WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
17 April 1998
(98-1525)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  English
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES1
Notification under Article 7.3 of the
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
PHILIPPINES
The following notification, dated 6 April 1998, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the Philippines.
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Outline of system
1. Imports into the Philippines are free of quantitative restrictions unless otherwise subject to the
requirements of prior approval by appropriate government agencies/committees responsible for
implementing the legislation regulating imports.  The Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential
Decree No. 1464) and the New Central Bank Act (R epublic Act No. 7653), provide the primary legal
bases for the regulation of imports in the Philippines.
Import licence applications must be submitted to the appropriate administrative body
responsible for issuing licences (import permits/clearances/authorizations).  The licence holder is
required to present the import authority to the authorized agent banks upon the opening of the letter of
credit for such imports.  The licence holder is requi red to submit the licences to the authorized agent
banks (AAB) and to the Bureau of Customs at th e time of customs declaration.  The licence will
enable the holder to purchase from banks the foreign exchange required for the imports  of regulated
items.  It also authorizes banks to service applications for imports effected through any mode of
payment.
Purpose and coverage of licensing
2. All commodities/commodity groups subject to  automatic and non-automatic import licensing
are embodied in the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree 1464), as amended, and inthe Philippines Standard Commodity Classifica tion Manual (PSCCM).  Commodity groups whose
importations are regulated or prohibited are listed in Annex A.
3. The system applies to goods originating from any country, the choice of the source of thesupply being left entirely to the prospective importers.
4.   Import licensing is intended, among others to: (a) safeguard public health, safety, security and
welfare; (b)  administer products remaining inter alia  under balance-of-payments  cover; and, (c) meet
                                                     
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international treaty obligations related to the regulation of certain products/commodities as well as the
medical, scientific and other legitimate needs of the country.
5. The Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (P.D. 1464), as amended, and the New Central Bank
Act (R.A. 7653), provide the primary legal bases for licensing but there are specific laws  that govern
the importation of, and designate the appropriate agencies/bureaus which administer the licensing
regime for a specified commodity or group of commodities.  These agencies and bureaus, the productsthey administer, and the fees or charges they collect are shown in Annex B. Central Bank Circular No.
1389, series of 1993, as amended, consolidates all foreign exchange rules and regulations on variousforeign exchange transactions including those on imports.  The licensing system is statutorily
required.
Procedures
6. For quota products:
I. All regulations are circulated and made available to interested parties.  They are also
published in the Official Gazettes and/or in the national newspapers.
II. Import quotas are on an annual basis.  They are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis
directly to qualified or registered importers.  Since the quotas are allocated in terms of the name of the
importers, they are not published in order to avoid possible disclosure of confidential information.
However, they can be made known to government, upon request and when necessary and appropriate.
In the case of agricultural products covered under the Minimum Access Volume (MAV)
mechanism (also referred to as the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) mechanism), the size of quotas is based
on Philippine commitments contained in Section 1.b, Schedule LXXV of the Uruguay Round Final
Act.  The rules and regulations for the administration of the TRQ are contained in the Department of
Agriculture (DA)'s Administrative  Order No. 9 (AO 9) series of 1996.  Regular licences are issued on
a yearly basis, at the start of the quota year.  Consequently, such licences have a validity of one year.
However, special licences whose validity may be less than a year are issued to qualified applicants
within the quota year.  These licences are issued either for those quotas reallocated from surrendered
volumes during the quota year, the additional quotas created and then allocated by the government in
excess of those committed under the Final Act, or any remaining quotas allocated on afirst-come-first-served basis.  Licences issued for these reallocated quotas were effective from the
date of issuance until the end of December.
III. Quotas are granted on the basis of an importer's past performance in relation to historical
growth in sale.
For agricultural products, in the initial year of implementation, agricultural products covered
by the TRQ mechanism are classified into two:  (a) those which have been regularly or significantly
imported during the representative period, and (b) those which have been irregularly or scarcely
imported.  Allocation of licences for regularly imported agricultural products are based on import
shares.  Meanwhile, irregularly imported products are allocated based on local output shares, or their
share in total sales in the absence of import data.  Subsequent entrants are accepted on the basis of
import history.
