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Code No.		Title of Publication*	Price**
TC-01		Tariff Administration and Policy including the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature 2017 (AHTN 2017) Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (Sections 1600 to 1612) 2017 Edition Includes Philippine Most Favoured Nation (MFN) and ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) tariff rates	Php 1,500.00 Php 1,400.00 for BS Customs Administration students (Please present student ID)
TC-02		A Primer on Developments in Tariff and Trade Policy Provides latest trends in Philippine tariff and trade policies and the role played by the Tariff Commission in implementing these policies; Includes the Supplementary Explanatory Notes on the Interpretation of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature 2017 (AHTN 2017)	Php 600.00

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRADE REMEDY CASES

Formal Investigation of Safeguard Measure Case on Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles (Investigation No. SG-2019-OC-Ceramic Tiles)

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice of Formal Investigation and Preliminary Conference scheduled on 11 June 2019
Commission Order issued on 14 June 2019

Notice on the Impending Expiry of the Effectivity of the Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty on Imports of Wheat Flour from the Republic of Turkey

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice of the Impending Expiry of the Effectivity of the Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty issued on 20 February 2019

Formal Investigation of Safeguard Measure Case on Cement (Investigation No. SG-2019-OC-Cement)

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice of Public Hearing scheduled on 20-21 May 2019
Notice of Postponement of Public Hearing
Commission Order issued on 07 February 2019
Notice of Formal Investigation issued on 28 January 2019 and Preliminary Conference scheduled on 04 February 2019

CONSULTATION ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS (FTAs)

None

PETITIONS FOR TARIFF MODIFICATION

Joint Investigation on Petitions for Tariff Modification on Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and Review of Tariff Structure of HS No. 39.01

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice of Public Hearing scheduled on 28 May 2019
Position Paper Template (deadline for submission on 13 June 2019)
Notice on the Conduct of Investigation issued on 21 February 2019

REVIEW OF AHTN

Conduct of Review of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2017

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice on the Conduct of Review issued on 22 April 2019
Briefer on the Review
Template for Requests/Proposals (deadline for submission on 7 May 2019 for Chapters 1-29, and 31 May 2019 for Chapters 30-73)

OTHERS

New E-mail Address of the Commission
Posted on: 25 April 2019

Effective 1 July 2019, the Commission shall use a new e-mail address: TC.Assist@mail.tariffcommission.gov.ph. Please course all communications with the Commission through said e-mail address starting on said date.

LATEST TC NEWS

TC IS ISO 9001-2015 CERTIFIED

Having met the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, the Management System of the Commission on the issuance of Advance Ruling on Tariff Classification under Section 1100 of the CMTA, including the Support Processes, has been registered effective 02 December 2018.

Please see Certificates of Registration.

PRC ACCREDITS TC AS CPD PROVIDER

The Professional Regulation Commission (Continuing Professional Development Council of Customs Brokers) issued on 7 August 2018 a Certificate of Accreditation to TC for having completed the requirements for "Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as CPD Provider" in accordance with R.A. No. 10912, otherwise known as the "CPD Act of 2016." With this continuing education program, the Commission endeavors to proactively assist Licensed Customs Brokers and industry practitioners in raising/maintaining their competence in accordance with international standards of practice, hence helping ensure greater overall contribution to uplifting the general welfare, economic growth, and development of the Philippines. Please see Certificate of Accreditation.

COMMISSION ORDER ON DISPUTES INVOLVING TARIFF CLASSIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 1100 of the CMTA, the Commission issued Commission Order No. 2018-01 or the “Rules of Procedure on Disputes Involving Tariff Classification.” The Order aims to establish a Tariff Classification Dispute Ruling system that is in line with the standards set out in the Revised Kyoto Convention, the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation, the ATIGA, the WCO Harmonized System Convention, other relevant international trade agreements, relevant Philippine laws, and international best customs practices. It also aims to increase the level of stakeholders’ compliance through an informed customs compliance regime.

Published in The Manila Times and Manila Standard Today on 19 October 2018, said Commission Order took effect on 3 November 2018.

Please see Commission Order No. 2018-01 and TC Form 2.

REVISED SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES

Pursuant to the provisions of Administrative Order No. 31, series of 2012 (Directing and Authorizing All Heads of Departments, Bureaus, Commissions, Agencies, Offices and Instrumentalities of the National Government, Including GOCCs, to Rationalize the Rates of their Fees and Charges, Increase their Existing Rates and Impose New Fees and Charges) issued on 1 October 2012, as implemented by DOF-DBM-NEDA Joint Circular No. 1-2013 dated 30 January 2013, the Commission issued on 24 September 2018 its Revised Schedule of Fees and Charges pursuant to its mandate under the CMTA.

Published in The Manila Times and Manila Standard Today on 10 October 2018, the Office Memorandum containing the Revised Schedule of Fees and Charges took effect on 25 October 2018. The new schedule of fees shall be charged effective 1 January 2019.

Please see Schedule of Fees and Charges of the Tariff Commission.