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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  REPLIES TO QUESTIONN AIRE ON IMPORT LICEN SING PROCEDURES1 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 7.3 OF THE AG REEMENT  
ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  - 2016 
PHILIPPINES  
The following notification, dated 10 October 2016 , is being circulated at the request of the 
deleg ation 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 
commod ities 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 classified as such by existing laws. Republi c Act 
No. 10863, otherwise known as the “Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA)” dated 
30 May 2016, provides the primary legal bases for the regulation of imports in the Philippines.    
 
Applications to import regulated commodities  must 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 modes of payment for imports, the permit/clearance is 
submitted upon declaration of the imported goods to the BOC. Said permit/clearance, together 
with the or iginal 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.   
 
Purpo se and coverage of licensing  
2.  All commodities/commodity groups for prohibited importations are embodied in Republic Act 
No. 10863, otherwise known as the “Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA).  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/12  
 
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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) int ernational 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 published in order to avoid possible disclosure of 
confidential information.  However, they can be made known to government, upon request 
and when necessary and appropriate.  
 
(b) For agricultural products covered under t he 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 yea r.  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 p ut 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 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 impleme ntation, 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.  Allocat ion 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, bee n 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 dis tribution 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 th eir allocations (for BYP) and 30 per 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.  
 
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 unsurr endered 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 al locations 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 a pproximately 
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 co untry 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.  The 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 r equest, 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 disap proval 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 ap ply 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 eligibl e 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 syst em 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 usuall y 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 a mount 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 certificatio n for single proprietorship; 
(c) financial statements; and (d) a copy of export contract or L/C application.  
 
10.  Upon importation, t he documents required include: (a) commercia l invoice; (b) bill of lading; 
(c) clearance certificate from pertinent admini strative 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 administrative 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 pa rticular shipment only, with a validity period adequate to 
cover the whole process of importation.  Others are issued with a validity period identical with that 
of the period granted on the quota held.  The period of validity ranges from one month to one y ear 
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 app licant -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 coun try. 
 
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 s hall be subject for forfeiture and fine. Import/ 
Export application/s are lodged in the Philippine National Single Window (PNSW). Approved Import 
Permit is valid for six (6) months and Export Permit validity is three (3) months from date of 
approval. All c ontrolled shipments will require submission of Notice of Arrival at the port of entry 
within five (5) days from arrival to PDEA Compliance Service.  
 
Prior to the importation of radioactive materials, a valid license issued by the Philippine Nuclear 
Researc h Institute (PNRI) is required. The Radioactive Material License is issued after compliance 
with the licensing requirements provided for in the applicable Code of PNRI Regulations (CPRs). 
                                                
2 Per Republic Act No. 9711 or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) A ct of 2009, Bureau of Food and 
Drugs (BFAD) is now known as Food and Drug Administration.  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  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 Nationa l 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 emergency 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 PROHIB ITED COMMODITIES  
I.  REGULATED COMMOD ITIES1 
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 Description/Commodity Group/  
Tariff Heading (TH)  
Bangko Sentral n g Pilipinas 
(BSP)  
 
BSP Circular No. 922 issued on 
23 August 2016   
 
 
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  Php50,000.00  
 
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 blank essentially of nickel, Coin blank 
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 -produc ts (meat and 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 subs tance derived from dung, 
urine, faeces, bone, or blood of an animal; or any secretion 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 article or substance; 
or any article or substance or thing that is declared by order to be an animal 
product);  
c. Feeds and mixtures or combinations of feed ingredients, supplements and 
additives, in any form, by specific formula, to be fed directly as a sole ration to 
animals whi ch is capable of furnishing the nutritional needs or requirements of 
the animal in order to maintain life, promote growth, production and 
reproduction without any additional substance, except water;  
d. All articles, in any form, that are added or mixed into t he composition or which 
are used as raw materials in the formulation of a feed or ration, base feed, 
base mix, concentrate, feed supplement, feed additive, 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  
e. 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 organisms, diagnostic kits and reagents, 
serums, toxins and antitoxins intended for use in the diagnosis, pre vention 
and treatment of animal diseases and for research 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  
 
 
Fishery products of whatever size, stage or form for any purpose  
 
 
 
 
Live fish and fishery products, aquatic microorganisms and biomolecules  
 
 
                                                
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/12  
 
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Description/Commodity Group/  
Tariff Heading (TH)  
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 20 09 
 
 
Fisheries Office Order (FOO) 
No. 146 dated 22 April 2013  
  
 
Fresh/chilled/frozen and fishery/aquatic prod ucts 
 
 
 
Broodstock of Pacific White Shrimp, Penaeus vannamei and the culture of the 
offspring thereof  
 
 
 
 
Broodstock and post -larvae of Specific Pathogen Free / Specific Pathogen 
Resistant (SPF/SPR) Black Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon and the culture of th e 
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 Infectious Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV)  
Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)  a. Living plants  
b. Nursery stocks, including vegetative parts thereof used as propagating 
materials  
c. Seeds and nuts for planting  
d. Fresh fruits, vegetables and other p lant products which have been declared as 
prohibited/restricted import under special 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 phyto pathogenic 
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 packaging materials capable of 
harbou ring plant pests  
k. Frozen/chilled fruits and vegetables, including diced vegetables and processed 
fruits 
l. Grains and cereals  
m. Other plant products  
Civil Aviation Authority of the 
Philippines (CAAP)  Aircrafts, engines, propellers, appliances and components pur suant to CAAP 
Memorandum Circular No. 18 -12 Series of 2012  
Department of Energy – Energy 
Resource 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 (DENR) – 
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  
 
 
 
 
Recyclable materials containing hazardous substances  
(i.e., scrap metals, so lid 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)  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Description/Commodity Group/  
Tariff Heading (TH)  
Memorandum Circular No. 2, 
S. 2007  
 
Memorandum Circular  
No. 2005 -03  
 
 
 