AO 9 authorizes the cancellation of unused licences following due process, thus encouraging
the actual importation of quotas allocated in 1997.  Licencees who decide not to use their licences
may voluntarily surrender the same.  Cancelled and surrendered licences are placed in a pool for
reallocation when the need arises.  AO 9 was then revised to introduce a more specific system of
penalties not only for the underutilization of licences but also, to a lesser extent, surrendered licences.G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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In addition, the reallocation of the surrendered quotas to qualified applicants at a specific time within
the quota year maximizes the use of these licences.  Unused licences are not added to the quotas for
the succeeding period.
The list of licencees and their corresponding allocations are published in two local
newspapers of national circulation.  Governments and export promotion bodies of exporting countries
can readily have access to this information.
IV. The time allowed for submitting applications for licences is usually up to the end of the
authorized period which is normally up to the end of a quarter, semester or end of the sixth month or
year.  For agricultural products under the TRQ mechanism, the application period for TRQ licences is
approximately one month.
V. Under normal circumstances, an application for an import licence if complete in all respects
can be granted within two weeks or even sooner.  In the case of agricultural products under the TRQ
mechanism, the processing period of application for TRQ licences is about one month.
VI. Licences are issued with a specific period of validity for shipment of goods.  It is up to the
importer to import goods any time during the validity  period of the import licence.  Goods should be
shipped from the exporting country only after the import licence is issued.
VII. Only one administrative body considers the application for licence.
VIII. Under AO 9, the allocations from the previous year are carried over to the following year plus
the incremental volumes arising from the annual in crease of the quotas.  Half of these incremental
volumes are allotted proportionately to the licencees in the previous years while the other half are
distributed to the entrants based on their import shares.  This is the procedure used regardless of
whether the demand for licences is fully satisfied or not.
IX. Not applicable.X. Not applicable.
7. For non-quota products:
(a) Where there is no quantitative limit on importation of products, application must be filed at
least two (2) weeks before the estimated loading date of the product.
(b) Licences can be granted immediately depending on the urgency of the request.(c) Applications may be filed on any working day of the year.
(d) Generally, consideration of application for import permit is effected by only one
administrative body, except for two product groups which are regulated by two agencies.
8. In the event of denial or disapproval by the pertinent administrative body of an application for
import licence, the applicant is informed of the reason for such disapproval and given the right to
make a written appeal for reconsideration of the decision.
Eligibility of importers to apply for licenceG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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9.(a) Under the non-automatic licensing system, only persons, firms and institutions duly registered
as bona fide importers, domestic users, breeders, producers, traders, etc., are eligible to apply for
licences, except in instances when only the Government or its entities/agencies may import the
products sought to be imported by applicants (e.g., rice, which is State-traded; warships by the
Philippine Navy).
(b) Under the automatic system, all persons, firm s and institutions, are eligible to apply for
licence as long as they meet the basic requirements/criteria laid down by the administering  agencies
and bureaus.
For certain imports there is a system of registration of persons or firms permitted to engage in
importation.  This system ensures that only qualified applicants are granted licences. The products and
the registration fees or charges relevant in this regard are provided in Annex C.
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence
10. The information usually required in applications includes name and address of importer,
business of importer, name and address of exporter/shipper, country of origin, means of transport,
description and amount of goods to be imported.   The documents required to support the
application,usually include, among others (a) pro forma invoice covering the importation applied for;
(b) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration certificate for corporations and
partnerships and Bureau of Domestic Trade registration certification for single proprietorship; (c)
financial statement s; and (d) a copy of export contract or L/C application.
11. Upon importation, the documents required include: (a) commercial invoice; (b) bill of lading;
(c) clearance certificate from pertinent administrative bodies; and (d) formal customs entry.
12. For the list of licensing fees or administrative charges imposed, see Annex  D.
13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issuance of licences.
Conditions of licensing
14. Some licences are issued for a particular shipment only, with a validity period adequate to
cover the whole process of importation.  Others are issued with a validity period identical with that of
the period granted on the quota held.  The period of validity ranges from one month to one year and inall cases renewable upon written application by interested parties to the concerned agency/bureau.
15. There is no penalty for the non-utilization of a licence subject to quota or a portion of it.
16. Licences are made in the name of the applicant-importer only and are non-transferable.17. Import permit/clearance/authority is issued upon compliance with conditions/requirements
imposed by a particular agency.
Other procedural requirements
18. Other than the procedures of import licensing described above, there are no other
administrative procedures required prior to importation.
