro Cruz and Ms. Aiza Maris Cagalawan (TC technical
staff, fourth, third and second from left) during the ocular inspection of plant facili-
ties of Philippine Resin Industries, Inc. in Mariveles, Bataan (8 April 2010).
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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
House Bill No. 46 (“An Act Strengthening the Anti-Smuggling Mechanism, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Presi-dential Decree No. 1464, Otherwise Known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Phil-ippines, as Amended, and for Other Pur-poses”), introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and Representative Maximino B. Rodriguez.
House Bill No. 114 (“An Act Further Strengthening The Anti-Smuggling Mecha-nism, 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 Repre-sentative Pedro P. Romualdo.
House Bill No. 171 (“An Act Further Strengthening The Anti-Smuggling Mecha-nism, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1464, Otherwise Known As the Tariff and Cus-toms Code of the Philippines, as Amended, and for Other Purposes”), introduced by Representative Eric Owen Singson, Jr.
House Bill No. 572 (“An Act Further Strengthening the Anti-Smuggling Mecha-nism, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1464, Otherwise Known As the Tariff and Cus-toms Code of the Philippines, as Amended, and for Other Purposes”), introduced by Representative Juan Edgardo M. Angara.
The Commission is in full support of its inclusion as a permanent member of the Valuation and Classification Review Committee (VCRC). The Commission believes that the ac-quired expertise and experience of the Commission official who will be appointed as member of the VCRC will surely be of help to the VCRC, especially when the issue involved pertains to that of classification of an imported article or commodity.
With respect to Section 1313-A, the Commission supports the strengthen-ing of said Section and the affirma-tion of the Commission as the sole and exclusive authority in respect to tariff classification determination.
The inclusion of the appellate proc-ess in cases of questions posed on issued tariff classification rulings adds another layer of due process to party-applicants of classification rul-ings filed at the Commission.
Finally, it is suggested that the provi-sion on various fraudulent practices against customs revenues should in-clude the act of making, declaring false classification as to the commod-ity’s correct tariff heading as detailed in the import entry. In this way, the loophole of the law in the drive of the government to stop technical smug-gling would be plugged.
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House/Senate Bills/Resolutions and
Other Committee Concerns
Comments/Recommendation/
Inputs of the Commission
House Bill No. 1694 (“An Act Further Strengthening the Anti-Smuggling Mecha-nism, 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 Repre-sentative Lorenzo R. Tanada III and Repre-sentative Nicanor M. Briones.
House Bill No. 3055 (“An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1464, Otherwise Known As the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as Amended”), introduced by Representative Salvador H. Escudero.
House Bill No. 549 (“An Act Prohibiting Mo-nopolies, Attempt to Monopolize an Industry or Line of Commerce, Manipulation of Prices of Commodities, Asset Acquisition and Interlocking Memberships in the Board of Directors of Competing Corporate Bodies and Price Discrimination Among Custom-ers, Providing Penalties Therefore, and For Other Purposes.”), introduced by Represen-tative Juan C. Ponce Enrile, Jr.
House Bill No. 913 (“An Act Penalizing Un-fair Trade and Anti-Competitive Practices in Restraint of Trade, Unfair Competition, Abuse of Dominant Power, Strengthening the Powers of Regulatory Authorities and Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes.”), introduced by Represen-tative Susan A. Yap.
The Commission fully supports the passage of the bills. No less than President Aquino has emphasized in his first State of the Nation Ad-dress the pressing need for the enactment by Congress of an anti-trust/fair competition law that would address problems posed by monopolies and unfair competition which are stunting the growth of our country.
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House/Senate Bills/Resolutions and
Other Committee Concerns
Comments/Recommendation/
Inputs of the Commission
House Bill No. 1007 (“An Act Penalizing Unfair Trade and Anti-Competitive Prac-tices in Restraint of Trade, Unfair Compe-tition, Abuse of Dominant Power, Strengthening the Powers of Regulatory Authorities, Establishing the Fair Trade Commission, Appropriating Funds There-for, and For Other Purposes.”), intro-duced by Representative Antonio C. Alva-rez.
House Bill No. 1583 (“An Act Penalizing Unfair Trade and Anti-Competitive Prac-tices in Restraint of Trade, Unfair Compe-tition, Abuse of Dominant Power, Strengthening the Powers of Regulatory Authorities and Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes.”), intro-duced by Representative Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo and Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
House Bill No. 1733 (“An Act Amending Act No. 3815, Also Known as the Revised Penal Code, as Amended, Article 186 on Monopolies and Combinations in Re-straint of Trade.”), introduced by Repre-sentative Marcelino R. Teodoro.
All the bills collectively and uniformly introduce legal and regulatory frame-work for anti-trust and competition enforcement. It is suggested, how-ever, that the anti-trust law be gen-eral and comprehensive in applica-tion, bearing in mind the factors af-fecting the state of competition and what should be the objectives of competition policy that may contain rules governing monopolies and car-tels, restrictive agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and provisions identifying outright prohibitions of clearly unfair competition practices, all aimed at preventing exploitative and exclusionary abuses. These rules, where possible, should identify per se prohibitions so as to simplify some of the tasks. For other cases, rule of reason allows for limitation in competition where justified. There should, however, be transparency in the procedures, with all guidelines published. All possible courses of actions should be clear, in terms of remedies (judicial and administrative) and/or penalties for those found to be in violation of the anti-trust law.
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House/Senate Bills/Resolutions and
Other Committee Concerns
Comments/Recommendation/
Inputs of the Commission
House Bill No. 1980 (“An Act Penalizing Unfair Trade and Anti-Competitive Prac-tices in Restraint of Trade, Unfair Compe-tition, Abuse of Dominant Power, Strengthening the Powers of Regulatory Authorities, Establishing the Fair Trade Commission, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes.”), in-troduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez.
House Bill No. 3100 (“An Act Penalizing Unfair Trade and Anti-Competitive Prac-tices in Restraint of Trade, Unfair Compe-tition, Abuse of Dominant Power, Strengthening the Powers of Regulatory Authorities and Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For other Purposes”), intro-duced by Representative Albert Raymond S. Garcia.
House Bill No. 3134 (“An Act Penalizing Unfair Trade and Anti-Competitive Prac-tices in Restraint of Trade, Unfair Compe-tition, Abuse of Dominant Power, Strengthening the Powers of Regulatory Authorities and Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes”), in-troduced by Representative Alfredo B. Benitez.
The anti-trust law should endow sole investigative and quasi-judicial powers to an independently created and politically insulated Fair Trade Commission so as to afford the lat-ter all the flexibilities that it will need in the discharge of its mandate.
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House/Senate Bills/Resolutions
and Other Committee Concerns
Comments/Recommendation/
Inputs of the Commission
H o u s e R e s o l u t i o n N o . 5 0 (“Resolution Urging the Committee on Ways and Means to Conduct an Inquiry in Aid of Legislation to Re-solve the Issue on the Smuggling Ac-tivities and Undervaluation on Steel Imports Into the Country”), introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodri-guez and Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.
The Commission supports the laudable action made by the House of Represen-tatives in conducting investigation, in aid of legislation, on the problem besetting the steel industry particularly on smug-gling and undervaluation problems. Bold measures should be undertaken so as to provide a solution to persistent smug-gling so as to provide protection against unfair trade activities in favor of the do-mestic steel industry and for the govern-ment in turn to collect the correct reve-nues as well.
At any rate, it is the Bureau of Customs which is the implementing office regard-ing any problems caused by smuggling and undervaluation activities. The Com-mission may, however, be of help to the domestic steel industry in terms of lend-ing support in cases of unfair trade ac-tivities as provided under R.A. No. 8752 or the Anti-Dumping Act of 1999. The industry may also file a petition for safe-guard measure under R.A. No. 8800 in cases of fairly traded activities which re-sult in a surge of imports that causes in-jury to the domestic industry.
House Resolution 141 (“Resolution Urging President Benigno C. Aquino to Revoke Executive Order No. 862 and Re-Impose the Five Percent (5%) Duty on Imported Cement), in-troduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr
Under Executive Order No. 862, issued on 19 February 2010, the zero duty was effective for six months, subject to fur-ther review. EO 862 took effect on 26 February 2010 following its complete publication on 25 February 2010 in the Manila Times. Thus, the zero duty was effective up to 26 August 2010. Thereaf-ter, the duty reverted to 5%.
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House/Senate Bills/Resolutions and
Other Committee Concerns
Comments/Recommendation/
Inputs of the Commission
The Commission pursuant to Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code, conducted a public hearing on 28 July 2010 to review the need to extend the zero duty on cement. The Commission report was initially taken up by the Technical Committee on Tariff and Re-lated Matters (TCTRM) then forwarded to the Cabinet Tariff and Related Mat-ters Committee (CTRM) before final de-cision by the NEDA Board.
Feasibility of Amending Section 105 (f) of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as Amended
Section 105 (conditionally-free importa-tion), paragraph (f) was amended by Executive Order No. 206 issued by President Corazon Aquino on 30 June 1987. In issuing E.O. 206, the govern-ment was guided by the following prin-ciples:
The need to adjust to a realistic level the maximum dutiable value of conditionally-free im-portations of personal and household effects belonging to residents of the Philippines re-turning from abroad;
To set the conditions on condi-tionally free importations under Section 105 (f) of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philip-pines so that abuses thereof would be curbed;
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House/Senate Bills/Resolutions and
Other Committee Concerns
Comments/Recommendation/
Inputs of the Commission
To recognize the contribution of the OFWs; and
To assist local manufacturers and generate employment.
The Commission believes that the pa-rameters as set forth under E.O.206 is reasonable and justified, given the possibility of abuse attendant to such duty free importations. Likewise, any perceived amendments to the provi-sions of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines can only be made through an amendatory law passed by Congress.
Possibility of Imposing 10% to 20% Tariff on the Importation of Ethanol; and Current Tariffs in Other Countries
The specific tariff line of interest to bio-ethanol producers is AHTN subhead-ing No. 2207.20.11 which has a 10% MFN rate. A lower duty of 1% is levied if :imported with certification from the Department of Energy (DOE) that the article will be used for the Fuel Ethanol Program. The certification is given by DOE to oil companies when there is a shortage of supply as determined by the National Biofuels Board (NBB). The MFN, WTO bound rate and cur-rent preferential tariffs under various FTAs are as follows:
AHTN Code: 2207.20.11
Description: ---Ethyl alcohol of an al-coholic strength by vol-ume exceeding 99% vol.
