letter_of_instruction LETTER OF INSTRUCTION No. 66LETTER OF INSTRUCTION No. 66

LETTER OF INSTRUCTION NO. 66, March 22, 1973

[ LETTER OF INSTRUCTION NO. 66, March 22, 1973 ]

ANNOUNCING THE APPROVAL AND EFFECTIVITY OF THE SIXTH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN AND FOURTH EXPORT PRIORITIES PLAN UNDER THE INVESTMENT INCENTIVES ACT AND EXPORT INCENTIVES ACT.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 5l86, otherwise known as the "Investment Incentives Act," and Republic Act No. 6l355 otherwise known as the "Export Incentives Act," the Board of Investments has prepared the Sixth Investment Priorities Plan and the Fourth Export Priorities Plan and the same have been submitted to me for approval through, and with recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority and

WHEREAS, after a careful study of the said Sixth Investment Priorities Plan and Fourth Export Priorities Plan and their supporting data, I have found them to be feasible and in conformity with law and accordingly approved it;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 18 of Republic Act No. 5186, and Section h of Republic Act No. 6135, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare and proclaim in effect the Sixth Investment Priorities Plan and Fourth Export Priorities Plan hereto attached.

Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President Republic of the Philippines

BOARD OF INVESTMENT Ortigas Building Ortigas Avenue, Pasig, Rizal

SIXTH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN and FOURTH EXPORT PRIORITIES PLAN

FOREST PRODUCT

1. Tree Farming (NP) MC (Local) : 1.8 million cu. m.

2. Lumber Product (NP) MC (Export): Variable

3. Plywood (NP)

MC a) Local : 68 million sq. ft.

b) Export : Variable

4. Veneer (NP) MC (Export) : Variable

FIBER PRODUCT

1. Ramie (P) MC (Local) : 10 million sq. yd Condition: Integrated

2. Pulp, Pulp and Paper (P/NP)

MC a) Local : 82,800 MT

b) Export : Variable

Condition: Paper production is qualified for registration only to extent integrated with and supported by pulping capacity.

N.B. 1. P means pioneer; NP means non-pioneer, P/NP means pioneer or non-pioneer to be determined on case-to-case basis.

2. Under the column indicating the Measures Capacities, the word Variable denotes the likelihood of a domestic demand-supply gap or of an export potential.

3. The classification of Pioneer status in the IPP is primarily on the basis of newness of the product. While NP ordinarily means non-pioneer, the Board reserves the right to change the status of an area, from NP only to P, after public hearing, if a new and better process is used in the manufacture of such product and there are economic advantages in giving the preferred activity pioneer status.

CROP PRODUCTION

1. Peanuts (NP) MC (Local): 7,700 MT

2. Sorghum (NP) MC (Local): 133,300 MT

3. Soybeans (NP) MC (Local): 116,300 MT

4. Rice (NP) MC (Local): 640,000 MT Condition: Developing new fields and integrated with processing facilities.

5. Cotton Production (Growing and Ginning) (NP) MC (Local): 50,000 MT

6. Corn (NP) MC (Local): 358,000 MT Condition: Developing new fields and integrated with processing facilities.

7. Grain Processing (Rice) (NP) MC (Local): 615,000 MT

Conditions:

A. Centrals in Consumption Areas [1]

Location

Storage Capacity (MT)

1. Greater Manila 50,000

2. La Union (San Fernando) 20,000

3. Zamboanga del Sur (Malangas) 10,000

4. Cotabato del Sur (Dadiangas) 10,000

5. Cagayan de Oro City 10,000

6. Doilo City 10,000

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110,000

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B. Centrals in Production Areas [2]

Region

Storage Capacity (MT)

1. Docos 7,000

2. Cagayan Valley 66,000 [3]

3. Central Luzon 101,000

4. Southern Luzon 10,000

5. Bicol 25,000

6. Western Visayas 11,000

7. Eastern Visayas 31,000

8. S&WMindanao 21,000 [3]

9. N & E Mindanao 8,000 [3]

_________

280,000

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[1] In addition to the above conditions regarding centrals in production areas, centrals in consumption areas must be integrated with satellites, preferably modernized existing mills. A satellite-central must have at least 1,500 MT of storage capacity and equipped with facilities for bulk storage and handling, cleaning, drying, hulling, milling, packaging and pest and rodent control.