19. Except under conditions of a national emergency or an economic crisis that threaten among
others the stability of the balance-of-payments, foreign exchange is automatically provided by
authorized agent banks to a holder of an import licence.G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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ANNEX A
LIST OF REMAINING REGULATED/PROHIBITED COMMODITIES
(BASED ON THE 1993 PSCCM REVISED)
1993 PSCC Description
A. Agricultural Products
Rice
042.10-01 Rice in the husk, for propagation purposes
042.10-02 Rice in the husk, for purposes other than propagation
042.20-00 Rice, husked but not further prepared (cargo rice or brown
rice)
042.31-01 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished,
blazed, parboiled or converted (excluding broken rice)
042.31-02 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished,
glazed, parboiled or converted, excluding broken rice
(emergency importation upon prior certification of the
NEDA that a rice shortage exists)
042.32-00 Broken rice
B. Non-Agricultural Products
1. Motor Vehicles 
781.20-02 Passenger cars with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity not
exceeding 1,000 cc, used
781.20-04 Station wagons with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity not
exceeding 1,000 cc, used
781.20-06 Jeeps with spark ignition internal combustion reciprocating
piston engine, of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc,
usedG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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781.20-09ex Other motor vehicles with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating  piston  engine, of a cylinder capacity not
exceeding 1,000 cc, for the transport of persons, used
781.20-12 Passenger cars with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a  cylinder capacity exceeding
1,000 cc but not exceeding 1,500 cc, used
781.20-14 Station wagons with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
1,000 cc, but not exceeding 1,500 cc, used
781.20-16 Jeeps with spark ignition internal combustion reciprocating
piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 cc but
not exceeding 1,500 cc, used
781.20-19ex Other motor vehicles with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
1,000 cc but not exceeding 1,500 cc for the transport of
persons, used
781.20-22 Passenger cars with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, used
781.20-24 Station wagons with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, used
781.20-26 Jeeps with spark ignition internal combustion reciprocating
piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 cc but
not exceeding 3,000 cc, used
781.20-28 Racing cars with spark ignition  internal  combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, used
781.20-29ex Other motor vehicles with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, for the transport of
persons, used
781.20-32 Passenger cars with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
3,000 cc, used
781.20-34 Station wagons with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
3,000 cc, usedG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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781.20-35ex Racing cars with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
3,000 cc, used
781.20-39ex Other motor vehicles with spark ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
3,000 cc, for the transport of persons, used
781.20-42 Passenger cars with compression ignition internal
combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity not
exceeding 1,500 cc, used
781.20-44 Station wagons with  compression  ignition internal
combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity not
exceeding 1,500 cc, used
781.20-46 Jeeps with compression  ignition internal combustion piston
engine, of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,500 cc, used
781.20-49ex Other motor vehicles with compression ignition combustion
piston engine, not exceeding 1,500 cc, for the transport of
persons, used
781.20-52 Passenger cars with compression ignition internal
combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
1,500 cc but not exceeding 2,500 cc, used
781.20-54 Station wagons with  compression  ignition internal
combustion piston  engine, of  a cylinder capacity exceeding
1,500 cc but not exceeding 2,500 cc, used
781.20-56 Jeeps with compression ignition  internal combustion piston
engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 cc but not
exceeding 2,500 cc, used
781.20-59ex Other motor vehicles with compression ignition internal
combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding1,500 cc but not exceeding 2,500 cc, for the transport of
persons, used
781.20-62 Passenger cars  with  compression  ignition internal
combustion piston engine,  of a cylinder capacity exceeding
2,500 cc, used
781.20-64 Station wagons with compression ignition internal
combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding
2,500 cc, used
781.20-66 Jeeps with compression ignition  internal combustion piston
engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2,500 cc, used
781.20-69ex "Other motor vehicles with compression ignition internal
combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding2,500 cc, for the transport of persons, used"G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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781.20-71 Components, parts and/or accessories imported from one or
more countries for assembly of passenger cars by participants
in the vehicle development program upon prior authorization
and certification of the Board of Investments
781.20-72 Components, parts and/or accessories imported from one or
more countries for assembly of Asian utility vehicles andlight commercial vehicles by participants in the vehicle
development program upon prior authorization and
certification of the Board of Investments
781.20-73ex Used ambulances
781.20-74ex Used hearses
781.20-79ex Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, n.e.s., used
782.19-02 Motor vehicles (including vans) for the transport of goods,
with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine,
g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tons, used
782.19-04ex Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with
compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine,
g.v.w. exceeding 5 tons but not exceeding 6 tons, used
782.19-08 Motor vehicles (including vans) for the transport of goods,
with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine. g.v.w.
