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8 February 2013  
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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 
PHILIPPINES 
The following notification, dated 4 February 2013,  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,  and Appendix 2 of the 
Manual of Regulations on Foreign Exchange Transactions (FX Manual) issued under Circular No. 645 dated 13 February 2009 of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, provide 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, while the list of regulated import 
commodities including the concerned government agencies authorized to issue the import 
permit/clearance are contained in Appendix 2 of the FX Manual (Annex A). 
 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/9 
 
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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 year, 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 surrendered 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 a llocated 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 thro ugh 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 pe r cent by the last working day of May (for MYP), 
and qualified entrants;  and (b) any volume remaining in the BYP and MYP are available to interested applicants on a first-come, first-served-basis.  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  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.  
 
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 under 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 vali dity period of the import license.  Goods should 
be shipped from the exporting country on ly 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.  The pr ocedure 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 estima ted 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). G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  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. 
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 shall be 
imposed.  
                                               
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/9 
 
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  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 COMMODITIES 
 These are commodities the importation of which requires clearance/permits from 
appropriate government agencies. They are enumerated as follows: 
  
 Commodity Description/ 
Commodity Group (Harmonized Code)  Government Agency 
Issuing Permit/Clearance  
1. Legal tender Philippine currency in excess 
of PHP10,000 
 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 blank 
essentially of nickel, Coin blank essentially of zinc, Coin blank essentially of tin, and Coin blank essentially of aluminium Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) 
2. Rice Department of Agriculture (DA) / 
National Food Authority (NFA) 
3. Pesticides, including agricultural chemicals DA / Fertilizer and Pesticide 
Authority (FPA) 
4. Coal and lignite (excluding jet), whether or 
not pulverized, but not agglomerated Department of Energy (DOE) / 
Energy Resource Development 
Bureau (ERDB) 
5. Used vehicles for the use of an official of 
the Diplomatic Corps Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) 
 
6. Wildlife – live, by-products and its 
derivatives  Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources (DENR) / 
Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) 
7. Chainsaws DENR / Forest Management Bureau 
(FMB) 
8. Cyanide and Cyanide Compounds, Mercury 
and Mercury Compounds, Chrysotile 
Asbestos, Carbon Tetrachloride, Chlorofluorocarbons, Trichloroethane, Halons  and other ozone depleting 
substances DENR / Environmental Management 
Bureau (EMB) 
9. Recyclable materials containing hazardous 
substances (i.e., scrap metals, solid plastic 
materials, electronic assemblies, used oil,  
fly ash and used lead acid batteries) DENR / EMB 
10. Chemicals under the Philippine Revised 
Priority Chemical List (PCL) which are 
subject to PCL Compliance Certificate: Antimony pentachloride; Arsenic compounds; Benzene; Beryllium 
compounds; Cadmium compounds;  
Chlorinated ethers; 1,4-Chlorobenzene; Chloroform; Chloropicrin; Chromium 
compounds;      1,2-Dibromoethane; 0-
Dichlorobenzene; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene; DENR / EMB G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  1,2-Dichloroethane; Diethyl sulfate; 
Ethylene dibromide; Ethylene oxide; Formaldehyde; Glutaraldehyde; Formaldehyde; Hexachlorobenzene; 
Hexachloroethane; Hydrazine; 3-
Hydroxyphenol; Lead compounds; Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT); Mercaptan, 
perchloromethyl; Methyl chloride; 
Methylenechloride; Mirex; Pentachlorophenol; Perchloroethylene; Phenic acid; Phosgene; Phthalic anhydride; 
Polybrominated biphenyls; Polychlorinated 
Bipehnyls; 1,1,1-Trichloroethylene; Selenium; Tributyltin; and Vinyl chloride 
11. New chemicals   
 (Chemicals which are not listed in the 
Philippine 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.)  DENR / EMB 
12. Semi-synthetic antibiotics (all form and 
salts of ampicillin, amoxicillin, and cloxacillin) 
 
