On 18 June 2010 the government of the Philippines announced by Executive Order 896 the reduction of import duties from 3% to 1% on polyamides in primary forms under HS subheading 3817.00.
 
This Executive Order takes effect 30 days after its publication in "the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines."
 
According to UN Comtrade, no trading partner exceeded the GTA threshold of USD 1 million in the affected tariff lines in the year prior to the intervention. Thus, no affected trading partners have been identified.