not exceeding 5 tons, used
782.19-12ex Motor  vehicles  for  the  transport of goods, with
spark-ignition internal combustion  piston engine, g.v.w.exceeding 5 tons, but not exceeding 6 tons, used
782.21-00ex Used crane lorries
782.23-00ex Used mobile drilling derricks
782.25-00ex Used fire fighting vehicles
782.27-00ex Used concrete-mixer lorries782.29-01ex Used mobile radiological units (e.g. fitted with an
examination room, dark room and complete radiological
equipment)
782.29-09ex Other used special purpose motor vehicles
783.11-02ex Buses with compression-ignition internal combustion piston
engine, with g.v.w. of 6 tons but not exceeding 12 tons, used
783.11-03 Completely-knocked-down (CKD) buses with g.v.w. of 6
tons to 18 tons upon prior authorization and certification of
the Board of InvestmentsG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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783.19-02ex Buses, other than with compression-ignition internal
combustion piston engine, with g.v.w. not exceeding 12 tons,used
783.19-03 Components, parts and/or accessories imported from one or
more countries for assembly of motor vehicles by
participants in the commercial vehicle development program
upon prior authorization and certification of the Board of
Investments
783.19-09ex Other public-transport type passenger motor vehicles other
than with compression-ignition internal combustion pistonengines, with g.v.w. not exceeding 12 tons, used
783.20-00ex Used road tractors for semi-trailers784.10-09ex Other chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of
group 781
784.21-00 Bodies (including cabs), for the  motor vehicles of group 781
784.32-09ex Other parts and accessories, n.e.s., of bodies (including cabs)
of the motor vehicles of group 781
785.11-00ex Motorcycles with reciprocating internal combustion piston
engine of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cc,
assembled, used
785.13-00ex Motorcycles with reciprocating internal combustion piston
engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc but notexceeding 250 cc, assembled, used
785.15-00ex Motorcycles with reciprocating internal combustion piston
engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 250 cc but not
exceeding 500 cc, assembled, used
785.16-00ex Motorcycles with reciprocating internal combustion piston
engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 500 cc but notexceeding 800 cc, assembled, used
785.17-00ex Motorcycles with reciprocating internal combustion piston
engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cc, assembled,
used
785.19-01 Components, parts and/or accessories imported from one or
more countries directly by participants in the progressivemotorcycle manufacturing program for assembly of
motorcycles under prior authorization of the Board of
Investments
785.19-02ex Motor scooters, used
785.19-09ex Other motorcycles, n.e.s, used
785.35-01 Saddles of motorcyclesG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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785.35-09 Other parts of motorcycles (not including rubber tires,
engines, electric parts, completely knocked-down and storage
batteries)
785.37-07 Parts of sidecars of all kinds
2. Penicillin
541.31-00 Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid
structure; salts thereof, not put up as medicaments
542.13-01 Medicaments containing penicillin, put up in measured doses
or in forms or packings for retail sale
542.13-09 Other medicaments containing penicillins or derivatives
thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or
their derivatives, put up in measured doses or in forms
3. Coal
321.10-00 Anthracite, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated
321.21-00 Bituminous coal, whether or not pulverized, but not
agglomerate
321.22-00 Other coal, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated
322.10-00 Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from
coalG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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C. Items for Continued Regulation for Health, Safety and National Security
1. Dangerous Drugs
511.23-00 Toluene 2902.30
513.77-01 Acetic anhydride
513.79-24ex Phenylacetic acid 2916.33
514.65-09ex Anthranilic acid514.79-00ex N-acetyl-anthranilic acid515.69-09 3,4-methylenedioxy-phenyl-2-propanone 2932.92
515.69-19ex Isosafrole 2932.91
515.69-19ex Piperonal 2932.93515.69-19ex Safrole 2932.94515.74-01ex Piperidine 2933.32
516.16-01 Ethyl ether 2909.11
516.23-00 Acetone 2914.11516.24-00 Methyl ethyl ketone 2914.12
