August 29, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The Tariff Fee (TC) has began a proper investigation to find out if imports of corrugating medium paper needs to be imposed with a definitive safeguard measure to offer reduction to the home trade.
In a discover, the TC stated it launched the probe on the deserves of imposing a definitive safeguard on imports of corrugating medium paper on Aug. 27, following its receipt of the request from Commerce Secretary Cristina Roque.
Corrugating medium paper is being utilized in packaging.
Because it conducts a probe, the TC is about to carry a preliminary convention on the matter on Sept. 5.
The TC stated the preliminary convention would cowl discussions on timelines, nature of investigation, look of counsel and events, variety of witnesses, notification, accessibility of paperwork and public file, confidentiality of data/paperwork, submission of place paper/s and memoranda, conduct of onsite inspection and knowledge verification, schedules of public listening to and different actions and different subjects which will help within the immediate disposition of the case.
“All events, together with these on document within the preliminary investigation by the Division of Commerce and Trade (DTI), are required to attend the preliminary convention,” the TC stated.
Earlier this month, the DTI issued a division administrative order for the imposition of a provisional safeguard measure within the type of a money bond amounting to P3,438 per metric ton of imported corrugating medium.
The safeguard measure can be in place for 200 days and won’t cowl imports from creating nations.
A safeguard measure is being slapped on imports of corrugating medium paper after the DTI present in its probe that elevated imports of such are inflicting damage to the native trade.
The DTI carried out a probe after receiving a petition from the native trade represented by The Pulp and Paper Producers Affiliation of the Philippines and two of its members, United Pulp and Paper Co. Inc. and Bataan 2020 Inc.
Republic Act 8800 or the Safeguard Measures Act permits the federal government to impose a safeguard measure by means of elevated tariff on sure imports to offer reduction to the home trade struggling damage resulting from a surge in imports of like merchandise.
In a discover, the TC stated it launched the probe on the deserves of imposing a definitive safeguard on imports of corrugating medium paper on Aug. 27, following its receipt of the request from Commerce Secretary Cristina Roque.
Corrugating medium paper is being utilized in packaging.
Because it conducts a probe, the TC is about to carry a preliminary convention on the matter on Sept. 5.
The TC stated the preliminary convention would cowl discussions on timelines, nature of investigation, look of counsel and events, variety of witnesses, notification, accessibility of paperwork and public file, confidentiality of data/paperwork, submission of place paper/s and memoranda, conduct of onsite inspection and knowledge verification, schedules of public listening to and different actions and different subjects which will help within the immediate disposition of the case.
“All events, together with these on document within the preliminary investigation by the Division of Commerce and Trade (DTI), are required to attend the preliminary convention,” the TC stated.
Earlier this month, the DTI issued a division administrative order for the imposition of a provisional safeguard measure within the type of a money bond amounting to P3,438 per metric ton of imported corrugating medium.
The safeguard measure can be in place for 200 days and won’t cowl imports from creating nations.
A safeguard measure is being slapped on imports of corrugating medium paper after the DTI present in its probe that elevated imports of such are inflicting damage to the native trade.
The DTI carried out a probe after receiving a petition from the native trade represented by The Pulp and Paper Producers Affiliation of the Philippines and two of its members, United Pulp and Paper Co. Inc. and Bataan 2020 Inc.
Republic Act 8800 or the Safeguard Measures Act permits the federal government to impose a safeguard measure by means of elevated tariff on sure imports to offer reduction to the home trade struggling damage resulting from a surge in imports of like merchandise.
