G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11  
 
7 September 2015  
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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 - 2015 
PHILIPPINES  
The following notification, dated 3 September 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation from the Philippines. 
 
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Outline of system 
1.  As a general rule, all kinds of merchandise imports into the Philippines are allowed without 
restrictions, unless otherwise regulated or prohibited. Regulated commodities are those 
commodities subject to the requirements of prior approval by appropriate government 
agencies/committees responsible for implementing the legislation regulating the pertinent 
commodity, while prohibited commodities are classifi ed as such by existing laws. The Tariff and 
Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree No. 1464), as amended, provides the primary legal bases for the regulation of imports in the Philippines.    
Applications to import regulated commodities mu st be submitted to the appropriate government 
agency responsible for the issuance of the corresponding  import permits/clearances to
 allow 
release of the goods by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) . The importer is required to submit the 
permit/clearance to an authorized agent bank ( AAB) and offshore banking unit upon opening of a 
letter of credit for such imports.   For other mode s of payment for imports, the permit/clearance is 
submitted upon declaration of the imported goods to the BOC. Said permit/clearance, together 
with the original shipping documents, are required to allow purchase  of foreign exchange (FX) 
from an AAB or AAB-foreign exchange corporation for the payment of the importation provided that applicable reporting requirements should likewise be complied with.    
Purpose and coverage of licensing 
2.  All commodities/commodity groups for prohibited importations  are embodied in the Tariff and 
Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree 1464), as amended. The lists of the regulated and 
prohibited commodities are indicated in Annex A which are based on inputs from the concerned 
government agencies. Any concerns, queries, or updates on the lists may be made with the appropriate agencies as provided therein. 
 
3.  The requirement applies to goods originating from any country (except importations from socialist and centrally-planned economy countries which require clearance from the Philippine International Trading Corporation ) and the prospective importers decide from what country they 
wish to import goods. 
 
                                               
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire. G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  4.  Importation of certain commodities are regulated or prohibited for reasons of: (a) public health 
and safety; (b) national security; (c) international commitments; and (d) development / rationalization of local industry.  
Procedures 
5.  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.(a) Import quotas are determined on an annual basis. Since the quotas are allocated in the 
name of the importers, they are not publis hed in order to avoid possible disclosure of 
confidential information.  However, they can be made known to government, upon request and when necessary and appropriate. 
 
(b) For agricultural products covered under 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 tariff rate quota year is from February of a given year to 
January of the following year.  Tariff quotas are allocated twice during the quota year.  In February, the incremental quota for the quota ye ar, the allocation of the prior quota year 
which have been recalled and any portion of the quota not taken up during the prior quota 
year are put together in a Beginning Year Pool (BYP) which is apportioned to license holders 
and new entrants.  In July, the allocations su rrendered or relinquished by licensees on or 
before the last working day of May of the quota year are put together in a Mid-Year Pool 
(MYP) which is reallocated to other qualified applicants. 
 (c) For agricultural products, regular licenses are issued on a yearly basis, at the start of the 
quota year.  Consequently, such licenses have a validity of one year.  However, special 
licenses, whose validity may be less than a year, are issued for the following: i. those quotas reallocated from the surrendered volumes during the quota year; ii. the additional quotas created and then allocated by government in excess of those 
committed; and 
iii. any remaining quotas allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.   
III.(a) Quotas are granted on the basis of an importer's  past performance in relation to historical 
growth in sale.   
 
(b) For agricultural products:  In the initial year of implementation, products covered by the 
TRQ mechanism are classified into two types: (a) those which have been imported regularly and in substantial volumes during the representative period; and (b) those which have been irregularly or scarcely imported.  Allocation of licenses for regularly imported agricultural 
products is based on import shares.  Meanwhile, irregularly imported products are allocated 
based on local output shares.  Under this system of allocation, a portion of the licenses has, by necessity, been allocated to domestic producers.  Subsequent entrants are accepted on 
the basis of import history. 
 
In the subsequent year, allocation is done through a systematic distribution procedure (SDP) 
and then, if necessary, through a first-come-first-served distribution procedure.  Under this 
system, the BYP and MYP are allocated as follows:  (a) priority access is given to licensees which have not surrendered part or all of their allocation in the previous quota year, and have utilized at least 80 per cent of their allocations (for BYP) and 30 per cent by the last 
working day of May (for MYP), and qualified en trants;  and (b) any volume remaining in the 
BYP and MYP are available to interested applicants on a first-come, first-served-basis. 
 
Administrative Order 1 provides for a quota utilization threshold of 80 per cent below which 
penalties are imposed.  Licensees whose utilization rates fall below this threshold are penalized by having 50 % of their unused and unsurrendered quotas deducted from their 
next quota year allocation on the first instance; 75 per cent on the second instance; and 100 
per cent on the third and subsequent instances.  Unused allocations are not added to the quotas for the succeeding period.  
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  The list of licensees and their corresponding allocations are published in two 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 licenses 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 und er the TRQ mechanism, the application period 
for TRQ licenses is approximately one month. 
 V.    Under normal circumstances, an application for an import license 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 licenses is approximately 
one month. 
 
VI.   Licenses 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 license.  Goods should be shipped from the exporting country  only after the import license is issued. 
 
VII.   Only one administrative body considers the application for license.  VIII.   Under TRQ rules, the allocations from the previous year are carried over to the following 
year plus the incremental volumes arising from, the annual increase of the quotas.  The 
incremental volume forms part of the BYP.  Th e procedure outlined in our response to III.B 
above is followed regardless of whether the demand for license is fully satisfied or not. 
 
IX.   Not applicable.  
X.   Not applicable. 
 6.  For non-quota products:  
(a) Where there is no quantitative limit on importation of products, application must be filed at 
least two weeks before the estimated loading date of the product. 
 
(b) Depending on the urgency of the request, licenses could be granted immediately. 
 (c)  Applications may be filed on any working days of the year. 
 
(d) Generally, consideration of application for import permit is effected by only one 
administrative body. 
 
7. In the event of denial or disapproval by the pertinent administrative body of an application 
for import license, 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 a licence 
8.(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 licenses, 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, firms and institutions, are eligible to apply for 
license as long as they meet the basic requirements/criteria laid down by the administering 
agencies and bureaus. 
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  (c)  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 licenses.  The products and the registration fees or charges relevant in this regard are provided in Annex B. 
 Documentation and other requirements for application for license 
9.  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 statements; and (d) a copy of export contract or L/C application.  
10.  Upon importation, the documents required include:  (a) commercial invoice; (b) bill of lading; 
(c) clearance certificate from pertinent administrative bodies; (d) formal customs entry; (e) valid license to operate; and (f) valid certificate of registration for imported finished products in original 
packaging. 
 11.  For the list of licensing fees or ad ministrative charges imposed, see Annex  C.  Other fees and 
charges that are not included in either Annexes B or C are provided in Annex D. 
 
12.  There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issuance of licenses.  
Conditions of licensing 
13.  Some licenses are issued for a particular ship ment 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 in all cases renewable upon written application by interested parties to the concerned agency/bureau.  
14.  There is no penalty for the non-utilization of a license subject to quota or a portion of it. 
 15.  Licenses are made in the name of the a pplicant-importer only and are non-transferable. 
 
16.  Import permit/clearance/authority is issued upon compliance with conditions/requirements imposed by a particular agency.   
 
Other procedural requirement 
17.  In the case of the Department of Health’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
2, the import 
licensing refers only to the establishments. Prior to importation, the establishment must be 
licensed and the product must be registered with the FDA; otherwise, the products will not be 
allowed to enter the country.  
18.  The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) requires the licensing of entities and issuance 
of separate import permits/authorizations prior to  every arrival of dangerous drugs and controlled 
precursors and essential chemicals, otherwise such shall be subject for forfeiture and fine. 
 
For products which require the issuance of Import Commodity Clearance (ICC), the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) may issue a Conditional Release from the BOC’s custody which stipulates that such products should be stored in the declared warehouse 
where product inspection, inventory and sampling shall take place and cannot be transferred and 
sold in the market until the issuance of the ICC.  
Prior to the importation of radioactive materials, a valid license issued by the Philippine Nuclear 
Research Institute (PNRI) is required. The Radioactive Material License is issued after compliance 
                                               
2 Per Republic Act No. 9711 or the Food and Drug Admi nistration (FDA) Act of 2009, Bureau of Food and 
Drugs (BFAD) is now known as Food and Drug Administration. G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  with the licensing requirements provided for in the applicable Code of PNRI Regulations (CPRs). 
For radioactive materials of exempt quantities, the PNRI will issue a certification of exemption from licensing requirements. This is also obtained from the PNRI prior to importation.  
For every radioactive shipment from abroad, the licensee/consignee shall request for a Certificate 
of Release from the PNRI via the National Single Window. Upon approval (i.e., electronic and paper 
approval) of the request, the BOC will release the shipment. 
 
19.  Except under conditions of a national emerge ncy or an economic crisis that threaten among 
others the stability of the balance-of-payments, a holder of an import license may purchase foreign exchange from authorized agent banks to pay for the importation in accordance with BSP 
rules. 
  
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  ANNEX A 
REGULATED AND PROHIBITED COMMODITIES 
I.  REGULATED COMMODITIES1 
These are commodities the importation of which requires clearance/permits from appropriate 
government agencies. They are enumerated as follows: 
 
 
Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Descriptio n/Commodity Group/ 
Tariff Heading (TH) 
Bangko Sentral ng 
Pilipinas (BSP)  Section 4 (Cross-Border Transfer of Local and Foreign Currencies), Circular No. 645 dated 13 February 2009, as amended   
  Legal tender Philippine notes and coins,  checks, money order and other bills of 
exchange drawn in pesos against banks operating in the Philippines in an amount exceeding PHP10,000.00  Bank Notes, Coin of precious metal other than gold and of non-precious metal not being legal tender, Coin blank essentially of gold, Coin blank essentially of steel, Coin blank essentially of copper, Coin blan k essentially of nickel, Coin bl ank essentially of zinc, Coin 
blank essentially of tin, and Coin blank essentially of aluminum /TH 4907, 7118, 7108, 7326, 7419, 7508, 7907, 8007, 7616 
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) a. Live animals, including birds, worms, bees, and butterflies; 
b. Animal products and by-products (meat an d edible meat offal, fat, milk whey, 
cream, butter, cheese, egg, birds nest or other food or foodstuff derived from an 
animal; or any part of the viscera of an  animal, hide, skin, hair, wool, feathers, 
shell, horn or hoof; or any article or substance derived from dung, urine, faeces, 
bone, or blood of an animal; or any secr etion of an animal or any product or 
biological preparation made or derived from an animal such as semen, embryos, 
whether or not in combination with any ar ticle or substance; or any article or 
substance or thing that is declared by order to be an animal product); 
c. Chocolate and other food preparations containing milk;  
d. Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (d airy or cheese products, meat and meat 
products, eggs, or any other products with  animal origin) or otherwise prepared, 
such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni, couscous, whether or not prepared; tapioc a and substitutes therefore prepared from 
starch, in the form of flakes , grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms; prepared 
foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (e.g., corn 
flakes), cereals [other than ma ize (corn)], in grain form or  in the form of flakes or 
other worked grains (except flour, gr oats and meal) pre-cooked or other 
preparations, not elsewhere specified or incl uded; bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and 
other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing milk, cheese, meat and meat products, eggs, etc.; communion wafers, empty caches of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers , rice paper and similar products; 
e. Feeds and mixtures or combinations of feed  ingredients, supplem ents and additives, 
in any form, by specific formula, to be fed directly as a sole ration to animals which 
is capable of furnishing the nutritional needs or requiremen ts of the animal in order 
to maintain life, promote growth, production and reproduction without any 
additional substance, except water; 
f. All articles, in any form, that are added or  mixed into the composition or which are 
used as raw materials in the formulation of  a feed or ration, base feed, base mix, 
concentrate, feed supplement, feed additi ve, specialty feed and/or special feed 
preparation purporting to supply additional nutrients such as but not limited to proteins, carbohydrates, fats , minerals, vitamins, growth promoting factors and/or 
correcting nutritional disorders; and 
g. Veterinary biological products such as  microorganisms and their components or 
products, DNA and RNA, antigens, antisera, bacterins, veterinary drugs, pathogens, 
immunoglobulins and analogous products of natural or of synthetic origin, including 
genetically modified organism s, diagnostic kits and re agents, serums, toxins and 
                                               
1 This list has been updated based on inputs from the concerned government agencies. For any concern, 
query and/or update concerning this  list, please coordinate with the appropriate concerned agency/ies as 
indicated therein. 
2 The clearances/permits shall be obtained prior to importations. G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Descriptio n/Commodity Group/ 
Tariff Heading (TH) 
antitoxins intended for use in the diagno sis, prevention and treatment of animal 
diseases and for re search purposes. 
Bureau of Fisheries and 
Aquatic Resources (BFAR)  
Republic Act (R.A.)  No. 8550 (The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998) dated  25 February 1998  
 
Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 135 dated 23 December 1981 and FAO No. 221 dated 6 March 2003 
 
FAO No. 195 dated  20 September 1999, as amended  FAO Nos. 225 and  225-1 both dated  8 January 2007 and FAO Nos. 225-2 and 225-3 both dated  20 November 2008   FAO No. 230 dated  3 December 2009   Fisheries Office Order (FOO) No. 146 dated 22 April 2013  
  