DAO 2005 -27 and DAO 2007 -
23 
 
 
 Methyl Bromide  
 
 
Alternatives to ozone depleting substances tetrafluoroethane (HFC -134a), 
methylene chloride or dichloromethane), heptafluoropropane (HFC -227ea), 
hexafluoropropane (HFC -236fa), trifluoromethane (HFC -23), tetrafluoromethane, 
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) blen ds] 
 
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; C hloroform; Chloropicrin; Chromium compounds;  
1,2-Dibromoethane; 0 -Dichlorobenzene; 1,4 -Dichlorobenzene;  
1,2-Dichloroethane; Diethyl sulfate; Ethylene dibromide; Ethylene oxide; 
Glutaraldehyde; Formaldehyde; Hexachlorobenzene; Hexachloroethane; 
Hydrazine;  Lead compounds; Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT); Mercaptan, 
perchloromethyl; Methyl chloride; Methylenechloride; Mirex; 
Pentachlorophenol; Perchloroethylene; Phenic acid; Phosgene; Phthalic 
anhydride; Polybrominated Biphenyls; 1,1,1 -Trichloroethylene; Seleniu m; 
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 Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and 
Chemical Substances (PICCS). T hese 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.)  
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 Ord er 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 (Artic le 2, Section 
3.1.2) dated  
12 December 2002  
  
 
 
Importation of used motor cars by Philippine foreign service personnel returning to 
the Philippines  
 
 
Importation of used motor vehicles for the use of Foreign Missions or Diplomatic 
Corps personnel accredi ted to the Philippines  
 
Importation of motor vehicles by international organizations, UN Agencies and 
their qualified personnel  
Department of Health (DOH) – 
Food and Drug Administration   
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Description/Commodity Group/  
Tariff Heading (TH)  
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  
 
 
 
R.A. No. 8976  (Philippine Food 
Fortification  Law of 2000) dated  
7 November 2000  
 
 
 
 
R.A. No. 8172 (An Act for Sa lt 
Iodization Nationwide – ASIN 
Law) dated  
20 December 1995  
 
 
E. O. No. 776 dated 24 
February 1992 and BFAD 
Circular No. 03 -A s. 2000  A.) Drugs (human and animal use; household remedies; herbal medicines and 
traditionally -used herbal products, traditional m edicine)  
 
B.) Prepackaged/Processed Food; food supplements,  raw materials or ingredients  
 
C.) Cosmetics  
 
D.) Household/U rban Pesticides  (finished products and raw materials) ,  
 
E.) Toys and Child Care Articles  
 
F.) Medical Device s  
 
G.) In vitro diagnostic (IVD) reagents, ana lytical standards and test kits  
 
H.) Health -related Devices (like water filtration, purification devices; hospital 
waste disinfection devices)  
 
I.) Wheat Flour, Cooking Oil, Sugar and Rice  
 
J.) Iodized Salt / TH 2501  
 
K.) Semi-synthetic antibiotics (all form and salts of ampicillin, amoxicillin, and 
cloxacillin)  
 
Note: The importer/distributor of IVD medical devices need to secure a License to 
Operate issued by the FDA before it can apply for a Certificate of Product 
Registration (CPR).  The CPR issued by the FDA per IVD m edical device is a 
market authorization and is required before a product is imported or allowed to 
enter the Philippines.  
Department of Social Welfare 
and Development (DSWD)  Donated Imported Articles, either food and non -food items, except used clothing, 
that can be used to respond to any situation affecting disadvantaged or distressed 
individuals and families in order to meet their basic needs  
Department of Trade and 
Industry - Fair Trade 
Enforcement Bureau  
 
E.O. No. 156 (Providing for a 
Comprehensive In dustry 
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 Series 
of 2003  
 
 
Letter of Instructions (LOI) 
No. 1086 dated  
25 Nove mber 1980, as 
amended  
 
E.O. No. 443  
Series of 2005 dated  
5 July 2005  
 
LOI No. 1307  
Series of 1983   
 
 
 
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 weig ht 
(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 parts and bra nd new motorcycle 
replacement parts  
 
Used truck parts and components for rebuilding purposes such as truck chassis, 
engine, body and cabin/cowl, transmission/ drivelines, axles (front and rear) or 
steering systems / AHTN 8708  
 
 
Used tires  
 
 
Used motor veh icle importation through donation by local government units  
 
 
 
Importation by all instrumentalities of the government  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  Government Agencies/ 
Issuing Permits/ 
Clearance/Legal Basis2 Commodity Description/Commodity Group/  
Tariff Heading (TH)  
Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority 
(FPA)  
 
Presidential Decree (P.D.) 
No. 1144 (Creating the 
Fertilizer and Pesticide 
Authority and Abolis hing 
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)  
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   
 
 
All types of ships which are not woode n-hulled, including fishing vessels/boats/ TH 
8901 
 
 
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, re spectively, 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 Reproduc tion 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 media products, its manufacturing equipment, parts and 
accessories, and manufacturing materials for the mastering, manufacture or 
replication of optical media  
Philippine Amusement and 
Gaming Corporation (PA GCOR)  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: Power Systems, Line Cards and Cables  
m. Intelligent System Controllers 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  
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iii. Electronic Card Shoes  
iv. Dice 
v. Mone y 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 C ards / Tickets / Daubers  
Philippine Drug Enforcement 
Agency (PDEA) and Dangerous 
Drugs Board (DDB)  
   
R.A. No. 9165 (The 
Comprehensive Dangerous 
Drugs Act of 2002, as 
amended) dated  
4 July 2002  
 
DDB Regulation No. 1 Series 
of 2014  
 
 
 
DDB Regulation No. 1  Series 
of 2015  
 
 
 
 
DDB Regulation No. 2 Series 
of 2015  
 
 
 
DDB Regulation No. 3 Series 
of 2015   
 
 
 
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 X I of RA 9165 for domestic control [Ephedrine, 
Pseudoephedrine, Ketamine, Oripavine, Amineptine, N -Benzylpiperazine 
(BZP), Nalbuphine Hydrochloride, Methylephedrine, Salvia Divinorium]. All 
regulatory control measures apply.  
 