516.29-01ex 1-phenyl-2-propanone 2914.31
522.31-01 Hydrochloric acid 2806.10524.31-12ex Potassium permanganate 2841.61522.32-00 Sulphuric acid 2807.00
541.41-00 Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives;
salts thereof, not put up as medicaments
541.44-00ex Pseudoephedrine 2939.42541.44-00 Ephedrines and their salts, not put up
as medicaments
541.46-00 Ergometrine 2939.61541.46-00 Ergotamine 2939.62
541.49-01 Cocaine, not put up as medicaments
541.49-09ex Lysergic acid 2939.63G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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2. Sodium Cyanide and CFCs
511.36-03 Chloroform (trichloromethane)
511.36-04 Carbon tetrachloride511.37-00 Methyl bromide511.38-01 Fluorochlorocarbon refrigerants511.38-09 Hydrobromofluorocarbon511.38-09 Halons and other fully halogenated CFCs
511.38-09 Other halogenated derivativ es  of  acyclic hydrocarbons
containing two or more different halogens
523.81-01 Sodium cyanide and sodium cyanide oxides
3. Agricultural Pesticides
591.10-02 Agricultural insecticides
591.10-04 Fumigants
591.10-05 Intermediate preparations for the manufacture of
agricultural insecticides
591.10-09 Other insecticides put up in forms or packings for sale
by retail or as preparations or articles
591.20-00 Fungicides put up in forms or packings for retail sale or
as preparations or articles
591.30-01 Weed killers (herbicides) put up in forms or packings
for sale by retail or as preparations or articles
591.30-02 Anti-sprouting products591.30-03 Plant-growth regulators591.49-01 Rat poisons591.49-09 Other products of group 591, put up in forms or
packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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4. Chemicals for Explosives
272.20-00ex Sodium Nitrate, chemically pure
522.33-00ex Nitric acid523.32-00ex Sodium chlorate523.39-02ex Potassium chlorate523.39-03ex Sodium perchlorate, ammonium perchlorate and
potassium perchlorate
523.52-00 Potassium nitrate523.59-09ex Lead (II) nitrate, copper (II) nitrate, barium nitrate,
calcium nitrate, strontium nitrate and cupric nitrate
562.11-00 Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution575.53-01ex Nitrocellulose and dinitrocellulose
5. Used Tyres and Tubes
625.91-02 Automobile tubes, used
625.91-04 Truck tubes, used625.92-01 Retreaded automobile tires625.92-02 Retreaded truck tires625.93-01 Automobile tires, pneumatic, used625.93-02 Truck tires, penumatic, used
6. Color Photocopying Machines
751.31-00 Electrostatic photo-copying apparatus operating by
reproducing the original image directly onto the copy(direct process)
751.32-00 Electrostatic photo-copying apparatus operating by
reproducing the original image  via an intermediate onto
the copy (indirect process)
751.33-00 Non-electrostatic photo-copying apparatus
incorporating an optical systemG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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7. Banknotes and Coins
699.69-15 Coin blank esse ntially of steel
699.73-05 Coin blank esse ntially of copper
699.75-03 Coin blank essentially of nickel699.77-05 Coin blank e ssentially of zinc
699.78-04 Coin blank e ssentially of tin
699.79-05 Coin blank esse ntially of aluminum
892.83-03 Banknotes961.00-01 Coin, of precious metal (other than gold coin), not being
legal tender
961.00-09 Coin, of non-precious meta l, not being legal tender
971.01-05 Coin blank, e ssentially of gold
8. Warships
793.29-01 Warships
9. Pyrotechnics
593.31-00 Fireworks
593.33-09 Other pyrotechnic articles, n.e.s.
10. Ammunitions and Firearms
891.11-01 Tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, motorized,
whether or not fitted with weapons
891.11-02 Parts of tanks and othe r armored fighting vehicles,
motorized
891.12-01 Artillery weapons and infantry support weapons
891.12-02 Arms capable of continuous and very rapid fire (some
suitable for handling by one man)
891.12-03 Military firearms such as rifles, muskets and carbines,
whether or not repeatersG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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891.12-09 Other specialized military projectors
891.14-00 Revolvers and pistols (other than those of subgroup 891.3)
891.22-00 Cartridges for shotguns
891.23-01 Air gun pellets
891.24-01 Cartridges for sporting, hunting and target-shooting other
than shotgun cartridges
891.24-09 Other cartridges and parts thereof, n.e.s.
891.29-01 Projectiles or munitions of a type which contain their means
of propulsion after launching
891.29-09 Other munitions of war, n.e.s.
