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When was the Tariff Commission created?

       By virtue of Republic Act 911, the Tariff Commission was created in June 1953 under the Office of the President.  This Act provided for a collegial body consisting of a Chairman and two Commissioners. The following were the main objectives of the Commission.

bulletTo investigate the administration, fiscal and industrial effects of the Tariff Laws of
the country;
bulletTo investigate tariff relations between the Philippines and foreign countries,
commercial treaties, preferential provisions, economic alliances, the effects of  
export bounties, and the volume of importation compared to domestic production;  and
bulletTo undertake a thorough study of the Philippine Tariff System and
submit recommendations for its revision.

        Since its inception, the Commission has undergone several reorganizations.  In 1956, it was transformed into a division of the then Department of Finance.  In 1957, the Congress of the Philippines enacted RA 1937, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, restoring the Tariff Commission as an independent body under the supervision of the Office of the President and headed by a Commissioner and an Assistant Commissioner.

        In October 1973, by virtue of the Integrated Reorganization Plan (Presidential Decree No.1),  the Commission was reconverted into a collegial body headed by a Chairman and Member Commissioners and placed under the administrative supervision of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

        In October 1996, Commission's top management agreed to create a proposed organizational structure designed to accommodate the expanded role of the Commission in the years ahead.  The reorganization aims to strengthen and upgrade the capability of the Commission particularly its investigative and research functions; to make it more responsive to the demands of globalization; and to sustain the relevance and effectiveness of the organization well into the next millennium.  Accordingly, Task Forces and Sub-task Forces were created preparatory to the transition of the structure from a matrix system to a functional  type.

What is CTRM?

    The Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM) is composed of the Secretary of Trade and Industry as chairman, and the Director-General (DG) of NEDA, as co-chairman. Its members are:

bulletExecutive Secretary
bulletSecretaries of Foreign Affairs, 
bulletAgriculture, 
bulletTransportation and Communications, 
bulletEnvironment and Natural Resources, 
bulletBudget and Management, 
bulletFinance, 
bulletGovernor of the Central Bank, and
bulletChairman of the Tariff Commission.

The CTRM does the following:

a. Advises the President and the NEDA Board on Tariff and related matters and on the effects on the country of various international developments;

b. Coordinates agency positions and recommends national positions for international economic negotiations; and

c. Recommends to the President a continuous rationalization program for the country's tariff structure.

 

                       What does the Tariff Commission (TC) logo  represents?  

      
                   The TC logo  is composed of four (4) figures bordered by a red line with 6 circles or dots.
The uppermost picture – the circular design with spokes – is symbolic of a wheel which depicts movement (progress), delivery or conveyance. The Commission enjoys a crucial partnership with our domestic industries towards the common goal of attaining progress through sustainable growth and development. The wheel of progress is depicted as winged symbolizing not only how fast progress can be achieved with such decisive partnership but also how expeditious the Commission performs its core functions.

        The main functions of TC as mandated in the Tariff and Customs Code are all geared towards the development and efficiency of our local industries, ultimately helping them achieve global competitiveness. Thus, TC’s sphere of activities reaches out to both the agricultural sector (depicted by the bundled rice stalks on the left) and the trade and industry sector (represented by the picture of a factory with a smokestack on the right). All efforts to assist these sectors of our economy, however, are consistently tempered by the Commission’s vigilance to safeguard consumer welfare.

        The bottom figure is a dragon. In mythology, this is a composite winged reptilic beast, generally said to have a lion’s claws, eagle’s wings and serpent’s tail. The conception, dating from Babylonian times, is widespread and is sometimes used as a national symbol. Only the forms vary. It is also a beneficent supernatural creation in Chinese mythology, connected with rains and good harvest. Although the picture in the TC logo may vary from other representations, this is used to depict the hopes and aspirations of the nation for continued economic growth with social equity spurred by the successful implementation of meaningful tariff and trade reforms.