   
Fishery products of whatever size , stage or form for any purpose 
     
Live fish and fishery products, aqua tic microorganisms and biomolecules 
   
 
  
Fresh/chilled/frozen and fishery/aquatic products    Broodstock of Pacific White Shrimp, Penaeus vannamei and the culture of the offspring thereof  
    
Broodstock and post-larvae of Specific Path ogen Free / Specific Pathogen Resistant 
(SPF/SPR) Black Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon and the culture of the offspring 
thereof  
Suspension of processing and approval of applications for permit to import all live 
shrimps and other susceptible crustaceans from Asian Countries and other countries 
affected by Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS)/Acute Hepato-pancreatic Necrosis 
Syndrome (AHPNS) and Infectio us Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV) 
Bureau of Plant Industry 
(BPI) a. Living plants 
b. Nursery stocks, including vegetative part s thereof used as propagating materials 
c. Seeds and nuts for planting 
d. Fresh fruits, vegetables and other plant products which have been declared as 
prohibited/restricted import under specia l quarantine orders because of being 
known host of dangerous plant pest or originating from restricted areas 
e. Pure culture of fungi, bacteria, virus nematodes and other phytopathogenic 
materials 
f. Mushroom cultures, including spawn 
g. Algae cultures, rhizobial cultures as legume inoculants 
h. Soil and plant materials for isolation or organism 
i. Other plant cultures 
j. Wood packaging materials and other pack aging materials capable of harbouring 
plant pests 
k. Frozen/chilled fruits and vegetables, includ ing diced vegetables and processed fruits 
l. Grains and cereals 
m. Other plant products 
Bureau of Philippine 
Standards (BPS) List of Products under Mandatory Certificatio n, which shall bear the Philippine Standard 
(PS) or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) mark:  Household appliances 
a. Electric fans 
b. Flat irons 
c. Kitchen machines (Blenders) 
d. Microwave ovens 
e. Refrigerators 
f. Rice cookers, airpots and coffee makers 
g. Audio and Video Products (TV and DC/VCD/DVD Players) G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Descriptio n/Commodity Group/ 
Tariff Heading (TH) 
h. Toasters, electric stoves, and hot plates 
i. Washing Machines 
j. Air conditioners and refrigerators (Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) and labelling 
requirements) 
 Lamps and Lighting products 
a. Pre-heat/Magnetic Ballasts 
b. Electronic Ballasts 
c. CFL/Self Ballasted Lamps 
d. Christmas Lights/L ighting Chains 
e. Fluorescent Lamps (Double-capped) 
f. Fluorescent Lamps (Single-capped) 
g. Fuse Holders 
h. Incandescent Lamps/Bulbs 
i. Lamp holders (Edison Screw) 
j. Lamp holders for tubular fluore scent lamps and starter holders 
k. Lamp Starters/Glow Starters 
 Wiring Devices, Wires and Cables 
a. Circuit Breakers 
b. Fuses 
c. Plugs, socket-outlets and extension cords 
d. PVC Electrical Tapes 
e. Snap Switches 
f. Knife Switches 
g. PVC Flexible Cords 
h. Wires and Cables 
i. Metal boxes for electrical use 
 Mechanical/Building and Construction Materials 
a. Black Iron (BI) and Galvanized Iron (GI) steel pipes 
b. Portland Cement 
c. Pozzolan Cement 
d. Deformed Steel Bars 
e. Equal-leg Angle Bars 
f. Polybutylene (PB) Pipes 
g. Polyethylene (PE) pipes for potable water supply 
h. Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (u PVC) pipes for potable water supply 
i. uPVC rigid Electrical Conduit 
j. PVC-U Pipes for drain waste and vent 
k. Rerolled Steel Bars 
l. Sanitary Wares 
m. Low-Carbon steel wires 
n. Wire Nails (finishing nails) 
 Chemical and Consumer Products 
 
a. Brake Fluids 
b. Portable Fire Extinguisher 
c. Fireworks 
d. Helmets and their visors 
e. Inner tubes for pneumatic tires 
f. Lead-Acid storage batteries 
g. Lighters 
h. LPG Cylinders (household) 
i. LPG Cylinders (motor vehicles) 
j. Matches 
k. Medical grade oxygen 
l. Monobloc chairs/stools 
m. Safety belts (seat belts) 
n. Safety glass for automotive application 
o. Pneumatic tires (tires fo r automotive vehicles) 
p. Auto LPG/CNG retrofit systems  
Civil Aviation Authority of 
the Philippines (CAAP) Aircrafts, engines, propellers, applianc es and components pursuant to CAAP 
Memorandum Circular No. 18-12 Series of 2012 
Department of Energy – Energy Resource  
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Descriptio n/Commodity Group/ 
Tariff Heading (TH) 
Development  Bureau 
(ERDB) – R.A. No. 7638 
 
Section 104 of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1464 (The Tariffs and Customs Code of 1978) dated  11 June 1978  
 
  Coal, anthracite, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated /  HS 2701.11.00, HS 2701.12.10, HS 2701.12.90, HS 2701.19.00  
Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental  Management Bureau (EMB)  
DENR Administrative 
Order (DAO) 1994-28  DAO 1997-28  DAO 97-38  DAO 97-39  DAO 2000-02  DAO 2004-08  Memorandum Circular No. 2, S. 2007  Memorandum Circular  No. 2005-03     DAO 2005-27 and DAO 
2007-23 
    
      
Recyclable materials containi ng hazardous substances  
(i.e., scrap metals, solid plastic materials, electronic assemblies, used oil, fly ash and used lead acid batteries)  Spent oil such as waste oil or oil residue  Mercury and Mercury Compounds  Cyanide and Cyanide Compounds  Asbestos  Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)  Methyl Bromide    Alternatives to ozone depleting substances  tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a), methylene 
chloride or dichloromethane), heptafluor opropane (HFC-227ea), hexafluoropropane 
(HFC-236fa), trifluoromethane (HFC-23), tetrafluoromethane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) blends]  
 
Chemicals under the Philippine Revised Priority  Chemical List (PCL) which are subject to 
PCL Compliance Certificate: 
 
Antimony pentachloride; Arsenic compo unds; Benzene; Beryllium compounds; 
Cadmium compounds; Ch lorinated ethers;  
1,4-Chlorobenzene; Chlo roform; Chloropicrin; Ch romium compounds;  
1,2-Dibromoethane; 0-Dichlorobe nzene; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene;  
1,2-Dichloroethane; Diethyl sulfate; Ethylene dibromide; Ethylene oxide; Glutaraldehyde; Formaldehyde; Hexachloro benzene; Hexachloroethane; Hydrazine; 
Lead compounds; Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT ); Mercaptan, perchloromethyl; Methyl 
chloride; Methylenechloride; Mirex; Pentac hlorophenol; Perchloroethylene; Phenic 
acid; Phosgene; Phthalic anhydride;  Polybrominated Biphenyls; 1,1,1-
Trichloroethylene; Selenium; Tributyltin; and Vinyl chloride 
 Others: a. Brand new transformers (with less than 2 ppm);  
b. Used computers, parts and accessories; and 
c. New chemicals 
 Chemicals which are not listed in the Phili ppine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical 
Substances (PICCS). These chemicals require Pre-Manufacture and Pre-Importation 
Notification (PMPIN) Compliance Certificate (for more than 1,000 kgs.) or Small 
Quantity Importation (SQI) Clearance (for 1,000 kgs. or less.)     G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Descriptio n/Commodity Group/ 
Tariff Heading (TH) 
Department of 
Environment and Natural 
Resources – Forest Management Bureau (FMB)  
R.A. No. 9175 (Chain Saw Act of 2002 dated 7 November 2002) / DAO 2003-24  DAO 99-46 
  
 
    Chainsaw     Wood products 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources-EMB and 
Department of Energy 
 
Joint DENR-DOE Administrative Order No. 2013-09-0001 (Lighing Industry Waste Management Guidelines) dated 24 September 2013  
  
 
  Lighting products 
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)  
R.A. No. 7157 (Philippine Foreign Service Act of 1991, 
Section 81) 
 
Executive Order (E.O.) No. 156 (Article 2, Section 3.1.2) dated  12 December 2002    
  Importation of used motor cars by Philippine  foreign service person nel returning to the 
Philippines  
 
 Importation of used motor vehicles for the us e of Foreign Missions or Diplomatic Corps 
personnel accredited to the Philippines  Importation of motor vehicles  by international organizations, UN Agencies and their 
qualified personnel 
Department of Health (DOH) – Food and Drug Administration   
R.A. No. 3720 (Food and Drug Cosmetic Act) dated 22 June 1963, E.O. No. 175 
amending R.A. No. 
3720 (dated 22 May 1987 and R.A. No. 9711 (Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009) dated  18 August 2009  E. O. No. 776 dated 24 February 1992 and BFAD Circular No. 03-A s. 2000  R.A. No. 8172 (An Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide – ASIN Law) dated  20 December 1995    
   All health products (food/food supplements,  drugs, cosmetics, household hazardous 
substances/urban pesticides, medical devi ces and diagnostic reagents) and its raw 
materials  
 
       Semi-synthetic antibiotics (all form and salts of ampicillin, and cloxacillin)     Iodized Salt / TH 2501       G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Descriptio n/Commodity Group/ 
Tariff Heading (TH) 
R.A. No. 8976  
(Philippine Fortification 
Act of 2000) dated  7 November 2000 Wheat Flour / TH 1101 
 
Department of Health  – 
Food and Drug Administration – Centre for Device Regulation, Radiation Health, and Research a. Selected medical devices   
b. Toys 
c. Water purification/treatment/filtration systems/devices 
d. Medical waste treatment devices 
Department of Social 
Welfare and Development (DSWD) Donated Imported Articles, either food and no n-food items, except used clothing, that 
can be used to respond to any situatio n affecting disadvantaged or distressed 
individuals and families in or der to meet their basic needs  
Department of Trade and 
Industry – Bureau of Import Services   
E.O. No. 156 (Providing for a Comprehensive Industry Policy and Directions for the Motor Vehicle Development Program 
and Its Implementing 
Rules) dated 12 December 2002 
 
E.O. No 156 and Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 08 s. 2003  Letter of Instructions (LOI) No. 1086 dated 
 
25 November 1980, as amended  E.O. No. 443  S. 2005 dated  5 July 2005  LOI No. 1307  S. 1983   
   Used motor vehicle under the no-dollar import  program that is owned and for personal 
use by a returning resident or immigran t with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) not 
exceeding 3,000 kilograms (kgs) and must be left-hand drive  Used trucks excluding pick-up trucks with GVW of 2.5 – 6 tons /  AHTN 8704.1012  
Used buses with GVW of 6 – 12 tons / AHTN 8702 
 Brand new/used automotive replacement pa rts and brand new motorcycle replacement 
parts   Used trucks parts and components for rebu ilding purposes such as truck chassis, 
engine, body and cabin/ cowl, transmission/ drivelines, ax les (front and rear) or steering 
system / AHTN 8708    Used tires       Used motor vehicle importation through donation by local government units    Importation by all instrument alities of the government 
Fertilizer and Pesticide 
Authority (FPA)  
Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1144 (Creating the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority and Abolishing the Fertilizer Industry Authority) dated  30 May 1977; and Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) S. 1977  
  All fertilizers, pesticides and other chemical products that are intended for agricultural use        
Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)  
Memorandum Circular (MC)   
  All types of ships which are not wooden-hulle d, including fishing vessels/boats/ TH 8901 
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No. 104 dated  
6 April 1995 
 MC No. 121 dated 29 July 1997  R.A. No. 9295 (Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004) dated  3 May 2004  MARINA Circular No. 2010-01 dated 14 December 2010  
 
High Speed Craft (HSC) [exclusively for the importation of HSC below 5 years old] / TH 
8901.9  Importation of ships, i.e., passenger and/or  cargo, tanker and HSC of maximum age 15, 
10 and 5 years old, respectively, including engine and spare parts 
   All tankers, tanker-barges and ships carrying oil in bulk (exclusively for the importation of tankers below 15 years old)   
National Bureau of 
Investigation (NBI) and 
Cash Department of the BSP  Color Reproduction Machines with 2,400 dots per inch (dpi) or higher (excluding 
printers) / TH 9009 
 
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) a. Radio transmitters/transceivers 
b. Customer premises equipment – equipment for connection to public 
telecommunication networks 
Optical Media Board (OMB) Optical and magnetic medi a products, its manufacturing equipment, parts and 
accessories, and manufacturing materials for the mastering, manufacture or replication 
of optical media 
Philippine Amusement and 
Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) a. Electronic Gaming Machines 
i. Assembly Parts, Peripherals and Accessories 
ii. Printer 
iii. Speakers with Controllers and Software 
iv. Signage and Accessories 
v. Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) 
b. Slot Machine Tokens 
c. Playing Cards 
d. Gaming Chips and Plaques 
e. Electronic Card Dispensers 
f. Multi-deck Continuous Shufflers 
g. Electronic Sic Bo Tables 
h. Electronic Dice Shakers 
i. Roulette Chipper Machines 
j. Progressive Jackpot Systems 
k. Security Locks and Safety Equipment 
l. Transmitter/Receivers and Hubs: Powe r Systems, Line Cards and Cables 
m. Intelligent System Cont rollers and Hardware 
n. Gaming Tables and Layouts 
o. Game Conversion Kits 
p. Casino Management Systems 
i. Hardware 
ii. Software 
iii. Consumables 
q. Peripheral Gaming Equipment 
i. Auxiliary Table Game Systems 
ii. Non-Electronic Card Shoes 
iii. Electronic Card Shoes 
iv. Dice 
v. Money Wheels 
vi. Pai Gow Tiles 
vii. Roulette Wheels 
viii.
 Card Shufflers 
r. Non-Gaming Paraphernalia, including: 
i. Card Reader 
ii. Card Checker 
s. Electronic Bingo Machines 
i. Assembly Parts, Peripherals and Accessories 
t. Electronic Quickshot Bingo Units 
u. Electronic Daubers / Handsets 
v. Bingo Cards / Tickets / Daubers G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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Philippine Drug 
Enforcement Agency 
(PDEA) and Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)    
R.A. No. 9165 (The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) dated  7 June 2002  
 
   A.) Substances listed in the schedules annexed to the 1961 Single Convention on 
Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, and in the schedules annexed to the 1971 Single Convention on Psychotropic Substances as enumerated in the annex of ra 9165. All regulatory control measures apply.  
B.) Substances listed in Tables I and II of  the 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit 
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic  Substances as enumerated in the Annex 
of RA 9165 pursuant to Section 93 Article XI of RA 9165 for domestic control. All regulatory control measures apply. 
 
