Philippines: Philippines Issued EO 62 Modifying Import Duty Rates

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   RP2024-0023
On June 20, 2024, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order No. 62 (EO 62) modifying the import duty rates of various commodities. EO 62 provides a multi-year comprehensive tariff schedule and applies to commodities subject to the Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates. Tariff rates on agricultural/food commodities remain the same except for rice, which declined to 15 percent from 35 percent.

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