Modifying the Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles as Provided for Under the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines

February 13, 2014 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 157 MODIFYING THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE AMENDED TARIFF REDUCTION SCHEDULE ON MOTOR VEHICLES' COMPONENTS, PARTS AND/OR ACCESSORIES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 767 PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND JAPAN FOR AN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP WHEREAS, the Agreement Between the Republic of the Philippines and Japan for an Economic Partnership (PJEPA) was signed by the Heads of Government of the Philippines and Japan on 09 September 2006, and ratified by the Philippine Senate, through Resolution No. 131, on 08 October 2008; WHEREAS, Section 3 of Executive Order (EO) No. 767 (s. 2008) provides that, as indicated in the Notes for the Schedule of the Philippines under the PJEPA, the rates of duty of certain products represented with the symbol "S" shall be subject to negotiations in 2009; WHEREAS, paragraph 4 (a) (ii), Section 1, Part 3 of Annex 1 of PJEPA further provides that the rates of duty of certain products indicated with symbol "S" in Column 4 and number "4" in Column 5 in the Schedule of the Philippines shall be eliminated in 2013; WHEREAS, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, during its meeting on 26 June 2013, approved the tariff reduction schedule on the remaining motor vehicles' components, parts and/or accessories indicated with symbol "S" in Column 4 and number "4" in Column 5 in the Schedule of the Philippines; and WHEREAS, Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), as amended, authorizes the President, upon NEDA's recommendation, to modify import duties for the promotion of foreign trade. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order: SECTION 1. Reduction of Tariff Rates on Motor Vehicles' Components, Parts, and/or Accessories. The articles specifically listed in the attached Annex (Articles Granted Concessions under the PJEPA) hereof, as classified under Section 104 of the TCCP, as amended, shall be subject to the rates of duty in accordance with the schedule indicated in Column 4 of said Annex. cAaDCE SECTION 2. Applicable PJEPA Rates. For Japan, the applicable rate shall be the PJEPA rate subject to the submission of the proper Certificate of Origin (CO) Form JP. Pursuant to Section 1313 (a) of the TCCP, as amended, the Tariff Commission may, upon request, issue tariff classification rulings to confirm the applicable rates of duty of particular products subject to this section. SECTION 3. Rates of Articles in the Annex Subject to Rules of Origin. All articles listed in the Annex which are entered or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall be imposed the rates of duty therein prescribed subject to compliance with the Rules of Origin as provided for in Chapter 3 of PJEPA. SECTION 4. Right of Recourse. Nothing in this Order shall preclude the Philippines from invoking its right of recourse to all trade remedy measures provided for in the law, the PJEPA and other relevant international agreements as an effective device against import surges. SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. SECTION 6. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting. SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. This Order shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation. DONE in the City of Manila, this 13th of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Fourteen. ANNEX Articles Granted Concessions under the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) Hdg. AHTN Code Applicable PJEPA No. 2012 Description Rates of Duty (%) 2013-2018 (1) (2) (3) (4) 40.09 Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges). - Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials: 4009.31 - - Without fittings: - - - Other: 4009.31.91 - - - - Fuel hoses, heater hoses and water hoses, 0 of a kind used on motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 4009.31.99 - - - - Other ex 1 4009.31.99 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 40.16 Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber. - Other: 4016.93 - - Gaskets, washers and other seals: 4016.93.20 - - - Gaskets and o-rings, of a kind used on motor 0 vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 4016.93.90 - - - Other ex 1 4016.93.90 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 4016.99 - - Other: - - - Parts and accessories of a kind used for vehicles of Chapter 87: 4016.99.13 - - - - Weatherstripping, of a kind used on motor 0 vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 4016.99.14 - - - - Other, for vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04, 87.05 or 87.11 ex 1 4016.99.14 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 4016.99.19 - - - - Other ex 1 4016.99.19 