C.) Substances included as dangerous drugs by the Dangerous Drugs Board pursuant 
to Section 93 Article XI of RA 9165 for domestic control [Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, Ketamine, Oripavine, Amineptine, N-Benzylpiperazine (BZP), 
Nalbuphine Hydrochloride, Methylephedrine]. All regulatory control measures apply. 
 
D.) Substances included as controlled chemical by the Dangerous Drugs Board 
pursuant to Section 93 Article XI of RA 9165 for domestic  control [Thionyl 
Chloride]. All regulatory control measures apply. 
 
E.) Mixtures/preparations/products containi ng controlled chemicals and reagents, 
analytical standards, etc.  Containing dangerous drugs with specific prescribed regulatory control measures as provided  under Section 4 of Board Regulation 
No. 1, Series 2014 [see attached Tables I and II].  
Philippine International 
Trading Corporation (PITC)  
LOI No. 444 (Promulgating Guidelines on Trade Socialist and Other Centrally-Planned Economy Countries) 
dated 9 August 1967, 
as amended by EO NO. 244 dated  12 May 1995  
   All commodities originating from the following socialist and centrally-planned economy countries (Albania, Angola, Ethiopia, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua and North Korea)  
Philippine National Police  (PNP) – Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO)   
Republic Act No. 10591 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations dated 29 May 2013 (An Act Providing For A Comprehensive Law on 
Firearms and 
Ammunition and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof Otherwise known as “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act”)   E.O. No. 522 (Prescribing Rules and Regulations for the  
    a.) Firearms (Small Arms and Light Weapon) 
b.) Firearm parts and accessories 
c.) Ammunition and ammunition components  
   
 
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Supervision of the 
Importation, Sale and Possession of Chemical Used as Ingredients in the Manufacture of Explosives and for Other Purposes) dated 26 June 1992  
   
 P.D. No. 1866 dated 29 June 1983 as amended by R.A. No. 8294 dated  6 June 1997 (Codifying the Laws on Illegal/Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Dealing in, Acquisition or Disposition of 
Firearms, Ammunition 
or Explosives or Instruments Used in the Manufacture of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives, and Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Certain Violations thereof and for Relevant  Purposes) 
 
R.A. No. 9516 (An Act Further Amending the Provisions of P. D. No. 1866, as Amended, Entitled Codifying the Laws on Illegal/Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Dealing in, Acquisition or Disposition of 
Firearms, Ammunition 
or Explosives or Instruments Used in the Manufacture of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives, and Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Certain Violations thereof and for Other Relevant Purposes) dated 22 December 2008  PNP Circular No. 1 dated 20 August 2004 (Rules and Regulations Covering the Sale/Importation, Manufacture, Possession of Bullet-Proof Aluminium nitrate, ammo cerium (IV) nitrate,  barium nitrate, bioquant nitrate, bismuth 
III nitrate, bismuth sub-nitrat e, calcium-ammo nitrate, cerium nitrate, cerium III 
nitrate, lithium nitrate, lanthum nitrate, cesium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, Chilean 
nitrate, manganese (II) nitrate, chromium ni trate, manganese nitrat e, cobalt II nitrate, 
naphazoline nitrate, cobalt nitrat e, nickel II nitrate, copper nitrate, nickel nitrate, cupric 
nitrate, palladuium nitrate, ir on III nitrate, lead II nitrate,  iron nitrate, PETN, ferric 
nitrate, phynel mercury nitrat e, ferrous nitrate, pilocarpim e nitrate, gallium nitrate, 
sodium nitrate, guandinum nitrate, silver ni trate, glycerol trinitrate, soda potassium 
nitrate, iron nitrate, strontium nitrate, iron (III) nitrate, thallium I nitrate, thalium nitrate, barium chlorate, TNT, calcium chlorate, yttr ium III nitrate, magnesium 
perchlorate, zinc nitrate, po tassium perchlorate, ammonium  nitrate, sodium chlorate, 
cadmium nitrate, sodium perchlorate, calcium nitrate, ammonium chlorate, chromium nitrate, potassium chlorate, lead nitrate, merc uric nitrate, mercury  II nitrate, mercury 
nitrate, potassium, sodium nitrate, uranyl  nitrate, nitric ac id, ammo perchlorate 
 Explosives, high explosives, blasting agent, detonating cord, igniter cord, delay 
detonators, safety fuse, detonators, emulsion , fuse lighter, igniter cord connectors, 
dynamite, low explosives, deflagration, slur ry/watergel, primer, ammonium nitrate, 
potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, nitric acid (HN03), potassium chlorate, barium nitrate, sodium chlorate (NaCIO3, CAS 7775-09-9), calcium nitrate     
 
               Chemical and accessories refer to chlorate s, nitrates, nitric acid and such other 
chemicals and accessories that can be used for the manufacture of explosives and explosive ingredients.   Other Regulated Commodities: 
 
a. Mineral or chemical fert ilizers, nitrogenous; 
b. Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements 
nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium; other fertilizers; goods of Chapter 31 of the 
AHTN in tablets or similar forms or in pa ckages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 
kg.; 
c. Propellant powder; prepared explosives othe r than propellant powder; safety fuses; 
detonating fuses; percussion or detonati ng caps; igniters; electronic detonators; 
fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets,  fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles; 
matches other than pyrotechnic articles;            G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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PNP Circular No. 11 dated 04 December 2007 (Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Manufacture, Importation, Exportation, Sale, Possession, Carrying of Airsoft Rifles/Pistols and Operation of Airsoft Game Sites and Airsoft Teams)  PNP Circular No. 9 dated 14 February 2008 (Policy on Firearms and Ammunition Dealership/Repair)  
Letter Of Instruction 
No. 1264 dated July 31, 1982 (Ban on the Importation, Manufacture, Distribution, Sale and Display of Certain Types of Toy Firearms and Explosives)  
   
 
Bullet Proof Vests and Vestments            Airsoft Guns           
 
     Other commodities  
a.) Airguns 
b.) Bomb Suit and Blanket 
  Gun Replicas  
Philippine Nuclear 
Research Institute (PNRI)  
R.A. No. 5207 (Atomic 
Energy Regulatory Act of 1968) (An Act Providing for the Licensing and Regulation of Atomic Energy Faci lities and 
Materials, Establishing the Rules on Liability for Nuclear Damage, and for Other Purposes) dated  15 June 1968, as amended by P.D. No. 1484 dated  11 June 1978  
 
Administrative Order No. 2 S. 2009 (Authorization for Transfers of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use 
Equipment, Materials, 
Software and Related Technology) 
   
  
 
Nuclear and radioactive materials / TH 2844                    Nuclear-related dual-use eq uipment, materials, softwa re, and related technology: 
 
1. Industrial Equipment 
 A. Equipment, Assemblies and Components 
1. High-density (lead glass or other) radi ation shielding windows, having all of 
the following characteristics, and specially designed frames therefore: G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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a. A `cold area´ greater than 0.09 m2; 
b. A density greater than 3 g/cm3; and 
c. A thickness of 100 mm or greater. 
2. Radiation-hardened TV cameras, or lenses therefore, specially designed or 
rated as radiation hardened to withstan d a total radiation dose greater than 
5 x 104 Gy (silicon) without operational degradation. 
3. 'Robots', 'end-effectors' and control units as follows: 
a. 'Robots' or 'end-effectors' having either of the following characteristics: 
1. Specially designed to comply with national safety standards applicable 
to handling high explosives (for example, meeting electrical code ratings for high explosives); or 
2. Specially designed or rated as radiation hardened to withstand a total 
radiation dose greater than 5 x 104 Gy (silicon) without operational degradation; 
b. Control units specially designed for any of the 'robots' or  
'end-effectors' specified in Item 2.'End-effectors'.  
4. Remote manipulators that can be us ed to provide remote actions in 
radiochemical separation operations or hot cells, having either of the 
following characteristics: a. A capability of penetrating 0.6 m or more of hot cell wall (through-the-
wall operation); or 
b. A capability of bridging over the top of a hot cell wall with a thickness of 
0.6 m or more (over-the-wall operation). 
 
B. Test and Production Equipment 
1. Flow-forming machines, spin-forming machines capable of flow-forming 
functions, and mandrels, as follows: a. Machines having both of the following characteristics: 
1. Three or more rollers (a ctive or guiding); and 
2. Which, according to the manufactur er´s technical specification, can 
be equipped with "numerical control" units or a computer control; 
b. Rotor-forming mandrels designed to form cylindrical rotors of inside 
diameter between 75 and 400 mm. 
2. Machine tools, as follows, and any co mbination thereof, for removing or 
cutting metals, ceramics, or composites, which, according to the manufacturer’s technical specifications, can be equipped with electronic devices for simultaneous "contourin g control" in two or more axes: 
a. Machine tools for turning, that have  "positioning accuracies" with all 
compensations available better (less) than 6 μm according to ISO 230/2 
(1988) along any linear axis (overall positioning) for machines capable of machining diameters greater than 35 mm; 
b. Machine tools for milling, having any of the following characteristics: 
1. "Positioning accuracies" with all compensations available better (less) 
than 6 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) along any linear axis 
(overall positioning); 
2. 
Two or more contouring rotary axes; or 
3. Five or more axes, which can be  coordinated simultaneously for 
“contouring control”. 
c. Machine tools for grinding, having any of the following characteristics: 
1. "Positioning accuracies" with all compensations available better (less) 
than 4 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) along any linear axis 
(overall positioning); 
2. Two or more contouring rotary axes; or  
3. Five or more axes, which can be  coordinated simultaneously for 
“contouring control.” 
d. Non-wire type Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM) that have two or more 
contouring rotary axes and that ca n be coordinated simultaneously for 
contouring control". 
3. Dimensional inspection machines, inst ruments, or syst ems, as follows: 
a. Computer controlled or numerically controlled dimensional inspection 
machines having both of the following characteristics: 1. Two or more axes; and 
2. A one-dimensional length "measurement uncertainty" equal to or 
better (less) than (1.25 + L/1000) μm tested with a probe of an 
"accuracy" of better  (less) than 0.2 μm (L is the measured length in 
millimeters)(Ref: VDI/VDE 2617 parts 1 and 2); 
b. Linear displacement measurin g instruments, as follows: G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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1. Non-contact type measuring systems with a "resolution" equal to or 
better (less) than 0.2 μm within a measuring range up to 0.2 mm; 
2. Linear variable differential transfor mer (LVDT) systems having both of 
the following characteristics: a) "Linearity" equal to or better (les s) than 0.1% within a measuring 
range up to 5 mm; and 
b) Drift equal to or better (less) than 0.1% per day at a standard 
ambient test room temperature ± 1 K; 
3. Measuring systems having both of the following characteristics: 
a) Contain a laser; and 
b) Maintain for at least 12 hours, ov er a temperature range of ± 1 K 
around a standard temperature and a standard pressure: 1) A "resolution" over their full scale of 0.1 μm or better; and 
2) With a "measurement uncertainty" equal to or better (less) 
than (0.2 + L/2000) μm (L is the measured length in 
millimeters); 
c. Angular displacement measuring instruments having an "angular position 
deviation" equal to or better (less) than 0.00025°; 
d. Systems for simultaneous linear-angular  inspection of hemishells, having 
both of the following  characteristics: 
1. "Measurement uncertainty" along any linear axis equal to or better 
(less) than 3.5 μm per 5 mm; and 
2. "Angular position deviation" equal to or less than 0.02°. 
4. Controlled atmosphere (vacuum or iner t gas) induction furnaces, and power 
supplies therefore, as follows: 
a. Furnaces having all of the following characteristics: 
1. Capable of operation at temperatures above 1123 K  
(850 °C); 
2. Induction coils 600 mm or less in diameter; and 
3. Designed for power inputs of 5 kW or more; 
b. Power supplies, with a sp ecified output power of 5 kW or more, specially 
designed for furnaces spec ified in Item 1.B.4.a. 
5. ´Isostatic presses´, and related equipment, as follows: 
a. ´Isostatic presses´ having both of the following characteristics: 
1. Capable of achieving a maximum working pressure of  
69 MPa or greater; and 
2. A chamber cavity with an inside diameter in excess of  
152 mm; 
b. Dies, molds, and controls specially designed for the ‘isostatic presses´ 
specified in Item 1.B.5.a. 
6. Vibration test systems, equipmen t, and components as follows: 
a. Electrodynamic vibration test systems, having all of the following 
characteristics: 1. Employing feedback or closed loop control techniques and 
incorporating a digi tal control unit; 
2. Capable of vibrating at 10 g RMS or more between 20 and  
2000 Hz; and 
3. Capable of imparting forces of 50 kN or greater measured ´bare 
table´; 
b. Digital control units, combined with "software" specially designed for 
vibration testing, with a real -time bandwidth greater than  
5 kHz and being designed for a syst em specified in Item 1.B.6.a.; 
c. Vibration thrusters (shaker units), with or without associated amplifiers, 
capable of imparting a force of 50 kN  or greater measured ´bare table´, 
which are usable for the system s specified in Item 1.B.6.a.; 
d. Test piece support structures and electronic units designed to combine 
multiple shaker units into a complete shaker system capable of providing an effective combined force of 50 kN or greater, measured ´bare table´, which are usable for the system s specified in Item 1.B.6.a. 
7. Vacuum or other controlled atmosphere metallurgical melting and casting 
furnaces  and related equipment, as follows: 
a. Arc remelt and casting furnaces having both of the following 
characteristics: 1. Consumable electrode capacities between 1000 and  
20000 cm3; and 
2. Capable of operating with meltin g temperatures above 1973 K (1700 
°C); G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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b. Electron beam melting furnaces an d plasma atomizat ion and melting 
furnaces, having both of th e following characteristics: 
1. A power of 50 kW or greater; and 
2. Capable of operating with meltin g temperatures above 1473 K (1200 
°C); 
c. Computer control and monitoring syst ems specially configured for any of 
the furnaces specified in Item 1.B.7.a. or 1.B.7.b. 
 