891.29-11 Parts of munitions of war whether finished or not
891.31-01 Muzzle-loading firearms
891.31-09 Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns including
combination shotgun-rifles
891.31-11 Sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles of caliber 22,
repeating, bolt action, clip or magazine type
891.31-12 Sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles, other than those of
sub-item 891.31-11
891.31-19 Other non-military firearms, n.e.s.
891.39-00 Other arms (e.g., spring, air or gas guns and pistols,
truncheons) excluding those of item 891.13
891.91-09 Other parts and accessories of revolvers and pistols
891.93-00 Shotgun barrels of shotguns of item 891.31891.95-03 Rifle barrel blanks of sporting rifles
891.95-09 Other parts of shotguns and rifles of item 891.31, n.e.s.
891.99-00 Parts and accessories, n.e.s., of the articles of items 891.12
and 891.39
11. Games and Amusement Machines
894.31-01 Video games of a kind used with a television receiverG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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894.35-01 Other games, coin- or di sc-operated machines, other
than bowling alley equipment, of a kind used in cafes,funfairs, etc.
12. Used Clothing and Rags
269.01-01 Worn (used) clothing269.02-01 Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables
and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cablesof textile materials, sorted
269.02-09 Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables
and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cablesof textile materials, n.e.s.
13. Toy guns
894.29-09 Other toys, n.e.s.
14. Radioactive Materials
525.11-00 Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions
(including cermets), cera mic products and mixtures
containing natural uranium or natural uraniumcompounds
525.13-00 Uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds;
plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions(including cermets), cera mic products and mixtures
containing uranium enrich ed in U 235, plutonium or
compounds of these products
525.15-01 Uranium depleted in U 235, and its compounds525.15-02 Thorium and its compounds525.15-03 Alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic
products and mixtures containi ng uranium depleted in U
235, thorium or compounds of these products
525.17-00 Spent (irradiated) fuel elem ents (cartridges) of nuclear
reactors
525.19-00 Radioactive elements and isotopes and their
compounds, n.e.s.; alloys, dispersions (includingcermets), ceramic products  and mixtures containing
these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactiveresiduesG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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ANNEX B
REGULATED COMMODITIES
(Commodities the importation of which requires clearance/permits
from appropriate government agencies including the Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas)
Commodity Description/ Government Agency
Commodity Group (PSCC Code) Issuing Permit/Clearance
1. Acetic anhydride and other pre-cursor  substances Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)
2. Rice (Group 042) National Food Authority (NFA)
3. Sodium Cyanide (523.81-01) Department of Environment & Natural
Resources(DENR)/Environmental
ManagementBureau (EMB)
4. Chlorofluorocarbon and other DENR/EMB
Ozone Depleting Substances
(511.36-03/04 / 511.37-00 /
511.38-01 / 511.38-09)
5. Penicillin/derivatives Department of Health (DOH)/
541.31-00/542.13-01/542.13-09) Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD)
6. Coal and Coal derivatives Department of Energy(DOE)/Energy
321.10-00/321.21-00/ Industry Administration Bureau 
321.22-00/322.10-00
7. Color Reproduction Machines National Bureau of Investigation
(Subgroup 751.3) (NBI)/Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(BSP)/Cash Department
8. Various Chemicals for the Philippine National Police (PNP)/
manufacture of explosives Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO)
9. Pesticides incl. Agricultural Fertilizer & Pesticide
Chemicals    Authority (FPA)
10. Motor Vehicles, Parts and Department of Trade and Industry
Components (DTI)/ Board of Investments (BOI)
Bureau of Import Services (BIS)
11. Truck and automobile tires and DTI/BOI/BIS
tubes, used, of all sizes(LOI 1086-Nov. 25, 1980)
12. No-dollar imports of used   DTI/BOI/BIS
motor vehiclesG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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13. All commodities originating Philippine International Trading Center
from Socialist and other centrally planned economy (PITC)
countries (Albania, Angola, Ethiopia, Laos, Libya,
Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua,
North Korea
14. Warships of all kinds   Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)15. Radioactive materials   Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
(PNRI)
16. Legal tender Philippine BSP
currency in excess of P10,000
17. Others BSPG/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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ANNEX C
SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES/CHARGES (in pesos)
Product Amount
Gamefowl breeders/importers
-  Initial registration (valid for 3 years) 600.00
-  Renewal (for another 3 years) 300.00
Feedgrains and feedgrain substitutes 600.00
Dangerous drugs 72.00
Antibiotics (per 5 years) 5000.00
Pesticides
-  Application fee for the registration of a pesticide
per active ingredient 3000.00
per pesticide product 2000.00
-  Registration fee
per active ingredient (3 years)
 Category 1 & 2 15000.00
 Category 3 & 4 10000.00
per pesticide product (3 years)Category 1 & 2 10000.00
 Category 3 & 4 5000.00
Fertilizer 1000.00
-  Organic and/or specialty products 3500.00
-  New products 5000.00-  Old products 4500.00
Imported logs, lumber, veneer and commercial poles
and piles
-  Application fee 500.00
-  Registration fee 400.00
Imported coal
-  Application fee 250.00
-  Permit fee 150.00
Prepared:  9 October 1997 (see Annex E for other fees not included here).G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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ANNEX D
LIST OF LICENCE FEES/ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES
Products Amount
(in pesos)
Carabaos, buffaloes, cattle, horses, ponies,
asses, mules, donkeys,swine and goats 45.00 per permitDogs and cats, and other domestic livestock 60.00 per permit
Bull semen and other animal semen; embryo 36.00 per permit
Adult chicken, geese, turkeys, ducks, pigeons, 45.00 per permit
doves, quails and other adult domesticated
fowls chicks, poults, ducklings, and other
young fowls
Fighting or game birds 20.00 per headHatching eggs 40.00 per permit
Hatching eggs of gamebirds 6.00 per egg
For meat, meat products 35.00 per permit
Large size wild animals and birds 50.00 per permit
Medium size wild animals and birds 40.00 per permitSmall wild animals and birds 40.00 per permit
Colour reproduction machines 50.00 per permit
BOI-regulated products 100.00 per import authority
Firearms, ammunitions and explosives
A.  Permit fee to import firearms, ammunitions, spareparts, accessories and components for commercial
purposes
Firearms 10.00 per firearm
Ammunition 0.05/pc.
Components-  Shells 0.01/pc.
-  Primers 0.01/pc.
-  Gunpowder 0.25/lb.
Spare parts - barrel/frames/slides 5.00/pc
Reloading machine 1,000.00Bullet-proof vests 500G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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B.  Permit fee to unload
-  Explosive/explosive ingredients (solid form) 0.25/kg.
-  Explosive/explosive ingredients (liquid form) 0.02/l.
-  Detonating cords, safety fuses 0.01/m.
-  Blasting caps, connector 0.01/pc.
Various chemicals for the manufacture
of explosives 300.00 per permit
Fish and fishery aquatic products 100.00 per permit
Antibiotics 5.00 per clearance
Acetic anhydride 30.00 per clearance
Prepared:  9 October 1997 (see Annex E for other fees not included here).G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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ANNEX E
FEES AND CHARGES COLLECTED BY IMPORT REGULATING AGENCIES
Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority Fees and charges  (in pesos)
1.  Fertilizer and pesticide product registration
(a)  Fertilizer product registration
(i)  Application fees - EUP/product/crop imported 1,000.00
(ii)  Provisional registration (annual) - imported
-  Inorganic fertilizer (new) 1,500.00
-  Inorganic fertilizer (old) 1,500.00
-  Organic 1,500.00
-  Soil conditioner 1,500.00
-  Raw material 1,500.00
-  Plant growth promoter 1,500.00-  Speciality 1,500.00
(iii)  Full registration/renewal - imported (three years' validity)
-  Inorganic fertilizer (old) 4,500.00
-  Inorganic fertilizer (new) 5,000.00
-  Organic 3,500.00-  Soil conditioner 3,500.00
-  Raw material 3,500.00
-  Plant growth promoter 3,500.00
-  Speciality 3,500.00
2.  Licensing of fertilizer and pesticide handlers,
dealers and warehouses
Fertilizer and pesticide handlers other than dealers (annually)
(i)  Over P5M capitalization
-  1st activity 7,000.00
-  Additional activities 4,000.00
(ii)  Over P1M to P5M capitalization
-  1st activity 4,500.00
-  Additional activities 3,000.00
(iii)  Over P500 to P1M capitalization
-  1st activity 3,000.00-  Additional activities 1,500.00