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 - - - Other: 4016.99.99 - - - - Other ex 1 4016.99.99 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 57.03 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted, whether or not made up. 5703.10 - Of wool or fine animal hair: 5703.10.10 - - Floor mats, of a kind used for motor vehicles of 0 heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 5703.10.90 - - Other: 5703.10.90B - - - Other 0 5703.90 - Of other textile materials: - - Of jute fibres: 5703.90.21 - - - Floor mats, of a kind used for motor vehicles of 0 heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 5703.90.29 - - - Other: 5703.90.29B - - - - Other 0 - - Other: 5703.90.91 - - - Floor mats, of a kind used for motor vehicles of 0 heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 5703.90.99 - - - Other: 5703.90.99B - - - - Other 0 57.05 Other carpets and other textile floor coverings, whether or not made up. - Of jute fibres: 5705.00.21 - - Non-woven floor coverings, of a kind used for 0 motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 5705.00.29 - - Other 0 - Other: 5705.00.92 - - Non-woven floor coverings, of a kind used for 0 motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 5705.00.99 - - Other 0 73.20 Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel. 7320.10 - Leaf-springs and leaves therefor: - - Suitable for use on motor vehicles or machinery of heading 84.29 or 84.30: 7320.10.11 - - - Suitable for use on motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 7320.10.19 - - - Other ex 1 7320.10.19 Leaf springs and leaves therefor, of a kind 0 used for motor vehicles of heading 87.11, and parts thereof of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 84.09 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 84.07 or 84.08. - Other: 8409.91 - - Suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines: - - - For vehicles of heading 87.11: 8409.91.31 - - - - Carburettors and parts thereof 0 8409.91.32 - - - - Cylinder blocks; crank cases 0 8409.91.34 - - - - Cylinder liners 0 8409.91.35 - - - - Cylinder heads and head covers 0 8409.91.37 - - - - Pistons 0 8409.91.38 - - - - Piston rings and gudgeon pins 0 8409.91.39 - - - - Other 0 - - - For other vehicles of Chapter 87: 8409.91.41 - - - - Carburettors and parts thereof 0 8409.91.42 - - - - Cylinder blocks; crank cases 0 8409.91.43 - - - - Cylinder liners, with an internal diameter of 50 0 mm or more, but not exceeding 155 mm 8409.91.44 - - - - Other cylinder liners 0 8409.91.45 - - - - Cylinder heads and head covers 0 8409.91.46 - - - - Pistons, with an external diameter of 50 mm or 0 more, but not exceeding 155 mm 8409.91.47 - - - - Other pistons 0 8409.91.48 - - - - Piston rings and gudgeon pins 0 8409.91.49 - - - - Other 0 8409.99 - - Other: - - - For engines of other vehicles of Chapter 87: 8409.99.41 - - - - Carburettors and parts thereof 0 8409.99.42 - - - - Cylinder blocks; crank cases 0 8409.99.43 - - - - Cylinder liners, with an internal diameter of 50 0 mm or more, but not exceeding 155 mm 8409.99.44 - - - - Other cylinder liners 0 8409.99.45 - - - - Cylinder heads and head covers 0 8409.99.46 - - - - Pistons, with an external diameter of 50 mm or 0 more, but not exceeding 155 mm 8409.99.47 - - - - Other pistons 0 8409.99.48 - - - - Piston rings and gudgeon pins 0 8409.99.49 - - - - Other 0 84.13 Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators. 8413.30 - Fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engines: - - Reciprocating or rotary type: 8413.30.12 - - - Water pumps or fuel pumps of a kind used for 0 engines of motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 8413.30.19 - - - Other 0 - - Centrifugal type: 8413.30.21 - - - Water pumps or fuel pumps of a kind used for 0 engines of motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 8413.30.29 - - - Other 0 - - Other: 8413.30.92 - - - Water pumps or fuel pumps of a kind used for 0 engines of motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 8413.30.99 - - - Other 0 84.15 Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor- driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated. 8415.20 - Of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles: 8415.20.10 - - Of an output not exceeding 26.38 kW ex 1 8415.20.10 Air conditioning machines, of a kind used for 0 motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 8415.20.90 - - Other ex 1 8415.20.90 Air conditioning machines, of a kind used for 0 motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 84.81 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves. 8481.80 - Other appliances: - - Valves for inner tubes: 8481.80.11 - - - Of copper or copper alloys ex 1 8481.80.11 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 8481.80.12 - - - Of other materials ex 1 8481.80.12 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof - - Other: - - - Manifold valves: 8481.80.75 - - - - Of plastics and of not less than 1 cm and not more than 2.5 cm in internal