C. Materials – None 
 
D. Software 
1. "Software" specially designed for the "use" of equipment specified in Item 
1.A.3., 1.B.1., 1.B.3., 1.B.5., 1.B.6.a., 1.B.6.b., 1.B.6.d. or 1.B.7. 
2. "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", 
"production", or "use" of equipm ent specified in Item 1.B.2. 
3. "Software" for any combination of electronic devices or system enabling 
such device(s) to function as a "numeric al control" unit capable of controlling 
five or more interpolating axes that can be coordinated simultaneously for 
"contouring control". 
 
E. Technology 
1. "Technology" according to the Technolo gy Controls for the "development", 
"production" or "use" of equipment, mate rial or "software" specified in 1.A. 
through 1.D. 
 
2. Materials 
 A. Equipment, Assemblies and Components 
1. Crucibles  made of materials resistant to liquid actinide metals, as follows: 
a. Crucibles having both of the following characteristics: 
1. A volume of between 150 cm3 (150 ml) and 8000 cm3  
(8 litres); and 
2. Made of or coated with any of the following materials, having a purity 
of 98% or greater by weight: a) Calcium fluoride (CaF2); 
b) Calcium zirconate (met azirconate) (CaZrO3); 
c) Cerium sulfide (Ce2S3); 
d) Erbium oxide (erbia) (Er2O3); 
e) Hafnium oxide (hafnia) (HfO2); 
f) Magnesium oxide (MgO); 
g) Nitrided niobium-titanium-tungsten alloy (approximately 50% Nb, 
30% Ti, 20% W); 
h) Yttrium oxide (yttria) (Y2O3); or 
i) Zirconium oxide (zirconia) (ZrO2); 
b. Crucibles having both of the following characteristics: 
1. A volume of between 50 cm3 (50 ml) and 2000 cm3  
(2 litres); and 
2. Made of or lined with tantalum, ha ving a purity of 99.9% or greater 
by weight; 
c. Crucibles having all of the following characteristics: 
1. A volume of between 50 cm3 (50 ml) and 2000 cm3 
(2 litres); 
2. Made of or lined with tantalum, having a purity of 98% or greater by 
weight; and 
3. Coated with tantalum carbide, nitride, boride, or any combination 
thereof. 
2. Platinized catalysts specially design ed or prepared for promoting the 
hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen and water for the recovery of tritium from heavy water or for the production of heavy water. 
3. Composite structures in the form of tubes having both of the following 
characteristics: a. An inside diameter of between 75 and 400 mm; and 
b. Made with any of the "fibrous or fila mentary materials" specified in Item 
2.C.7.a. or carbon prepreg materi als specified in Item 2.C.7.c. 
 B. Test and Production Equipment 
1. Tritium facilities or plants, and equipment therefore, as follows: G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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a. Facilities or plants for the producti on, recovery, extraction, concentration 
or handling of tritium; 
b. Equipment for tritium faciliti es or plants, as follows: 
1. Hydrogen or helium refrigeration units capable of cooling to  
23 K (-250 ºC) or less, with heat removal capacity greater than 150 W; 
2. Hydrogen isotope storage or purification systems using metal 
hydrides as the storage or purification medium. 
 
2. Lithium isotope separation facili ties or plants, and equipment  therefore, as 
follows: 
a. Facilities or plants for the se paration of lithium isotopes; 
b. Equipment for the separation of lithium isotopes, as follows: 
1. Packed liquid-liquid exchange columns specially designed for lithium 
amalgams; 
2. Mercury or lithium amalgam pumps; 
3. Lithium amalgam electrolysis cells; 
4. Evaporators for concentrated lithium hydroxide solution. 
 C. Materials 
 1. Aluminium alloys having both of the following characteristics: 
a. Capable of an ultimate tensile strength of 460 MPa or more at  
293 K (20 °C); and 
b. In the form of tubes or cylindrical so lid forms (including forgings) with an 
outside diameter of more than 75 mm. 
2. Beryllium metal, alloys containing more than 50% beryllium by weight, 
beryllium compounds, manufactures ther eof, and waste or scrap of any of 
the foregoing. 
3. Bismuth having both of the following characteristics: 
a. A purity of 99.99% or greater by weight; and 
b. Containing less than 10 parts per million by weight of silver. 
4. Boron enriched in the boron-10 (10B) isotope to greater than its natural 
isotopic abundance, as follows: elemental boron, compounds, mixtures containing boron, manufactures thereof, waste or scrap of any of the foregoing. 
5. Calcium having both of the following characteristics: 
a. Containing less than 1000 parts per million by weight of metallic 
impurities other th an magnesium; and 
b. Containing less than 10 parts per million by weight of boron. 
6. Chlorine trifluoride (ClF3) 
7. "Fibrous or filamentary materials", and prepregs, as follows:
 
a. Carbon or aramid "fibrous or filament ary materials" having either of the 
following characteristics: 1. A ´specific modulus´ of 12.7 x 106 m or greater; or 
2. A ´specific tensile strength´ of 23.5 x 104 m or greater; 
b. Glass "fibrous or filamentary materials" having both of the following 
characteristics: 1. A ´specific modulus´ of 3.18 x 106 m or greater; and 
2. A ´specific tensile strength´ of 7.62 x 104 m or greater; 
c. Thermoset resin impregnated continuous  "yarns", "rovings", "tows" or 
"tapes" with a width of 15 mm or less (prepregs), made from carbon or 
glass "fibrous or filamentary materials"  specified in Item 2.C.7.a. or Item 
2.C.7.b. 
8. Hafnium metal, alloys containing more than 60% hafnium by weight, 
hafnium compounds containing more than 60% hafnium by weight, manufactures thereof, and waste or  scrap of any of the foregoing. 
9. Lithium enriched in the lithium-6 (6Li) isotope to greater than its natural 
isotopic abundance and products or de vices containing enriched lithium, as 
follows: elemental lithium, alloys, compounds, mixtures containing lithium, manufactures thereof, waste or scrap of any of the foregoing. 
10. Magnesium having both of the following characteristics: 
a. Containing less than 200 parts per million by weight of metallic 
impurities other than calcium; and 
b. Containing less than 10 parts per million by weight of boron. 
11. Maraging steel 'capable of' an ultima te tensile strength of 2050 MPa or 
more at 293 K (20 °C). G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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12. Radium-226 (226Ra), radium-226 alloys, radium-226 compounds, mixtures 
containing radium-226, manufactures thereof, and products or devices 
containing any of the foregoing. 
13. Titanium alloys having both of the following characteristics: 
a. 'Capable of' an ultimate tensile strength of 900 MPa or more at 293 K 
(20 °C); and 
b. In the form of tubes or cylindrical solid forms (including forgings) with 
an outside diameter of more than 75 mm. 
14. Tungsten, tungsten carbide, and alloys containing more than 90% tungsten 
by weight, having both of th e following characteristics: 
a. In forms with a hollow cylindrical symmetry (including cylinder 
segments) with an inside diam eter between 100 and 300 mm; and 
b. A mass greater than 20 kg. 
15. Zirconium  with a hafnium content of le ss than 1 part hafnium to  
500 parts zirconium by weight, as follows: metal, alloys containing more than 50% zirconium by weight, compou nds, manufactures thereof, waste 
or scrap of any of the foregoing. 
16. Nickel powder and porous nickel metal, as follows: 
a. Nickel powder having both of the following characteristics: 
1. A nickel purity content of 99. 0% or greater by weight; and 
2. A mean particle size of less than 10 μm measured by the ASTM B 
330 standard; 
b. Porous nickel metal produced from materials specified in  
Item 2.C.16.a. 
17. Tritium, tritium compounds, mixtures containing tritium in which the ratio 
of tritium to hydrogen atoms exceeds 1 part in 1000, and products or devices containing any of the foregoing. 
18. Helium-3 (3He), mixtures containing helium-3, and products or devices 
containing any of the foregoing.  
19. Alpha-emitting radionuclides  having an alpha half-life of 10 days or greater 
but less than 200 years, in the following forms: 
a. Elemental; 
b. Compounds having a total alpha activity of 37 GBq per kg or greater; 
c. Mixtures having a total alpha activity  of 37 GBq per kg or greater; and 
d. Products or devices containing any of the foregoing. 
 D. Software – None 
 
E. Technology 
1. "Technology" according to the Technolo gy Controls for the "development", 
"production" or "use" of equipment, mate rial or "software" specified in 2.A. 
through 2.D. 
 
3. Uranium Isotope Separation Equipment and Components 
 A. Equipment, Assemblies and Components 
1. Frequency changers or generators having  all of the following characteristics: 
a. Multiphase output capable of providing a power of 40 W or greater; 
b. Capable of operating in the frequency range between 600 and 2000 
Hz; 
c. Total harmonic distortion better (less) than 10%; and 
d. Frequency control better (less) than 0.1%. 
2. Lasers, laser amplifiers and oscillators  as follows: 
a. Copper vapour lasers having both of the following characteristics: 
1. Operating at wavelengths between 500 and 600 nm; and 
2. An average output power equal to or greater than 40 W; 
b. Argon ion lasers having both of  the following characteristics: 
1. Operating at wavelengths between 400 and 515 nm; and 
2. An average output power greater than 40 W; 
c. Neodymium-doped (other th an glass) lasers with an output wavelength 
between 1000 and 1100 nm having either of the following: 
1. Pulse-excited and Q-switched with a pulse duration equal to or 
greater than 1 ns, and having either of the following: a) A single-transverse mode output with an average output power 
greater than 40 W; or 
b) A multiple-transverse mode outp ut with an average output 
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2. Incorporating frequency doubling to give an output wavelength 
between 500 and 550 nm with an average output power of greater 
than 40 W; 
d. Tunable pulsed single-mode dye laser oscillators having all of the 
following characteristics: 1. Operating at wavelengths between 300 and 800 nm; 
2. An average output power greater than 1 W; 
3. A repetition rate grea ter than 1 kHz; and 
4. Pulse width less than 100 ns; 
e. Tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators having all of the 
following characteristics: 1. Operating at wavelengths between 300 and 800 nm; 
2. An average output power greater than 30 W; 
3. A repetition rate grea ter than 1 kHz; and 
4. Pulse width less than 100 ns; 
f. Alexandrite lasers having all of the following characteristics: 
1. Operating at wavelengths between 720 and 800 nm; 
2. A bandwidth of 0.005 nm or less; 
3. A repetition rate greater than 125 Hz; and 
4. An average output power greater than 30 W; 
g. Pulsed carbon dioxide lasers having all of the following characteristics: 
1. Operating at wavelengths between 9000 and 11000 nm; 
2. A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz; 
3. An average output power greater than 500 W; and 
4. Pulse width of less than 200 ns; 
h. Pulsed excimer lasers (XeF, XeCl, KrF) having all of the following 
characteristics: 1. Operating at wavelengths between 240 and 360 nm; 
2. A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz; and 
3. An average output power greater than 500 W; 
i. Para-hydrogen Raman shifters designed to operate at 16m output 
wavelength and at a repetition rate greater than 250 Hz. 
3. Valves having all of the following characteristics: 
a. A nominal size of 5 mm or greater; 
b. Having a bellows seal; and 
c. Wholly made of or lined with aluminium, aluminium alloy, nickel, or 
nickel alloy containing more than 60% nickel by weight. 
4. Superconducting solenoidal electromagnets having all of the following 
characteristics: 
a.
 Capable of creating magnetic fields greater than 2 T; 
b. A ratio of length to inner diameter greater than 2; 
c. Inner diameter greater than 300 mm; and 
d. Magnetic field uniform to better th an 1% over the central 50% of the 
inner volume. 
5. High-power direct current power supp lies having both of the following 
characteristics: 
a. Capable of continuously producing, over a time period of  
8 hours, 100 V or greater with current output of 500 A or greater; and 
b. Current or voltage stability better th an 0.1% over a time period of 8 
hours. 
6. High-voltage direct current power supp lies having both of the following 
characteristics: 
a. Capable of continuously producing, over a time period of  
8 hours, 20 kV or greater with curre nt output of 1 A or greater; and 
b. Current or voltage stability better th an 0.1% over a time period of 8 
hours. 
7. Pressure transducers capable of measuring absolute pressures at any point 
in the range 0 to 13 kPa and having both of the following characteristics: 
a. Pressure sensing elements made of or protected by aluminium, 
aluminium alloy, nickel, or nickel al loy with more than 60% nickel by 
weight; and 
b. Having either of the following characteristics: 
1. A full scale of less than 13 kPa and an “accuracy” of better than ± 
1% of full scale; or 
2. A full scale of 13 kPa or greater an d an “accuracy” of better than ± 
130 Pa. 
8. Vacuum pumps having all of the following characteristics: G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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a. Input throat size equal to or greater than 380 mm; 
b. Pumping speed equal to or greater than 15 m3/s; and 
c. Capable of producing an ultimate  vacuum better than 13.3 mPa. 
 