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House/Senate Bills/Resolutions and
Other Committee Concerns
Comments/Recommendation/
Inputs of the Commission
2010 MFN Rate: 10 /c
2010 CEPT/ATIGA Rate: 0
2010 WTO Bound Rate: 45
2010 ACFTA Rate: 5
2010 AKFTA Rate: 0
2010 JPEPA Rate: 7
2010 AANZFTA Rate: 5
2010 AJCEPA Rate: 7
The request of bioethanol producers to increase the MFN from 10% to 20% is under consideration by the Technical Committee-Tariff and Related Matters (TCTRM). Under the ongoing compre-hensive tariff review to set the MFN tar-iffs for years 2011-2015, the TCTRM will submit its recommendation to the TRM Cabinet Committee and then to the NEDA Board.
Based on NBB’s presentation during the public consultation for Metro Manila held on 13 October 2010, on the Bio-ethanol Mandate, actual domestic pro-duction cannot meet total volume de-mand and thus there is still a need for oil companies to import the volume deficit.
/c - 1% when imported with certifica-tion from the Department of En-ergy (DOE) that the articles will be used for the Fuel Ethanol Pro-gram
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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:
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TC staff from the Research, Investigation and International Trade Analysis Service lec-
ture on the various FTAs and tariff classification to students from Lyceum University (8
September 2010) and Llave Review Center (12 November 2010), respectively, during
the briefings on latest developments on trade and tariff policy.
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Lecture on Trade Remedy Measures, Implementation of the 2007 ASEAN
Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN), Rules of Origin, Free Trade
Agreements
Lyceum University, Manila Students
TC Conference Room
8 September 2010
Seminar-Workshop on Tariff Classification, HS/AHTN 2007 Amendments,
Introduction to Rules of Origin, International Trade Agreements
Iloilo College Students
TC Conference Room
1 October 2010
Briefing on the Tariff Commission: Organization, Functions and the Latest
Developments in Trade and Tariff Policy
Llave Review Center Students
TC Conference Room
12 November 2010
Lectures on the various Free Trade Agreements
Iloilo - 12 November 2010
Zamboanga - 19 November 2010
Davao - 22 November 2010
Cebu - 23 November 2010
Legaspi City - 26 November 2010
Tagaytay - 29 November 2010
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Cagayan de Oro - 2 December 2010
Baguio - 7 December 2010
General Santos City - 9 December 2010
Clark - 14 December 2010
VII. OTHER ACTIVITIES
A. Competition Policy
The Commission:
Attended the Workshop on Roadmap for Capacity Building of ASEAN
Experts Group on Competition (AEGC), 21-24 February 2010, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia;
Attended the 5th ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC)
Meeting, 18-21 March 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam;
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Students from Iloilo Colleges during a briefing conducted
by TC technical staff on the latest developments on trade
and tariff policy (1 October 2010).
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Attended the 2nd
Workshop Group on Developing Handbook on
Competition Policy and Law for Businesses (26-27 April 2010, Siem
Reap, Cambodia);
Drafted and finalized the TC position on the comments made by the
BITR on the final draft of the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on
Competition Policy;
Secured the final approval of the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on
Competition Policy from the SUBCOTT Members;
Attended and provided inputs to the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on
Competition Policy which was finalized at the 3rd
Workshop in
Singapore;
Drafted and finalized the TC input regarding the proposed text in the
Chapter on Competition Policy as appearing in the RP-EU
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA);
Prepared comments to the Philippine Chapter of the Draft Regional
Handbook on Competition Policy and Law for Business before it was
finalized and subsequently launched in Da Nang, Vietnam;
Prepared and submitted to the ASEAN Secretariat the concept
programme for the joint launching in the Philippines of the Regional
Guidelines on Competition Policy and Handbook on Competition
Policies and Laws in ASEAN for Businesses;
Attended the 7th AEGC Capacity Building Workshop at Negana,
Brunei, Darussalam on 5-8 July 2010;
Prepared and submitted to the ASEAN Secretariat comments/inputs
for discussion in the 7th Capacity Building Workshop (“Best Approach
for Establishing Competition Policy and Law in Small and Developing
Economies”);
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Invited selected government agencies/private and business
associations for the Joint Socialization Workshop on the ASEAN
Regional Guidelines on Competition Policy and Handbook on
Competition Policy and Law in ASEAN for Business at EDSA Shangri-
la Hotel;
Attended the Launching Ceremony of ASEAN Regional Guidelines on
Competition Policy and Handbook on Competition Policy and Law in
ASEAN for Business at Da Nang, Viet Nam, on 24 August 2010;
Attended the East Asia Top Level Official’s Meeting in Seoul, Korea
and Asean Plus – Working Group on Tariff Nomenclature; and the
meeting on Competition Policy/Law (Philippines) in Vietnam;
Prepared reply to the ASEAN Secretariat requesting feedback on
whether the priority needs of each of the ASEAN Member States
(AMSs) have been reflected in the draft Report on Roadmap of
Capacity Building of AEGC;
Prepared reply to the Office of the ASEAN Affairs, Department of
Foreign Affairs on the Commission’s revised project proposals [High-
Level ASEAN Experts Group on Competition Meeting and ASEAN
Experts Group on Competition (AEGC) Task Force Meeting];
Drafted and finalized the presentation of the Commission with regards
to the upcoming 6th East Asia Top Level Official’s Meeting at Seoul,
Republic of Korea on Competition Policy;
Participated in the discussions of the Technical Working Group
working on the draft Competition Bill pending deliberation at the
House of Representatives;
Provided inputs to the ASEAN Secretariat for the matrix of priority list
on the AEGC Capacity Building Roadmap (National Level);
Participated as speaker on competition policy law status in the
Philippines at the 4th Round Table Discussion hosted by the Fair
Trade Alliance;
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Participated as speaker in the Forum on Philippine Competition Policy
sponsored by the Asian Institute of Management in partnership with
the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and IDEALS;
Attended the Special Meeting of the ASEAN Experts Group on
Competition (AEGC) at Da Nang, Vietnam on 24-25 August 2010;
Attended the meetings of the Working Groups on: Developing ASEAN
Competition Assessment Framework, Developing Regional Core
Competencies on Competition Policy and Law, and Developing
Strategy and Tools for Regional Advocacy on Competition Policy at
Da Nang, Vietnam, on 24-25 August 2010;
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Chairman Edgardo B. Abon as one of the panelists during the hosting by the Philippines
of the 6th Forum on ASEAN Regional Guidelines in Competition Policy and Handbook on
Competition Policy and Law in ASEAN for Business, held in Edsa Shangri-la Hotel on
12 November 2010.
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Attended the 2nd
AEGC Forum on Handbook on Competition Policy
and Law in ASEAN for Business at Bangkok, Thailand;
Represented the Philippines in the 5th Forum on the Handbook on
Competition Policy and Law in ASEAN for Business in Hanoi,
Vietnam; and
Organized the launching and hosting by the Philippines of the 6th
Forum on ASEAN Regional Guidelines in Competition Policy and
Handbook on Competition Policy and Law in ASEAN for Business.
The participants/delegates from the ASEAN Member Countries during the 6th Fo-
rum on ASEAN Regional Guidelines in Competition Policy and Handbook on Com-
petition Policy and Law in ASEAN for Business, held in Edsa Shangri-la Hotel on
12 November 2010. Joining them are Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez (seated, 4th from
right), Rep. Tomas V. Apacible (seated, 5th from left) and Rep. Albert S. Garcia
(seated, 3rd
from left).
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B. Project Proposal
The Commission prepared project proposals for consideration by the
International Commitment Fund (ICF).
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, data/information were
provided to the following, as requested:
Commissioner Marilou P. Mendoza acted as facilitator during the hosting
by the Philippines of the 6th Forum on ASEAN Regional Guidelines in
Competition Policy and Handbook on Competition Policy and Law in
ASEAN for Business, held in Edsa Shangri-la Hotel on 12 November
2010.
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Government Agencies
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Details on the imports of refined petroleum products;
Final Report on the results of the public hearing/consultation on
motor vehicles and components, parts and/or accessories under
JPEPA;
Section 402 Report and Recommendation on the petition of New
Leyte Edible Oil Mfg. Corp. together with PCOPA to transfer refined
coconut oil (AHTN Subheading No. 1513.19.20) from Sensitive List
(SL) to Normal Track (NT) under AKFTA;
Draft Executive Order on the transfer of refined oil (AHTN
Subheading No. 1513.19.20) from the Sensitive List (SL) to the
Normal Track (NT) under AKFTA;
Draft EO on AKFTA Compensation Package;
Final Report on the results of public hearing/consultation on the
requests of the Philippines for the waiver of CEPT-AFTA
Commitments on rice and sugar;
Latest average MFN and CEPT rates;
Draft Executive Orders on fuel ethanol; crude oil, petroleum products
and asphalt; polyamide-6 resin and mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed
alkylnaphthalenes; iron and steel products (HRC/CRC);
Reply re TRM request for comments on Non-Tariff Measures
(NTMs);
Briefing papers re overview of the Commission, its accomplishments,
on-going activities, and major concerns to be used for the State of
the Nation Address (SONA);
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Letter from Baxter re withdrawal of request for tariff modification
under Section 401 of the TCC on plasma protein solution (Buminate
25% Gammagard S/D), antisera and modified immunological
products (Hemofil M);
Executive Summary of the Report on the 2010 Comprehensive Tariff
Review (CTR 2010);
Section 401Reports on:
1. Polymers of Ethylene, Propylene, Styrene and Vinyl Chloride or of
Other Halogenated Olefins
2. Steel Billets
3. Review of Executive Order 262 (Modifying the Nomenclature and
Rates of Duty on Motor Vehicles)
4. Results of 2010 Comprehensive Tariff Review (2011-2015)
5. Cement clinker, cement and milling wheat.
Commission accomplishments for the first 100 days of the Aquino
Administration;
Report on the Technical Working Group (TWG) Review of the Draft
EO on Comprehensive Tariff Review (CTR) 2010; and
Draft Executive Order on CTR 2010.
National Statistics Office (NSO)
Electronic copy of tariff rates for 2004, 2007 and 2009; and
Request for the latest available cumulative trade (import and export)
data.
