Tariff Rates 1998

TC-Logo

Relevant Topics:

Tariff Rates 1998

Frequency Distribution of Tariff Rates: 1998
Percentage Shares

	Table 1 Number of HS Lines
Rate	Pre E.O. 465			E.O. 465			Post E.O. 465
Level (%)	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000
0	-	-	-	11	11	72	11	11	72
3	2,652	2,711	2,971	2,652	2,706	2,755	2,875	2,885	2,850
5	9	9	-	20	20	38	63	64	125
7	-	-	-	44	179	350	40	224	595
10	1,483	1,492	1,775	1,015	969	1,182	789	758	948
15	-	-	-	415	389	282	453	615	407
20	1,366	1,314	784	846	1,209	808	758	900	465
25	1	1	1	463	1	1	462	2	-
30	73	57	73	62	44	61	51	43	61
35	4	7	7	4	6	6	1	2	2
40	30	33	13	30	30	11	29	30	11
50	21	18	18	13	20	18	12	20	18
55	-	1	1	-	1	1	-	1	1
60	1	50	50	3	46	46	3	46	46
65	10	7	7	10	7	7	10	7	7
80	57	-	-	53	-	-	53	-	-
Specific	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-
TOTAL	5,747	5,747	5,747	5,681	5,681	5,681	5,638	5,638	5,638

Note: The graph below is based on the Post E.O. 465 for 1998.
Numbers in boxes represent rates of duty.

freq2.gif (9942 bytes)

The total number of tariff lines at present is 5,638 (please see Table 1 ). The lowest rate of duty imposed is 0% while the highest is 80%. More than half of total tariff lines are currently dutiable at 3%. Tariff lines dutiable at 10% and 20% follow with shares of 14% and 13%, respectively, of the total number of lines. Only 2% of tariff lines are imposed duties above 30%.

In 2000, fully 97% of tariff lines will have tariffs of 20% and below. Only 176 lines representing 3% of the total number of lines will still have tariffs ranging from 30% to 65%. The tariff range narrows from 0% to 65%.

[ Home ] [ Up ] [ Tariff Rates 1998 ] [ Tariff Rates 1999 ] [ Tariff Rates 2000 ] [ Tariff Rates 2001 ] [ Tariff Rates 2002 ]

For comments/suggestions, e-mail us at tcmid@mydestiny.net
@ Copyright 2001, Philippine Tariff Commission. All rights reserved.
Developed and maintained by Tariff Commission - MID Webmaster.
Wednesday, April 23, 2003