WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Philippines #5939 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/10/2014 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Philippines
In force from
End date
Terminated on
General description
Import quotas on cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and food preparations (that are principally made of sugar in general), whey powder, sugar confectionery and cocoa powder
National legal basis
Sugar Order No. 08, series of 2017-2018, Amendment to Sugar Order No. 9, series of 2007 2008 and Sugar Order No. 8, series of 2014-2015

(Date of effectivity: n/a)

Molasses Order No. 01, series of 2014-2015, Rules and Regulations on Molasses Importation

(Date of effectivity: n/a)
Administrative mechanism
In force

(Refer to PHL ILP N3 Notification G/LIC/N/3/PHL/13 dated 16 September 2020)
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2017
Referenced WTO document symbol
G/LIC/N/3/PHL/13

Meta data

WTO justifications

XIII:2(a) - (a) Wherever practicable, quotas representing the total amount of permitted imports (whether allocated among supplying countries or not) shall be fixed, and notice given of their amount in

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: GATT XIII:2(a) - Wherever practicable, quotas representing the total amount of permitted imports (whether allocated among supplying countries or not) shall be fixed, and notice given of their amount in accordance with paragraph 3 (b) of this Article To monitor the importation and utilization of cane or beet sugar, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and food preparations (that are principally made of sugar in general) that displaces the locally-produced sugar and thereby negatively affects the balance of production, threatens the livelihood of industry workers, and impedes the growth of the industry
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
GQ
Symbol
GQ

Tariff lines
Various
Cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, hi...
0404
04.04ex
Cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, hi...
1701
17.01
Cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, hi...
1702
17.02ex
Cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, hi...
1703
17.03ex
Cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, hi...
1704
17.04ex
Cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, hi...
1806
18.06ex
Cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, hi...
2106
21.06ex
Cane or beet sugar or chemically pure sucrose in solid form, cane molasses, crystalline fructose, hi...