Wheat Flour  Iodized Salt 
 
All health products (i.e. processed foods, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals, 
vaccines, in-vitro diagnostic reagents, 
household/urban hazardous substances including pesticides) in finished, semi-
finished, bulk, raw material forms  
 Empty gelatine capsules (edible)  
Toys intended for children less than 
fourteen (14) years of age Department of Health (DOH) / Food 
and Drug Administration (FDA) 
13. Used motor vehicle under the no-dollar import 
program that is owned and for personal use by a 
returning resident or immigrant 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 
 
Used buses with GVW of 6 – 12 tons   
Brand new/Used automotive replacement parts 
and brand new motorcycle replacement parts [Note: All used motorcycle parts (except engine), 
including brand new motorcycle replacement 
chassis and frame, are not allowed for importation.]   
 Department of Trade and Industry 
(DTI) /  Bureau of Import Services 
(BIS) G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  Used trucks/bus parts and components for 
rebuilding purposes such as truck chassis, engine, body and cabin/cowl, transmission/drivelines, axles (front and rear) or steering system  
 
Used tires  
Used motor vehicle importation through donation 
by local government units  Importation by all instrumentalities of the 
government 
14. All commodities originating from the 
following socialist and centrally-planned 
economy countries (Albania, Angola, 
Ethiopia, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua and 
North Korea) DTI / Philippine International 
Trading Corporation (PITC) 
15. Atomic energy materials 
 Dual-Use Nuclear-Related Equipment, 
Materials, Software or Related Technology  Department of Science and 
Technology (DOST) / Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) 
16. Ships, Vessels or Watercrafts and High Speed 
Craft Department of Transportation and 
Communications (DOTC) / Maritime 
Industry Authority 
(MARINA)  
17. Ship’s equipment, marine engines, spare parts 
and  other marine-related products DOTC / MARINA 
18. Color Reproduction Machines National Bureau of Investigation 
(NBI) and Cash Department of the 
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)   
19. Radio equipment Office of the President (OP) / 
National Telecommunications 
Commission (NTC) 
20. Dangerous Drugs (DD) and Controlled 
Precursors and Essential Chemicals (CPECS) OP / Philippine Drug Enforcement 
Agency (PDEA)  
21. Chlorates, nitrates and nitric acid Philippine National Police (PNP) /  
Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) 
 
 II. PROHIBITED COMMODITIES 
 The importation of the following prohibited commodities is not allowed under existing laws: 
 A. 
THOSE SPECIFICALLY LISTED UNDER SECTION 101 OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE, SUCH AS : 
1. Dynamite, gunpowder, ammunitions and other explosives, firearms and weapons 
of war, and parts thereof, except when authorized by law. 
2. 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. 
3. Written or printed articles, negatives or cinematographic film, photographs, 
engravings, lithographs, objects, paintings, drawings or other representation of an obscene or immoral character. G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  4. 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. 
5. Roulette wheels, gambling outfits, load ed 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. 
6. Lottery and sweepstakes tickets except  those authorized by the Philippine 
Government, advertisements thereof, and lists of drawings therein. 
7. 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. 
8. Any adulterated or misbranded articles of food or any adulterated or misbranded 
drug in violation of the provisions of the "Food and Drug Act". 
9. Marijuana, opium, poppies, coca leaves, heroin or any other narcotics, or synthetic 
drugs which are or may hereafter be declared habit forming by the government, or 
any compound, manufactured salt, derivative, or preparation thereof, except when 
duly authorized by the PDEA for legitimate purposes only. 
10. Opium pipes and parts thereof, or whatever material. 11. 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. U
SED CLOTHING AND RAGS (R.A.  4653);  AND 
C. T OY 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 
(LOI  1264  DATED JULY 31, 1982).   
D. H AZARDOUS WASTES , EVEN IN TRANSIT INTO THE PHILIPPINE TERRITORIAL LIMITS (SECTION 24 OF THE IRR OF 
RA 6969). 
E. P OLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL S [PCBS] (SECTION 5 OF DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 01 SERIES OF 2004). 
F. A MOSITE (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 ).  
 