B. Test and Production Equipment 
 
1. Electrolytic cells for fluorine production  with an output capacity greater than 
250 g of fluorine per hour. 
2. Rotor fabrication or assembly equipm ent, rotor straightening equipment, 
bellows-forming mandrels and dies, as follows: a. Rotor assembly equipment for assemb ly of gas centrifuge rotor tube 
sections, baffles, and end caps; 
b. Rotor straightening equipment for alig nment of gas centrifuge rotor tube 
sections to a common axis; 
c. Bellows-forming mandrels and dies for producing single-convolution 
bellows. 
3. Centrifugal multiplane balancing machin es, fixed or portable, horizontal or 
vertical, as follows: a. Centrifugal balancing machines design ed for balancing flexible rotors 
having a length of 600 mm or more and having all of the following characteristics: 1. Swing or journal diameter greater than 75 mm; 
2. Mass capability of from 0.9 to 23 kg; and 
3. Capable of balancing speed of revolution greater than  
5000 rpm; 
b. Centrifugal balancing machines design ed for balancing hollow cylindrical 
rotor components and having all of  the following characteristics: 
1. Journal diameter greater than 75 mm; 
2. Mass capability of from 0.9 to 23 kg; 
3. Capable of balancing to a residual  imbalance equal to or less than 
0.010 kg x mm/kg per plane; and 
4. Belt drive type. 
4. Filament winding machines  and related equipment, as follows: 
a. Filament winding machines having all of the following characteristics: 
1. Having motions for positioning,  wrapping, and winding fibers 
coordinated and programmed in two or more axes; 
2. Specially designed to fabricate co mposite structures or laminates 
from "fibrous or filamentary materials"; and 
3. Capable of winding cylindrical rotors of diameter between  
75 and 400 mm and lengths of 600 mm or greater; 
b. Coordinating and programming cont rols for the filament winding 
machines specified in Item 3.B.4.a.; 
c. Precision mandrels for the filament winding machines specified in Item 
3.B.4.a. 
5. Electromagnetic isotope separators design ed for, or equipped with, single or 
multiple ion sources capable of providing a total ion beam current of 50 mA 
or greater. 
6. Mass spectrometers capable of measuring ions of 230 atomic mass units or 
greater and having a resolution of better  than 2 parts in 230, as follows, and 
ion sources therefor: a. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (ICP/MS); 
b. Glow discharge mass spectrometers (GDMS); 
c. Thermal ionization mass spectrometers (TIMS); 
d. Electron bombardment mass spectrometers which have a source 
chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with materials resistant 
to UF6; 
e. Molecular beam mass spectrometers having either of the following 
characteristics: 1. A source chamber constructed from,  lined with or plated with 
stainless steel or molybdenum, and equipped with a cold trap capable of cooling to 193 K (-80 °C) or less; or 
2. A source chamber constructed from,  lined with or plated with 
materials resistant to UF6; 
f. Mass spectrometers equipped with a microfluorination ion source 
designed for actinides or  actinide fluorides. 
C. Materials  – None 
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D. Software  
1. "Software" specially designed for the "use" of equipment specified in Item 
3.B.3. or 3.B.4.  
E. Technology 
1. "Technology" according to the Technolo gy Controls for the "development", 
"production" or "use" of equipment, mate rial or "software" specified in 3.A. 
through 3.D. 
 
4. Heavy Water Production Plant Related Equipment 
 A. Equipment, Assemblies and Components  
 
1. Specialized packings  which may be used in separating heavy water from 
ordinary water, having both of  the following characteristics: 
a. Made of phosphor bronze mesh chemically treated to improve 
wettability; and 
b. Designed to be used in vacuum distillation towers. 
 
2. Pumps  capable of circulating solutions of concentrated or dilute potassium 
amide catalyst in liquid ammonia (KNH2/NH3), having all of the following characteristics: a. Airtight (i.e., hermetically sealed); 
b. A capacity greater than 8.5 m3/h; and 
c. Either of the following characteristics: 
1. For concentrated potassium amide solutions (1% or greater), an 
operating pressure of 1.5 to 60 MPa; or 
2. For dilute potassium amide solutions (less than 1%), an operating 
pressure of 20 to 60 MPa. 
3. Turboexpanders or turboexpander-compressor sets  having both of the 
following characteristics: a. Designed for operation with an outlet temperature of 35 K  
(- 238 ºC) or less; and 
b. Designed for a throughput of hydrogen gas of 1000 kg/h or greater. 
 
B. Test and Production Equipment 
 
1. Water-hydrogen sulfide exchange tray columns and internal contactors, as 
follows: a. Water-hydrogen sulfide exchange tray columns, having all of the 
following characteristics: 1. Can operate at pressures of 2 MPa or greater; 
2. Constructed of carbon steel having an austenitic ASTM  
(or equivalent standard) grain size number of 5 or greater; and 
3. With a diameter of 1.8 m or greater; 
b. 
Internal contactors for the water- hydrogen sulfide exchange tray 
columns specified in Item 4.B.1.a. 
2. Hydrogen-cryogenic distillation columns  having all of the following 
characteristics: a. Designed for operation at internal temperatures of 35 K  
(-238 ºC) or less; 
b. Designed for operation at intern al pressures of 0.5 to 5 MPa; 
c. Constructed of either: 
1. Stainless steel of the 300 series with low sulfur content and with an 
austenitic ASTM (or equivalent standard) grain size number of 5 or greater; or 
2. Equivalent materials which are both cryogenic and  
H2-compatible; and 
d. With internal diameters of 1 m or gr eater and effective lengths of 5 m or 
greater. 
3. Ammonia synthesis converters or synthe sis units, in which the synthesis gas 
(nitrogen and hydrogen) is withdraw n from an ammonia/hydrogen high-
pressure exchange column and the synt hesized ammonia is returned to said 
column.  
C. Materials – None 
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D. Software – None 
 
E. Technology 
 
1. "Technology" according to the Technolo gy Controls for the "development", 
"production" or "use" of equipment, mate rial or "software" specified in 4.A. 
through 4.D.  
5. Test and Measurement Equipment for the Development of Nuclear Explosive Devices 
 
 
A. Equipment, Assemblies and Components  
 1. Photomultiplier tubes  having both of the follo wing characteristics: 
a. Photocathode area of gr eater than 20 cm2; and 
b. Anode pulse rise time of less than 1 ns. 
 
B. Test and Production Equipment  
 1. Flash X-ray generators or pu lsed electron accelerators  having either of the 
following sets of characteristics: a.1. An accelerator peak electron energy of 500 keV or greater but less than 
25 MeV; and 
   2. With a figure of merit (K) of 0.25 or greater; or b.1. An accelerator peak  electron energy of 25 MeV or greater; and 
2. A peak power greater than 50 MW. 
2. Multistage light gas guns  or other high-velocity gun systems (coil, 
electromagnetic, and electrothermal types, and other advanced systems) 
capable of accelerating projec tiles to 2 km/s or greater. 
3. Mechanical rotating mirror cameras, as follows, and specially designed 
components therefore: a. Framing cameras with record ing rates greater than  
225000 frames per second; 
b. Streak cameras with writing speeds greater than 0.5 mm/ μs. 
4. Electronic streak cameras, electronic  framing cameras, tubes and devices, 
as follows: a. Electronic streak cameras capable of  50 ns or less time resolution; 
b. Streak tubes for cameras sp ecified in Item 5.B.4.a.; 
c. Electronic (or electronically shuttere d) framing cameras capable of 50 ns 
or less frame exposure time; 
d. Framing tubes and solid-state imaging devices for use with cameras 
specified in Item 5.B.4.c., as follows: 1. Proximity focused image intensifier tubes having the photocathode 
deposited on a transparent conductive coating to decrease photocathode sheet resistance; 
2. Gate silicon intensifier target (SIT) vidicon tubes, where a fast system 
allows gating the photoelectrons from the photocathode before they 
impinge on the SIT plate; 
3. Kerr or Pockels cell electro-optical shuttering; 
4. Other framing tubes and solid-stat e imaging devices having a fast 
image gating time of less than 50 ns specially designed for cameras 
specified in Item 5.B.4.c. 
5. Specialized instrumentation for hydrod ynamic experiment s, as follows: 
a.
 Velocity interferometers for measuring velocities exceeding  
1 km/s during time intervals of less than 10 s; 
b. Manganin gauges for pressu res greater than 10 GPa; 
c. Quartz pressure transducers for pressures greater than  
10 GPa. 
6. High-speed pulse generators  having both of the following characteristics: 
a. Output voltage greater than 6 V into a resistive load of less than 55 
ohms; and 
b. 'Pulse transition time' less than 500 ps. 
 
C. Materials – None 
 
D. Software  – None  
 
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1. "Technology" according to the Technolo gy Controls for the "development", 
"production" or "use" of equipment, mate rial or "software" specified in 5.A. 
through 5.D. 
 
6. Components for Nuclear Explosive Devices  
 
A. Equipment, Assemblies and Components  
1. Detonators and multipoint initiation systems, as follows: 
a. Electrically driven explosive detonators, as follows: 
1. Exploding bridge (EB); 
2. Exploding bridge wire (EBW); 
3. Slapper; 
4. Exploding foil initiators (EFI); 
b. Arrangements using single or multip le detonators designed to nearly 
simultaneously initiate an explosive surface over an area greater than 5000 mm2 from a single firing signal with an initiation timing spread over the surface of less than 2.5 μs. 
2. Firing sets and equivalent high-cu rrent pulse generators, as follows: 
a. Explosive detonator firing sets desi gned to drive multiple controlled 
detonators specified by  Item 6.A.1. above; 
b. Modular electrical pulse generators (p ulsers) having all of the following 
characteristics: 1. Designed for portable, mobile, or ruggedized-use; 
2. Enclosed in a dust-tight enclosure; 
3. Capable of delivering their energy in less than 15 μs; 
4. Having an output greater than 100 A; 
5. Having a 'rise time' of less than 10 μs into loads of less than  
40 ohms; 
6. No dimension greater than 25.4 cm; 
7. Weight less than 25 kg ; and 
8. Specified to operate over an exte nded temperature range of 223 to 
373 K (-50 ºC to 100 ºC) or specified as suitable for aerospace applications. 
3. Switching devices  as follows: 
a. Cold-cathode tubes, whether gas filled  or not, operating similarly to a 
spark gap, having all of the following characteristics: 1. Containing three or more electrodes; 
2. Anode peak voltage rating of 2.5 kV or more; 
3. Anode peak current rating of 100 A or more; and 
4. Anode delay time of 10 μs or less; 
b. Triggered spark-gaps having both of the following characteristics: 
1. Anode delay time of 15 μs or less; and 
2. Rated for a peak current of 500 A or more; 
c. Modules or assemblies with a fast sw itching function having all of the 
following characteristics: 1. Anode peak voltage rating greater than 2 kV; 
2. Anode peak current rating of 500 A or more; and 
3. Turn-on time of 1 μs or less. 
4. Pulse discharge capacitors  having either of the following sets of 
characteristics: a. 1.  Voltage rating  greater than 1.4 kV; 
 2.  Energy storage greater than 10 J;  3.  Capacitance greater than 0.5 μF; and 
4.  Series inductance less than 50 nH; or 
b.1.  Voltage rating greater than 750 V; 
2.  Capacitance greater than 0.25 μF; and 
3.  Series inductance less than 10 nH. 
5. Neutron generator systems, including tubes, having both of the following 
characteristics: a. Designed for operation without an external vacuum system; and 
b. Utilizing electrostatic acceleration to induce a tritium-deuterium nuclear 
reaction.  
B. Test and Production Equipment – None 
 
