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

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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