(iv)  P550 and below capitalization
-  1st activity 1,500.00
-  Additional activities 700.00
3.  Processing fees
(a)  Processing fees - fertilizer 500.00
(b)  Processing fees - pesticide 500.00(c)  Import certificate 250.00
(d)  Letter of authority to import 500.00G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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National Food Authority Fees and charges  (in pesos)
Application fee/registration fee
-  Single line of activity in rice and/or corn industry 50.00-  Two or more lines of activity 100.00Licensing fee for importing 1,500.00Licensing fee for exporting 200.00Licensing fee for indenting 2,000.00Registration fee per unit/store/branch outletfor importers 100.00
Maritime Industry Authority
Fees for importation
Processing fee for importation/charter1.  Fishing vessel
-  Vessels ten years old and below 6,600.00/vessel
-  Vessels over ten years old 13,200.00/vessel
2.  Importation/renewal of vessel spare part s 1.5% of the invoice value or a minimum
P2,000.00/invoice and a maximum ofP5,000.00/invoice
3.  Importation/renewal of marine engines 300.00/engine
4.  Extension of validity to import spare parts 250.00/invoice5.  Board of Investment endorsement of tax-free
importation-  Spare parts 500.00/application-  Vessel 2,000.00
6.  Importation/purchase of vessel for overseas use 5,000.00/vessel7.  Endorsement to the Bureau of Customs through the
Department of Finance for exemption from importduties and taxes-  Vessel importation 1,000.00-  Spare parts 260.00
8.  Service fee for processing of application for
Certificate of Authority to  import under PD 666 1.2% of th e invoice value of imported 
item but in no case less than 1,500.00 nor more than 2,500
9.  Endorsement to authorized agent banks for foreign
exchange requirement of shipping companies      260.00G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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Bureau of Animal Industry Fees and charges  (in pesos)
Livestock and poultry feeds
Importer/indentor
-  Analysis fee/per sample 425.00
-  Registration fee 400.00
Veterinary Biological Product Permit
Import permit fees
-  Provisional 100.00
-  Special 100.00
-  Regular 100.00
-  Regular (renewal) 50.00
-  Extension of permit 50.00
Biological distributor/importer 2,000.00Bureau of Food and Drugs
Drug importer
Initial registration/one year 2,000.00
Renewal/two years 4,000.00
Food establishment importer
Filing fee 10.00
Fees based on capitalization
-  below P25,000 25.00
-  25,000-50,000 50.00
-  50,000-100,000 100.00-  100,000-200,000 200.00
-  200,000-500,000 500.00
-  500,000-1 million 1,000.00
-  over 1 million 0.01% of capitalization
Dangerous Drugs Board
Import fees for registered importers
- raw materials 360.00
-  finished drug products 500.00
Import fees for persons not registered as importers 30.00
Other fees based on units of measure
-  per 100g or fraction thereof in each package 1.50
-  ampules
  -  1ml-5ml 0.10/ampule
  -  10ml 0.20/ampule
-  pack of 100 tablets or less
  -  per 100g or fraction thereof 1.50
-  pack of 100 capsules or less  -  per 100g or fraction thereof 1.50G/LIC/N/3/PHL/2
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Fees and charges (in pesos)
-  vials
  -  0.002g-1.0g vial or 10ml vial 0.20/vial
  -  1.5g (30ml) 0.40/vial
  -  2.5g (50ml) 0.50/vial
Bureau of Import Services
Processing fee for the importation of used motor vehicles
-  motor vehicles 1,000.00/unit
-  used cars 500.00/unit
-  used trucks 500.00/unit
-  used motorcycles 600.00/unit
-  motor vehicle parts 200.00
-  government importation 200.00
Bureau of Plant Industry
Permit to import plants and plant products 10.00Inspection and certification fees
Imports
Inspection of imported living plants
-  shipments of ten plants or less 10.00
-  every plant thereafter 1.00
Small living plants in community pots/pot 10.00
Imported seeds, cuttings, rhizomes, bulbs, corms,
grafts, scions and other materials capable of propogation/m.t.or fraction thereof 4.00
Imported plant products and other materials
capable of harbouring plant pests/m.t. or fraction thereof 2.00
Exports
Phytosanitary certification of:
Living plants for a shipment of ten 4.00
In excess of ten pieces, plus/piece 0.40
Plants in community pots or similar packaging material
or container 4.00
Seeds, cuttings, rhizomes, bulbs, corms, grafts, scionsand other materials capable of propogation/m.t. or
fraction thereof 2.00
Plant products and other materials capable of harbouring
plant pests (animals) 50.00
Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
Application/administrative fee 20.00
Prepared:  16 October 1997.
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