D.) Substances included as controll ed chemical by the Dangerous Drugs Board 
pursuant to Section 93 Article XI of RA 9165 for domestic control [Thionyl 
Chloride, Alpha -Phenylacetoacetonitrile (“APAAN”), 1, 2 -Dimethyl -3-Phenyl 
Aziridine,]. All regulatory control measures apply.  
 
E.) Specific mixt ures/preparations/products containing controlled substances are 
provided exemptions from specific regulatory control measures pursuant to 
Section 4 (3, 4b, 5, 6, 7) of Board Regulation No. 1, Series 2014. [see 
attached Tables I and II] . 
Philippine Interna tional  
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 soc ialist 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 Imp lementing Rules and 
Regulations dated 29 May 
2013 
  
 
 
 
a.) Firearms (Small Arms and Light Weapon)  
b.) Firearm parts and accessories  
c.) Ammunition and ammunition components  
 
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(An Act Providing For A 
Comprehensive Law on 
Firearms and Ammunition 
and Providing Penalti es for 
Violations Thereof Otherwise 
known as “Comprehensive 
Firearms and Ammunition 
Regulation Act”)   
PNP Circular No. 1 dated 20 
August 2004  
(Rules and Regulations 
Covering the 
Sale/Importation, 
Manufacture, Possession of 
Bullet -Proof 
Vests/Vestments)  
 
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)  
 Bullet Proof Vests an d Vestments  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Airsoft Rifles/Pistols, parts and accessories  
 
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)  
Letter of Instructi on No. 
1280 dated December 1, 
1982 – Regulating the 
Importation/Manufacture, 
sale and Possession of 
Telescopic Sights, Sniper 
Scopes and Other Similar 
Devices  
 Gun/Explosives Replicas  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telescopic Sights, Sniper Scopes and Other Similar Devices  
 
 Executive Order No. 712 
dated July 28, 1981 - 
Regulating the Manufacture, 
Sale and Possession of Air 
Rifle/Pistols Which Are 
Considered as Firearms  
 
E.O. No. 522 (Prescribing 
Rules and Regulations for 
the Control and 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  
 
 
 
 Air Rifles/Pistols  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aluminium nitrate, ammo cerium (IV) nitrate, barium nitrate, bioquant nitrate, 
bismuth III nitrate, bismuth sub -nitrate, calcium -ammo nitrate, cerium nitrate, 
cerium III nitrate, lithium nitrate, lanthum nitrate, cesium nitrate, magnesium 
nitrate, Chilean nitrate, manganese (II) nitrate, chromium nitrate, manganese 
nitrate, cobalt II nitrate, naphazoline nitrate, cobalt nitrate, nickel II nitrate, 
copper nitrate,  nickel nitrate, cupric nitrate, palladuium nitrate, iron III nitrate, 
lead II nitrate, iron nitrate, PETN, ferric nitrate, phynel mercury nitrate, ferrous 
nitrate, pilocarpime nitrate, gallium nitrate, sodium nitrate, guandinum nitrate, 
silver nitrate, gl ycerol trinitrate, soda potassium nitrate, iron nitrate, strontium 
nitrate, iron (III) nitrate, thallium I nitrate, thalium nitrate, barium chlorate, TNT, 
calcium chlorate, yttrium III nitrate, magnesium perchlorate, zinc nitrate, 
potassium perchlorate, am monium nitrate, sodium chlorate, cadmium nitrate, 
sodium perchlorate, calcium nitrate, ammonium chlorate, chromium nitrate, G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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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 Purpose s) 
 
 
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  
 
Implementing Rules and 
Regulations on Controlled 
Chemicals pursuant to 
Section 4-C to 4 -F of PD 
1866 as Amended by RA No. 
9516 dated June 9, 2016  potassium chlorate, lead nitrate, mercuric nitrate, mercury  II nitrate, mercury 
nitrate, potassium, sodium nitrate, uranyl nitrate,  nitric acid, 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, slurry/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 chlorates, nitrates, nitric acid an d such other 
chemicals and accessories that can be used for the manufacture of explosives and 
explosive ingredients.  
 
 
Other Regulated Commodities:  
 
a. Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous;  
b. Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of th e fertilizing 
elements nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium; other fertilizers; goods of 
Chapter 31 of the AHTN in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross 
weight not exceeding 10 kg.;  
c. Propellant powder; prepared explosives other than propellant p owder; safety 
fuses; detonating fuses; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electronic 
detonators; fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other 
pyrotechnic articles; matches other than pyrotechnic articles;  
 
 
A. HIGH RISK CONTROLLED C HEMICALS  
 
1. Ammonium Cerium (IV) Nitrate   
2. Ammonium Nitrate   
3. Fertilizer containing ≥ 70% Ammonium Nitrate   
4. Ammonium perchlorate   
5. Calcium Nitrate   
6. Guanidinium Nitrate   
7. Hydrogen peroxide, >52%   
8. Magnesium perchlorate   
9. Nitric Acid, >3%   
10. Potassium nitrate ≥ 40%   
11. Potassium perchlorate ≥ 40%   
12. Potassium permanganate   
13. Sodium chlorate≥ 40%   
14. Sodium Nitrate  
15. Sodium Perchlorate > 40%   
 
B. LOW RISK CONTROLLED CHEMICALS  
 
1. Aluminum powder/granular   
2. Ammonium chlorate   
3. Barium chlorate   
4. Barium chromate  
5. Barium Nitrate   
6. Calcium chlo rate  
7. Chromium (III) Nitrate   
8. Copper Nitrate (Cupric nitrate)   G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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9. Ferric (III) Nitrate   
10. Hydrogen peroxide, 13 -52%  
11. Nickel (II) Nitrate   
12. Potassium chlorate, < 40%   
13. Potassium Nitrate, < 40%   
14. Potassium perchlorate, < 40%   
15. Sodium Chlorite, >40%   
16. Sodium perchlorat e, ≤40%  
17. Sulfur powder/flakes  
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 Facilities 
and Materials, Establishing 
the Rules on Liabilit y 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 Tech nology)  
 
