Includes information on average tariff rates and types that U.S. firms should be aware of when exporting to the market.
Last Published: 7/18/2019

The Philippines has implemented the 2017 version of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN).  The Philippines’ simple average most favored nation (MFN) tariff was eight percent in 2017, while nine percent of MFN tariff lines have rates between 20 and 60 percent.  All agricultural tariffs and about 61.9 percent of non-agricultural tariff lines are bound under the Philippines’ WTO commitments.  The simple average bound tariff in the Philippines is 23.5 percent. 

As a general rule, imported manufactured goods competing with locally produced goods face higher tariffs than those without local competition.  The Philippines cites domestic and global economic developments to justify the modification of applied rates of duty for certain products to protect local producers.

The Philippines eliminated tariffs on approximately 99 percent of all goods from ASEAN trading partners under the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement.  For more information about the country’s free trade agreements, see section on "Trade Agreements."  Philippine tariff schedules are available at http://tariffcommission.gov.ph/finder/.

Contact Information:
Ms. Marilou P. Mendoza
Chairperson
Tariff Commission
4F West Insula Condominium,
135 West Avenue, Quezon City
Tel: (632) 921-7960; 926-7283
Fax: (632) 921-7960
E-mail: info@tariffcommission.gov.ph
 

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