Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Certain Agricultural Products under Section 1611 of RA No. 10863 (Customs Modernization and Tariff Act)

June 13, 2019

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 82

MODIFYING THE NOMENCLATURE AND RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS UNDER SECTION 1611 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10863, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION AND TARIFF ACT

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 23 (s. 2017) extended the temporary reduced rate of duty on certain agricultural products under Republic Act (RA) No. 10863, otherwise known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, relative to the commitments of the Philippines under the World Trade Organization (WTO) decision on waiver concerning the Special Treatment for rice of the country;

WHEREAS, under EO No. 23, the reduced rates of duty on certain agricultural products, including mechanically deboned meat of chicken and turkey, and turkey meat and its offals, shall be applicable until 30 June 2020 or until such time that a law amending the provisions of RA No. 8178 on rice tariffication is enacted, whichever comes first;

WHEREAS, RA No. 11203 otherwise known as the Rice Tariffication Law, which liberalized the trading of rice and lifted the quantitative restrictions on the same, was signed into law on 14 February 2019;

WHEREAS, the present economic condition warrants the continued application of the reduced rate of duties on certain agricultural products to mitigate the impact of high prices of goods;

WHEREAS, Section 1608 of RA No. 10863 authorizes the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), to increase, reduce or remove existing rates of import duty; and

WHEREAS, the NEDA Board recommends the maintenance of the tariff rates under EO No. 23 for mechanically deboned meat of chicken and turkey, and turkey meat and its offals;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Rates of Import Duty. — The articles specifically listed in Annex A hereof, as classified in compliance with Section 1611 of RA No. 10863, shall be subject to the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rates of import duty in accordance with the schedule indicated opposite each article.

SECTION 2. Articles Represented with "X X X". — The rates of import duty on tariff headings and subheadings which are not enumerated, and those listed but represented by the symbol "X X X" shall remain in force and in effect.

SECTION 3. Levy on Articles. — Upon the effectivity of this Order, all articles which are specifically listed in Annex A hereof and are entered into, or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption, shall be levied the MFN rates of duty as therein prescribed.

SECTION 4. Repeal. — All other issuances, administrative rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 5. Separability. — If any provision of this Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 6. Effectivity. — This Order shall take effect immediately after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, and shall be applicable until 31 December 2020.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 13th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen. DETACa

ANNEX A

 

Hdg. No.	AHTN Code 2017	DESCRIPTION	Rates of Duty (%)
2019	2020

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
02.07		Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen. - Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus:
	0207.11.00 to 0207.13.00B	- - X X X
	0207.14	- - Cuts and offal, frozen:
	0207.14.10 to 0207.14.30B	- - - X X X
		- - - Other:
	0207.14.91	- - - - Mechanically deboned or separated meat	5	5
	0207.14.99 to 0207.14.99B	- - - - X X X
		- Of turkeys:
	0207.24.00 to 0207.24.00B	- - X X X
	0207.25.00	- - Not cut in pieces, frozen:
	0207.25.00A	- - - In-Quota	20	20
	0207.25.00B	- - - Out-Quota	20	20
	0207.26.00 to 0207.26.00B	- - X X X
	0207.27	- - Cuts and offal, frozen:
	0207.27.10 to 0207.27.10B	- - - X X X
		- - - Other:
	0207.27.91	- - - - Mechanically deboned or separated meat:
	0207.27.91A	- - - - - In-Quota	5	5
	0207.27.91B	- - - - - Out-Quota	5	5
	0207.27.99	- - - - Other:
	0207.27.99A	- - - - - In-Quota	20	20
	0207.27.99B	- - - - - Out-Quota	20	20
		- X X X:
	0207.41.00 to 0207.60.00F	- -XXX: