Philippines

Part A.1

Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges

Summary

Total

Simple average final bound

Ag

Non-Ag

25.7

35.1

23.4

Simple average MFN applied

2011

6.1

8.7

5.7

Trade weighted average

2010

5.6

18.9

3.9

Imports in billion US$

2010

58.5

6.7

51.8

Duty-free

Frequency distribution

0 <= 5

5 <= 10

10 <= 15

WTO member since

1995

Binding coverage:

Total

67.0

Non-Ag

61.9

Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)

9.2

Ag: Special safeguards (in % )

15 <= 25

25 <= 50

13.3

50 <= 100

> 100

NAV

Tariff lines and import values (in %)

in %

Agricultural products
0

2.9

5.4

0.7

9.5

80.2

0.7

0.6

MFN applied

Final bound
2011

0.3

50.7

29.0

9.8

3.4

6.7

Imports

2010

6.3

35.5

24.3

2.9

0.5

28.9

1.5

Non-agricultural products
2.9

0.0

8.0

0.2

25.9

24.9

MFN applied

Final bound
2011

3.6

59.6

22.0

13.2

1.0

0.6

Imports

2010

33.9

49.4

8.5

4.1

0.6

3.5

Part A.2

Tariffs and imports by product groups

Final bound duties
Product groups

AVG

Duty-free

Max

MFN applied duties

Binding

in %

AVG

in %

Duty-free

Imports
Max

in %

Share

Duty-free

in %

in %

Animal products

37.6

50

100

17.8

45

0.7

Dairy products

27.2

40

100

3.9

1.3

Fruit, vegetables, plants

37.4

60

100

9.8

40

0.5

Coffee, tea

41.1

50

100

11.8

40

0.4

Cereals & preparations

37.6

50

100

8.7

3.0

40

5.3

13.6

Oilseeds, fats & oils

36.8

60

100

5.6

15

1.2

Sugars and confectionery

44.7

80

100

10.1

50

0.6

Beverages & tobacco

45.3

50

100

8.2

15

0.7

Cotton

10.0

10

100

2.6

0.1

Other agricultural products

24.7

50

100

3.4

35

0.7

Fish & fish products

22.9

50

5.2

8.0

15

0.3

Minerals & metals

24.5

0.2

50

35.3

4.7

4.4

20

11.4

11.6

Petroleum

1.7

42.5

15.0

Chemicals

19.7

0.2

50

74.5

3.8

0.8

30

8.6

7.7

Wood, paper, etc.

23.9

50

39.0

6.5

5.9

30

2.0

0.9

Textiles

27.3

50

96.0

9.1

0.3

30

1.5

0.4

Clothing

30.0

30

100

14.8

15

0.2

Leather, footwear, etc.

34.0

50

35.2

6.6

1.3

20

0.7

2.7

Non-electrical machinery

19.1

8.2

50

74.8

2.3

5.3

30

13.1

63.2

Electrical machinery

18.4

37.2

50

64.2

4.0

17.9

30

27.6

70.5

Transport equipment

19.0

50

39.0

9.1

0.5

30

6.3

2.2

Manufactures, n.e.s.

24.4

15.0

50

53.9

4.9

4.5

15

2.0

9.3

Part B

Exports to major trading partners and duties faced

Bilateral imports
Major markets

in million
US$

Diversification

MFN AVG of

Pref.

95% trade in no. of

traded TL

margin

HS 2-digit

HS 6-digit

Simple

Weighted

Weighted

Duty-free imports
TL

Value

in %

in %

Agricultural products
1. Japan

2010

1,087

15

11.5

19.4

8.0

43.0

22.3

2. United States

2010

905

11

25

9.9

4.3

0.3

68.6

67.3

3. European Union

2010

666

12

23

11.6

5.2

2.9

21.4

50.6

4. Korea, Republic of

2010

462

12

33.7

26.8

5.1

20.9

14.4

5. China

2010

415

13

16.1

10.1

10.0

83.2

98.8

1. China

2010

15,804

14

64

9.1

4.0

3.4

92.8

98.0

2. Singapore

2010

9,065

10

29

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

100.0

3. United States

2010

6,807

37

299

4.2

3.5

0.5

75.6

80.2

4. Hong Kong, China

2010

6,414

49

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

100.0

5. Japan

2010

6,399

41

214

2.7

0.8

0.6

92.1

96.8

Non-agricultural products