Department of Trade and Industry
Harmonized System Codes of products covered by mandatory
product standards;
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Draft Executive Order on certain motor vehicles and components,
parts and/or accessories under JPEPA for further comment/
confirmation; and
General Guidelines/Timelines for the Technical Working Group
(TWG) on the CTR 2010.
Board of Investments
AHTN Codes of the products listed under the PNS mandatory
certification;
Status of the review of EO 262 in view of the non-submission of TC
Form 3 of certain MVPMAP’s member-petitioners; and
Copy of the Section 401 Procedure Flowchart.
Bureau of International Trade Relations
Acceptance by the Commission as the Philippine lead and chair of
the ASEAN Working Group on Tariff Nomenclature Harmonization;
2007 Transposed Philippine Tariff Reduction Schedule and the Two-
Way Concordance Table for the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive
Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEPA);
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TC Technical Staff during the
6th Forum on ASEAN Regional
Guidelines in Competition Pol-
icy and Handbook on Compe-
tition Policy and Law in
ASEAN for Business, held in
Edsa Shangri-la Hotel on 12
November 2010.
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Comments on Japan’s proposed template for the requisite
documents for the Technical Verification Exercise of the
Transposition of Tariff Reduction Schedules under the ASEAN-Japan
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEPA);
Revised 2007 transposed Philippine tariff reduction schedule (TRS)
with category and the 2-way concordance table for AJCEPA; the
AKFTA - Tariff Reduction Schedule (TRS) for onward transmittal to
ASEAN Secretariat;
Verification of the consistency of the formatted Product Specific
Rules (PSRs) submitted by China with the version finalized by the
ASEAN Member States (AMS);
Results of the Overall Ratings of SL Products under the ACFTA;
List of products under the General Exceptions of ACFTA and the
Philippine trade data with China for the ACFTA Sensitive Track
products for 2007 to 2009;
Philippines’ tariff data for the ACFTA Peer Review as agreed during
the 34th ACTNC Meeting in Brunei on 3-5 March 2010;
Comments on the powerpoint presentation of the Philippines for the
ACFTA Peer Review;
2009 trade data to be included in the publication of the ASEAN
scoreboard;
Commission’s Certificate of Concurrence under the ASEAN-India
Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA);
Product Specific Rules (PSR) proposals for the Rules of Origin
(ROO) to the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) for
consideration of the Philippine ROO Technical Working Group (ROO-
TWG);
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Assistance on ten (10) items from the ASEAN Consolidated PSR List
for the ASEAN-India Working Group on Rules of Origin (AIWGROO)
under AIFTA;
Comments on the latest draft of the ASEAN Economic Community
(AEC) Scoreboard, particularly on Trade in Goods (TIG) which was
circulated at the 59th CCCA Meeting in Bali, Indonesia;
Proposed amendments to the revised EOs on rice and sugar;
Tariff lines in the new proposed AKFTA compensation list which were
included in the AFMA list;
Transposition file from HS 2002/AHTN 2004 to HS 2007/AHTN 2007
of the Philippines Sensitive Track under AKFTA; and
Inputs on possible projects which may be pursued under the various
ASEAN FTA engagements with Korea, China, Japan, Australia and
New Zealand to be directed toward achieving the trade and
economic objective of the ASEAN FTA to enhance access of the
Philippine products to the FTA parties’ markets.
Bureau of Import Services
Comment on the proper classification of Hummer H1 2006 and
Hummer H2 2005 Models.
Inter-Agency Committee – TCTRM
Inputs to the Action Plan by the government on the various free trade
agreements to which the Philippines is a party;
Computation on the estimated landed cost of mastectomy bra (AHTN
6212.10 10 & 6212.10.90);
Data on ASEAN countries’ MFN rates of duty on Crude Oil, Refined
Petroleum Products and Asphalts and 2008 top fifty imports from
ASEAN countries with supplying interest to the Philippines;
Annual Report 2010
Page 48
Corrected ANNEX to the draft EO on motor vehicles and
components, parts and/or accessories under PJEPA incorporating
the comments from BOI;
Commission’s computation on the estimated cost savings in the
production of nitrocellulose should the tariff duty on cotton linters be
reduced from 3% to 1%; and
Matrix of Application of General Criteria to Certain Industries under
the 2010 Comprehensive Tariff Review for the TRM Meeting.
Bureau of Customs
Clarification on the incorporation of EO 528 in the January 2009
edition of the AHTN Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines
(TCCP) and if all tariff headings of the Chapters mentioned in Section
2 of said EO are granted zero duty;
Tariff classification of an article described as “Monodicalcium
Phosphate (Feed Grade)” from China covered by TCC 09-052 dated
26 June 2009;
Reply on the request for clarification on whether the zero duty on
wheat flour (AHTN 1101.00.10) from China under ACFTA is
applicable; and
List of all tariff lines whose tariff rates are being proposed for
reduction in connection with CTR 2010.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Updates on tariffs since 2004.
Civil Service Commission (CSC)
Reply to the comments made by the CSC to the Commission-
TARCEA Collective Negotiation Agreement.
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Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Identification of the AHTN Codes of items for reduction of MFN rate
of duty to zero by 2011;
HS 2002/AHTN 2007 tariff classification of the following articles:
1. Chillers
2. Wind Turbines
3. Solar Heaters
4. Biogas production tank
5. Methane collection liner;
Department of Foreign Affairs
Commission’s view on the recently concluded 27th Session of the
Global System of Trade among Developing Countries (GSTP)
Committee of Participants.
House of Representatives
Matrix of Public Hearings conducted under Section 401 from year
2006 to 2009;
Comments on the request for issuance of an executive order
temporarily granting tax incentives to importers and manufacturers of
hybrid vehicles; and
Comments on House Bills Nos. 2570 (An Act Reducing the Tariff
Rates on Corn and Wheat, amending for the purpose P.D. 1464,
otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines)
and 2857 (An Act Imposing Zero Tariff on Farm Inputs used by Local
Hog Raisers).
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Philippine Mission to WTO
Additional information on the non-exclusion of UAE from the
extended definitive safeguard duty on ceramic floor and wall tiles;
Comments on the bracketed and unbracketed issues on Anti-
Dumping and Subsidies and Countervailing Measures which will be
discussed by the Rules Negotiating Group Informal Meetings;
Comments on the proposal of Taiwan to make improvements on the
notification formats under Article 9.1 of the WTO Agreement on
Safeguards;
Memorandum on WTO Trade and Environment Negotiations;
Confirmation as to the position of the WTO Secretariat to introduce
the changes included in the Philippines’ reply to various US
Reservations on RP’s HS 02 Transposition to finalize the revised
draft of HS 02 file and post it to the Members’ website;
Comments/Position of the Commission regarding the possible
answers to the various issues on Safeguards (float and figured glass)
and Anti-Dumping; and
Reply/Assistance in checking the current tariff on AHTN Code 87.03,
its applied history and the Executive Orders which covered it under
the JPEPA and AJCEPA.
Foreign Government/Organization
Republic of Korea
Response regarding inquiry on Philippine implementation of
reciprocal tariff treatment on AKFTA under EO 638, and relevant
tariffs on some products specified.
Embassy of the Republic of South Africa
Duties of articles under heading 84.81.
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APEC Secretariat
Commission’s official list of representatives to the Inter-Agency
Technical Board on APEC Matters and cluster group meetings within
the Philippines.
ASEAN Secretariat
Information about the 2nd
Meeting of the AHTN Task Force to be
convened by Malaysia in Langkawi on 22-26 February 2010;
Report of the 6th AEGC Meeting at Brunei Darussalam on 8-9 July
2010;
Priority activities on the Matrix of Priority List on AEGC Building
Roadmap on National Level Concept Program for Socialization for
Regional Guidelines and Business Forum on Handbook; and
Comments/Inputs to Competition Policy and Law Proposed Activities
for 2011-2013 and Questionnaire on Topics of Training/Workshop on
Capacity Building.
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Reply to the request on the Trade Advisory (TA) Inventory for 2009-
2010.
World Trade Organization
Reply re soft copies of the Philippines’ MFN and preferential tariffs
under various trade agreements;
Result of the verification of the 2009 and 2010 Philippine Tariff Data
posted in the Integrated Database File Transfer Facility; and
WTO tariff data on NAMA products.
Annual Report 2010
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Others
University of the Philippines (UP)
Reply to the request on average tariff rates (1976-2008).
Baxter Health Care Philippines
Reply with respect to the dismissal of the petition for tariff rate
modification under Section 401, TCCP.
San Francisco Mirror Group of Companies
Reply on the request to remove the safeguard and anti-dumping
duties on basic glass products with zero duty from ASEAN countries.
Mariwasa Corporation
Clarification on the status and treatment of Hong Kong, in relation to
PROC, and issue on country of origin of goods shipped out of Hong
Kong.
Steel Corporation of the Philippines
Reply to the request for copies of the position paper submitted by the
Filipino Galvanizers, Inc. in connection with the latter’s petition filed in
the year 2007 for reduction of the MFN rates of duties on HRC and
CRC.
Atmak Corporation
Computation of customs duties and local sales taxes on engineered
plastic products.
Igri Clark Industries Inc.
Tariff classification and corresponding rate of duty on furniture and
icebox made of fiberglass.
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World Wide Footwear Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Tariff duty on footwear imported from China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
ED & F MAN PHILIPPINES, INC.
Tariff rates (MFN, CEPT, ACFTA & AKFTA) for subheadings
1701.91.00, 2101.20.90 and 2106.90.52 from 2010 to 2015.
Petron Corporation
Tariff classification of Asphalt 60/70, 85/100 and 80/100.
Sunshine Specialties Sdn Bhd
Advice on the import duty and tax structure on subheading
2008.92919, which is apparently a Malaysian national tariff line (9-
digit code).
Nezumi Usagi, Inc.
Tariff classification and duty of Monodraught Windcatcher Natural
Ventilation System to be imported from either Singapore or the
United Kingdom.
Content Trade Analyst Integration Point, Inc.
Information on excise and VAT rates on imported products to the
Philippines.
Petro Technik Ltd.
ASEAN China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) rate of duty imposed by the
Philippines for products classified under AHTN 3917.21.00.
CITI-BASE Foods Company, Ltd.
