Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Various Products Under Section 104 of TCC

June 12, 2000 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 253 MODIFYING THE NOMENCLATURE AND THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON VARIOUS PRODUCTS UNDER SECTION 104 OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS C OD E OF 1978 (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1 46 4, AS AMENDED) WHEREAS, the modification in the rates of duty of various imported products will provide the necessary assistance and protection to the domestic industries to be globally competitive; prcd WHEREAS, Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, empowers the President to increase, reduce or remove existing rates of duty, as well as to modify the tariff nomenclature; NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order: SECTION 1. The articles specifically listed in "ANNEX A" hereof, as classified under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, shall be subject to the rates of import duty in accordance with the schedule indicated opposite each article. SECTION 2. The nomenclature and the rates of import duty on tariff headings not enumerated and those listed but represented by the symbol "xxx" shall remain in force and effect. prcd SECTION 3. Upon the effectivity of the Executive Order, the articles specifically listed in the aforesaid "ANNEX" which are entered in or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall be levied the rates of duty herein prescribed. SECTION 4. All other Presidential issuances, administrative rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby revoked or modified accordingly. SECTION 5. This Executive Order shall take effect thirty (30) days following the complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand. Published in Malaya and the Manila Standard on June 21, 2000. ANNEX A HDG. NO. H.S. CODE DESCRIPTION RATE OF DUTY (%) (2000) 09.04 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta. - Pepper: 0904.11 -- xxx 0904.11 10 --- xxx 0904.11 90 --- xxx 0904.12 -- Crushed or ground: 0904.12 10 --- WHITE PEPPER 7 0904.12 90 --- OTHER 15 0904.20 00 - xxx 39.26 Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings Nos. 39.01 to 39.14. 3926.10 00 - xxx 3926.20 00 - xxx 3926.30 00 - xxx 3926.40 00 - xxx 3926.90 - Other: 3926.90 10 --- xxx 3926.90 20 --- xxx 3926.90 30 --- xxx 3926.90 40 --- xxx 3926.90 50 --- xxx 3926.90 60 --- PLASTIC J HOOKS AND BUNCH BLOCKS FOR DETONATORS 3 3926.90 90 --- xxx 48.23 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres. - xxx 4823.11 -- xxx 4823.11 10 --- xxx 4823.11 90 --- xxx 4823.19 00 -- xxx 4823.20 00 - xxx 4823.40 - xxx 4823.40 10 --- xxx 4823.40 90 --- xxx - Other paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes: 4823.51 00 -- xxx 4823.59 -- Other: 4823.59 10 --- COATED PAPER AND PAPERBOARD USED FOR INKJET PRINTING 3 4823.59 90 --- OTHER 15 4823.60 00 - xxx 4823.70 00 - xxx 4823.90 - xxx 4823.90 10 --- xxx 4823.90 20 --- xxx 4823.90 30 --- xxx 4823.90 40 --- xxx 4823.90 50 --- xxx 4823.90 60 --- xxx 4823.90 70 --- xxx 4823.90 90 --- xxx 49.11 Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs. 4911.10 00 - xxx - Other: 4911.91 00 -- xxx 4911.99 -- Other: 4911.99 10 --- xxx 4911.99 20 --- PRINTED STICKERS FOR EXPLOSIVES 3 4911.99 90 --- xxx 73.07 Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel. - Cast fittings: 7307.11 00 -- xxx 7307.19 00 -- Other 10 - xxx 7307.21 00 -- xxx 7307.22 00 -- xxx 7307.23 00 -- xxx 7307.29 00 -- xxx - xxx 7307.91 00 -- xxx 7307.92 00 -- xxx 7307.93 00 -- xxx 7307.99 00 -- xxx 95.04 Articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling alley equipment. 9504.10 00 - xxx 9504.20 - xxx 9504.20 10 --- xxx 9504.20 90 --- xxx 9504.30 00 - xxx 9504.40 00 - xxx 9504.90 - Other: 9504.90 10 --- xxx 9504.90 20 --- DARTS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF DARTS 5 9504.90 30 --- DARTBOARDS 10 9504.90 90 --- xxx