diameter ex 1 8481.80.75 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 8481.80.76 - - - - Other ex 1 8481.80.76 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof - - - Other valves of plastics: - - - - Other: 8481.80.87 - - - - - Fuel cut-off valves for vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 - - - Other: - - - - Other: 8481.80.92 - - - - - Fuel cut-off valves for vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 8481.80.99 - - - - - Other ex 1 8481.80.99 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of 0 heading 87.02, 87.03 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 85.11 Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or compression- ignition internal combustion engines (for example, ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines. 8511.30 - Distributors; ignition coils: - - Of a kind suitable for motor vehicle engines: 8511.30.49 - - - Other ex 1 8511.30.49 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04, or 87.11 and parts thereof - - Other: 8511.30.99 - - - Other ex1 8511.30.99 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04, or 87.11 and parts thereof 8511.40 - Starter motors and dual purpose starter- generators: - - Assembled starter motors for engines of vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05: 8511.40.31 - - - For engines of vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8511.40.32 - - - For engines of vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 0 or 87.04 8511.40.33 - - - For engines of vehicles of heading 87.05 0 - - Other: 8511.40.91 - - - For engines of vehicles of heading 87.02, 0 87.03, 87.04 or 87.05 8511.40.99 - - - Other 0 8511.50 - Other generators: - - Assembled alternators for engines of vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05: 8511.50.32 - - - For engines of vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 0 or 87.04 - - Other: 8511.50.99 - - - Other ex 1 8511.50.99 Alternators and capacitor discharge igniters, of 0 a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 87.11. 85.12 Electrical lighting or signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading 85.39), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles. 8512.20 - Other lighting or visual signalling equipment: - - Other: 8512.20.91 - - - For motorcycles 0 8512.20.99 - - - Other ex 1 8512.20.99 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 8512.30 - Sound signalling equipment: 8512.30.10 - - Horns and sirens, assembled ex 1 8512.30.10 - - - Horn assy high, horn assy low not exceeding 100 0 mm in diameter, of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 - - Other: 8512.30.91 - - - Obstacle detection (warning) devices for vehicles ex 1 8512.30.91 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 8512.30.99 - - - Other ex 1 8512.30.99 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 85.36 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 volts. 8536.50 - Other switches: - - Other: 8536.50.99 - - - Other ex 1 8536.50.99 Other, of a kind used for motor vehicles of 0 heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 8536.90 - Other apparatus: - - Other: 8536.90.99 - - - Other: 8536.90.99A - - - - Battery clamp, of a kind used for motor 0 vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 8536.90.99B - - - - Other 0 85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors. 8544.30 - Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships: - - Wiring harnesses for motor vehicles: - - - Insulated with rubber or plastics: 8544.30.12 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 0 87.11 - - - Other: 8544.30.14 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 0 87.11 87.07 Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05. 8707.90 - Other: 8707.90.10 - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 - - For vehicles of heading 87.02: 8707.90.21 - - - For motor cars (including stretch limousines but 0 not including coaches, buses, minibuses or vans) 8707.90.29 - - - Other 0 8707.90.30 - - For vehicles of heading 87.05 0 8707.90.90 - - Other 0 87.08 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05. - Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs): 8708.21.00 - - Safety seat belts 0 8708.29 - - Other: - - - Components of door trim assemblies: 8708.29.12 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03: 8708.29.12A - - - - - Armrest 0 - - - Other: 8708.29.92 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03: 8708.29.94 - - - - - Hood rods 0 8708.29.95 - - - - - Other 0 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.02 or 87.04: 8708.29.97 - - - - - Hood rods 0 8708.29.98 - - - - - Other 0 8708.29.99 - - - - Other 0 8708.30 - Brakes and servo-brakes; parts thereof: 8708.30.10 - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 - - For vehicles of heading 87.03: 8708.30.21 - - - Brake drums, brake discs or brake pipes 0 8708.30.29 - - - Other 0 8708.30.30 - - Brake drums, brake discs or brake pipes for 