FORMAL INVESTIGATION ON THE PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF SAFEGUARD

MEASURE AGAINST IMPORTATIONS OF ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT TYPE 1

(AHTN 2017 SUBHEADING NO. 2523.29.90) AND BLENDED CEMENT TYPE 1P
(AHTN 2017 SUBHEADING NO. 2523.90.00) FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES
TCI (SG) No. SG-2022-EX1-Cement
05 October 2022

CASE DIGEST ON SAFEGUARD MEASURES

In partial fulfillment of the requirements

for Tariff Management 406

Submitted by:
Eureka Amor B. Limpag

Submitted to:
Ms. Michelle Suico

December 2023
 CASE DIGEST

Facts: The Department of Trade and Industry initiated a motu proprio primary safeguard
disquisition to determine whether increased importations from colorful countries of
cement, specifically Ordinary Portland Cement Type 1 (ASEAN Harmonized Tariff title
(AHTN) 2017 Subheading No.2523.29.90) and Blended Cement Type 1P (AHTN
Greeting No.2523.90.00) are causing or hanging to beget serious injury to the domestic
cement assiduity on September 10, 2018. In the said report, DTI set up that the
increased significance of cement has caused serious injury to the Philippine cement
assiduity. Tariff Commission entered a letter from the Secretary of Trade and Industry
containing his request for the conduct by the Commission of a formal disquisition to
determine the graces of assessing a definitive safeguard measure on importations of
cement under Section 9 of RA No. 8800. On 28 January 2019, the Commission
commenced its formal disquisition. The Commission submitted on 13 April 2021 to the
Secretary of Trade and Industry a Report on the results of its monitoring of the
developments in the Philippine cement assiduity, including the specific sweats made by
the domestic assiduity to make a positive adaptation to import competition.
Issue: Whether or not the cement products measure the domestic industry in imminent
threat of serious injury and no significant overall impairment.

Rulings: The petitioner's domestic industry production output formed a significant share
of the total domestic production of Ordinary Portland Cement Type 1 and Blended
Cement Type 1P, satisfying the criterion under Section 4(f) of RA No. 8800. There was
no major general deterioration in the domestic cement industry's situation that
constituted serious harm. There is no imminent threat of major injury or considerable
overall damage to the local cement industry's position.