ANNOUNCEMENT 10 Jul 2009

In July 2009, the government of Philippines announced a change in import duties.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



Tariff Commission. (2008). Executive Order 766. Availble at http://www.tariffcommission.gov.ph/eo_766.htm

Tariff Commission. (2009). Executive Order 819. Available at http://www.tariffcommission.gov.ph/eo_819.htm

Official Gazette. (2010). Executive Order 862. Available at http://www.gov.ph/2010/02/19/executive-order-no-862/


Inception date: 10 Jul 2009 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Import tariff

On 19 February 2010, the government of the Philippines renewed the exemption of portland cement and cement clinker from import duties. The government thus prolonged a temporary duty reduction initially granted in November 2008.
 
Prior to the change the applied tariff had been 5 percent.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
374

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
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