  
 
 
Nuclear and radioactive materials / TH 2844  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nuclear -related dual -use equipment, materials, software, and related technology:  
 
1. Industrial Equipment  
 
A. Equipment, Assemblies and Components  
1. High-density (lead glass or other) radiation s hielding windows , having 
all of the following characteristics, and specially designed frames 
therefore:  
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 there fore, specially 
designed or rated as radiation hardened to withstand 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 t o 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 used 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 cha racteristics:  
1. Three or more rollers (active or guiding); and  
2. Which, according to the manufacturer´s technical specification, 
can be equipped with "numerical control" units or a computer 
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b. Rotor -forming mandrels designed to form cylindrical rotors of  inside 
diameter between 75 and 400 mm.  
2. Machine tools , as follows, and any combination thereof, for removing 
or cutting metals, ceramics, or composites, which, according to the 
manufacturer’s technical specifications, can be equipped with 
electronic device s for simultaneous "contouring 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) fo r 
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 can be coordinated 
simultaneously for contouring control".  
3. Dimensional inspection machines , instruments , or systems , as follows:  
a. Computer controlled o r 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 displa cement measuring instruments, as follows:  
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 transformer (LVDT) systems having 
both of the followi ng characteristics:  
a) "Linearity" equal to or better (less) 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, over 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 
positio n 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 inert gas) induction furnaces , and 
power supplies therefore, as follows:  
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1. Capable of operation at temp eratures 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 specified output power of 5 kW or more, 
specially designed for furnaces specified 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, equipment, and components as follows:  
a. Electrodynamic vibration test systems, having all of the following 
characteristics:  
1. Employing feedba ck or closed loop control techniques and 
incorporating a digital 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 system 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 systems 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 systems 
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 rem elt and casting furnaces having both of the following 
characteristics:  
1. Consumable electrode capacities between 1000 and  
20000 cm3; and  
2. Capable of operating with melting temperatures above 1973 K 
(1700 °C);  
b. Electron beam melting furnaces and plasma atomiza tion and melting 
furnaces, having both of the following characteristics:  
1. A power of 50 kW or greater; and  
2. Capable of operating with melting temperatures above 1473 K 
(1200 °C);  
c. Computer control and monitoring systems specially configured for 
any of the fur naces 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 modi fied for the "development", 
"production", or "use" of equipment specified in Item 1.B.2.  
3. "Software" for any combination of electronic devices or system 
enabling such device(s) to function as a "numerical control" unit 
capable of controlling five or more in terpolating axes that can be 
coordinated simultaneously for "contouring control".  
 
E. Technology  
1. "Technology " according to the Technology Controls for the 
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"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 o f or coated with any of the following materials, having a 
purity of 98% or greater by weight:  
a) Calcium fluoride (CaF2);  
b) Calcium zirconate (metazirconate) (CaZrO3);  
c) Cerium sulfide (Ce2S3);  
d) Erbium oxide (erbia) (Er2O3);  
e) Hafnium oxide (hafnia) (HfO2);  
f) Magnesiu m 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) a nd 2000 cm3  
(2 litres); and  
2. Made of or lined with tantalum, having 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, h aving a purity of 98% or 
greater by weight; and  
3. Coated with tantalum carbide, nitride, boride, or any 
combination thereof.  
2. Platinized catalysts specially designed or prepared for promoting the 
hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen and water f or 
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 materials specified in Item 2.C.7.c.  
 
B. Test and Production Equipment  
1. Tritium facilities or plants , and equipment therefore, as follows:  
a. Facilities or plants for the production, recovery, extrac tion, 
concentration or handling of tritium;  
b. Equipment for tritium facilities 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 storag e or purification systems using metal 
hydrides as the storage or purification medium.  
 
2. Lithium isotope separation facilities or plants , and equipment  
therefore, as follows:  
a. Facilities or plants for the separation of lithium isotopes;  
b. Equipment for the sepa ration 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  
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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 solid 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 thereof, 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 than 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 filamentary materials" having either of 
the following characteristics:  
1. A ´specific modulus´ of 12.7 x 106 m or greater; or  
2. A ´specific tensi le 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 i mpregnated 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% ha fnium 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 devices 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 2 00 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 ultimate tensile strength of 2050 MPa 
or more at 293 K (20 °C).  
12. Radium -226 (226Ra), r adium -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 o f 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 the  following characteristics:  
a. In forms with a hollow cylindrical symmetry (including cylinder 
segments) with an inside diameter between 100 and 300 mm; 
and 
b. A mass greater than 20 kg.  
15. Zirconium  with a hafnium content of less than 1 part hafnium to  
500 parts zirconium by weight, as follows: metal, alloys containing 
more than 50% zirconium by weight, compounds, manufactures 
thereof, waste or scrap of any of the foregoing.  
16. Nickel powder and porous nickel metal, as follows:  
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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 ex ceeds 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 Technology Controls for the 
"development", "production" or "use" of equipment, material or 
"software" specified in 2.A. through 2.D.  
 
