MALACAÑANG
PALACE
Manila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
EXECUTIVE
ORDER NO. 197
MODIFYING
THE NOMENCLATURE AND THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON VARIOUS PRODUCTS
UNDER SECTION 104 OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF 1978
(PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1464, AS AMENDED)
WHEREAS, the vegetable industry needs
tariff support as it prepares to gear up towards competitiveness
vis-à-vis imports;
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, 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 “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.
SEC 2. The
nomenclature and the rates of import duty on tariff headings not
enumerated and those listed but represented by the symbol “X X X”
shall remain in force and effect.
SEC 3. Upon
the effectivity of this Executive Order, the articles specifically
listed in the aforesaid “Annex” which are entered or withdrawn
from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall be levied
the rates of duty herein prescribed.
SEC 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.
SEC 5. This
Executive Order shall be effective for a period of six months (6)
months which shall commence immediately following its complete
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the
Philippines.
Done
in the City of Manila, this 16th day of April in the
year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.
By the
President:
Signature of the President
(signed)
ALBERTO G.
ROMULO
Executive Secretary
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HDG.
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H.S.
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DESCRIPTION
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RATE
OF
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NO.
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CODE
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DUTY
(%)
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07.03
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Onions,
shallots, garlic, leeks
and other alliaceous
vegetables, fresh or
chilled.
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|
|
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0703.10
00
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-
X X X
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0703.20
00
|
-
X X X
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|
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0703.90
00
|
-
Leeks and other alliaceous
vegetables
|
20
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|
|
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07.04
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|
Cabbages,
cauliflowers, kohlrabi,
kale and similar edible
brassicas, fresh or
chilled.
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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0704.10
00
|
-
Cauliflowers and headed
broccoli
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25
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|
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0704.20
00
|
-
X X X
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|
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to
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|
|
|
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0704.90
90
|
-
- - X X X
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|
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07.05
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Lettuce
(Lactuca
sativa) and chicory (Cichorium
spp.), fresh or
chilled.
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-
Lettuce:
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0705.11
00
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-
- Cabbage lettuce (head
lettuce)
|
25
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0705.19
00
|
-
- Other
|
25
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|
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-
Chicory:
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|
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0705.21
00
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-
- Witloof chicory (Cichorium
intybus var. foliosum)
|
20
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0705.29
00
|
-
- Other
|
20
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|
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07.06
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Carrots,
turnips, salad beetroot,
salsify, celeriac,
radishes and similar
edible roots, fresh or
chilled.
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|
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|
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0706.10
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-
Carrots and turnips:
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|
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0706.10
10
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-
- - Carrots
|
25
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0706.10
20
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-
- - Turnips
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20
|
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0706.90
00
|
-
Other
|
20
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07.07
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0707.00
00
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Cucumbers
and gherkins, fresh or
chilled.
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20
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07.08
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Leguminous
vegetables, shelled or
unshelled, fresh or
chilled.
|
|
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0708.10
00
|
-
Peas (Pisum
sativum)
|
20
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|
|
0708.20
00
|
-
Beans (Vigna
spp., Phaseolus spp.)
|
20
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|
|
0708.90
00
|
-
X X X
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|
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|
|
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07.09
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Other
vegetables, fresh or
chilled.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0709.10
00
|
-
X X X
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|
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0709.20
00
|
-
X X X
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|
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0709.30
00
|
-
X X X
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|
|
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0709.40
00
|
-
Celery other than celeriac
|
20
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|
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|
-
X X X
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|
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0709.51
00
|
-
- X X X
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|
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0709.52
00
|
-
- X X X
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|
|
|
0709.60
00
|
-
Fruits of the genus Capsicum
or of the genus Pimenta
|
20
|
|
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0709.70
00
|
-
Spinach, New Zealand
spinach and orache spinach
(garden spinach)
|
20
|
|
|
0709.90
|
-
X X X
|
|
|
|
0709.90
10
|
-
- - X X X
|
|
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|
0709.90
90
|
-
- - X X X
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|
|
|
|
|
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07.11
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Vegetables
provisionally preserved
(for example, by sulphur
dioxide gas, in brine, in
sulphur water or in other
preservative solutions),
but unsuitable in that
state for immediate
consumption.
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0711.10
|
-
Onions:
|
|
|
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0711.10
10
|
-
- - X X X
|
|
|
|
0711.10
90
|
-
- - Other
|
20
|
|
|
0711.20
00
|
-
X X X
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|
|
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0711.30
00
|
-
X X X
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|
|
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0711.40
00
|
-
Cucumbers and gherkins
|
20
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|
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0711.90
00
|
-
Other vegetables; mixtures
of vegetables
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20
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|
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|
|
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08.14
|
0814.00
00
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Peel
of citrus fruit or melons
(including watermelons),
fresh, frozen, dried or
provisionally preserved in
brine, in sulphur water or
in other preservative
solutions.
|
20
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|
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|
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09.04
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Pepper
of the genus
Piper; dried or
crushed or ground fruits
of the genus
Capsicum or of the genus
Pimenta.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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-
X X X
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|
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|
0904.11
|
|
|
|
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to
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|
|
|
|
0904.12
90
|
-
- - X X X
|
|
|
|
0904.20
00
|
-
Fruits of the genus
Capsicum or of the
genus Pimenta, dried
or crushed or ground
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
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09.10
|
|
Ginger,
saffron, turmeric
(curcuma), thyme, bay
leaves, curry and other
spices.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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0910.10
00
|
-
Ginger
|
20
|
|
|
0910.20
00
|
|
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to
|
|
|
|
|
0910.99
00
|
-
- X X X
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