[2] Centrals in production areas must be of at least 2,000 MT storage capacity and equipped with facilities for bulk storage and handling, cleaning, drying milling, whitening, grading and packing, and pest and rodent control. Processing capacities should be based on 3 stock-turns per year.

[3] Facilities to be established in these areas my be also utilized for corn drying/storage. The specific locations and extent of utilization for corn are treated on a case to case basis, but should not be over 60 percent of capacity.

FOOD PROCESSING

1. Agar-agar (Processed Seaweeds) (NP)

MC a) Local: 110,000 MT b) Export: Variable

Condition: Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.

2. Fruit & Vegetable Processing (P/NP)

MC a) Local: 14,650 MT b) Export: Variable

3. Coconut Oil (NP) MC (Export): Variable

Condition: Milling capacity to be distributed among coconut producing regions in proportion to copra supply.

4. Palm Oil (NP)

MC a) Local: 110 MT b) Export: Variable

5. Feed Yeast (NP) MC (Local): 15,000 MT

Condition: In sugar cane-producing regions

6. Tomato Paste (P/NP) MC (Local): 1,000 MT

7. Processed Meat (NP) MC (Local): 9,000 MT

Condition: Outside greater Metropolitan Manila Area

8. Processed Fish (NP)

MC a) Local: 64,380 MT b) Export: Variable

LIVESTOCK AND FISHING

1. Cattle (NP) MC (Local): 24,300 MTDW

2. Hogs (NP) MC (Local): 36,224 MTDW

3. Poultry (NP)

MC (Local): 36,640 MT (Meat) 35,920 MT (Eggs) 3,293,000 (Chicks)

4. Fish (Commercial Deep Sea) (NP)

MC a) Local: 100,000 MT b) Export: Variable

5. Fish (Inland) (NP)

MC a) Local: 15,800 MT b) Export: Variable

6. Shrimps and Shellfish (NP)

MC a) Local: 7,410 MT b) Export: Variable

METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS

1. Iron Ore (NP)

MC a) Local: 1.5 million MT b) Export: Variable

Conditions 1 Benefited, including pre-reduced and metallized pellets. 2 Production for local market to be phased with establishment of smelting facilities.

2. Chromite Ore (NP) MC (Export): Variable

Condition: Beneficiated

3. Copper Ore (NP)

MC a) Local: 115,000 MT (copper metal content of concentrates) b) Export: Variable

Condition: Beneficiated

4. Copper Metal (P)

MC a) Local: 10,500 MT b) Export: Variable

Conditions: 1. Pyrometallurgical or hydro-metallurgical extraction processes.

2. Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.

5. Primary Steel (P) MC (Local): 1 million MT

Condition: Integrated, including slabs, blooms and billets.

6. Ferro-Alloys(NP)

MC a) Local [*] : 2,300 MT b) Export: Variable

Comments: 2,300 MT of local MC is intended for existing use broken down as follows:

a) 306 MT for ferrosilicon, silicomanganese and ferromanganese.

b) 1,994 MT for all other ferroalloys

7. Nickel Metal and Alloys (P) MC (Export): Variable

8. Gold Mining and processing (NP) MC (Export): Variable

Condition: Beneficiated ore

9. Gold Refining (P/NP) MC: 360,000 ozs.

NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS

1. Asbestos (P) MC (Local): 5,000 MT

2. Perlite (NP)

MC a) Local: 8,200 MT b) Export: Variable

3. Foundry Coke (P) MC (Local): 30,000 MT

4. Dinnerware (P/NP)

MC a) Local [*] : 964 MX b) Export: Variable

5. Clay (NP) MC (Local): 34,000 MT

Condition: Beneficiated

6. Refractories (P/NP) MC (Local): 10,000 MT

7. Rock Aggregates (NP) MC (Local): 507,000 cu.m.

Condition: Cebu Island only

CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

1. Salt

a. Industrial Salt (P/NP) MC (Local): 87,000 MT

Conditions: Purity: 92 percent NaCL (Wet Basis), minimum.

b. Edible Salt (P) MC (Local): 93,200 MT

Conditions: Purity: 99.5 percent NaCL (Dry Basis), minimum.