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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 
 
* 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 
Airgun Ammunition Components      -  Shells      -  Primers      -  Gunpowder Spare parts / Barrels / Slides Reloading machine Bullet-proof vests and  vestments  12.00/firearm 
 5.00/fa  0.10/pc   0.02 /pc  0.02/pc  0.50/lb  6.00/pc   1,200/pc  600/pc  
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  -  Application fee  Live fish and fishery aquatic products  1,500.00 per permit  
  150.00  150.00 per permit Color reproduction machines 
 Antibiotics  Acetic anhydride 50.00 per permit 
 300.00 per clearance  30.00 per chemical 
 
                                               
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 
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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/9 
 
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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 
 
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  
  1. Commercial P 300.00  2. Non-commercial P 150.00 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  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)   
 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 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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    Initial  Renewal 
 (2 years) 
   
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    
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 
 
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.  
 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  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.). 
 
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. G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  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 accredited Social Welfare and Development (SWD) agencies may apply for a certification for duty free entry of foreign donations, the fees for services rendered as follows: 
 
 Facilitation Fee (for duty free entry)  P 1,000.00 or 1% declared value of shipment  
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) 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 
2. Endorsement to authorized agent banks of the Monetary authority for 
foreign exchange requirements of shipping 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 Finance 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 
  
5. Endorsement to the BIR for Issuan ce of Certificate of Income Tax 
Exemption (Sec. 6.02 (e) of the IRR of RA 7471, as amended) and Sec. 2 of RA 9301 P 780.00 
 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  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. Authority to import marine engine  and spare parts and DOF endorsement 
for availment of VAT exemption 
       DOF Endorsement  Qualification Certificate Authority to import  1.8% of the invoice value 
or a minimum of P 4,120.00/invoice to a maximum of P 9,360.00/invoice P780.00/application P300.00/application 
4. Extension of validity of MARINA authority to import marine engine and 
spare parts P 390.00/invoice 
  
5. 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 
  
6.    Extension of Validity of Authority to Acquire Ships        P 2,340.00/month/ship 
 
M) OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (OP) / NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC)  
 
VARIOUS PERMITS2: 
 Permit Fee 
(in Pesos) 
1. Authority/permit to import telecommunication broadcast, customer 
premises / provided equipments (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  
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 
 
                                               
2Source : 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/9 
 
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  List3of Customer Premises Equipments (CPE): 
 
 Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) is/are equi pment located in the premises of a customer 
or subscriber, for connection to public telecommunications network facilities4.  
 
1. Private Branch Exchange (PBXs).  
2. Key Telephone Systems (KTS). 
 3. Corded Telephone Sets.  
4. Cordless Telephone Sets. 
 5. Special purpose terminal equipments designed to operate in conjunction with central office 
facilities to receive and transmit data from a subscriber’s location or to operate in a manner 
that serves public interest. They include but are not limited to: 
 
 - Alarm dialing and signaling equipment for industrial, security, fire, instruction 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 incl ude dial attempts after encountering a busy 
signal. 
 7. Automatic Answering Machine or device conne cted 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 incoming 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 received 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 transmit 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 actuat ed mechanism for automati cally printing received 
message. The device may also include a keyboard for manually sending line signals, a paper 
                                               
3Source : 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. 
4Source : NTC Memorandum Circular No. 1-04-88 (Rules and Regulations Governing Equipment Provided 
by Customers/Subscribers of Public Networks). G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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  tape transmitter and paper tape punch/reader or the electronic equivalent of these. 
(Intended for connection to a telex network). 
 13. Wireless Paging Receiver using selective radio signal 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-capac ity mobile as well as fixed telecommunication 
services by utilizing frequency re-use techniques. 
 
15. Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (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 op tical 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. 
 
N)  OP / PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA)5 
          
I. License/Registration Fee for Importers of:  
  
 a) Dangerous Drugs, diagnostic test kits P  5,000.00/yr.  b) Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals P  5,000.00/yr. 
  
II. Regulatory /Permit Fee (to be paid upon approval of permit)  
  
 a) 1,000 kg. (or liters) or less of DD/CPECs P  500.00/permit  b) More than 1,000 but less than 5000 kg. (or liters) 
of DD/CPECs P  1,000.00/permit 
 c) 5,000 kg. (or liters) 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 
                                               
5 Payment to be made to the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) immediately after processing and 
assessment by PDEA. G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 
 
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   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   
 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 
 
 
 
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