0 vehicles of heading 87.02 or 87.04 8708.30.90 - - Other 0 8708.40 - Gear boxes and parts thereof: - - Gear boxes, assembled: 8708.40.25 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.40.26 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.40.27 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.04 or 87.05 0 8708.40.29 - - - Other 0 - - Parts: 8708.40.91 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.40.92 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.40.99 - - - Other 0 8708.50 - Drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles; parts thereof: - - Parts: - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01: 8708.50.91 - - - - Crown wheels and pinions 0 8708.50.93 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.50.99 - - - Other 0 8708.70 - Road wheels and parts and accessories thereof: - - Wheels fitted with tyres: 8708.70.21 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.70.29 - - - Other: 8708.70.29B - - - - Other 0 - - Wheels not fitted with tyres: 8708.70.31 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.70.39 - - - Other: 8708.70.39B - - - - Other 0 - - Other: 8708.70.95 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.70.96 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.02 or 87.04 0 8708.70.97 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.70.99 - - - Other 0 8708.80 - Suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers): - - Suspension systems: 8708.80.15 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.80.16 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.80.17 - - - For vehicles of subheading 8704.10 or heading 0 87.05 8708.80.19 - - - Other 0 - Other parts and accessories: 8708.91 - - Radiators and parts thereof: - - - Radiators: 8708.91.15 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.91.16 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.91.17 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.02 or 87.04: 8708.91.17A - - - - - For vehicles of subheading 8704.10 0 8708.91.17B - - - - - Other 0 8708.91.19 - - - - Other 0 - - - Parts: 8708.91.91 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.91.92 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03: 8708.91.92A - - - - - Drain plug 0 8708.91.92B - - - - - Other 0 8708.91.99 - - - - Other: 8708.91.99A - - - - - Drain plug, for vehicles of heading 87.02 or 0 87.04 (excluding subheading 8704.10) 8708.91.99B - - - - - Other 0 8708.92 - - Silencers (mufflers) and exhaust pipes; parts thereof: 8708.92.10 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.92.20 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.92.40 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.02 or 87.04: 8708.92.40A - - - - For vehicles of subheading 8704.10 0 8708.92.40B - - - - Other 0 8708.92.90 - - - Other 0 8708.94 - - Steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes; parts thereof: 8708.94.10 - - - Steering wheels with airbag assemblies 0 - - - Other: 8708.94.94 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01 0 8708.94.95 - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.94.99 - - - - Other 0 8708.95 - - Safety airbags with inflater system; parts thereof: 8708.95.10 - - - Safety airbags with inflater system 0 8708.95.90 - - - Parts 0 8708.99 - - Other: 8708.99.10 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.01: 8708.99.10B - - - - For agricultural tractors of subheading 0 8701.10 or 8701.90 8708.99.10C - - - - Other 0 - - - For vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04: 8708.99.30 - - - - Accelerator, brake or clutch pedals 0 8708.99.40 - - - - Battery carriers or trays and brackets therefor 0 8708.99.50 - - - - Radiator shrouds 0 - - - - Chassis frames or parts thereof: 8708.99.61 - - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.02 0 8708.99.62 - - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.03 0 8708.99.63 - - - - - For vehicles of heading 87.04 0 8708.99.70 - - - - Other: 8708.99.70B - - - - - Other 0 8708.99.90 - - - Other: 8708.99.90B - - - - Other 0 90.29 Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 90.14 or 90.15; stroboscopes. 9029.20 - Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopes: 9029.20.20 - - Tachometers for motor vehicles 0 9029.20.90 - - Other 0 91.04 Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels. 9104.00.10 - For vehicles ex 1 9104.00.10 Of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 0 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11 and parts thereof 94.01 Seats (other than those of heading 94.02), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof. 9401.20 - Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles: 9401.20.10 - - For vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 0 9401.20.90 - - Other 0 9401.90 - Parts: - - Of seats of subheading 9401.20: 9401.90.31 - - - Headrest stiffeners for seats of subheading 0 9401.20.10 9401.90.39 - - - Other: 9401.90.39A - - - - Armrests for seats of subheading 9401.20.10 0