Size: Passing No. 20 steve; 95 percent, minimum.

Moisture content: 0.5 percent, maximum

2. Polyvinyl Alcohol Resins (P) MC (Local): 2,590 MT

3. Nylon Fibers (P)

MC a) Local [*] : 2,040 MT b) Export: Variable

4. Chemical Gypsum (NP) MC (Local): 105,000 MT

5. Rubber belts (P) MC (Local): 250,000 kg. MC (Export): Variable

6. Polyester Fiber (Staple fiber & filament yarn) (NP) MC (Export): Variable

Condition: Reserved for expansion of registered plants.

7. Low-density Polyethylene (P)

MC a) (Loud): 115,000 MT b) Export: Variable

8. High-density Polyethylene (P)

MC a) Local: 36.000 MT b) Export: Variable

9 Polypropylene (P)

MC a) Local: 40,000 MT b) Export: Variable

10. Antibiotics (P)

a. Tetracyclines MC (Local): 30,000 kg.

b. Streptomycins MC (Local): 30,000 kg.

c. Penicillins MC (Local): 57,000 kg.

11. Cellophane (P) a) Local: 6,400 MT b) Export: Variable

Conditions:

1. The project must be located close to the Northern Luzon Copper Smelter in order to make the cost of sulfuric acid as low as possible;

2. The project must be located in an area which is economically accessible to sites suitable to tree farming:

3. A project for the manufacture of pulp to be used as raw material for the cellophane project should be submitted within one year from the start of the operation of the cellophane project;

4. Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.

12. Glass containers (NP) MC (Local): 113,000 MT

13. Petroleum Wax (P) a) Local: 16,000 MT b) Export: Variable

14. Gum Rosin and Gum Turpentine (P)

MC a) Local: 8,000 MT b) Export: Variable

15. Textiles (NP)

MC a) Local 115,400,000 sq. yds. b) Export: Variable

Condition: Only new textile mills will be entitled to registration under the IPP, with the condition of location outside the Greater Manila area. Expansion of existing textile mills in Greater Manila area should be registered under the Export Incentives Act, with a commitment to export a minimum proportion of production resulting from the expansion in capacity.

16. Agricultural Lime (NP) MC (Local): 72,000 MT

Condition: In suitable locations and capacities to serve farm needs economically. (Outside Greater Manila)

IRON OR STEEL-BASED INDUSTRIES

1. High Carbon Steel Wire (P) MC (Local): 17,150 MT

2. Alloy Steel (P) a. Ingots MC (Local): 12,160 MT b. Castings MC (Local): Variable

Condition: Alloy steel ingots must be produced.

HAND TOOLS

1. Files (P/NP) MC (Local): 116,500 doz.

INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY

1. Shapers (P) MC (Local): 2,700 units

2. Lathes (P) MC (Local): 8,900 units

3. Drill Presses (P) MC (Local): 6,800 units

4. Pumps (P/NP) MC (Local) [*] : 2,530 units

5. Carbide-tipped Tools (P/NP) MC (Local): 1.9 million units

6. Shaft bearing products (P) MC (Local): 745.000 units

7. Regulators and adaptors and pressure, etc.

MC (Local) [*] 300,000 pcs. (regulators & adaptors) 176,000 pcs. (pressure reducing valves)

8. Speed Reducers (P/NP) MC (Local): 42,300 units

Conditions:

(1) 5 to 10 HP per unit

(2) Substantially from domestically cast, rolled or forged metal.

9. Logging blocks of alloy Steel (P) MC (Local): 3,300 units

Condition: Substantially from domestically cast, rolled or forged metal.

10. Globe, gate and check valves (P) MC (Local): 720 MT

Condition: From 2 inches and above and made from domestically cast or forged metal.