3. Uranium Isotope Separation Equipment and Components  
 
A. Equipmen t, 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 harmoni c 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 than 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 output with an average output 
power greater than 50 W; or  
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. Tunabl e 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 greater than 1 kHz; and  
4. Pulse width less than 100 ns;  
e. Tunab le 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 greater than 1 kHz; and  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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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 la sers 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 wavelen gth 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 than 1% over the central 50% of 
the inner volume.  
5. High-power direct current power supplies having both of the following 
characteristics:  
a. Capable of continuously producing, over a time period of  
8 hours, 100 V or g reater with current output of 500 A or 
greater; and  
b. Current or voltage stability better than 0.1% over a time period 
of 8 hours.  
6. High-voltage direct current power supplies having both of the following 
characteristics:  
a. Capable of continuously producing, ove r a time period of  
8 hours, 20 kV or greater with current output of 1 A or greater; 
and 
b. Current or voltage stability better than 0.1% over a time period 
of 8 hours.  
7. Pressure transducers capable of measuring absolute pressures at any 
point in the range 0 t o 13 kPa and having both of the following 
characteristics:  
a. Pressure sensing elements made of or protected by aluminium, 
aluminium alloy, nickel, or nickel alloy 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 and an “accuracy” of better 
than ± 130 Pa.  
8. Vacuum pumps having all of the following characteristics:  
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 equipment , rotor straightening 
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a. Rotor assembly equipment for assembly of gas centrifuge rotor 
tube sections, baffles, and end caps;  
b. Rotor straightening equipm ent for alignment 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 machines , fixed or portable, 
horizontal or vertical, as follows:  
a. Centrifu gal balancing machines designed 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 sp eed of revolution greater than  
5000 rpm;  
b. Centrifugal balancing machines designed 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 m otions for positioning, wrapping, and winding fibers 
coordinated and programmed in two or more axes;  
2. Specially designed to fabricate composite structures or 
laminates from "fibrous or filamentary materials"; and  
3. Capable of winding cylindrical rotors of dia meter between  
75 and 400 mm and lengths of 600 mm or greater;  
b. Coordinating and programming controls 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. Electromagnet ic isotope separators designed 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 wh ich 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 
 
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 Technology Controls for the 
"development", "production"  or "use" of equipment, material or 
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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, havin g 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 cataly st 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), a n 
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 sulfi de 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 internal 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 greater and effective lengths of 5 
m or greater.  
3. Ammonia synthesis converters or synthesis units , in which the 
synthesis gas (nitrogen and hydrogen) is withdrawn from an 
ammonia/hydrogen high -pressure exchange column and the 
synthesized ammonia is returned to said column.  
 
C. Materials – None 
 
D. Software – None 
 
E. Technology  
1. "Technology " according to the Technology Controls for the 
"development", "production" or  "use" of equipment, material or 
"software" specified in 4.A. through 4.D.  
 
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5. Test and Measurement Equipment for the Development of Nuclear Explosive 
Devices  
 
A. Equipment, Assemblies and Components  
 
1. Photomultiplier tubes  having both of the following charact eristics:  
a. Photocathode area of greater 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 pulsed electron accelerators  having either of 
the following sets of characteristics:  
a.1. An acceler ator 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 gu ns or other high -velocity gun systems (coil, 
electromagnetic, and electrothermal types, and other advanced 
systems) capable of accelerating projectiles to 2 km/s or greater.  
3. Mechanical rotating mirror cameras , as follows, and specially designed 
components therefore:  
a. Framing cameras with recording 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 specified in Item 5.B.4.a.;  
c. Electronic (or electronically shuttered) 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 th ey impinge on the SIT plate;  
3. Kerr or Pockels cell electro -optical shuttering;  
4. Other framing tubes and solid -state 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 instr umentation for hydrodynamic experiments , as follows:  
a. Velocity interferometers for measuring velocities exceeding  
1 km/s during time intervals of less than 10 s;  
b. Manganin gauges for pressures greater than 10 GPa;  
c. Quartz pressure transducers for pressures g reater 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 
 
E. Technology  
1. "Technology " according to the Technology Controls for the 
"development", "production" or "use" of equipment, material or 
"software" specified in 5.A. through 5.D.  
 
6. Components for Nuclear Explosive Devices  
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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 multiple detonators des igned 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 -current pulse generators , as follows:  
a. Explosive detonator firing sets designed to drive multiple c ontrolled 
detonators specified by Item 6.A.1. above;  
b. Modular electrical pulse generators (pulsers) 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 thei r 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 extended temperature ra nge 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. Contai ning 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 switching 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.  
4. Pulse discharge capacitors  having either of the following sets of 
characteristics:  
a. 1.  Voltage rating g reater 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 tha n 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 mixtures , containing more than  
2 % by weight of any of the following:  
a. Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX ) (CAS 2691 -41-0); 
b. Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) (CAS 121 -82-4); 
c. Triami notrinitrobenzene (TATB) (CAS 3058 -38-6); 
d. Hexanitrostilbene (HNS) (CAS 20062 -22-0); or  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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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 Technology 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 and chemically pure sucro se, 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  
 
1.  Pursuant to Section 119 of Republic Act No. 10863, the importation and exportation of the 
following restrict ed goods are prohibited except when authorized by law or regulation.  
 
(a) Dynamite, gunpowder, ammunitions and other explosives, firearms and weapons of war, 
or parts thereof;  
(b) 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 goods when such distribution is dependent on chance, including jackpot and pinball 
machines or similar contrivances, or parts thereof;  
(c) Lottery and sweepstakes ti ckets, except advertisements thereof and lists of drawings 
therein;  
(d) Marijuana, opium, poppies, coca leaves, heroin or other narcotics or synthetic drugs 
which are or may hereafter be declared habit forming by the President of the Philippines, 
or any compou nd, 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;  
(e) Opium pipes or parts thereof, of whatever material; and  
(f) Any other goods whose importation and exportation are restricted.  
  
The restriction to import or export the above stated goods shall include the restriction on their 
transit.  
 
Clearances of other entities are also issued upon arrival of import commodities in the Philippines 
such as:  
 
2.  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 prior 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 wei ght of more than 10 kgs.; and  
d. Oil for aircraft engines.  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  3.  The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) provides technical expertise to the 
BOC in identifying monitored commodities and other related information in order for appropriate 
duties an d 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 documents provided by the import er.  After review by 
the industry commodity experts, any discrepancies in valuation are submitted together with 
appropriate recommendations to BOC authorities for their corresponding action.  
 
