Market access in the Philippines (background information) (2)
- Philippine tariffs on plant and animal goods range from approximately 20% to 45%, with the highest rates for sugar and sugar products-related tariff lines (80%).
- The average of the tariff lines for animals and animal products is 36.5% and the average of the rates applied to MFN, is 21% (highest 45%).
- For dairy, these rates are respectively: 27,2% i 3,9% (7%). For vegetables and fruit, the bound rates average 37.3%, applied 9.4% (max. 40%). For cereals and cereal products, the average bound rates are 37.7% and applied rates for MFN are 10.9% (max. 50%). For this commodity group, the bound rate is 95.1%, while for other agri-food commodities it is practically 100% (except for fish and preserves where the bound rate is low – 4.7%).