    Lastly, the 6 circles in the middle symbolize the industry groupings

What was our case load ? 

 

COMMISSION CASELOAD, CY 2008

 SUBJECT

 CASES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

 REQUESTS RECEIVED/
INITIATED BY GOV’T.

 TOTAL

 REPORTS/
CLASSIFICATION RULINGS ISSUED

 REQUESTS
WITHDRAWN/
WITHHELD

REQUESTS/
RULINGS
OUTSTANDING
( as of  DEC. 31, 2008)

 

SECTION 401

 Tariff Modification

 

 

3

 

  

7

 

  

10

 

  

6

 

 

-

 

 

4

 

SECTION 402

 CEPT

 ASEAN-ANZ

 ASEAN-India

 ASEAN-Korea

 ATIGA

 ASEAN-China

 

 

 

-

 -

-

 -

-

 -

 

          

1

 1

 1

 1

 1

 1

 

  

1

 1

1

 1

1

1

 

 

1

 -

-

1

1

 1

 

  

-

 -

 -

 -

 -

-

 

  

-

1

 1

 -

-

 -

SECTION 1313-A

 Tariff Classification

 

 

  1

 

217

 

218

 

157

 

28

 

 33

 R. A. 8800

Monitoring Review

   

-

 

1

  

1

  

1

  

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMISSION CASELOAD, CY 2007

 SUBJECT

 CASES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

REQUESTS RECEIVED/
INITIATED BY GOV’T.

TOTAL

REPORTS/
CLASSIFICATION RULINGS ISSUED

 REQUESTS
WITHDRAWN/
WITHHELD

REQUESTS/
RULINGS
OUTSTANDING
(as of  DEC. 31, 2007)

 SECTION 401

 Tariff Modification

  

5

  

12

 

17

 

13

  

1

  

3

 SECTION 402

WTO

 AISP

AJCEP

 CEPT

 ASEAN-ANZ

 ASEAN-India

 

ASEAN-EU

 

  

-

 -

 -

-

 -

 -

 

-

  

2

2

 2

 1

 1

1

 

1

 

 

 

2

 2

 2

 1

 1

 1

 

1

 

 

  

2

 2

2

1

 1

 1

 

1

 

 

 

-

-

 -

-

-

 -

 

-

 

 

 

-

-

 -

-

-

 -

 

-

 

 

SECTION 1313-A

 

Tariff Classification

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

1

SECTION 301

 

Expiry Review

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

R. A. 8800

 

Petition for the Application of Safeguard Measures

 

Extension of Safeguard Measure

 

Monitoring Review

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMISSION CASELOAD, CY 2006

 

SUBJECT

 

CASES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

 

REQUESTS RECEIVED/

INITIATED BY GOV’T.

 

TOTAL

 

REPORTS/
CLASSIFI-CATION RULINGS ISSUED

 

REQUESTS

WITHDRAWN/

WITHHELD

 

REQUESTS/

RULINGS

OUTSTANDING

( as of          DEC. 31, 2006)

SECTION 401

 

Tariff Modification

 

 

-

 

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

5

SECTION 402

 

AICO

 

ASEAN-CEPT

 

ASEAN-China

 

ASEAN-Korea

 

WTO

 

JPEPA

 

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1

 

 

2

 

2

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

1

 

 

2

 

4

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

4

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

SECTION 1313-A

 

Tariff Classification

 

 

 

2

 

 

223

 

 

225

 

 

179

 

 

46

 

 

-

SECTION 301

 

Expiry Review

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

1

R. A. 8800

 

Petition for the Application of Safeguard Measures

 

Extension of Safeguard Measure

 

Monitoring Review

 

 

-

 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

1

 

 

 3

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 1

 

 

-

 

 

 3

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMISSION CASELOAD, CY 2005

 

SUBJECT

 

CASES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

 

REQUESTS RECEIVED/
INITIATED BY GOV’T.