Import duty and value added tax on various food products from
China.
Annual Report 2010
Page 54
Senior Customs Specialist GE Global Business Services Customs Asia
Tariff rates for years 2006-2010.
IBON Foundation
Existing FTAs and their corresponding Executive Orders
implementing the Philippines’ commitments with dialogue partners.
Trade Beam, Inc.
Countries eligible for preferential tariff rates under various ASEAN
FTAs (i.e. CEPT-AFTA/ATIGA, ACFTA, AKFTA, AANZFTA and
JPEPA).
TNC Chemicals Philippines, Inc.
Information on the petition for tariff modification on cotton linters.
Baxter Health Care Philippines, Inc.
Information on the petition for tariff modification on plasma protein
solution (Buminate 25% Gammagard S/D); and antisera and
modified immunological products (Hemofil M).
Partnerchem
Information on the availability of quality chemical products
manufactured in China.
DBD Law
Copies of the petitions of Petron Corporation and Shell Corporation
for reduction of MFN rate on raw materials (crude oil) and finished
products (refined petroleum products) from 3% to zero; and the
Commission’s report.
Italit Corporation
Confirmation on the elimination of 7% duty on hot-rolled coil (HRC)
and cold-rolled coil (CRC).
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MVPMAP
Request for formal position on whether or not MVPMAP’s member-
petitioners are no longer interested in pursuing the inclusion of
certain automotive parts and components (AHTN Code Nos.
8421.23.21, 8421.23.29B, 8421.31.20B and 8714.11.00) in the EO
262 list.
ED & F MAN Philippines, Inc.
Tariff rates (MFN, CEPT, ACFTA & AKFTA) for subheadings
1701.91.00, 2101.20.90 and 2106.90.52 from 2010 to 2015; and
Reply/clarification on whether the rates of duty of goods originating
from Vietnam are already reduced to 0% for tariff headings 87.02,
87.03, 87.04, 87.06 and 87.07.
Perfetti Van Melle Philippines, Inc.
Applicable CEPT/ATIGA rate of duty for sugar confectionary (AHTN
subheading No. 1704.10.00) originating from Vietnam.
Simon Enterprises, Inc.
Applicable import rate of duty of corn starch (AHTN subheading No.
1108. 12.00) originating from China and Korea.
Columbian Autocar Corporation
Reply/clarification on whether the rates of duty of goods originating
from Vietnam are already reduced to 0% for tariff headings 87.02,
87.03, 87.04, 87.06 and 87.07.
Isuzu U-Max Co., Ltd.
Information about the latest public hearing on the importation of used
trucks.
Midora Industrial Company,Ltd.
Tariff classification of Chemically Pure Fructose from Korea.
Annual Report 2010
Page 56
Nissin Brake Philippines Corp.
Reply to the queries: (a) whether importations of unassembled brake
components for motorcycles from Thailand and Vietnam can avail of
the zero duty under the CEPT-ATIGA, (b) the effectivity date of the
CEPT-ATIGA zero duty, and (c) the applicable tariff rate for
importations without Certificate of Origin Form D.
SPK Consumer Solutions (P) Ltd.
Applicable rate of duty for yellow corn originating from India.
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TARIFF COMMISSION DIRECTORY
Office Address:
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 - [email protected]
Web site:
http://www.tariffcommission.gov.ph
Mother Agency:
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Full Names, Designation of Agency Officials, Direct and Local Lines:
NAME(S) DESIGNATION DIRECT LINE/S LOCAL LINE/S
EDGARDO B. ABON Chairman 925-2401 to 50
433-5899
921-7960
3501
MARILOU P. MENDOZA Commissioner
925-2401 to 50
433-5895
928-8106
3505
EDGARDO R. MARALIT Commissioner
925-2401 to 50
433-4252
928-8106
3504
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NAME DESIGNATION DIRECT LINE/S LOCAL LINE/S
ROMEO U. SALUTA Director III
Finance , Management
& Administrative Service
925-2401 to 50
929-1964
927-3724
3506
ZENAIDA C. LACAR Director III
Research, Investigation
& International Trade
Analysis Service
925-2401 to 50
433-5898
926-7476
3503
ARTEMIO D. BERNARDINO Director ll
Research, Investigation
& International Trade
Analysis Service
925-2401 to 50 3507
VICENTE M. QUEROL Chief Administrative
Officer
Financial Management
Division, FMAS
925-2401 to 50
929-1964
3506
ISAGANI D. GARDUQUE Chief Administrative
Officer
Administrative Division,
FMAS
925-2401 to 50
929-1964
3506
DANNY JOSE G. MATUTINA Executive Assistant
III/ Officer-In-Charge,
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
Divsion, RIITAS
925-2401 to 50
433-5896
3508
ANGELITA R. FERNANDO Chief Tariff Specialist
Financial Studies Divi-
sion, RIITAS
925-2401 to 50
928-8419
3508
3510
EDWARDS.A. BESANA Officer-In-Charge Commodities Studies
Division, RIITAS
925-2401 to 50
926-8731
3508
3510
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NAME DESIGNATION DIRECT LINE/S LOCAL LINE/S
MA. LOURDES M. SALUTA Chief Tariff Specialist International Trade
Studies Division,
RIITAS
925-2401 to 50
928-8419
3508
3510
JEAN C. ALBERTO Board Secretary IV,
Supervising Tariff
Specialist
433-5898 3504
3505
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Annex “A”
TARIFF COMMODITY CLASSFICATION (TCC) RULINGS ISSUED IN 2010
DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG. NO. MFN/
PREFERENTIAL RATES OF DUTY*
18 Jan. 2010 10-001 AUS-GEL 3824.90.90D MFN – 3% AANZFTA – 3%
19 Jan. 2010 10-002 MOBILE MANU-FACTURING UNIT
8705.90.90B MFN – 3% CEPT - Zero
28 May 2010 10-003 DXN REISHI GANO TEA
0902.30.10 MFN – 3% CEPT - Zero
22 Jan. 2010 10-004 DXN NUTRIZHI 1901.90.41 MFN – 3% CEPT - Zero
10-005 FLEXITANK
3 Feb. 2010 10-006 CUDDLES®
COTTON BUDS
5601.10.00 MFN – 15% CEPT - Zero
22 Jan. 2010 10-007 CUDDLESÒCOT-
TON ROUND PADS
5601.10.00 MFN – 15% CEPT - Zero
22 Jan. 2010 10-008 CUDDLESÒCOT-
TON SQUARE PADS
5601.10.00 MFN – 15% CEPT - Zero
22 Jan. 2010 10-009 RARO PASSION ORANGE FLA-VORED BEVER-AGE DRINK
2106.90.52 MFN – 10% AANZFTA – 5%
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
22 Jan. 2010 10-010 RARO MANGO ORANGE FLA-VORED BEVER-AGE DRINK
2106.90.52 MFN – 10% AANZFTA – 5%
22 Jan. 2010 10-011 RARO SWEET NAVEL ORANGE FLAVORED BEV-ERAGE DRINK
2106.90.52 MFN – 10% AANZFTA – 5%
01 Feb. 2010 10-012 WANCHAI FERRY FROZEN LEEK PORK DUMPLING
1602.10.90 MFN – 45%
02 Feb. 2010 10-013 WANCHAI FERRY FROZEN CORN VEGETABLE PORK DUMPLING
2004.90.90 MFN -10%
02 Feb. 2010 10-014 WANCHAI FERRY FROZEN CAB-BAGE PORK DUMPLING
1602.10.90 MFN – 45%
01 Feb. 2010 10-015 SAMSUNG UL-TRA SLIMFIT TV
8528.72.90 MFN – 15% CEPT – Zero AKFTA – 5%
02 Feb. 2010 10-016 SAMSUNG LCD TV
8528.72.90 MFN – 15% CEPT – Zero AKFTA – 5%
12 Mar. 2010 10-017 CAPOLAC® (MM-
0525 BG) 0404.90.00 MFN – 3%
15 Feb. 2010 10-018 FUNGEX S® 3824.90.90D MFN – 3%
30 Mar. 2010 10-019 XTERA OPTICAL TRANSPORT SO-LUTIONS (3300 OSM, 6400 OTP)
8517.62.42 MFN – Free
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
3 Mar. 2010 10-020 NETWORK CABLE: RN FI-BER OPTIC CLOSURE
8536.70.00C MFN – 15%
10-021 FUJIKURA MECHANICAL SPLICE FMS-025 CONNEC-TOR
10 Apr. 2010 10-022 NENSHI RJ45 PATCH-PANEL
8536.90.19 MFN – Free
5 Apr. 2010 10-023 XTERA:OPTICAL TRANS-PORT EQUIPMENT
8517.62.42 MFN – Free
10-024 DISINFECTANT ELECTRO-LYTIC MIST (ABC-VW24)
02 Feb. 2010 10-025 POLYMAT EROSION PRO-TECTION MATS (EM3)
5911.90.90 MFN – 3% ACFTA – Zero
16 Feb. 2010 10-026 EVOLUE SP3010 3901.90.90 MFN – 3% JPEPA – 2%
3 Mar. 2010 10-027 DXN FRUIT VINEGAR 2209.00.00 MFN – 15% CEPT – Zero
3 Mar. 2010 10-028 DXN VINAIGRETTE 2209.00.00 MFN – 15% CEPT – Zero
19 May 2010 10-029 MYCOVITA 0712.39.90 MFN – 3% CEPT – 0%
3 Mar. 2010 10-030 DXN FRUIT ENZYME 2206.00.90 MFN – 5% CEPT – Zero
16 Feb. 2010 10-031 SUMITOMO LLDPE FS153S 3901.90.90 MFN – 3%
10-032 WHITE MINERAL OIL
3 Mar. 2010 10-033 TEKLITE™DISCRETE WIRE CONNECTORS (UG C, UR C, UY C , UY P AND UY2 P)
8536.90.19 MFN – Free
3 Mar. 2010 10-034 SURPASS®Ifs932-R 3901.90.90 MFN – 3%
5 Mar. 2010 10-035 PET SHRINK LABEL 4911.99.90 MFN – 10% CEPT – Zero
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
3 Mar. 2010 10-036 ICE-O-MATIC®STORAGE BIN, MODEL: B40PS
9403.20.00 MFN – 15%
16 Mar. 2010 10-037 ICE-O-MATIC®FLAKE ICE MAKER, MODEL: MF10500
8418.69.90 MFN – 5%
30 Mar. 2010 10-038 BLODGETT® FULL-SIZE DUAL
FLOW GAS CONVECTION OVEN, MODEL: DFG-100
8419.81.20 MFN – 1%
16 Mar. 2010 10-039 ICE-O-MATIC®CUBE ICE MAKER, MODELS: ICE0606 AND ICE0605
8418.69.90 MFN – 5%
16 Mar. 2010 10-040 ICE-O-MATIC®ICE CUBER, MODEL: ICEU300FA
8418.69.90 MFN – 5%
10-041 STEEL WIRE RODS, IN COILS 72.139900-1%
13 Apr. 2010 10-042 HIPROTAL 30 (Demineralized Whey Protein Concentrate)
0404.10.19 MFN – 1%
28 Apr. 2010 10-043 NESTEA 100% DARK INSTANT TEA 30 KG PH
2101.20.90 MFN -10%
4 Oct. 2010 10-044 TRACE ELEMENTS PREMIX TE-002
2106.90.91 MFN – 1%
12 Mar. 2010 10-045 DACHI MASK PACKS 3304.99.90 MFN – 7% AKFTA – 0
15 Apr. 2010 10-046 PANASONIC®PLASMA DIS-PLAY MONITORS, MODELS: TH-65PF12WK AND TH-85PF12W
8528.51.10A MFN – Free JPEPA – Zero
30 Mar. 2010 10-047 PANASONIC®ENERGY SAV-ING LAMPS, MODELS: EFU SERIES AND LIGHT CAPSULE SERIES
9405.10.90 MFN – 10% ACFTA – Zero
10-048 PROCESSED LEAD CONCEN-TRATE
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO.
DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL RATES OF DUTY*
30 Mar. 2010 10-049 SAMSUNG® NETBOOK PC,
MODEL: NP-N220
8471.30.20 MFN – Free ACFTA – Zero
12 May 2010 10-050 SAMSUNG® NETBOOK PC,
MODEL: NP-N150
8471.30.20 MFN – Free ACFTA – Zero
30 Mar. 2010 10-051 SUMITOMO LLDPE FS150A
3901.90.90 MFN – 3%
30 Mar. 2010 10-052 SUMITOMO LLDPE FS253S
3901.90.90 MFN – 3%
22 Apr. 2010 10-053 DIGITAL PEN & MOUSE 8471.60.40 MFN – Free CEPT – Zero
5 May 2010 10-054 DIGITAL PEN & USB FLASH DRIVE
8471.60.40 MFN – Free CEPT – Zero
26 Apr. 2010 10-055 PUREFOODS CHINESE STYLE LUNCHEON MEAT (100G, 165 G, 350 G)
1602.50.00 MFN – 35% ACFTA – Zero
23 Apr. 2010 10-056 PUREFOODS CHICKEN LUNCHEON MEAT (360 G)
1602.31.00B MFN – 40% ACFTA – Zero
23 Apr. 2010 10-057 PUREFOODS LUNCHEON MEAT (150 G AND 215 G)
1602.49.11 MFN – 40%
29 Apr. 2010 10-058 GUSTO MEAT LOAF (150 G AND 220 G)
1602.49.11 MFN – 40%
23 Apr. 2010 10-059 PUREFOODS BEEF LOAF (100 G, 150 G AND 200 G)
1602.31.00B MFN – 40% ACFTA – Zero
20 Apr. 2010 10-060 PROSCAR® 3004.39.00 MFN – 1% AANZFTA – Zero
15 Apr. 2010 10-061 PROPECIA® 3004.39.00 MFN – 1% AANZFTA – Zero
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
22 Apr. 2010 10-062 TIENAM® 3004.20.99 MFN – 5% AANZFTA – Zero
5 May 2010 10-063 TREDAPTIVE™ 3004.50.90 MFN – 5% AANZFTA - Zero
26 Apr. 2010 10-064 INVANZ™ 3004.20.99 MFN – 5% AANZFTA - Zero
7 May 2010 10-065 FOSAVANCE™ 3004.50.90 MFN – 5% AANZFTA – Zero
19 May 2010 10-066 FRI-JADO™SUPER TURBO GRILL STG 5
8419.81.10 MFN – 1%
29 Apr. 2010 10-067 HYUNDAI™5 TON CARGO BOOM TRUCK WITH HYDRAULIC CRANE
8704.22.49 MFN – 20%
29 Apr.2010 10-068 THERMAL LOTTERY ROLL
4811.90.30 MFN – 1% AANZFTA - Zero
22 Apr. 2010 10-069 PANASONIC® HIGH DEFINITION PLASMA DISPLAY MONITORS, MODELS: TH-42PH12MK AND TH-58PF12WK
8528.72.90 MFN – 15% JPEPA – Zero
18 June 2010 10-070 ALUMINUM BARE FIN STOCKS (ALLOYS NO. 1200 AND 3102)
7607.11.00 MFN – 3% ACFTA - Zero
16 June 2010 10-071 QUICK COOKING OATS 1104.12.00 MFN – 3% ACFTA - Zero
7 May 2010 10-072 ANSELL PRO TUF™48-302 GENERAL PURPOSE GLOVES
6116.10.00 MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
5 May 2010 10-073 ANSELL GOLD-KNIT™HEAVYWEIGHT GLOVES
6116.93.90 MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
5 May 2010 10-074 ANSELL GOLDKNIT™DT-CUT RESISTANT GLOVES (MAX DT 70-340)
6116.10.00 MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
18 June 2010 10-075 ANSELL GOLDKNIT ™MEDIUM WEIGHT SLEEVES
6117.80.90 MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
18 June 2010 10-076 ANSELL CRUSADER FLEX™GLOVES
6216.00.10 MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
8 July 2010 10-077 ANSELL POLAR GRIP™- COLD RESISTANT GLOVES
6216.00.10 MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
18 June 2010 10-078 ANSELL HYFLEX®FOAM 11-800 GENERAL PURPOSE GLOVES
6116.10.00
MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
18 June 2010 10-079 ANSELL PVA 15-554 6116.10.00 MFN -15% AANZFTA – 7%
10-080 ANSELL BLACK BEAR SU-PREME HEAVYWEIGHT
08 July 2010 10-081 ANSELL THER-MAPRENE™SPECIALTY GLOVES
6216.00.10 MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
12 July 2010 10-082 ANSELL PETROFLEX®-CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVE
6216.00.10 MFN – 15% AANZFTA – 7%
5 May 2010 10-083 Dialac® YR235 3903.30.90 MFN - 3% JPEPA - 2%
5 May 2010 10-084 PANASONIC® PLASMA DIS-
PLAY MONITOR, MODEL: TH-50PD12M
8528.51.10 MFN – Free JPEPA - Zero
3 May 2010 10-085 SOLDER TIN/LEAD INGOT 20/80 SOLDER TIN/LEAD INGOT 35/65
7801.99.10 MFN – 1% CEPT – Zero
5 May 2010 10-086 LLDPE UL814 (Honam) 3901.90.90 MFN – 3% AKFTA – Zero
7 May 2010 10-087 PENDANT LIGHTS 9405.10.90 MFN – 10% ACFTA – Zero
17 May 2010 10-088 MONODRAUGHT WIND-CATCHER NATURAL VEN-TILATION SYSTEM
8479.89.30 B MFN – 1%
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO.
DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
10-089 GLAND SEAL RING
20 May 2010 10-090 REPLACEMENT FLUO-RESCENT TUBE LED LIGHTS
9405.10.90 MFN – 10% ACFTA – Zero
13 Jan. 2011 10-091 RAUCHERGOLD KL 2/16/HBK 750/2000 (BEECHWOOD CHIPS)
4401.22.00 MFN – 3% CEPT/ATIGA-Zero
28 Jan. 2011 10-092 VITACEL LB114 & LB230 (CELLULOSE POWDER) ANTICAKING BLEND FOR FOOD
4701.00.00 MFN – 1% CEPT/ATIGA-Zero
28 May 2010 10-093 SPRINTER ENZYME 3507.90.00 MFN - 3%
10-094 UNIPAN ENZYME
10-095 MONODIGLYCERIDE BLEND
22 Nov. 2010 10-096 FINAMUL 97 (SSL) 3824.90.90D MFN - 3%
28 May 2010 10-097 PROBAKE® CALCIUM PROPIONATE
2915.50.00 MFN - 3%
16 June 2010 10-098 FLAT BAR 7214.91.10 MFN – 7%
18 June 2010 10-099 RISONIC 2000 ULTRA-SONIC MEASURING DE-VICE
9026.10.30 MFN - Free
16 June 2010 10-100 AC CORD 8544.42.90B MFN – 15% CEPT - Zero
9 July 2010 10-101 QUAD BIKE ARCTIC 250 CAT 2X4 ATV
8703.21.90B MFN – 30%
16 June 2010 10-102 PANASONIC® PLASMA
DISPLAY MONITOR, MODEL: TH-103PF12W
8528.51.10 A MFN – Free JPEPA - Zero
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
21 June 2010 10-103 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STEEL BAR
7227.20.00 MFN – 1% ACFTA – Zero
10-104 Rivaroxaban
18 June 2010 10-105 PCSO BETTING SLIPS 4911.99.90 MFN – 10% AANZFTA – 5%
21 June 2010 10-106 LINGZHI COFFEE 3 IN 1 (10 SACHETS X 12 G)
2101.12.00A 2101.12.00B
MFN - 30% MFN - 45% CEPT – Zero
10-107 SPIRULINA CEREAL (30g x 30 sachets and 30g x 12 sa-chets)
10-108 BLANK THERMAL PAPER STOCK (YELLOW COLOR)
03 Sept. 2010 10-109 PANASONIC ALKALINE MAN-GANESE DRY BATTERY, MODEL NO. LR20T/2B, LR14T/2B, LR6T/2B, LR6T/4B, LR6T/8B, LR03T/2B, LR03T/4B, LR03T/8B, LR1T/2B, 6LR61T/1B, 6LR61T/2B, LR6T/12SW AND LR03T/12SW
8506.10.10 MFN – 15% CEPT – Zero
9 July 2010 10-110 SILVER 30 (CADMIUM FREE BRAZING ALLOY)
7115.90.10 MFN – 7%
9 July 2010 10-111 TURBOCHEF SŎTA™ (MODEL NGO) RAPID COOK OVEN
8514.30.90 A MFN – 1%
12 July 2010 10-112 ICE-O-MATIC®CUBE ICE MAKER, MODEL: ICE1407FA
8418.69.90 MFN – 5%
10-113 Ice-O-Matic Water Filter, Model: IFQ2
7 July 2010 10-114 BLOOMFIELD 8785 GOURMET 1000™ POUR-OVER AIRPOT COFFEE BREWER
8419.81.10 MFN – 1%
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
16 July 2010 10-115 QUADROCLAD ASIA FLAT PANEL FACADE CLADDING
7610.90.90 MFN – 10% ACFTA – Zero
10-116 Geomembrane Polyethylene Film in Roll Form
16 July 2010 10-117 TEA MIX 2101.20.90 MFN - 10% CEPT - Zero
2 Sept. 2010 10-118 MESAMOLL TP LXS 51067 3812.20.00 MFN - 1%
30 July 2010 10-119 PAPER FOIL (KNORRR
CUBE FOIL SILVER) 7607.20.90B MFN –15%
16 July 2010 10-120 NECTURA (first multi-functional wellness beverage)
2106.90.70 MFN - 7%
02 Sept. 2010 10-121 AUTOMATIC CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE DEVICE COMPLETE WITH HUMIDISTAT AND ACCES-SORIES, MODEL: TEMP-TRON 607
9032.89.39 MFN – 1%
16 July 2010 10-122 GALVANIZED IRON SHEET JIS G3302-2005 (Hot-Dip Zinc-Coated Steel Sheet)
7212.30.10 MFN – 10% ACFTA – 5%
30 Sept. 2010 10-123 DEGAUSSING COIL 8529.90.91 MFN – 1%
CEPT – Zero
10-124 FERRITE BEAD
23 July 2010 10-125 HENNY PENNY® SMART-
COMBI™ COMBI OVEN, MODEL: GSC-220
8419.81.20 MFN – 1%
23 July 2010 10-126 HENNY PENNY® SMART-
COMBI™ COMBI OVEN, MODEL: GSC-615
8419.81.20 MFN – 1%
23 July 2010 10-127 HENNY PENNY® SMART-
COMBI™ COMBI OVEN, MODEL: GSC-115
8419.81.20 MFN – 1%
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
16 July 2010 10-128 TEQUILA FLAVOR CON- 3302.10.10 MFN - 1%
3 Sept. 2010 10-129 Neoweb Cellular Confine-ment System (Geocells) with Neoloy Design-Life Polymeric Alloy
3926.90.90B MFN - 15%
16 July 2010 10-130 FROZEN FISH FILLET 0304.29.00 MFN - 7% CEPT - Zero
2 Sept. 2010 10-131 ALMOND SLICES RAW-HALAL
0802.11.00 MFN - 3%
30 July 2010 10-132 ROASTED TURKISH HA-ZELNUT KERNELS
2008.19.90 MFN - 10%
7 Sept. 2010 10-133 NUT CLUSTER 1904.20.00 MFN - 7%
2 Aug. 2010 10-134 ETHYLENE ALPHA-OLEFIN COPOLYMER SAMSUNG TOTAL 7120S
3901.90.90 MFN - 3% AKFTA - Zero
2 Aug. 2010 10-135 ETHYLENE ALPHA-OLEFIN COPOLYMER SAMSUNG TOTAL 7020F
3901.90.90 MFN - 3% AKFTA - Zero
30 July 2010 10-136 SOAP NOODLES 3401.20.90 MFN - 10% ATIGA/CEPT - Zero
30 July 2010 10-137 MONOSODIUM GLUTA-
MATE
2922.42.20 MFN - 10% ATIGA/CEPT - Zero
6 Aug. 2010 10-138 ORION CHOCO PIE 1905.90.90 MFN - 15% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
2 Sept. 2010 10-139 HELICAL “C” GRADE GALVANIZED STEEL HELI-GRIP DEAD-END (HG 305, 306, 307, 308,
7312.10.90B MFN – 15%
18 Oct. 2010 10-140 White Mineral Oil 2710.19.90 MFN - 3% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
23 Aug. 2010 10-141 SARSYS FRICTION 9031.80.92 B MFN – 1%
Page 71 Annual Report 2010
DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
20 Aug. 2010 10-142 PE Foam Wad 3926.90.90B MFN - 15% AKFTA - 15%
17 Aug. 2010 10-143 TAPIOCA POWDER 1106.20.10 MFN - 7% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
02 Sept. 2010 10-144 ENGIPIL DISTRIBUTION
BLOCK SERIES 200
8536.90.19 MFN – Free
20 Aug. 2010 10-145 Metaqua TWH-6 3824.90.90D MFN - 3%
10-146 Distillate of Agave
10-147 Sunlight Clay
10-148 Gaoshong Clay
2 Sept. 2010 10-149 Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate
70% (SLES/70)
3402.11.90B MFN - 5% ACFTA - Zero
15 Sept. 2010 10-150 COFFEE FLAVOR MIX 1701.91.00 A &
B
MFN -50% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
9 Sept. 2010 10-151 OMNIVISION II-EMPTY BOTTLE INSPECTION FOR GLASS AND BOTTLE
9031.49.90 MFN – 1%
10-152 Premium Shortening
3 Sept. 2010 10-153 HOUNÖ VISUAL COOKING 1.06 COMBI OVEN, MODEL: C-GAS
8419.81.20 MFN – 1%
3 Sept. 2010 10-154 Lotrene® Q2018H 3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
8 Sept. 2010 10-155 Lotrene® Q2018N 3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
8 Sept. 2010 10-156 Lotrene® Q1018N 3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
7 Sept. 2010 10-157 Lotrene® Q1018H 3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
Page 72
DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
15 Sept. 2010 10-158 ANGEL 36.1656 and CEN-TELLA 36.10645
3302.90.00 MFN - 1%
4 Oct. 2010 10-159 Beverage Base 3824.90.90D MFN - 3%
23 Sept. 2010 10-160 ACIDULANT 3824.90.90D MFN – 3%
12 Oct. 2010 10-161 CARBONATED SOFT DRINK
(CSD) FLAVORS
3302.10.90 MFN – 1%
26 Oct. 2010 10-162 PREMIX FOR DONUTS 1901.20.10 MFN – 10%
4 Oct. 2010 10-163 PUREFOODS CHINESE STYLE
LUNCHEON MEAT (350g and
165g) Code PCL E1
1602.32.90A MFN -40% ACFTA- Zero
4 Oct. 2010 10-164 PUREFOODS CHINESE STYLE
LUNCHEON MEAT (350g and
165g) Code PCL E2
1602.32.90A MFN -40% ACFTA- Zero
10-165 OIL COMPRESSOR YORK C
MINERAL PN-OIL-00533-000
10-166 OIL COMPRESSOR YORK K
MINERAL PN-OIL-00560-000
10-167 OIL COMPRESSOR YORK H
MINERAL PN-OIL-00582-000
10-168 OIL COMPRESSOR YORK F
MINERAL PN-OIL-00434-000
10-169 OIL COMPRESSOR YORK L
MINERAL PN-OIL-00592-000
10-170 OIL COMPRESSOR YORK S
MINERAL PN-OIL-00922-000
10-171 GIANCO SPRAYKING A-15 MULTI-FUNCTION SPRAYING KING (Polyurethane High-pressure Airless Spraying and Pouring Equipment)
Page 73 Annual Report 2010
DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
08 Oct. 2010 10-172 Laminated Flooring 4411.13.00 MFN - 15% CEPT - Zero
12 Oct. 2010 10-173 Lowenol Conditioner PWW
3824.90.90D MFN - 3%
18 Nov. 2010 10-174 VSAT REMOTE FIELD STATION (without TRI-DENT and TRILLIUM)
8517.62.59 MFN – Free
22 Nov. 2010 10-175 DATA RECEIVING/TRANSMITTING AN-TENNA SYSTEM
8517.62.59 MFN – Free
04 Oct. 2010 10-176 VSAT REMOTE FIELD STATION (1.8-meter Antenna, 3-channel)
