Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt
Executive Order No. 890, issued on June 10, 2010, modifies the import duty rates for crude oil, petroleum products, and asphalt in the Philippines, setting the duty to zero for these items. This change aligns with the commitments under the ASEAN Free Trade Area, ensuring that both imported and locally refined products can compete fairly. The order is based on the provisions of the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act and aims to eliminate tariff distortions caused by previous regulations. The Executive Order will take effect 15 days after publication, and any conflicting prior regulations are revoked or modified.
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- What is Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt about?
- Executive Order No. 890, issued on June 10, 2010, modifies the import duty rates for crude oil, petroleum products, and asphalt in the Philippines, setting the duty to zero for these items. This change aligns with the commitments under the ASEAN Free Trade Area, ensuring that both imported and locally refined products can compete fairly. The order is based on the provisions of the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act and aims to eliminate tariff distortions caused by previous regulations. The Executive Order will take effect 15 days after publication, and any conflicting prior regulations are revoked or modified.
- What type of law is Executive Order No. 890?
- Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt (Executive Order No. 890) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt enacted?
- Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt (Executive Order No. 890) was enacted on Jun 10, 2010.
- What is the citation for Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt?
- Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt, Executive Order No. 890, Jun 10, 2010 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Executive Order No. 890
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Executive Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 10, 2010
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 890
MODIFYING THE NOMENCLATURE AND THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON CRUDE OIL, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ASPHALT UNDER SECTION 104 OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF 1978 (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1464), AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, Section 6 of Republic Act No. 8479, otherwise known as the "Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998," provides that "Any law to the contrary notwithstanding and starting with the effectivity of this Act, a single and uniform tariff duty shall be imposed and collected both on imported crude oil and imported refined petroleum products at the rate of three percent (3%): Provided however, that the President of the Philippines may, in the exercise of his powers, reduce such tariff rate when in his judgment such reduction is warranted, pursuant to Republic Act 1937, as amended, otherwise known as the "Tariff and Customs Code"; IDEHCa
WHEREAS, Executive Order (E.O.) No. 850 which took effect on 1 January 2010 modifies the rates of duty on certain imported articles in order to implement the Philippines' commitment to eliminate the tariff rates on the remaining products in the inclusion list in 2010 under the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)/ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA);
WHEREAS, under the said Agreement, crude oil and refined petroleum products imported from ASEAN Member States (AMS) are levied zero rates under the AFTA-CEPT/ATIGA;
WHEREAS, E.O. No. 268, dated 9 January 2004, reduced to zero the preferential tariff rate for asphalt;
WHEREAS, the elimination of the 3% rates of duty on said products imported from non-ASEAN will address the tariff distortion brought about by the implementation of the zero duty under E.O. No. 268 and E.O. No. 850;
WHEREAS, the zero duty will provide a level playing field for local refiners to compete with importers, ensuring their existence to produce environmentally-compliant refined fuels and provide security of fuel supply in the Philippines;
WHEREAS, the NEDA Board during its meeting on 25 May 2010 approved the elimination of tariffs on crude oil, refined petroleum products and asphalt;
WHEREAS, Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (Presidential Decree No. 1464), as amended, empowers the President of the Republic of the Philippines to increase, reduce, or remove existing rates of import duty, as well as to modify the form of duty and the tariff nomenclature, under Section 104 of the Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. The articles specifically listed in the Annex hereof, as classified under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, shall be subject to the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate of import duty in accordance with the schedule indicated opposite each article.
SECTION 2. The rates of import duty on tariff headings and subheadings not enumerated and those listed but represented by the symbol "x x x" shall remain in force and effect.
SECTION 3. Upon the effectivity of this Executive Order, all articles specifically listed in the aforesaid "Annex" which are entered and withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall be levied the MFN rates of duty as indicated therein. CDScaT
SECTION 4. All other Presidential issuances, administrative rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent or contrary with this Executive Order are hereby revoked or modified accordingly.
SECTION 5. This Executive Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 10th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten.