II. PROHIBITED COMMO DITIES3 
The importation of the following pro hibited commodities is not allowed under existing laws:  
 
1. Prohibited commodities under Section 118 of Republic Act No. 10863 otherwise known as the 
“Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA)” : 
 
(a) Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter ad vocating or inciting 
treason, or rebellion, insurrection, sedition against the government of the Philippines, or 
forcible resistance to any law of the Philippines, or written or printed goods containing 
any threat to take the life of, or inflict bodily har m upon any person in the Philippines;  
 
(b) Goods, instruments, drugs and substances designed, intended or adapted for producing 
unlawful abortion, or any printed matter which advertises, describes or gives direct or 
indirect information where, how or by whom u nlawful abortion is committed;  
 
(c) Written or printed goods, negatives or cinematographic films, photographs, engravings, 
lithographs, objects, paintings, drawings or other representation of an obscene or 
immoral character;  
 
(d) Any goods manufactured in whole or  in part of gold, silver or other precious metals or 
alloys and the stamp, brand or mark does not indicate the actual fineness of quality of 
the metals or alloys;  
 
(e) Any adulterated or misbranded food or goods for human consumption or any adulterated 
or misb randed drug in violation of relevant laws and regulations;  
 
(f) Infringing goods as defined under the Intellectual Property Code and related laws; and  
 
(g) All other goods or parts thereof, which importation and exportation are explicitly 
prohibited by law or rule s and regulations issued by the competent authority.  
 
2. 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 o f Textile Articles Commonly Known as Used Clothing and Rags) 
dated 17 June 1966;  
 
3. 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 Haz ardous and 
Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990);  
 
4. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) under Section 5 of Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2004;  
 
5. Amosite (Brown Asbestos) and Crocidolite (Blue Asbestos) (Sec tion VI No. 3(B) of DENR 
Administrative Order No. 2, Series of 2000 – Chemical Control Order for Asbestos);  
 
6. Carbon Tetrachloride, Chlorofluorocarbons, Trichloroethane and Halons;  
 
7. All used motorcycle parts (except engine) under Executive Order No. 156 dat ed 12 December 
2002;  
 
                                                
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  8. 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 Purp oses);  
 
9. 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  
 
10. 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 REGISTRA TION FEES/CHARGES (I N 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.  
 
  
Coal  
- Application fee for Coal Traders   P 3,500.00  
  
Chainsaw   
Purchase, importation, ma nufacture, 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 b ond  P12,000.00  
 
 
  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  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 pest icide product (3 years)  
   Category 1 & 2  
   Category 3 & 4   
 P15,000.00  
 P 7,000.00  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  ANNEX C  
LIST OF LICENSE FEES /ADMINISTRATIVE CHAR GES (IN PHILIPPINE P ESO) 
 
 
Product  Amount  Product  Amount  
Carabaos, buffaloes, cattle, 
horses, ponies, a sses, 
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  Adult chicken, geese, 
turkeys, ducks, pigeons, 
doves, quails and other 
adult domesticated fowls, 
chicks, poults, ducklings, 
and other young fowls  
 100.00 per permit  
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  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 perm it 
Fresh/chilled/frozen fish 
and fishery aquatic 
products  
 
-  Application fee  
 
Live f ish and fishery 
aquatic products  
 1,500.00 per 
permit  
 
 
150.00  
 
150.00 per permit  Colour reproduction 
machines  
 
Antibiotics  
 
Acetic anhydride  50.00 per permit  
 
300.00 p er 
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 components at 0 – 1% rate of duty. The application for CAI is now filed 
electronically (eCAI).  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  ANNEX D  
FEES AND CHARGES COL LECTED BY IMPORT REG ULATING AGENCIES (IN  PHILIPPINE PESO)  
A) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICU LTURE (DA) / BUREAU OF ANIMAL IND USTRY (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 INDU STRY (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, onion, garlic, and other fresh spices  P 20.00/MT or fraction 
of a ton thereof  
  
2. Seeds, cuttings, r hizomes, 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 processin g 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.  
 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  C) DA / FERTILIZER AND PESTI CIDE 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 4,200.0 0 
(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,   fertiliz er 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 capit alization   
 -  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   
 Applicato rs (Annually)   P 600.00  
 Warehouses (Annually)   
  fertilizer   P 1,200.00  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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    pesticide   P 2,000.00  
  both fertilizer & pesticide  P 2,40 0.00 
   
3. Processing fees   
   
(a) Processing fees - fertilizer   
 Vat Exemption Certificate   P 600.00  
 Permit fo r Industrial Users   P 600.00  
 Export Permit   P 600.00  
 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 U se 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/organizat ions  P 3,300.00  
 -  For other importers/sectors  P 22,000.00  
 
E) DA / NATIONAL MEAT INSPEC TION COMMISSION (NMIC) 
 
 Meat Import Inspection Fees      P 0.11 per kg.   
 
F) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRO NMENT AND NATURAL RE SOURCES (DENR) / ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGE MENT 
BUREA U (EMB)  
 
A. TITLE II (TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBSTANCES)  
 
1. Pre-manufacturing and pre -importation notification for new 
chemicals (abbreviated form)  P 2,150.00/chemical  
2. Pre-manufacturing and pre -importation 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 chemicals under chemical control 
order (CCO) for Ozone Depleting Substances  P 1,450.00/chemical  
5. Importation clearanc e 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 WAS TES)  
  
1. Registration of hazardous waste generator  P 600.00/generator  
2. Annual Registration of transporters  P 500.00/vehicle  
3. Issuance of transport permit  P 410.00/hazardous waste  
4. Annual Registration of Treatment, Storage and Disposal 
(TSD) fa cilities  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  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  7. Issuance of Notification of the Export of Hazardous Wastes  P 500.00/notification  
8. Registration of Im porter 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 WI LDLIFE 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 export/re -export of wildlife   
  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.   Commercia l (CITES & Non -CITES)   
   a. Fauna and its by -products or derivatives  3% of export value  
   b. Flora (propagated)  P 300.00  
for 1st 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 expired CITES/Non -CITES permit   
  i.   CITES permit  P 250.00/permit  
  ii.  Non-CITES permit  P 150.00/permit  
  