C. Materials  
1. High explosive substances or mi xtures, containing more than  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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2 % by weight of any of the following: 
a. Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX ) (CAS 2691-41-0); 
b. Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) (CAS 121-82-4); 
c. Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) (CAS 3058-38-6); 
d. Hexanitrostilbene (HNS) (CAS 20062-22-0); or 
e. Any explosive with a crystal density greater than 1.8 g/cm3 and having a 
detonation velocity greater than 8000 m/s.  
D. Software  – None 
 
E. Technology  
1. "Technology" according to the Technolo gy Controls for the "development", 
"production" or "use" of equipment, material or  "software" specified in 6.A. through 6.D. 
Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Code    Description 
HS 17.01   Cane or beet sugar an d chemically pure sucrose, in  
    solid form 
AHTN 2106.90.51  Preparations of a kind used as raw material for the      manufacture of composite concentrates AHTN 2106.90.52  Composite concentrates for simple dilution with water      to make beverages   AHTN 2106.90.59  Other – 
    a.  Alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the      manufacture of beverages     b. Preparation of a kind used as raw material for the     manufacture of composite concentrates AHTN 2106.90.70  Food supplements AHTN 2106.90.91  Fortificant premixes 
AHTN 2106.90.99 C Sweetening preparations consisting of artificial       sweeteners and foodstuffs 
AHTN 2106.90.99 D Other  
 
Clearances of other entities are also issued upon arrival of import commodities in the Philippines such as: 
 
1.  The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issues import clearance, particularly Authority to Release Imported Goods (ATRIG), for commodities which are either exempted from value added tax or 
subject to excise tax upon arrival of the goods in the Philippines.  The BIR issues ATRIG upon 
arrival of the following goods in the Philippines prio r to release from the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) 
custody: 
a. Salts; 
b. Perfumes and toilet water; 
c. Finished fertilizers mostly in packages of a gross weight of more than 10 kgs.; and 
d. Oil for aircraft engines. 
 
2.  The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Indust ry (PCCI) provides technical expertise to the 
BOC in identifying monitored commodities and other related information in order for appropriate 
duties and taxes to be levied.  The PCCI issues clearances under the PCCI-Industry Commodity 
Experts (PCCI-ICE) program; technical experts designated by participating industry associations verify and evaluate the authenticity of the docume nts provided by the importer.  After review by 
the industry commodity experts, any discrepanci es in valuation are submitted together with 
appropriate recommendations to BOC authorities for their corresponding action. 
 II.  PROHIBITED COMMODITIES
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The importation of the following prohibited commodities is not allowed under existing laws:  
  
                                               
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  a) Prohibited commodities under Section 101 of Presidential Decree (P.D.)  
No. 1464, as amended (Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines): 
 
i. Dynamite, gunpowder, ammunitions and other explosives, firearms, and weapons of 
war, and parts thereof, except when authorized by law. 
 
ii. Written or printed articles in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting 
treason, or rebellion, insurrection, sedition, or subversion against the Government of 
the Philippines, or forcible resistance to any law of the Philippines, or containing any threat to take the life of, or inflict bodily  harm upon any person in the Philippines. 
 
iii. Written or printed articles, negatives or cinematographic film, photographs, 
engravings, lithographs, objects, paintings, drawings, or other representation of an obscene or immoral character. 
 
iv. Articles, instruments, drugs and substances designed, intended or adapted for 
producing unlawful abortion, or any printed matter which advertises or describes or 
gives directly or indirectly information where, how or by whom unlawful abortion is 
produced. 
 
v. Roulette wheels, gambling outfits, loaded dice, marked cards, machines, apparatus 
or mechanical devices used in gambling or the distribution of money, cigars, 
cigarettes, or other articles when such distribution is dependent on chance, including jackpot and pinball machines or similar contrivances, or parts thereof. 
 
vi. Lottery and sweepstakes tickets except those authorized by the Philippine 
Government, advertisements thereof and lists of drawings therein. 
 
vii. Any article manufactured in whole or in part of gold, silver or other precious metals 
or alloys thereof, the stamps, brands or marks or which do not indicate the actual fineness of quality of said metals or alloys. 
 
viii. Any adulterated or misbranded articles of  food or any adulterated or misbranded 
drug in violation of the provisions of the “Food and Drugs Act”. 
 
ix. Marijuana, opium, poppies, coca leaves, heroin or any other narcotics or synthetic 
drugs which are or may hereafter be declared habit forming by the President of the 
Philippines, or any compound, manufactured salt, derivative, or preparation thereof, 
except when imported by the Government of the Philippines or any person duly authorized by the Dangerous Drugs Board, for medical purposes only. 
 
x. Opium pipes and parts thereof, or whatever material. 
 
xi. All other articles and parts thereof, the importation of which is prohibited by law or 
rules and regulations issued by competen t authority (as amended by Presidential 
Decree No. 34). 
 
b) Used clothing and rags under R.A. No. 4653 (An Act to Safeguard the Health of the People 
and Maintain the Dignity of the Nation by Declaring it a National Policy to Prohibit the Commercial Importation of Textile Articles Commonly Known as Used Clothing and Rags) dated 17 June 1966; 
 
c) Toy firearms and explosives, which, even if dissimilar in other aspects, are replicas in 
appearance, measurements, colour and parts as its genuine counterpart firearms and 
explosives under Letter of Instructions No. 1264 dated 31 July 1982; 
 
d) Hazardous wastes, even in transit into the Philippine territorial limits under Section 24 of the 
Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. No. 6969 (Toxic Substances and Hazardous and 
Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990); 
 
e) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) under Section 5 of Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2004; G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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f) Amosite (Brown Asbestos) and Crocidolite (Blue Asbestos) (Section VI No. 3(B) of DENR 
Administrative Order No. 2, Series of 2000 – Chemical Control Order for Asbestos); 
 
g) Carbon Tetrachloride, Chlorofluorocarbons, Trichloroethane and Halons; 
 
h) All used motorcycle parts (except engine) under Executive Order No. 156 dated 12 December 
2002; 
 
i) Right hand drive vehicles under R.A. No. 8506 (An Act Banning the Registration and 
Operation of Vehicles with Right-Hand Steering Wheel in any Private or Public Street, Road or 
Highway, Providing Penalties Therefor, and for Other Purposes); 
 
j) Live piranha under Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 126, Series of 1979 (Rules and 
Regulations Prohibiting the Importation and/or Possession of any Live Piranha); and 
 
k) Live shrimps and prawns of all stages under FAO No. 207, Series of 2001 (Prohibiting the 
Importation and Culture of Imported Live  Shrimp and Prawn of All Stages).  
 
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  ANNEX B 
SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES/CHARGES (IN PHILIPPINE PESO) 
Product Amount 
  
Gamefowl breeders/importers  
 - Registration (valid for 3 years)  P 3,000.00   
Feedgrains and feedgrain substitutes  P 600.00 
   Initial (1 year)    Renewal (5 years) Drugs* 
  
New Drug/Monitored release  P20,000.00 / 3 years  
Unbranded  P  2,000.00  P  7,500.00 Branded     P  3,000.00  P10,000.00 
   
Medical device  P  1,500.00  P 5,000.00    
Diagnostic Reagent  P  1,500.00  P 5,000.00 
   Food* 
  
Category 1  P    200.00  P 1,000.00 
Category 2  P    250.00  P 1,250.00 
Food supplement  P 1,000.00  P 5,000.00 Bottled water  P 1,000.00  P 5,000.00 
   
Cosmetics* 
  
Listing  P   500.00  P 2,500.00 
Registration  P  750.00  P 3,750.00 
    + P100.00 per variant or 
P50.00 per variant if more 
than 6 
  
Household Hazardous 
Substances*  P 500.00  P 2,500.00 
  
Urban Pesticides  
- Initial Registration per product per year (max 3 years) P 500.00 
- Renewal of Registration per product per year (max 5 years) P 500.00  * Cost of laboratory fees must be added to the above fees. 
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Product         Amount   
Coal 
 
- Application fee for Coal Traders P 3,500.00 
  
Chainsaw  
Purchase, importation, manufacture, sale, resale, transfer and/or 
disposition P 500.00 
  
Imported logs, lumber, veneer and commercial poles and piles , 
plywood, other wood-based panels, pulpwood and wood chips  
- Application fee P 600.00 
- Registration fee P 480.00 
- Cash bond P12,000.00 
  
Fertilizer  
- Organic and/or specialty products P 4,200.00 
- New products P 6,000.00 - Old products P 5,400.00   
Pesticides 
 
- Application fee for the registration of a pesticide   per active ingredient 
 per pesticide product  
P 4,500.00 
P 3,000.00 
- Conditional Registration Renewal (Annual)  - Category 1 & 2 
- Category 3 & 4 P 5,000.00 
P 3,000.00 
- Registration fee  per active ingredient (3 years)    Category 1 & 2 
   Category 3 & 4  
 P20,000.00 
P15,000.00 
 per pesticide product (3 years)    Category 1 & 2 
   Category 3 & 4  
P15,000.00 
P 7,000.00 
 
 
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
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  ANNEX C 
LIST OF LICENSE FEES/ADMINISTRAT IVE CHARGES (IN PHILIPPINE PESO) 
Product Amount Product Amount 
Carabaos, buffaloes, cattle, 
horses, ponies, asses, mules, donkeys, swine and goats 200.00 per permit Certificate of Authority (CAI)
1  
to import knocked down parts and components   650.00 per CAI 
Dogs and cats, and other 
domestic livestock  Bull semen and other animal semen; embryo 100.00 per permit 
  100.00 per permit Firearms, ammunitions and 
explosives  A.  Permit  to import       firearms, ammunitions,       spare parts, accessories  
     and components 
  
Adult chicken, geese, turkeys, 
ducks, pigeons, doves, quails 
and other adult domesticated fowls, chicks, poults, ducklings, and other young fowls 100.00 per permit Firearms 
Ammunition Components      -  Shells      -  Primers      -  Gunpowder Major Parts (Slide / Barrel / 
Frame) 
Bullet-proof vests /  Vestments Firearm Accessories Electronic Devices Crowd Control Equipment (including protective suits) Munition and Air Munition products  Reloading Machine and other equipment / instruments / implements used or intended to be used in manufacturing  
  15.00 
 0.10/pc   0.02 /pc  0.01/pc  1.00/kg  6.00/pc    200.00/pc  1.00/pc  50.00/pc 50.00/pc  0.01/pc  500.00  
Fighting or game birds 
 Hatching eggs  Hatching eggs of gamebirds, per egg  For meat, meat products  100.00 per head 
 100.00 per permit  20.00 per egg   200.00 per permit B.  Permit fee to unload  
     (upon arrival of import)  - Explosives/explosive 
ingredients (solid form) 
- Explosives/explosive 
ingredients (liquid form) 
- Detonating cords and 
safety fuses 
- Blasting caps and    connectors -  Theatrical effects   
    0.10/kg   0.10/l   0.05/m   0.05/pc  50.00/kg  
Large-size wild animals and birds  Medium-size wild animals and birds  Small wild animals and birds  100.00 per permit 
  100.00 per permit   100.00 per permit C.  Permit to import   
     explosives/explosive        ingredients  D.  Permit to Import      Theatrical Effects    6,000 (1 year 
validity from date of issue)   1,000.00  
 
Fresh/chilled/frozen fish and 
fishery aquatic products 1,500.00 per permit  
 Colour reproduction 
machines 50.00 per permit 
 
                                               
1  The CAI is issued by the BOI to allow Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) participants to 
import knocked down parts and compon ents at 0 – 1% rate of duty. Th e application for CAI is now filed 
electronically (eCAI). G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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-  Application fee  Live fish and fishery aquatic products   
150.00  150.00 per permit  
Antibiotics  Acetic anhydride 300.00 per clearance 
 30.00 per chemical 
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  ANNEX D 
FEES AND CHARGES COLLECTED BY IMPORT RE GULATING AGENCIES (IN PHILIPPINE PESO) 
A) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) / BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY (BAI) 
 
Livestock and poultry feeds   
Importer/indentor  
-   Analysis fee/per sample (complete proximate) P 912.00 -   Registration fee (for importer) P 480.00      
Veterinary Biological Product Permit   Import permit fees  
-   Provisional (3 months validity) P 250.00 -   Special (3 months validity) P 250.00 -   Regular (6 months validity) P 500.00   
Biological distributor/importers  -  Initial Registration P 2,200.00/year -  Renewal P 2,200.00/year 
 
B) DA / BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY (BPI) 
 
A. Issuance of Permit to import   
  
 -  planting materials  P 20.00  -  plant products P 30.00  -  potential agricultural pests   (small animals, etc.)  P 60.00 
  
B. IMPORT – Inspection fees  
  
1. Fresh fruits, vegetables, on ion, garlic, and other fresh sp ices P 20.00/MT or fraction of 
a ton thereof 
  
2. Seeds, cuttings, rhizomes, bulbs, corms, scions & other 
planting/propagating materials P 10.00/MT or fraction of 
a ton thereof 
  
3. Living plants for shipment of ten (10) pieces P 20.00   
 - In excess of 10 pcs. P 2.00/pc 4. Grains and seeds for food and seed  processing P 10.00/MT or fraction of 
a ton thereof 
  
5. Logs, lumber, timber, veneer and other wood products  P 10.00/MT or fraction of 
a ton  thereof 
  
6. Other materials capable of harbouring  plant pests  P 20.00/MT or fraction of 
a ton  thereof 
7. Potential crop pest:     
 a) Small animals P 20.00/head  b) Bees, small insects, and others P 200.00/pc. 
  