ANNEX
| Hdg. | AHTN Code | Description | MFN Rate |
| No. | 2007 | of Duty (%) | |
| 27.09 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from | ||
| bituminous minerals, crude. | |||
| 2709.00.10 | - Crude petroleum oils | 0 | |
| 2709.00.20 | - Condensates | 0 | |
| 2709.00.90 | - x x x | ||
| 27.10 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from | ||
| bituminous minerals, other than crude; | |||
| preparations not elsewhere specified or | |||
| included, containing by weight 70% or | |||
| more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained | |||
| from bituminous minerals, these oils being | |||
| the basic constituents of the preparations; | |||
| waste oils. | |||
| - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from | |||
| bituminous minerals (other than crude) and | |||
| preparations not elsewhere specified or included, | |||
| containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum | |||
| oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, | |||
| these oils being the basic constituents of the | |||
| preparations, other than waste oils: | |||
| 2710.11 | - - Light oils and preparations: | ||
| - - - Motor spirit: | |||
| 2710.11.11 | - - - - Premium leaded: | ||
| 2710.11.11A | - - - - - Bioethanol blended | 0 | |
| 2710.11.11B | - - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.11.12 | - - - - Premium unleaded: | ||
| 2710.11.12A | - - - - - Bioethanol blended | 0 | |
| 2710.11.12B | - - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.11.13 | - - - - Regular leaded: | ||
| 2710.11.13A | - - - - - Bioethanol blended | 0 | |
| 2710.11.13B | - - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.11.14 | - - - - Regular unleaded: | ||
| 2710.11.14A | - - - - - Bioethanol blended | 0 | |
| 2710.11.14B | - - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.11.15 | - - - - Other, leaded: | ||
| 2710.11.15A | - - - - - Bioethanol blended | 0 | |
| 2710.11.15B | - - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.11.16 | - - - - Other, unleaded: | ||
| 2710.11.16A | - - - - - Bioethanol blended | 0 | |
| 2710.11.16B | - - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.11.20 | - - - x x x | ||
| 2710.11.30 | - - - x x x | ||
| 2710.11.40 | - - - x x x | ||
| 2710.11.50 | - - - x x x | ||
| 2710.11.60 | - - - x x x | ||
| 2710.11.70 | - - - Naphtha, reformate or preparations for | 0 | |
| preparing spirits | |||
| 2710.11.90 | - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.19 | - - Other: | ||
| - - - Medium oils and preparations: | |||
| 2710.19.13 | - - - - Aviation turbine fuel (jet fuel) having a | 0 | |
| flash point of not less than 23ºC | |||
| 2710.19.14 | - - - - Aviation turbine fuel (jet fuel) having a | 0 | |
| flash point of less than 23ºC | |||
| 2710.19.16 | - - - - Kerosene | 0 | |
| 2710.19.19 | - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.19.20 | - - - x x x | ||
| 2710.19.30 | - - - x x x | ||
| - - - Lubricating oils and greases: | |||
| 2710.19.41 | - - - - Lubricating oil feedstock | 0 | |
| 2710.19.42 | - - - - Lubricating oils for aircraft engines | 0 | |
| 2710.19.43 | - - - - Other lubricating oils | 0 | |
| 2710.19.44 | - - - - Lubricating greases | 0 | |
| 2710.19.50 | - - - x x x | ||
| 2710.19.60 | - - - x x x | ||
| - - - Fuel oils: | |||
| 2710.19.71 | - - - - High speed diesel fuel: | ||
| 2710.19.71A | - - - - - Biodiesel blended | 0 | |
| 2710.19.71B | - - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.19.72 | - - - - Other diesel fuel: | ||
| 2710.19.72A | - - - - - Biodiesel blended | 0 | |
| 2710.19.72B | - - - - - Other | 0 | |
| 2710.19.79 | - - - - Other fuel oils | 0 | |
| 2710.19.90 | - - - x x x | ||
| - Waste oils: | |||
| 2710.91.00 | - - x x x | ||
| 2710.99.00 | - - x x x | ||
| 27.14 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous | ||
| or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and | |||
| asphaltic rocks. | |||
| 2714.10.00 | - x x x | ||
| 2714.90.00 | - Other | 0 |
Cite This Law
Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt, Executive Order No. 890, Jun 10, 2010 (Philippines)
Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Asphalt, Executive Order No. 890 (Phil. 2010)
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