9015.80.90 MFN – 1%
04 Oct. 2010 10-177 MANNED OBSERVA-TORY DIGITAL SEIS-MOGRAPH
9015.80.90 MFN – 1%
11 Jan. 2011 10-178 QUICK DEPLOY 1.2-METER ANTENNA ASSEMBLY
8517.70.40 MFN – Free
08 Oct. 2010 10-179 GARMIN GPSMAP®
60CS 8526.91.90 MFN – 1%
14 Oct. 2010 10-180 Dow Corning® 360 Medi-
cal Fluid
3910.00.90 MFN - 1%
04 Oct. 2010 10-181 AUTODESK® FACTORY
DESIGN SUITE
8523.40.14 MFN – Free CEPT/ATIGA – Zero
12 Oct. 2010 10-182 AUTOCAD® ELECTRI-
CAL and AUTOCAD®
MECHANICAL
8523.40.14 MFN – Free CEPT/ATIGA – Zero
12 Oct. 2010 10-183 AUTOCAD®
INVEN-TOR
® SUITE
8523.40.14 MFN – Free CEPT/ATIGA – Zero
12 Oct. 2010 10-184 AUTODESK® MOLD-
FLOW®
8523.40.14 MFN – Free CEPT/ATIGA – Zero
12 Oct. 2010 10-185 AUTODESK® PLANT
DESIGN SUITE
8523.40.14 MFN – Free CEPT/ATIGA-
Zero
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
14 Oct. 2010 10-186 VISCOGUMTM
CPR 15 2008.99.90 MFN - 10%
20 Oct. 2010 10-187 PANASONIC® VIERA PLASMA
TV and PANASONIC® VIERA
LCD TV
8528.72.90 MFN – 15% JPEPA – Zero
AJCEPA – Zero
14 Oct. 2010 10-188 Novapol® Polyethylene Granu-
lar Masterbatch Resin, LLDPE GI-2024-A
3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
14 Oct. 2010 10-189 NOVAPOL EB COPO LLDPE PF-0218B
3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
14 Oct. 2010 10-190 NOVAPOL PE LLDPE PI-2024A
3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
14 Oct. 2010 10-191 NOVAPOL EB COPO LLDPE PF-0118B
3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
14 Oct. 2010 10-192 NOVAPOL EB COPO LLDPE PF-0218D
3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
14 Oct. 2010 10-193 Novapol® Ethylene Butene Co-
polymer Film Resin, LLDPE PF-0118 F
3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
14 Oct. 2010 10-194 NOVAPOL EB COPO LLDPE PI-0218F
3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
18 Nov. 2010 10-195 Electro Static Discharge(ESD)
Tray
3926.90.59 MFN - 15%
30 Nov. 2010 10-196 Nenshi Overvoltage/Over Cur-rent Protector
8536.30.00 MFN – 5%
20 Oct. 2010 10-197 DXN REISHI GANO FOOD SUPPLEMENT 270 MG CAP-SULE
2106.90.70 MFN - 7% CEPT - Zero
28 Oct. 2010 10-198 DXN REISHI GANO FOOD SUPPLEMENT 270 MG CAP-SULE
2106.90.70 MFN - 7% CEPT - Zero
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
26 Oct. 2010 10-199 Royal Crest Plate 3924.10.00 MFN - 15% ACFTA – 15%
26 Oct. 2010 10-200 PUREFOODS CHINESE STYLE LUNCHEON MEAT (350g and 165g) Code PCL E4
1602.31.00B MFN - 40% ACFTA - Zero
26 Oct. 2010 10-201 PUREFOODS CHINESE STYLE LUNCHEON MEAT (350g and 165g) Code PCL E3
1602.32.90A MFN – 40% ACFTA – 40%
22 Dec. 2010 10-202 LIVEROLIN PET LIQUID FOR FEED PREMIX- FEED SUP-PLEMENT
2309.90.20 MFN - 1%
22 Dec. 2010 10-203 LIVEROLIN FORTE POWDER PREMIX – FEED SUPPLE-MENT
2309.90.20 MFN - 1%
10 Nov. 2010 10-204 Bridion® 3004.90.99 MFN - 5%
18 Nov. 2010 10-205 Raw Aromatic Materials (Lemon, Naranja, Lider, Der-tan, Strawberry, Floriage, Vital Fruit)
3302.90.00 MFN - 1%
10 Nov. 2010 10-206 SABIC LLDPE 218W 3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
10 Nov. 2010 10-207 SABIC LLDPE M500026 3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
10 Nov. 2010 10-208 SABIC LLDPE 118WS 3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
10 Nov. 2010 10-209 SABIC LLDPE 118W 3901.90.90 MFN - 3%
10-210 CAREGRAIN™ TEFF
15 Nov. 2010 10-211 CAREGRAIN™ MILLET C 1904.90.90 MFN - 7%
15 Nov. 2010 10-212 CAREGRAIN™ GREEN LEN-TIL 10
1904.90.90 MFN - 3%
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
15 Nov. 2010 10-213 CAREGRAIN™ RYE S/CAREGRAIN™ RYE 7
1904.90.90 MFN - 7%
15 Nov. 2010 10-214 CAREGRAIN™ BARLEY RS 1904.90.90 MFN - 7%
15 Nov. 2010 10-215 CAREGRAINTM
SPELT S 1904.90.90 MFN - 7%
17 Nov. 2010 10-216 CAREGRAIN™ DURUM WHEAT S/CAREGRAIN™ DURUM WHEAT 10
1904.90.90 MFN - 7%
3 Nov. 2010 10-217 PANASONIC® SXGA LCD
MONITOR, MODELS: WV-LC1900 and WV-LC1700
8528.59.10 MFN – 15%
14 Jan. 2011 10-218 KATUN® TONER REFILL KIT 3707.90.90 MFN - 1%
30 Nov. 2010 10-219 LEMNOS CRACKED PEP-PER CREAM CHEESE 125g
0406.10.10 MFN - 3% AANZFTA - Zero
30 Nov. 2010 10-220 LEMNOS SWEET CHILLI CREAM CHEESE 125g
0406.10.10 MFN - 3% AANZFTA - Zero
30 Nov. 2010 10-221 LEMNOS FULL CREAM SMOOTH RICOTTA CHEESE 250g
0406.10.10 MFN - 3% AANZFTA - Zero
30 Nov. 2010 10-222 LEMNOS JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE 125g
0406.10.10 MFN - 3% AANZFTA - Zero
11 Jan. 2011 10-223 J-STRIPS FOR STEAM TURBINES
8406.90.00 MFN – 1%
14 Jan. 2011 10-224 SKIMMED MILK SWEET-ENED POWDER
0402.10.90 MFN - 1% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
08 Dec. 2010 10-225 SWEETENED WHEY POW-DER
0404.10.11 MFN – 1% CEPT-Zero
6 Jan. 2011 10-226 KATUN®TONER 8443.99.20 MFN – Free
CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
Page 77 Annual Report 2010
DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG. NO. MFN/
PREFERENTIAL RATES OF DUTY*
20 Jan. 2011 10-229 DISK BRAKE SYSTEM OF MOTORCYCLE
8714.19.00 B MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
16 Dec. 2010 10-230 SHOECOMP 8714.19.00 B MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA- Zero
16 Dec. 2010 10-231 DISK ROTOR/DISK BRAKE
8714.19.00 B MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA- Zero
16 Dec. 2010 10-232 FRONT BRAKE ASSY 8714.19.00 B MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA- Zero
16 Dec. 2010 10-233 SHOE PAIR BRAKE AS-SEMBLY
8714.19.00 B MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA- Zero
16 Dec. 2010 10-234 REAR BRAKE ASSY 8714.19.00 B MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA- Zero
16 Dec. 2010 10-235 PANEL ASSEMBLY BRAKE/PLATE ASSEM-BLY BRAKE
8714.19.00 B MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA- Zero
16 Dec. 2010 10-236 GEAR BOX ASSY 8714.19.00 B MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
3 Jan. 2011 10-237 MHE HAND PALLET TRUCK, MODELS: HIPPO 25 AND HIPPO 30
8427.90.00 MFN – 1% ACFTA - Zero
11 Jan. 2011 10-238 WHOLE CLEAN DUCK, FROZEN
0207.33.10A&B MFN - 40% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
12 Jan. 2011 10-239 ROASTED DUCK/PIPAH 1602.39.00A MFN - 40% CEPT - Zero
11 Jan. 2011 10-240 DUCK MEAT, DUCK DRUMMET AND DUCK DRUMSTICK, FROZEN
0207.36.90A&B MFN - 40% CEPT/ATIGA - Zero
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DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
10-241 NETWORK CABLE: HEAT SHRINKABLE SLEEVE
10-242 NENSHI:CAT 5, CAT 5E AND CAT 6 UTP CABLE
19 Jan. 2011 10-243 EXTREME 5Occ/AT 8711.10.99 MFN – 30%
19 Jan. 2011 10-244 RANGER EFI (ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION) CF625 4X4
8703.21.90C MFN – 30%
19 Jan. 2011 10-245 BUFFALO 260 cc/AT 8703.21.90C MFN – 30%
19 Jan. 2011 10-246 QUAD WARRIOR II 400cc 4X4/AT
8703.21.90C MFN – 30%
19 Jan. 2011 10-247 DESERT BUGGY 150cc/AT 8703.21.90C MFN – 30%
19 Jan. 2011 10-248 STALLION 150cc/AT 8711.20.90 MFN – 30%
19 Jan. 2011 10-249 RACK OF SOLAR MODULE (PREFABRICATED)
7308.90.90 MFN – 10% CEPT/ ATIGA – Zero
14 Jan. 2011 10-250 LUXALON ALUMINIUM SUS-PENDED TILE CEILINGS
7616.99.90B MFN – 15% ACFTA – Zero
4 Jan. 2011 10-251 SMOOTH DORY(FROZEN FISH)
0303.79.10 MFN - 10% AANZFTA - 3%
4 Jan. 2011 10-252 RED COD (FROZEN FISH) 0305.49.00 MFN - 15% AANZFTA - 5%
4 Jan. 2011 10-253 BLACK DORY (FROZEN FISH)
0303.79.10 MFN - 10% AANZFTA - 3%
4 Jan. 2011 10-254 KING DORY (FROZEN FISH) 0303.79.10 MFN - 10% AANZFTA - 3%
4 Jan. 2011 10-255 HAKE (FROZEN FISH) 0303.78.00 MFN - 7% AANZFTA – Zero
Page 79 Annual Report 2010
DATE ISSUED TCC NO. DESCRIPTION AHTN HDG.
NO.
MFN/ PREFERENTIAL
RATES OF DUTY*
11 Jan. 2011 10-256 HOKI (FROZEN FISH) 0304.29.00 MFN - 7% AANZFTA - 3%
10-257 BETACOL 30% OIL
10-258 BETACOL 10% CWS
10-259 CANTHACOL 10% CWS
10-260 LUTECOL 5% TAB
19 Jan. 2011 10-261 HYPAC™NOODLE LID 4821.10.90 MFN – 7% ACFTA - Zero
10-262 PANASONIC WATER DIS-PENSER MODEL NOS. YLR2.0-5 (BY107), YLR1.0-5(BY107), YLR1.0-5(BD107)
10-263 SAMSUNG ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS
8415.10.00A MFN – 10% CEPT/ATIGA - 0
11 Jan. 2011 10-264 SAMSUNG 3D EYE-GLASSES
9004.90.90 MFN – 5% CEPT/ATIGA – Zero ACFTA – Zero AKFTA - Zero
4 Feb. 2011 10-265 SAMSUNG LPO7 TILES/AM DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME
8528.59.10 MFN – 15% CEPT/ATIGA-0 ACFTA – 0 AKFTA -0
11 Jan. 2011 10-266 SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, MODELS: AMW73F-W, AMW83E-SB and AMW83E-WB
8516.50.00 MFN – 3% CEPT/ATIGA-Zero ACFTA-Zero AKFTA-Zero
14 Jan. 2011 10-267 BASALT 8X 24-BIT 8 CHANNEL SYSTEM RE-CORDER
8517.62.90 MFN – Free
Page 80
Annex “B”
2010 FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
8-16 December 5th Meeting of AHTN 2012
Task Force
Singapore
28 November – 12
December
International Training Pro-
gramme on Rules of Origin
2010/2011
Stockholm, Sweden
24-25 November Seminar on Cartel Enforce-
ment and International Coop-
eration Among Competition
Authorities
Jakarta, Indonesia
14-16 November 6th Forum of the ASEAN Ex-
perts Group on Competition
Policy and Law in ASEAN for
Business
Putra Jaya, Malaysia
10-12 November Workshop on Chemicals and
Plastic Production Process
Rules for the AANZFTA Rules
of Origin
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
9-11 November 4th Forum of the ASEAN Ex-
perts Group on Competition
Policy and Law in ASEAN for
Business
Hanoi, Vietnam
7-9 November 3rd
Forum of the ASEAN Ex-
perts Group on Competition
Policy and Law in ASEAN for
Business
Jakarta, Indonesia
Page 81 Annual Report 2010
2010 FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
4-7 November 2nd
Meeting of the Coordinating
Committee on the Implementa-
tion of ATIGA (CCA)
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
4-6 November 2nd
Forum of the ASEAN Experts
Group on Competition Policy and
Law in ASEAN for Business
Bangkok, Thailand
2-4 November 1st Forum of the ASEAN Experts
Group on Competition Policy and
Law in ASEAN for Business
Singapore
20-27 September 3rd
Meeting of the ASEAN Plus
Working Group on Rules of Ori-
gin (3rd
AP-WGROO)
Hoi An Town, Quang
Nam Province, Vietnam
20-27 September 3rd
Meeting of the ASEAN Plus
Working Group on Tariff Nomen-
clature
Hoi An Town, Quang
Nam Province, Vietnam
14-17 September 6th Seoul International Competi-
tion Forum back-to-back with
Asia Competition Association
(ACA) Conference
Seoul, South Korea
13 September – 2
December
1st WTO Advanced Trade Policy
Course
Geneva, Switzerland
Page 82
2010 FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
24-27 August WTO Regional Workshop on Mar-
ket Access for Non-Agricultural
Products for Asian Developing
Economies
Beijing, China
23-26 August Launching Ceremony of the
ASEAN Regional Guidelines on
Competition Policy and the Hand-
book on Competition Policy and
Law in ASEAN for Business back-
to-back with AEGC Meeting
Danang, Vietnam
21-28 August 42nd
ASEAN Economic Ministers
(AEM) Meeting and Related Meet-
ings
Danang, Vietnam
9-13 August ASEAN-China FTA Peer Review
and Special ASEAN-China Trade
Negotiating Committee (ACTNC)
Meeting
Jakarta, Indonesia
31 July –7 Au-
gust
3rd
Meeting of the AHTN Task
Force
Hanoi, Vietnam
27-30 July Meeting of the ASEAN-Korea Sub
-Committee on Tariffs and Rules
of Origin (AKSTROO)
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Page 83 Annual Report 2010
2010 FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
26-31 July WTO Regional Workshop on
Access Related Issues for
Asian Economies
Vientiane, Lao People’s
Democratic Republic
18-24 July Third Senior Economic Officials
Meetings of the Forty-First
ASEAN Economic Ministers
Meeting (SEOM 3/41) and
SEOM Consultations with Dia-
logue Partners
Jerudong, Brunei Darus-
salam
9-11 July 1st Meeting of the Coordinating
Committee on the Implementa-
tion of ATIGA (CCA)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
7-10 July 6th AEGC Meeting
Bandar Seri Begawan,
Brunei Darussalam
4-8 July 7th AEGC Capacity Building
Workshop
Bandar Seri Begawan,
Brunei Darussalam
30 June – 2 July 1st Interdisciplinary Alumni Con-
ference for Southeast Asia
Hanoi, Vietnam
21-25 June 2nd
Meeting of the ASEAN Plus
Working Group on ROO (AP-
WGROO)
Singapore
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2010 FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
18-23 June 2nd
Meeting of the ASEAN Plus
Working Group on Tariff No-
menclature (AP-WGTN)
Jakarta, Indonesia
11-18 June Factual Presentation (FP) of
the Japan-Philippines Eco-
nomic Partnership Agreement
(JPEPA) at the WTO Commit-
tee on Regional Trade Agree-
ments
Geneva, Switzerland
8-11 June Indonesian Conference on
Competition Law and Policy
and the Preparatory Meeting
for the Sixth United Nations
Review Conference
Bali, Indonesia
7-10 June Meetings on ASEAN-Japan
Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (AJCEP), Rules of
Origin, Investment and Ser-
vices
Tokyo, Japan
31 May – 4 June AEGC Regional Workshop on
“Understanding Key Aspects of
Best Practices in the Develop-
ment of Competition Policy and
Law in ASEAN”
Siem Reap, Cambodia
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2010 FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
25-30 May 3rd
Meeting of the ASEAN
Harmonized Tariff Nomencla-
ture Task Force (3rd
AHTN TF)
Vientiane, LAO PDR
23-26 May AEGC Strategic Planning Ses-
sion
Jakarta, Indonesia
7-12 May 59th Meeting of the Coordinat-
ing Committee on the Imple-
mentation of the CEPT
Scheme for AFTA (CCCA)
back-to-back with 1st Meeting
of the ASEAN Plus Working
Group on Tariff Nomenclature
(AP-WGTN)
Bali, Indonesia
26-30 April 25th Meeting of the ASEAN-
India Trade Negotiating Com-
mittee (AITNC) and Related
Meetings
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
25-28 April 2nd
AEGC Workshop on De-
veloping Handbook on Com-
petition Policy and Law
Siem Reap, Cambodia
12-30 April Competition Law and Market
Economy Growth
Korea
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2010 FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
6-9 April AEGC Strategic Planning
Workshop
Bangkok, Thailand
21-27 March SEOM 2/41 Bali, Indonesia
18-25 March 5th AEGC Meeting back-to-
back with 6th AEGC Capacity
Building Workshop
Hanoi, Vietnam
16-22 March 5th CCCA-CCC Joint Consul-
tation on Self Certification and
the 5th CCCA Meeting
Jakarta, Indonesia
13-17 March 34th Rules of Origin Task
Force Meeting (ROOTF)
Jakarta, Indonesia
2-6 March 36th Meeting of the ASEAN-
China Trade Negotiating
Group (ACTNG) and the 34th
Meeting of the ASEAN-China
Trade Negotiating Committee
(ACTNC)
Brunei Darussalam
28 February – 5
March 2010
Meeting of the Negotiating
Group on Rules
Geneva, Switzerland
21-27 February 2nd
Meeting of the AHTN Task
Force
Langkawi, Kedah, Malay-
sia
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2010 FOREIGN TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
21-26 February Workshop on Roadmap for Ca-
pacity Building of AEGC and
2nd
AEGC High-Level Policy
Dialogue
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8-12 February 3rd
Regional Guidelines Work-
shop
Singapore
1-5 February Meeting of the 24th ASEAN-
India Trade Negotiating Com-
mittee
Jakarta, Indonesia
16-22 January First ASEAN Senior Economic
Officials Meeting of the Forty-
First ASEAN Economic Minis-
ters Meeting (SEOM 1/41)
Danang, Vietnam
13-18 January CCCA/CCC Consultation on
Self Certification back to back
with the 57th Meeting of the Co-
ordinating Committee on the
Implementation of the CEPT
Scheme for AFTA (CCCA)
Danang, Vietnam
10-13 January 33rd
Meeting of the Task Force
on Rules of Origin (ROOTF)
Danang, Vietnam
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Annex “C”
2010 LOCAL TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
14 December DTI Forum on Doing Business
on Free Trade Agreements
Mimosa Convention Cen-
ter, Clark, Pampanga
24-25 November Seminar on Vertical Restraint:
Unfair Trade Practices and Pri-
vate Monopolization
Taal Vista Hotel, Tagay-
tay City
18-20 November Seminar on Responding to the
Call for Change
Crown Regency Hotel &
Towers, Fuente Osmena
Boulevard, Cebu City
7-12 November Capacity Building/Applied
Learning Workshop on the Hu-
man Rights-Based Approach
(HRBA) to Development Plan-
ning for National Government
Agencies(NGAs)
Holiday Inn, Clark, Pam-
panga
13 - 14 October NICS (National Competency
Standard) for Information Secu-
rity Specialist and Project Man-
ager Workshop
National Computer Cen-
ter, U.P. Diliman
28 September ACER Tech Solutions Series
by Acer - Intel
Crowne Plaza, Ortigas
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2010 LOCAL TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
20-23 July Seminar/Forum on Philippine Bid-
ding Documents
Golden Peak Hotel,
Gorordo Avenue, Cebu
City
24 June ICT Seminar National Computer Center,
U.P. Diliman
23 June Public Forum 2.0: E-governance
to E-governance
Hotel Intercon, Makati City
8 June Launching of Microsoft Office
2010
Microsoft Office, Makati
City
31 May Microsoft Office 2010: Tips and
Tricks
6750 Ayala Ave., Makati
City
22-24 April Seminar on the 7th Triennial Con-
vention (conducted by the Public
Services Labor Independent Con-
federation)
Ciudad Christia, San
Mateo, Rizal
21-23 April Seminar/Workshop on Current
Trends and Global Preparedness
for School Administrators and Li-
brarians
Bohol Plaza Hotel,
Panglao, Tagbilaran, Bo-
hol
13-16 April Graphics and Publishing Seminar Hotel Intercontinental,
Makati City
17-19 March Cracking Cartel: Japanese Experi-
ence and Development
Tagaytay Country Hotel,
Tagaytay City
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2010 LOCAL TRAININGS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
DATE TRAININGS/ SEMINARS VENUE
12 March Seminar on Revised Imple-
menting Rules and Regulations
on Government Procurement
Land Bank of the Philip-
pines, Malate, Manila
11-12 March 2nd
Meeting of the ASEAN-
Korea Implementing Committee
(AK-IC)
Casino Manila
8-12 March Meeting of the ASEAN-Korea
Sub-Committee on Tariffs and
Rules of Origin
Hyatt Hotel, Manila
4 March Round Table Discussion on Cy-
ber Security by NCSO, CIOF
and CIOFF
IBM, UP-Ayala Techno
Hub, Quezon City
12 February Forum on Making Connections:
Information Literacy Through
the Eyes of Teachers and Li-
brarians
C & E Publishing House,
Quezon City
28 January Microsoft Government Initiatives 6750 Ayala Ave., Makati
City
28 January Networked ASEAN DTI, Makati City