8. Cultures of fungi, bacteria, and the likes for scientific purposes P 200.00/pc. 
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  C) DA / FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY (FPA) 
 
 Fees and Charges (in Pesos) 
1. Fertilizer and pesticide product registration 
Fertilizer product registration  
   
(i) Application fees - EUP/product/crop imported  P 1,200.00 (ii) Provisional registration (annual) - imported   -   Inorganic fertilizer (new) P 1,800.00  -   Inorganic fertilizer (old)  P 1,800.00  -   Organic  P 1,800.00  -   Soil conditioner  P 1,800.00 
 -   Raw material  P 1,800.00 
 -   Plant growth promoter  P 1,800.00  -   Specialty P 1,800.00 (iii) Full registration/renewal - imported (3-year validity)   -   Inorganic fertilizer (old)  P 5,400.00  -   Inorganic fertilizer (new) P 6,000.00  -   Organic  P 4,200.00  -  Soil conditioner  P 4,200.00  -   Raw material  P 4,200.00  -   Plant growth promoter  P 4,200.00  -   Specialty P 4,200.00 (iv) Conditional Registration Renewal (Annually)   Product    Category 1 and 2 P 5,000.00    Category 3 and 4 P 3,000.00 (v) Submission of Additional Data  P 4,000.00 (vi) EUP Application Protocol/Crop/Season   I-A and B  P 1,500.00  II and III P 3,000.00 (vii) Label/Expansion/Crop  P 3,000.00    
2. Licensing of fertilizer and pesticide handlers, dealers and 
warehouses 
Fertilizer and pesticide handlers other than dealers (annually)  
   
(i) Over P5M capitalization   -  1st activity,   fertilizer P 8,400.00     pesticide P 8,500.00  -  Additional activities,  fertilizer P 4,800.00     pesticide P 5,000.00 (ii) Over P1M to P5M capitalization   -  1st activity,   fertilizer P 5,400.00     pesticide P 5,500.00  -  Additional activities, fertilizer P 3,600.00     pesticide P 4,000.00 (iii) Over P500 to P1M capitalization   -  1st activity,   fertilizer P 3,600.00     pesticide P 4,000.00  -  Additional activities, fertilizer P 1,800.00     pesticide P 2,000.00 (iv) P550T and below capitalization   -  1st activity,   fertilizer P 1,800.00     pesticide P 2,000.00  -  Additional activities fertilizer P 850.00     pesticide P 1,000.00  Pest Control Operators (Annually) P 1,200.00 
 Accreditation Fee for Certified Pesticide  
 Applicators (Annually)  P 600.00  Warehouses (Annually)    fertilizer  P 1,200.00   pesticide  P 2,000.00   both fertilizer & pesticide  P 2,400.00    
3. Processing fees     
(a) Processing fees - fertilizer   Vat Exemption Certificate  P 600.00  Permit for Industrial Users  P 600.00  Export Permit  P 600.00 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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   Authority to Purchase Damaged Fertilizer  P 600.00 
 Endorsement Certificate of Undertaking P 600.00  Transhipment Permit  P 600.00 
(b) Processing fees - pesticide   CAIP Issuance   a.  General Use P 750.00  b.  Red Labelled and Restricted Use   P 3,000.00  Amendment Certification P 750.00  Export Permit  P 1,500.00  Permit to Purchase Restricted Pesticides P 450.00 (c) All Other Certification                    P 350.00 
 
D) DA / NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY (NFA) 
 
 Application fee/registration fee  
 -  Single line of activity in rice and/or corn industry  P 110.00  -  Two or more lines of activity  P 165.00    
 Licensing fee for importing    -  For farmers cooperatives/associations/organizations  P 3,300.00  -  For other importers/sectors P 22,000.00 
 
E) DA / NATIONAL MEAT INSPECTION COMMISSION (NMIC) 
 
 Meat Import Inspection Fees     P 0.11 per kg.   
F) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR) / ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
BUREAU (EMB)  
 
A. TITLE II (TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBSTANCES) 
 1. Pre-manufacturing and pre-im portation notification for new 
chemicals (abbreviated form) P 2,150.00/chemical 
2. Pre-manufacturing and pre-im portation notification for new 
chemicals (detailed form) P 3,750.00/chemical 
3. Registration for chemicals under chemical control order (CCO)  P 2,250.00/chemical 
4. Renewal of registration for chem icals under chemical control order 
(CCO) for Ozone Depleting Substances P 1,450.00/chemical 
5. Importation clearance for chemicals under CCO P 700.00/chemical 
6. Certification of chemicals in the PICCS P 450.00/chemical 7. PCL Compliance Certificate P 500.00/chemical 8. Letter of intent for small quantity importation P 500.00/chemical   
B. TITLE III (HAZARDOUS WASTES)    
1. Registration of hazardous waste generator P 600.00/generator 2. Annual Registration of transporters P 500.00/vehicle  
3. Issuance of transport pe rmit P 410.00/hazardous waste  
4. Annual Registration of Treatment, Storage and Disposal (TSD) 
facilities P 15,000.00/facility 
5. Issuance of an Export Clearance P 2,000.00/clearance 
6. Issuance of an Importation Clearance P 2,000.00/clearance 7. Issuance of Notification of the Export of Hazardous Wastes P 500.00/notification 8. Registration of Importer of Recyclable Materials Containing 
Hazardous Substances  P 5,000.00/importer 
9.       Registration of co-processing cement plants using alternative   fuels 
and raw materials in the form of hazardous wastes and other wastes P 5,500.00 
 
G) DENR  / PROTECTED AREAS AND WILDLIFE BUREAU (DENR/PAWB ) 
 
I. FEES  
  
A. Application and Processing fees for   1. Gratuitous Permit P 100.00  2. Wildlife Collector’s Permit P 500.00  3. Wildlife Farm Permit P 500.00   
B. Inspection fee for expo rt/re-export of wildlife  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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    1. Commercial P 300.00 
 2. Non-commercial P 150.00 C. Permit fee    1. Wildlife Farm Permit    i. Large Scale P 5,000.00   ii.  Small Scale P 2,500.00   2. Local Transport Permit  P 100.00   3. Export/re-export Permit    i.   Commercial (CITES & Non-CITES)     a. Fauna and its by-products or  derivatives  3% of export value 
   b. Flora (propagated) P 300.00  
for 1
st 50 pcs. 
P 2.00/pc. 
  ii.  Non-commercial (1-2 pairs of pet, plants not 
    exceeding 12 pcs.)  
   a. CITES species  P 250.00/permit 
   b. Non-CITES P 150.00/permit   4. Import (CITES species/non-CITES species) P 350.00/permit   5. Re-issuance fee for expi red CITES/Non-CITES permit  
  i.   CITES permit P 250.00/permit   ii.  Non-CITES permit P 150.00/permit   
II. CHARGES 
 
A. Collection under Wildlife Collector’s Permit/Wildlife Special Use Permit  Species Charges 
Mammals P 500.00/hd  
Reptiles P 300.00/hd  Birds Common – P 20.00/hd Threatened – P 1,000.00/hd Amphibians P 20.00/hd  Insects P 20.00/hd (e.g. butterflies, 
beetles)  
Orchids Common – P 50.00/pc Threatened – P 200.00/pc 
Wildings* P 50.00/pc  Other plants P 25.00/pc   *wildings except when collected by communities for rainforest development or similar projects certified by the DENR field office 
 
H) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) / FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) 
  
  Initial  Renewal 
 (2 years) 
Drug Establishments  A.   For manufacturers         Fees are based on capitalization    P20 million and below  P 10,000.00  P 20,000.00  Over P20 million but below P50 million  P 15,000.00  P 30,000.00  P50 million and above  P 20,000.00  P 40,000.00    
B. For traders   
 Fees are based on capitalization    P20 million and below  P 3,000.00  P  6,000.00  Over P20 million but below P50 million  P 5,000.00  P 10,000.00  P50 million and above  P 7,000.00  P 14,000.00    C.   For distributors    Importers  P 5,000.00  P 10,000.00    Food Establishments   
A.   For manufacturers (based on capitalization)   
P250,000.00 and below P500.00 P1,000.00 Over P250,000.00 but below P500,000.00 P750.00 P1,500.00 
 P500,000.00 but below P1 million   P 1,000.00  P 2,000.00  Over P1 million but below P5 million  P 2,000.00  P 4,000.00 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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    Initial  Renewal 
 (2 years) 
 P5 million but below P10  million  P 3,000.00  P 6,000.00 
 P10 million but below P20 million  P 5,000.00  P 10,000.00  P20 million but below P50 million  P 10,000.00  P 20,000.00  P50 million and above   P 15,000.00  P 30,000.00    B.  For distributors (Importers)   P 4,000.00  P 8,000.00    Cosmetic Establishments    
A.  For manufacturers (based on capitalization)   
 P20 million and below  P 5,000.00  P 10,000.00  Over P20 million but below P50 million  P 10,000.00  P 20,000.00  P50 million and above  P 15,000.00  P 30,000.00    B.  For traders (based on capitalization)    P20 million and below  P 3,000.00  P 6,000.00  Over P20 million but below P50 million  P 5,000.00  P 10,000.00  P50 million and above  P 7,000.00  P 14,000.00    C.   For distributors (Importers)  P 3,000.00  P 6,000.00    
Medical Devices Establishments 
   
A.   For manufacturers(based on capitalization)   
 P20 million and below  P 5,000.00  P 10,000.00  Over P20 million but below P50 million  P 7,000.00  P 14,000.00  P50 million and above  P 10,000.00  P 20,000.00    B.  For traders (based on capitalization)    P20 million and below  P 3,000.00  P 6,000.00  Over P20 million but below P50 million  P 5,000.00  P 10,000.00  P50 million and above  P 7,000.00  P 14,000.00    C.   For distributors (Importers)  P 4,000.00  P 8,000.00    Household Hazardous Establishments, including Urban Pesticide Establishments     
A.   For manufacturers (based on capitalization)   
 P1 million and below  P 1,000.00  P 2,000.00  Over P1 million but below P5 million  P 2,000.00  P 4,000.00   P5 million but below P10 million  P 3,000.00  P 6,000.00  P10 million but below P20 million  P 5,000.00  P 10,000.00 
 P20 million but below P50 million  P 10,000.00  P 20,000.00 
 P50 million and above  P 15,000.00  P 30,000.00    B.   For distributors (Importers)  P 3,000.00  P 6,000.00   
Others   
Pre-site inspection of  establishments P 500.00 + cost of transportation and 
accommodation if outside Metro Manila 
Clearance to import antibiotics P 300.00 Amendment of license to operate (LTO) or re-issuance for lost LTO         P 500.00 
Addition or deletion of fo reign sources P 50.00/source 
P 300.00 if more than 5 sources 
Certification/Clearance for BOC releases P 300.00 
Change of business name/address of 
suppliers P 500.00 
 
*For Legal Research Fee (LRF):  Additi onal of 1% for all applicable fees 
  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  I) DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST) / PHILIPPINE NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
(PNRI)  
 1. Application Fee (One-time charge for a new license)   P 500.00 
 
2.   Schedule of Materials License and Inspection Fees.   
TYPE OF LICENSE NEW LICENSE  
(Pesos) LICENSE 
RENEWAL (Pesos) AMENDMENT OF 
LICENSE (Pesos) INSPECTION FEES 
A.   Sale / Distribution / Service 
 A.1  Indent Sale P 3,500.00 P 2,400.00 P 1,500.00 P 3,000.00 A.2  Sale P 3,500.00 P 3,500.00 P 1,600.00 P 3,000.00 A.3  Sale/Service P 4,600.00 P 3,500.00 P 2,100.00 P 3,000.00 A.4  Service P 4,600.00 P 3,500.00 P 2,100.00 P 3,000.00 A.5 Dispensing / Compounding P 6,700.00 P 3,500.00 P 2,100.00 P 3,000.00 
     
B. Research and Education  B.1  Category A P 3,500.00 P 2,400.00 P 1,500.00 P 2,000.00 B.2  Category B P 6,700.00 P 3,500.00 P 2,100.00 P 3,000.00      C. Industry          
C.1 Portable b Gauge 
Category A P 3,500.00 P 2,400.00 P 1,500.00 P 3,500.00 
C.2 Portable Gauge Category 
B P 4,600.00 P 2,400.00 P 1,500.00 P 3,500.00 
C.3  Fixed Gauge Category A P 3,500.00 P 2,400.00 P 1,500.00 P 3,500.00 
C.4  Fixed Gauge Category B P 4,600.00 P 2,400.00 P 1,500.00 P 3,500.00 C.5  Well Logging, Dredging 
& Spinning  Pipe P 4,600.00 P 3,500.00 P 1,600.00 P 3,500.00 
C.6  Tracer Studies P 4,600.00 P 3,500.00 P 1,600.00 P 3,500.00 
     D. Blood Irradiator P 3,500.00 P 2,400.00 P 1,500.00 P 3,000.00      E.   Industrial Radiography P 6,700.00 P 3,500.00 P 2,100.00 P 4,000.00      F.   Brachytheraphy P 6,700.00 P 3,500.00 P 2,100.00 P 3,500.00      G.   Teletherapy P 6,700.00 P 3,500.00 P 2,100.00 P 4,500.00      H.   I-131 Therapy P 4,600.00 P 3,500.00 P 1,600.00 P 3,000.00      I.   In-Vivo Diagnostics and 
Therapy P 6,700.00 P 3,500.00 P 2,100.00 P 4,000.00 
     