II. CHAR GES 
 
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. butterf lies, 
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  
 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  H) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  (DOH) / FOOD AND DRUG ADMINI STRATION (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  
 P5 million but below P10  million   P 3,000.00   P 6,000.00  
 P10 million but be low 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 Estab lishments  
   
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  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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    Initial   Renewal  
 (2 years)  
Househo ld 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 be low 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 LT O         P 500.00  
Addition or deletion of foreign 
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):  Addition al of 1% for all applicable fees  
 
I) DEPARTMENT OF INFORM ATION AND COMMUNICAT IONS TECHNOLOGY (DICT) / NATIONAL 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS C OMMISSION (NTC)  
 
VARIOUS PERMITS1: 
 Permit Fee  
(in Pesos)  
1. Authority/permit to import telecommunication broadcast, custom er 
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/sell or transfer ownership 
Transmitter/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   
                                                
1 Source : NTC Memorandum Circular No. 19 -12-2000 (Revised Schedule of, Includin g Additional, 
Administrative Fees and Charges of the National Telecommunications Commission), Section 2.XIV: Schedule of 
Fees and Charges.  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  VARIOUS PERMITS1: 
 Permit Fee  
(in Pesos)  
      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 tho se 
under a  and b   
            High Powered  P 120.00  
            Medium Powered  P 96.00  
            Low Powered  P 60.00  
     d)   Amateur radio service  P 50.00  
 
List2 of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) : 
 
Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) is/are eq uipment 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 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 
electr ical 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 de vice 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 incoming calls to different operating p ositions 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 
                                                
2 Source : NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02 -01-2001 (Revised Customer Premises Equipment Interface 
Standards and Procedu res for Type Approval and Type Acceptance), Section 1.f: General Provisions.  
3 Source : NTC Memorandum Circular No. 1 -04-88 (Rules and Regulations Governing Equipment 
Provided by Customers/Subscribers of Public Networks).  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  communication between data te rminal 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 fo r 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 togethe r 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 signal s 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 paper tape punch/reader or t he 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 
carryi ng 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.  
 
15. Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) terminal equipment connected 
to a satellite system providing telecommunications services directly t o 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 f ixed. 
 
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.  
  
J)  DEPARTMENT OF SCIENC E AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST) / PHILIPPINE NUCLEAR R ESEARCH INSTITUTE 
(PNRI)  
 
Fees and Charges for Radioactive Material Licenses and Other Related Regulatory Services  
 
1.   Application fee        P 500.00  
2. Authority to Transport Fee      P 500.00  
3. Certificate of Release Fee      P 500.00  
4. Certificate of Exemption Fee      P 500.00  
5. Schedule of Fees for Radioactive Materials Lice nse: 
 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  Table 1. License Fee for different practices with a validity of 1 -year period  
 
Types of License  New Renewal  Renewal with 
Amendment  Amendment  
Indent Sale  5,500.00  3,000.00  4,000.00  3,000.00  
Sale 6,500.00  3,500.00  4,500.00  3,500.00  
Sales and Service  8,500.00  4,000.00  5,000.00  4,000.00  
Service  7,500.00  3,500.00  4,500.00  3,500.00  
Dispensing and 
Compounding  12,500.00  5,000.00  7,000.00  5,000.00  
R & D Class A  8,500.00  4,000.00  5,000.00  2,500.00  
R & D Class B  6,500.00  3,000.00  4,000.00  2,500.00  
Fixed Gauge Class A  8,500.00  3,500.00  4,500.00  3,500.00  
Fixed Gauge Class B  6,500.00  3,000.00  4,000.00  2,500.00  
Portable Gauge Class A  8,500.00  3,500.00  4,500.00  2,500.00  
Portable Gauge Class B  6,500.00  3,000.00  4,000.00  2,500.00  
Well Logging, Dredging 
and S pinning Pipe  8,500.00  4,000.00  5,000.00  3,000.00  
Tracer Studies  8,500.00  3,500.00  4,500.00  2,500.00  
Blood Irradiator  6,500.00  3,000.00  4,000.00  2,500.00  
Field Radiography  12,500.00  4,000.00  6,500.00  4,000.00  
Fixed Facility 
Radiography  18,000.00  3,000.0 0 4,000.00  3,000.00  
Brachytherapy  12,500.00  4,000.00  6,500.00  4,000.00  
Teletherapy  12,500.00  4,000.00  6,500.00  4,000.00  
I-131 Therapy  8,500.00  3,500.00  4,500.00  3,500.00  
In-Vivo Diagnosis and 
Therapy Class A  20,500.00  6,500.00  8,000.00  5,500.00  
In-Vivo Diagnosis and 
Therapy Class B  12,500.00  4,000.00  5,000.00  4,000.00  
Radioimmunoassay  6,500.00  3,000.00  4,000.00  2,500.00  
Particle Accelerator 
Facility  120,000.00  120,000.00  - 5,000 (min) and 
10,000 (max)  
* Except for the particle accelerator facility with license validity period of five (5) years.  
  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  6. Inspection Fees:  
 