FARM MACHINERY

1. Palay threshers (NP) MC (Local): 9,500 units

Condition: Power operated

2. Disc plows, disc harrows and roto tillers (NP)

MC a) Local: 2,400 units b) Export: Variable

3. Grain Driers (P) MC (Local): 750 units

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

1. Steam boilers (P) MC (Local): 1,200 units

Condition: Package type up to 200 Bo. Hp.

ENGINES

1. High HP Diesel engines (P) MC (Local): 5,400 units

Condition: 200 BHP and above

2. Small gasoline engines (P) MC (Local): 68,000units

Condition: Up to 15 BHP

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

1. Electrical controls

a) Circuit breakers (NP) MC (Local): 736,900 poles

Condition: Up to 125 A

b) Magnetic starters (NP)

MC a) Local: 36,000 units

b) Export: Variable

Condition: Up to size 2

2. Flashlights (NP)

MC a) Local: 1,710,000 units b) Export: Variable

3. Kilowatt-hour meters (P) MC (Local): 109,100 units

4. Power transformers (P) MC (Local): 145,000 KVA

5. Transceivers (P) MC (Local): 1,190 units

6. Electrical Tape (NP) MC (Local): 7.3 million rolls

7. Electric Motors for automotive use (NP)

MC a) Local: 65,000 units b) Export: Variable

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

1. Barges and Tugboats (P/NP)

MC a) Local: 377,000 GT b) Export: Variable

2. Fishing Boats (P/NP) MC (Local): 59,040 GT

3. Inter-island Ships (P) MC (Local): 380,000 GT

4. Ocean-going Ships (P) MC (Local): 875,000 GT

5. Motorcycles (NP) MC (Local) [*] : 15,720 units;

6. Automotive Gauges and Instruments (NP)

MC a) Local: 56,000 units b) Export: Variable

7. Vehicle Shock Absorber (NP)

MC a) Local: 600,000 units b) Export: Variable

8. Automotive Rear Axles (P)

MC a) Local: 30,000 units b) Export: Variable

9. Automotive Propeller Shafts (P)

MC a) Local: 30,000 units b) Export: Variable

10. Automotive Clutches (P)

MC a) Local: 30,000 units b) Export: Variable

11. Automotive Engine Block (with cylinder head) (P)

MC a) Local: 58,800 units b) Export: Variable

[*] Applications for the entire measured capacity have been received and are now under process.

FOURTH EXPORT PRIORITIES PLAN

LIST A: EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS OF EXISTING FIRMS

BTN

SITC

EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS Food Processing

02.01 to 02.06; 16.01; 16.02; 16 03; 16.04; 16.05 011.1 to 011.6; 011.8(1); 011.8 (9); 411.3 (1); 012.9; 013.3; 013.4 013.8; 032.0 (1); 032.0 (2) 1. Processed meat including canned, chilled or frozen, dried, salted or dehydrated meat

03.01; 03.02; 03.03; 16.04; 16.05 031.1 to 031.3; 032.0 (1); 032.0 (2) 2. Processed sea foods including canned, chilled or frozen, dried or salted or dehydrated sea foods.

04.01; 04.02 022.1; 022.2; 022.3 3. Processed milk

04.02; 21.07 022.1; 022.2; 099.0 (9) 4. Frozen specialties

07.01 to 07.06; 08.01 to 08.13; 20.01 to 20.07 051; 052; 053; 054; 055 5. Processed fruits and vegetables including juices, canned, chilled or frozen, dried, salted or dehydrated.

07.01 to 07.03; 07.05; 12.04 to 12.06; 12.08 054 6. Dried roots

09.01 071.1; 081.9 (1) 7. Coffee, processed

09.04 to 03.10 075.1; 075.2(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (9) 8. Spices such as processed ginger, pepper, onion, garlic.

11.01 to 11.09; 19.01 to 19.08. 046.0 (1) (2); 047.0 (1) (2); 048.1 (1); 048.2; 055.4 (1) 9. Cereal preparations

Note:

1. BTN means Brussels Trade Nomenclature

2. SITC means Standard International Trade Classification.

3. List A contains a list of exportable products of existing firms. Firms registered for List

A products shall be entitled to all incentives granted under R.A. 6135 except tax exemption on imported capital equipment. However, exceptions to this policy may be made; and on a case to case basis, firms registered under List A may be allowed tax and duty free importation of capital equipment, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a)

The applicant firms have already made commercial exportation of their registered exportable products;

(b)

They are currently utilizing close to one hundred percent of their total existing capacity; and

(c)

They can prove to the satisfaction of the Board that the expansion capacity being applied for will be used substantially (at least 50 percent), if not entirely, for export.