J.  Radioimmunoassay P 3,500.00 P 2,400.00 P 1,500.00 P 3,000.00 
     
K.   Medical Cyclotron  Facility P 120,000.00 - - - 
 
i. Research and Education Category A means the use of one or more units of sealed and/or 
unsealed radioactive sources where any radioactive sources do not fall under Category 1 to 
3 (based on Table 1 of Categorization of Radioactive Sources of the IAEA TECDOC-1344 as 
adopted in PNRI A.O. No. 1 Series of 2004)) and total amount of radioactivity to be possessed at any one time does not exceed 370 MBq. 
 
ii. Research and Education Category B means category other than Category A of the research 
and Education. 
 
iii. Portable Gauge Category A means category that  falls under Category 5 (based on Table 1 of 
Categorization of Radioactive Source, IA EA Technical Document No. 1344) (e.g. XRF 
analyzers, etc.). 
 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  iv. Portable Gauge Category B means category other than Portable Gauge Category A. 
 v. Fixed Gauge Category A means category that falls under Category 4 and 5 based on Table 1 
of Categorization of Radioactive Source, IAEA Technical Document No. 1344 (e.g. 
thickness/fill-level gauges, static eliminators, etc.). 
 vi. Fixed Gauge Category B means category other than Fixed Gauge Category A. 
 
3. Other Related Regulatory Services   3.1 Certificate of Release Fee       P 300.00 
 3.2 Authority to Transport Fee       P 300.00 
 3.3 Certificate of Exemption Fee       P 300.00  
J) DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD ) 
 Only duly registered, licensed and/or accred ited Social Welfare and Development Agencies 
(SWDAs) may be endorsed to the Department of Finance for duty free entry of foreign donations, 
the fees for services rendered as follows:   Facilitation Fee (for duty free entry)  P 1,000.00  
 
K) DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI) / BUREAU OF IMPORT SERVICES (BIS)  
 
 Processing fee for the importation of used motor vehicles/issuance of certificate of authority 
to import (CAI)  
   Motor vehicles, completely built-up  P 1,500.00/unit 
 -   trucks P 600.00/unit 
 -   buses P 600.00/unit 
 -   motorcycles, CBU  P 900.00/unit    Motor vehicle parts P 300.00/application  -  motorcycle parts P 300.00/application  -   government importation  P 300.00/application  -   importation through donation by government agencies  P 300.00/application  -  application fee for accreditation of Rebuilding  Centers P 300.00  -  accreditation fee for Rebuilding Centers (valid for 3 years) P 30,000.00          Truck/bus parts and components for rebuilding P600.00/unit 
 
L) DTI / BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS (BPS) 
 
 Fees for the processing of Import Commodity Clearance (ICC)   
Application Fee     P 300.00 
  
Processing Fee (based on the amount declared in the Invoice)  
  Invoice Value           Fee 
 Up to P 500,000.00     P   5,000.00 
Over P 500,000.00 up to P 1.0M   P   7,500.00 
Over P 1.0M      P 10,000.00  
* Cost of quality/safety markings is based on the actual quantity of imported products per 
bill of lading. 
 
M) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC) / MARITIME INDUSTRY 
AUTHORITY (MARINA ) 
 Overseas Shipping Office 
 
 Type of Application Fees/Charges 
 
1. Importation/purchase of ship for overseas use P 8,050.00/ship G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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2. Endorsement to authorized agent banks of the Monetary authority for 
foreign exchange requirements of sh ipping companies (Sec.  6.01 (a) of 
the Implementing Rules & Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 7471, as amended) P 780.00 
  
3. Endorsement to the Secretary of Fina nce for availment of  Import Duties 
and Taxes (Sec. 6.02 (d) of the IRR of RA 7471, as amended): 
 - Ship importation  - Spare parts  
 P 3,120.00 P 780.00 
  
4. Endorsement to the Secretary of Finance for availment of supplier's tax 
credit (Sec. 6.02 (d) of the IRR of RA 7471, as amended) P 780.00 
  
  
 
Domestic Shipping Office 
 
 Type of Application Fees/Charges 
 
1. Importation of Ships:  a) Ships 10 years old and below  b) Ships over 10 years old  c) High Speed Craft  d) Fishing Vessels   - 10 years old and below   - over 10 years old  
P 10,300.00/ship P 20,590.00/ship P 31,200.00/ship  P 10,300.00/ship P 20,590.00/ship 
  
2. Approval in principle to acquire ship: 
 1) -10 years old  2) above 10 years old  3) High Speed Craft  
P 10,300.00/ship P 20,590.00/ship P 31,200.00/ship 
  
3.    Extension of Validity of Authority to Acquire Ships        P 2,340.00/month/ship 
 
N) OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (OP) / NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC)  
 
VARIOUS PERMITS1: 
 Permit Fee 
(in Pesos) 
1. Authority/permit to import telecommunication broadcast, customer 
premises / provided equipment (CPE), spare parts and accessories P 240.00/invoice 
2. Authority to release telecommunications equipment from the Bureau of 
Customs not covered by approved permit  to purchase, or authority/permit 
to import P 85.00/unit 
 
3. Permit to purchase/sel l or transfer ownership Tr ansmitter/Transceiver   
    a)  Broadcast Service          High Powered P 360.00         Medium Powered P 240.00         Low Powered P 120.00   b) International Fixed/Mobile/Portable         Satellite P 360.00 
 c) Communication transmitter/transceiver, other  than those under a. 
and b.  
  High Powered P 240.00 
  Medium Powered P 120.00   Low Powered P 96.00 
 d) Amateur Radio Service P 50.00 
4.   Permit to possess/own  Transmitter/Transceiver  
      a) Broadcast Service  P 240.00         High Powered  P 240.00         Medium Powered P 120.00         Low Powered  P 84.00  b)   International Fixed/Mobile Portable Satellite  P 360.00      c)   Communication Transmitter/Transceiver,  other than those under a   
                                               
1Source : NTC Memorandum Circular No. 19-12-2000 (Revised Schedule of, Including Additional, 
Administrative Fees and Charges of the National Telecommunications Commission), Section 2.XIV: Schedule of Fees and Charges. G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  VARIOUS PERMITS1: 
 Permit Fee 
(in Pesos) 
and b 
            High Powered  P 120.00 
            Medium Powered  P 96.00 
            Low Powered P 60.00 
     d)   Amateu r radio service P 50.00 
 
List2 of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE): 
 
 Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) is/are equipment located in the premises of a customer or 
subscriber, for connection to public telecommunications network facilities3.  
 1. Private Branch Exchange (PBXs).  2. Key Telephone Systems (KTS).  3. Corded Telephone Sets.  4. Cordless Telephone Sets.  5. Special purpose terminal equipment designed to operate in conjunction with central office facilities to 
receive and transmit data from a subscriber’s locati o n  o r  t o  o p e r a t e  i n  a  m a n n e r  t h a t  s e r v e s  p u b l i c  
interest. They include but are not limited to: 
 
 - Alarm dialing and signaling eq uipment for industrial, security, fire, instructio n and equipment 
failure applications. 
 - Traffic Recorder or device for measuring the amount of traffic carried by a group or several 
groups of switches, lines or trunks and may have the capability of periodically printing a record of 
that traffic. 
 - Variation Monitors or devices for sensing deviations in electrical characteristics of a line and 
capable of providing an alarm or initiating other actions when program of the electrical 
characteristics are exceeded. 
 - Multiplexer or device that allows transmission  of a number of different signals simultaneously 
over a single telecommunications channel. Concentrators are included in this heading. 
 6. Automatic dialer or a separate device that dials a call automatically over the public network. The device 
may include the capability to include dial attempts after encountering a busy signal. 
 7. Automatic Answering Machine or device connected to a telephone line which operates in such a manner 
that when the user is absent, the device answers calls and gives a recorded message and may or may not provide for recording of a short message for the caller. 
 8. Call distributor or a device that distributes incomi ng calls to different operating positions to spread 
traffic load and increase efficiency. 
 9. Data communications equipment (DCE) provides the functions required to establish, maintain and 
terminate a connection, the signal conversion, and coding required for communication between data 
terminal equipment and the public telecommunications network. DCE may or may not be an integral part of a computer (e.g. dial-up modem). 
 
10. Data terminal equipment (DTE) consists of digital end instruments that convert user information into 
data signals for transmission, or reconvert the rece ived signals into user information. The DTE may 
consist of a single piece of equipment that provides all required function necessary or it may be an interconnected subsystem of multiple pieces of equipment which together perform all the required functions. 
 11. Facsimile machine or device employed at the transm it end to convert a hard copy to electrical signals 
suitable for delivery to the public telecommunications network and at the receive end to convert picture signals to a hard copy. 
 12. Teleprinter or device having a signal actuated mechanism for automatically printing received message. 
The device may also include a keyboard for manually sending line signals, a paper tape transmitter and 
                                               
2Source : NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-01-2001 (Revised Customer Premises Equipment Interface 
Standards and Procedures for Type Approval and Ty pe Acceptance), Section 1.f: General Provisions. 
3Source : NTC Memorandum Circular No. 1-04-88 (Rules and Regulations Governing Equipment Provided 
by Customers/Subscribers of Public Networks). G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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  paper tape punch/reader or the electronic equivalent of these. (Intended for connection to a telex 
network). 
 13. Wireless Paging Receiver using selective radio si gnal to summon a person, exact whereabouts unknown, 
to the nearest telephone or to deliver a message to the person carrying the paging unit. 
 14. Cellular Mobile Telephone Subscriber Terminal is  a terminal unit connected to the cellular mobile 
telephone system which is a wide area mobile radio telephone system composed of clusters of cells capable of providing high-capacity mobile as well as fixed telecommunication services by utilizing 
frequency re-use  techniques. 
 1 5 .  G l o b a l  M o b i l e  P e r s o n a l  C o m m u n i c a t i o n s  b y  S a tellite (GMPCS) terminal equipment connected to a 
satellite system providing telecommunications services  directly to end-users anywhere in the globe from 
a constellation of satellite. 
 16. Fixed Wireless Access Subscriber Unit is a fixed terminal equipment located at the end-user or 
subscriber’s premises wherein it is connected to the public telecommunications network via the fixed wireless access system. Fixed wireless access is an access application using radio technology rather than copper wire or optical fibers to reach subscriber ’s premises in which the locations of the subscriber 
and the network access point are fixed. 
 17. Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) equipment is a technological innovation in the field of satellite 
communications that allows reliable  transmission of information (voice , data and facsimile) via satellite 
using small satellite antennas. 
 18. Credit Card Verification, Debit Payment and other similar Point of Sale (POS) transaction devices that 
utilize the public telecommunications network. 
 19. Caller Line Identification Device (CLID) is a device connected or built-in to the telephone set that shows 
the identity i.e. the telephone number and/or  registered name of the calling party. 
 20. Advanced CPEs.
 
 
O)  OP / PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA)4 
          
I. License/Registration Fee for Importers of:  
  
a) Dangerous Drugs and/or its Drug Preparation P  5,000.00/yr. b) Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals and/or its 
Chemical Mixtures P  5,000.00/yr. 
  
II. Regulatory /Permit Fee (to be paid upon approval of permit)  
  
a) 1,000 kg. (or litres) or less of DD/CPECs P  500.00/permit b) More than 1,000 but less than 5000 kg. (or litres) of 
DD/CPECs P 1,000.00/permit 
c) 5,000 kg. (or litres) or more of DD/CPECs) P 1,500.00/permit 
  
III. Other Fees [S7 fee], (to be paid upon arrival of drug)    
 a) Raw materials P 0.01 per 1,000 grams of drugs or 
controlled chemicals used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations or a fraction thereof 
  
 b) Drug ampoules  
 - 1ml to 5ml P 0.20/amp. 
-  10ml P 0.40/amp. 
  
 c) Drug tablets / Drug capsules P 15.00/250 grams or a fraction 
thereof 
 d) Drug vials  
-  0.001 gram to 1.0 gram  P 0.40/vial 
  -  1.5 grams P 0.60/vial 
-  2.5 grams P 0.80/vial 
  
                                               
4 Payment to be made to the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) immediately after processing and 
assessment by PDEA. G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 
 
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   e) Drugs in patches  
                  -     25 mcg patch P 0.10/patch                   -     50 mcg patch P 0.20/patch   
 f) Reagents P 0.25/test kit 
 
 
P)  PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) / FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES OFFICE (FEO) 
 
 Authority to Import Firearms, Ammunitions, P 100.00/permit 
Spare Parts, Accessories and Components   
 
 
 
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