Table 2. Fees and charges for the conduct of regulatory inspection  
Types of License  Within NCR  Outside NCR  
Luzon / Bicol  
(Land)  Bicol / Visayas / 
Mindanao  
(Air)  
Indent Sale  4,500.0 0 6,500.00  7,500.00  
Sale 5,000.00  7,000.00  8,000.00  
Sales and Service  6,000.00  8,000.00  9,000.00  
Service  5,500.00  7,500.00  8,500.00  
Dispensing and Compounding  6,500.00  8,500.00  9,500.00  
R & D Class A  5,000.00  7,000.00  8,000.00  
R & D Class B  4,500.00  6,500.00  7,500.00  
Fixed Gauge Class A  5,000.00  7,000.00  8,000.00  
Fixed Gauge Class B  4,500.00  6,500.00  7,500.00  
Portable Gauge Class A  5,000.00  7,000.00  8,000.00  
Portable Gauge Class B  4,500.00  6,500.00  7,500.00  
Well Logging, Dredging and 
Spinning Pip e 5,000.00  7,000.00  8,000.00  
Tracer Studies  5,000.00  7,000.00  8,000.00  
Blood Irradiator  4,500.00  6,500.00  7,500.00  
Field Radiography  8,500.00  10,500.00  11,500.00  
Fixed Facility Radiography  7,000.00  9,000.00  10,000.00  
Brachytherapy  6,000.00  8,000.00  9,000.00  
Teletherapy  8,500.00  10,500.00  11,500.00  
I-131 Therapy  4,500.00  6,500.00  7,500.00  
In-Vivo Diagnosis and 
Therapy Class A  6,000.00  8,000.00  9,000.00  
In-Vivo Diagnosis and 
Therapy Class B  5,000.00  7,000.00  8,000.00  
Radioimmunoassay  4,500.00  6,500. 00 7,500.00  
Particle Accelerator Facility  8,000.00  8,000.00  8,000.00  
 
7. Other Related Regulatory Services:  
 
Table 3. Fees and charges for other related regulatory services  
 Unit Costs (Pesos)  
A. Publication  
1. CPR Compilation (All Parts)  800.00  
2. Specific Pa rt of the CPR  200.00  
3. INFOPAC per Part  500.00  
4. Publication on CD  50.00  
B. Certified True Copy of Legal Documents  
1. Radioactive Material License  300.00  
2. Official Inspection Report  100.00  
 
K) DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL  WELFARE AND DEVELOPM ENT (DSWD ) 
 
Only duly regis tered, licensed and/or accredited 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  
 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  L) DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI) / FAIR TRADE ENFORCEME NT BUREAU (FTEB) 
 
Processing fee for the importation of used motor vehicles/issuance of Certificate of Authority to 
Import (CAI)  
 
Passenger Car, completely built -up (CBU)  P 1,500 .00/unit  
Trucks  P    600.00/unit  
Buses  P    600.00/unit  
Motorcycles, CBU  P    900.00/unit  
Automotive replacement parts  P    300.00/application  
Motorcycle replacement parts  P    300.00/application  
Government Importation  P    300.00/application  
Import ation through donation by Local Government Units 
(LGUs)  P    300.00/application  
Application fee for accreditation of Rebuilding Centers  P    300.00/application  
Accreditation fee for Rebuilding Centers (valid for 3 years)  P30,000.00  
Truck/bus and compone nts for rebuilding  P    600.00/unit  
 
M) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSP ORTATION AND COMMUNI CATIONS (DOTC) / MARITIME INDUSTRY AU THORITY 
(MARINA ) 
 
i. Importation of Ships for Domestic Use  
 
a)  Ships 10 years old and below  P12,400.00/ship  
b)  Ships over 10 years old  P24,700.0 0/ship  
c)  High Speed Craft  P37,400.00/ship  
d)  Fishing Vessels:  
 
 10 years old and below  
 Over 10 years old   
 
P12,400.00/ship  
P2,800.00/ship  
 
ii. Importation of Ships for Overseas Use  
 
a)  Importation of Ship  P9,700.00/ship  
b)  Endorsement to authorized agent banks of 
the Monetary Authority for foreign 
exchange requirements of shipping 
companies (Section 6.01(a) of the 
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) 
of Republic Act 7471, as amended)  P1,000.00  
c)  Endorsement to the Secretary of Finance 
for availment of Import Du ties and Taxes 
(Section 6.02(d) of the IRR of RA 7471, as 
amended:  
 
 Ship importation  
 Spare parts   
 
 
 
P3,800.00  
P1,000.00  
d)  Endorsement to the Secretary of Finance 
for availment of supplier’s tax credit 
(Section 6.02(d) of the IRR of RA 7471, as 
amended)  P1,000.00  
 
N)  OFFICE OF THE PRESID ENT (OP) / PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFO RCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA) 
 
NOTE: Payment to be made to the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) immediately after 
processing and assessment by PDEA.  
          
I. License/Registration Fee for Importers of:   
  
a) Dangerous Drugs and/or its Drug Preparation  P  5,000.00/yr.  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12  
 
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  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 li tres) 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  
  
 
O)  PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) / FIREARMS AND EXPLOS IVES OFFICE (FEO) 
 
 Authority to Import/Export Firearms, Ammunitions,   P   100.00/permit  
Spare Parts, Accessories and Components  
 
Permit to Import Firecrackers and Pyrotechnics           P 5,000.00/permit  
Devices (FCPD)  
 
    Permit to Export Firecrackers and Pyrotechnics           No fee  
 Devices (FCPD)  
 
Permit to Import Explosives/Explosive Ingredients    P 6,000.00/permit  
 
Permit to Export Explosives/Explosive Ingredients    No Fee  
 
Permit to Import Controlled Chemicals    P 6,000.00/permit  
 
Permit to Expo rt Controlled Chemicals    No Fee   
 
 
 Other Fees, (to be paid upon arrival of firearms, parts of firearm, accessories, ammunition 
and ammunition components)  
 
a. Firearm          P 15.00/firearm  
b. Ammunition         P 0.10/piece  
c. Components   Shells       P 0.02/pie ce 
    Primers      P 0.01/piece  
    Gunpowder      P 1.00/kilo  
d. Major Parts   Slide      P 6.00/piece  
    Barrel       P 6.00/piece  
    Frame      P 6.00/piece  
e. Bullet -Proof Vest/Vestments      P 200.00/piece  
f. Firearm Accessories       P 1.00/piece  
g. Electronic De vices       P 50.00/piece  
h. Crowd Control Equipment       P 50.00/piece  
i. Munition and Air Munition Products     P .01/piece  
j. Reloading Machine and other      P 500.00  
equipment/instruments/  
implements used or intended  
to be used in manufacturing  
k. Raw materials i mported by Licensed    P 100.00/Certificate of Balance  
  Manufacturer intended for use in their  
  Export production   
 
 
 
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