Philippines: Annual Tariff Rate Quota for Chipping Potatoes Doubled

On February 15, 2024, the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) Management Committee issued an Administrative Circular (AC) that increased the annual MAV or Tariff Rate Quota for chipping potatoes from 30,000 to 60,000 metric tons (MT). The AC was published in the Philippine Star on February 16 and took effect 15 days after. This is the third unilateral increase in the MAV for chipping potatoes, which was initially set at 1,550 MT under the Uruguay Round of the WTO.