 

TOTAL

 

REPORTS/
CLASSIFICATION
RULINGS ISSUED

 

REQUESTS
 WITHDRAWN/
 WITHHELD

 

REQUESTS/
RULINGS
OUTSTANDING
( as of DEC. 31, 2005)

SECTION 401

 

Tariff Modification

 

 

7

 

 

16

 

 

23

 

 

23

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

SECTION 402

 

AICO

 

CEPT

 

ASEAN-ISP

 

ASEAN-PIP

 

ASEAN-China FTA

 

ASEAN-Korea FTA

JPEPA

 

 

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

-

  

-

 

-

 

 -

 

 

5

 

5

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 2

 

 

7

 

5

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

 

7

 

3

 

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 

 1

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 -

 

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 1

SECTION 1313-A

 

Tariff Classification

 

 

 

5

 

 

302

 

 

307

 

 

269

 

 

34

 

 

2

SECTION 301

 

Expiry Review

 

 

-

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1

R. A. 8800

 

Extension of Safeguard Measure

 

 

Monitoring Review

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMISSION CASELOAD, CY 2004

 SUBJECT

 CASES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

 REQUESTS RECEIVED/ GOV’T. INITIATED IN 2004

 TOTAL

 REPORTS/ CLASSIFICATION RULINGS ISSUED

 REQUESTS WITHDRAWN/ WITHHELD

 REQUESTS/ RULINGS OUTSTANDING
(DEC. 31, 2004)

SECTION 401
     Tariff Modification

 0

 24

 24

 15

 2

 7

SECTION 402 (Flexible Clause)

   AICO

    CEPT

    Asean Integration Initiative

    Asean India FTA

    Asean China FTA

    JPEPA

    WTO

 

0

 0

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

3

 1

 3

 1

 2

 2

 

 3

 1

 3

1

 2

 2

 

 2

 1

 3

 1

 2

 1

 

 -

-

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 1

 -

 -

 -

 -

 1

SECTION 1313-A (Tariff Classification)

   Tariff Classification

  

5

  

313

  

318

 

281

  

32

  

5

SECTION 301(Anti Dumping)

   Expiry Review

 

 -

 

1

  

1

  

1

  

-

  

-

R. A. 8800 (Safeguard Measures)

    New Application

    Monitoring Review

   Extension of Safeguard Measures

 

 -

 -

 -

 

 3

 2

2

 

 3

 2

 2

 

 3

 2

 1

 

 -

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMISSION CASELOAD, CY 2003

          

SUBJECT

 
REQUESTS BROUGHT FORWARD  FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

 
REQUESTS RECEIVED/GOV’T. INITIATED  IN 2003

 
TOTAL

 
REPORTS ISSUED

 
REQUESTS  WITHDRAWN/
WITHHELD

 
REQUESTS OUTSTANDING (DEC.31, 2003)

Section 401

Tariff Modification

 

0

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

-

 

-

Section 402

AICO Application

CEPT Application

 

0

0

 

2

19

 

2

19

 

2

19

 

-

-

 

-

-

Section 1313-a

      Tariff Classification

 

7

 

175

 

182

 

142

 

35

 

5

Section 301

       Sunset Review

 

0

 

1

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

1

R.A. 8800      

       Safeguards                                                                      Investigations

 

0

 

3

 

3

 

-

 

-

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMISSION CASELOAD, CY 2002

 

SUBJECT

CASES BROUGHT
FORWARD
FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

CASES/
REQUESTS
RECEIVED
IN 2002*

 

TOTAL

 

REPORTS
ISSUED

CASES/
REQUESTS
WITHDRAWN/
WITHHELD

CASES OUTSTANDING
(DEC.31, 2002)

Section 401
Tariff Modification

 

5

 

88

 

93

 

93

 

0

 

0

Section 402
AICO Application

CEPT Application

AHTN

-

2

-

4

8

1

4

10

1

4

10

1

0

0

-

0

0