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Rice imports

No halt to rice importation, just stricter rules

The Philippines will not suspend importation of rice but will instead implement stricter measures—including pre-shipment inspection (PSI)—on the commodity’s entry into the country, clarified…
  • November 22, 2019
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No suspension of rice importation yet

The Philippine government said there is no directive yet from President Rodrigo Duterte to suspend the importation of rice. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III…
  • November 18, 2019
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Philippine rice imports

PH set to dislodge China as world’s top rice importer

Philippine rice imports are projected to reach a record 3 million metric tons (MT) by year-end, making the country the top rice importer in…
  • November 13, 2019
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DA starts process to impose safeguard duty on rice imports

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched investigations that will lead to the imposition of a general safeguard duty on rice imports to arrest…
  • September 24, 2019
  • 2 minute read

BOC on track to meet P10B rice tariff collection goal

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects to meet the P10-billion target tariff collection for rice imports under Republic Act No. 11203, Customs commissioner Rey…
  • July 13, 2019
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Rice tariff collection hits P5.9B; Subic contributes biggest share

The Philippine government has so far collected P5.9 billion in tariffs from 1.43 million metric tons (MT) of rice stocks imported by private traders,…
  • July 6, 2019
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IRR on rice tariffication law finally out

Policymakers have finally signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Rice Tariffication Law, which liberalizes rice imports and no longer requiring a…
  • April 5, 2019
  • 3 minute read

BOC issues interim supplemental rules on rice importation

All rice shipments that arrived at Philippine ports starting March 5, 2019, regardless of the date of their departure from the port of origin,…
  • March 29, 2019
  • 2 minute read

BOC interim rules on rice importation released

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued interim guidelines for importation of rice shipments pending the issuance of implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of…
  • March 16, 2019
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Imposition of rice tariffs begins March 5

Under the newly enacted Rice Tariffication Law, tariff on imported rice will be imposed starting on March 5, according to the Department of Finance…
  • February 24, 2019
  • 3 minute read

Calamba warehouse yields P25M in suspected smuggled rice

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P25 million worth of alleged smuggled rice in a warehouse in Calamba, Laguna. “We received a tip…
  • July 30, 2018
  • 2 minute read

DOF: Removing QR will cut rice prices by P7 per kilo

The lifting of the quantitative restriction (QR) on Philippine rice imports in favor of tariffs will bring several benefits to the economy, including slashing…
  • December 22, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Transport crisis, rice tariff bills among LEDAC’s priority measures

The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) has included the National Transport Act (NTA) and the rice import tariff bill among the 28 priority bills…
  • September 7, 2017
  • 2 minute read