PNS/ BAFS  
ICS 
 
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL  
STANDARD  
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES STANDARDS  
BPI Compound Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines  
Phone (632) 920 -6131; (632) 455 -2856; (632) 467 -9039; Telefax (632) 455 -2858  
E-mail: bafpsda@yahoo.com.ph  
Website: www.bafps.da.gov.ph  
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF  
AGRICULTURE  
PHILIPPINES  
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs):  
Apples  
Citrus Fruits  
Grapes  
Longan  
Lychee  
Oranges  
Pears   
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD  PNS/BAFS  
Maximum Residue Limist (MRLs): Apples, Citrus fruits, Grapes, Longan, Lychee, Oranges, Pears  
 
 
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 Foreword  
 
Each country has developed its own food regulatory systems from  the perspective of 
consumer and environmental protection resulting  in significant differences in re gulatory 
policies and approaches. These diverse regulatory systems may affect tra de of goods 
through non-compliance to food import control requirements such as impo rt maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) or import tolerances of pesticide  resid ues. 
 
Since  2014, the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture has continued its efforts on the 
establishment of internationally harmonized national standards on pesticide resid ue. The 
Technical Working Group (TWG) was ame nded per Special Order No. 90 series of 2017 
to facilitate the adoption of the list of maximum residue limits for selected crops. The 
project  is a collaborative effort of experts from the Bureau of Pla nt Indu stry (BPI),  
Fert ilizer and Pesticide  Authority (FPA),  Philippine Council for Agriculture   and   Fisheries 
(PCAF ), DA   AgriPinoy   High   Value   Commodity De velopment Program (HVCDP), 
University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB), N FA-Food Development Center (FDC), 
DOS T-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), CropLife Philippines, Inc., Crop 
Protection Association of the Philippines, Inc. ( CPAP),  Philippine Integrated Crop 
Management Association (PICMA), and Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards 
(BAFS). The TWG, through several meetings, prepared the draft standard for presentation 
on a public  information forum  held in D avao City (Region XI) in order to make 
stakeholders aware of the set limits, before the document was finalized and adop ted as 
Philippine National Standards (PNS ). 
 
These adopted MRLs for selected impo rted crops is an adoption of the list of harmonized 
MRLs of pesticide  products from the ASEAN MRLs Database. This initi al list is subject 
to regular review and updating by the BAFS’  TWG. For the residue of pesticides not yet 
included on the list, Codex MRLs shall apply. In the absence of the Codex MRL, the MRLs set 
by the country of origin may apply  subject to evaluation of competent authority . It is 
envisioned that compliance with these set limits will minimize regulatory disparities and 
enhance the trade as well as promote consumer protection against harmful effects of 
pesticides . 
   
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD  PNS/BAFS  
Maximum Residue Limist (MRLs): Apples, Citrus fruits, Grapes, Longan, Lychee, Oranges, Pears  
 
 
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 Apple  
 
Pesticide Active Ingredient  Import Tolerance  
captan 25.00 
carbaryl 5.00 
chlorpyrifos 1.00 
cyfluthrin 0.50 
diflubenzuron  1.00  
deltamethrin 0.20 
fenitrothion 0.50 
methidathion  0.50 
 
   
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD  PNS/BAFS  
Maximum Residue Limist (MRLs): Apples, Citrus fruits, Grapes, Longan, Lychee, Oranges, Pears  
 
 
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 Citrus Fruits  
 
Pesticide Active Ingredient  Import Tolerance  
2,4-D 1.00 
abamectin 0.01 
amitraz  0.50 
benomyl 10.00 
bromo propylate 2.00 
carbaryl 7.00 
chlorot halonil 5.00 
chlorp yrifos 1.00 
cyfluthrin 0.30 
cyhalothrin 
(includes λ-cyhalothrin)  
0.20 
cypermethrin 2.00 
deltamethrin 0.02 
dicofol  5.00 
diflubenzuron 0.50 
dimethoate 2.00 
fenthion 2.00 
fenvalerate  2.00 
imidacloprid 1.00 
malathion 4.00 
metalaxyl 5.00 
methomyl 1.00 
paraquat  0.02  
permethrin 0.50 
 
   
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD  PNS/BAFS  
Maximum Residue Limist (MRLs): Apples, Citrus fruits, Grapes, Longan, Lychee, Oranges, Pears  
 
 
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 Grapes  
 
Pesticide Active Ingredient  Import Tolerance  
bromo propylate 2.00 
carbaryl 5.00 
carbendazim 3.00 
chlorot halonil 0.50 
chlorpyrifos 0.50 
cycloxydim 0.50 
cypermethrin 0.20 
deltamethrin 0.05 
dicofol  5.00 
dithiocarbamates 5.00 
ethephon 1.00 
fenitrothion 0.50 
fenpropathrin 5.00 
folpet 2.00 
imidacloprid 1.00 
ipro dione 10.00 
malathion 8.00 
metalaxyl 1.00 
methidathion  1.00 
methomyl 0.30 
permethrin 2.00 
tebufenozide 2.00 
triadimefon  0.50 
triadimenol 2.00  
vinclozolin 5.00   
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD  PNS/BAFS  
Maximum Residue Limist (MRLs): Apples, Citrus fruits, Grapes, Longan, Lychee, Oranges, Pears  
 
 
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 Orange  
 
Pesticide Active Ingredient  Import Tolerance  
benomyl  
 1.00  
buprofezin  0.50  
carbendazim  1.00  
deltamethrin  no value yet  
dithiocarbamates  2.00  
methidathion  2.00  
Thiamethoxam  0.50  
 
 
Longan  
 
Pesticide Active Ingredient  Import Tolerance  
chlorpyrifos  
 0.50  
cypermethrin  1.00  
 
 
Lychee  
 
Pesticide Active Ingredient  Import Tolerance  
chlorpyrifos  
 2.00  
cypermethrin  2.00  
 
   
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD  PNS/BAFS  
Maximum Residue Limist (MRLs): Apples, Citrus fruits, Grapes, Longan, Lychee, Oranges, Pears  
 
 
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 Pear  
 
Pesticide Active Ingredient  Import Tolerance  
captan  15.00  
carbaryl  5.00  
chlorpyrifos  1.00  
diflubenzuron  1.00  
dimethoate  1.00  
fenitrothion  0.50  
 
 
References  
 
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. 
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest 
edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
 
ASEAN Expert Working Group on Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides . 2015.  
 Database of ASEAN MRLs.    
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD  PNS/BAFS  
Maximum Residue Limist (MRLs): Apples, Citrus fruits, Grapes, Longan, Lychee, Oranges, Pears  
 
 
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 Department of Agriculture  
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards  
Technical  Working  Group  for the Maximum Residue 
Limits of Pesticides on Selected Crops  
 
 Chair:    Co-chair:  
 Dir. George Y. Culaste   Ms. Karen Kristine A. Roscom  
 A/sec.  Paz J. Benavidez II   Ms. Karen S. Bautista  
 Ms. Maria Lourdes De Mata   Dr. Vivencio R. Mamaril  
 BPI  BAFS  
    
 Members:    
1 Dir. Norlito R. Gicana  8. Dr. Alfredo T. Gonzales  
 Dir. Wilfredo C. Roldan   Mr. Arturo A. Alejar, Jr.  
 Ms. Aida V. Ordas   Mr. Jonathan Paz  
 Mr. Angelo Bugarin   Ms. Catherine Almazan  
   Mr. Shalan Joseph Kitma  
2 Ms. Esperanza DG. Uy   CPAP  
 BPI – NPAL    
  9. Ms. Blanca C. Ventanilla  
3.  Ms. Catherine A. Viray   PICMA  
 Ms. Rose Anne R. Gerance    
 Ms. Irene Camba  10. Ms. Edna C. Mijares  
 Ms. Janielle Pelonio   Integrated Chemists of the  Philippines  
 PCAF    
  11. Mr. Edilberto M. De Luna  
4. Ms. Jallyne E. Remoquillo   Ms. Maria Luisa Pahuyo  
 Mr. Adriele Carabeo   Ms. Octavius Caesar Ebron  
 Mr. Gamelzar P. Dean   Ms. Jeanette T. Lim  
 Ms. Reen Marr C. Maningo   Ms. Susan V. Mercado  
 DA – HCVDP   Ms. Margueritte Gay M. Bihasa  
   Ms. Jhona Valdez Segurola  
5. Ms. Cristina M. Bajet   CropLife Philippines, Inc.  
 Mr. Eric John Cruz    
 UPLB   Secretariat:  
   Ms. Lara V. Navarro  
6. Dir. Jocelyn M. Sales   Mr. John Gregory V. Aquino  
 Ms. Luz D.  Padilla   Ms. Jila Reyes  
 NFA - FDC   Ms. Anjanette S. Tadena  
   Ms. Kristel Alarice R. Aborido  
7.  Dir. Mario V. Capanzana   Ms. Krisha Marie L. Mecija  
 Dr. Ruby J. Apilado   DA – BAFS  
 DOST – FNRI