4. List B would include products of preferred projects which are intrinsically export-oriented, or of such a nature that even if production were to be substantially sold in the domestic market, they would still be desirable to promote. Enterprises registered under List B will be entitled to free importation of machineries only if the project will export at least 50 percent of its total production.

BTN

SITC

EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS

(2) (3) (4); 599.5(1) (2); 048.1 (2); 048.3; 048.8 (1) (2) (3); 055.4 (5)

11.01; 11.03 to 11.06 046.0 (1); 047.0 (1); 055.4 (1) (2) (3) (4) 10. Flour

11.08 599.5(1) 11. Starches

13.03 292.9 12. Agar-Agar

15.01 to 15.17 091.3;091.4;411.1;411.3(2)(4) (5) (9);442.0 to 421.7; 422.1 to 422.5; 422.9; 431.1 to 431.4; 512.2 (5) (6) 13. Vegetable cooking oils and lard

15.13; 04.03; 04.04 091.4; 023.0; 024.0 14. Margarine, butter and cheese

16.04 032.0 (1) 15. Fish sauce

17.04 062.0 (1) 16. Confectionery

18.03; 18.04; 18.05 072.3 (1); 072.3 (2); 072.2 17. Cocoa and cocoa preparations

18.06 073.0 18. Chocolate and chocolate preparations

19.03 048.3 19. Noodles

19.08 048.4 (2) 20. Biscuits & cookies; cones

20.02 055.5 (2) 21. Catsup

21.06 099.0 (6) 22. Baking powder

21.06 099.0 (6) 23. Brewer's yeast

21.07 099.0 (9) 24. Peanut butter

21.07 099.0 (9) 25. Chewing gum

21.07 099.0(9) 26. Coconut syrup

21.07 099.0 (9) 27. Food coloring such as atsuete

22.02 111.0(2) 28. Soft drinks

22.03 112.3 29. Beer

22.04 to 22.07 112.1 (1); 112.1 (2); 112.1 (3); 112.2 30. Fruits and flower wine

22.08; 22.09 512.1 (4); 112.4 31. Alcoholic products such as rum, whisky and gin

22.10 099.0 (7) 32. Vinegar, all kinds

23.05 081.9 (4) 33. Brewery spent grains

04.04 024.0 34. Processed cheese

04.05 025.0 35. Processed poultry products

Processed Rubber Products

40.05 621.0 (1) 1. Crumb rubber

40.06 621.0 (2) 2. Camel back

40.11 629.1 3. Rubber tires and inner tubes

40.14 629.9 (8) 4. Rubber gloves

40.14 629.9 (8) 5. Rubber toys and sporting goods

40.16 629.9 (9) 6. Rubber tiles

64.01 851.0(1) 7. Rubber shoes

64.01 851.0 (1) 8. Rubber sandals

64.01 851.0(1) 9. Rubber slippers

35.06 599.5(9) 10. Bonding cement

40.06 (A) 621.0 (2) 11. Rubber cement

40.06 (B) 621.0 (2) 12. Rubber and thread gums

40.09 621.0(5) 13. Rubber tube

40.14 (C) 629.9 (8) 14. Rubber automotive parts such as vibration dampers caps, weather strips, handles and pedals, carpet underlay made of rubber.

40.16 629.9 (9) 15. Curing tube & sectional air bag

Chemicals and Chemical Products

27.10 331.0 (2); 332.1 to 332.5 (1); 332. 9(1); 513.2 1. Motor gas and diesel

28.01 513.2(1) 2. Chlorine liquid and chlorine compounds

28.03 513.2 (7) 3. Carbon black

28.03 513.2 (7) 4. Acetylene black

28.06 513.3 (1) 5. Hydrochloric acid

28.08 513.3 (3) 6. Sulphuric acid

28.13; 29.04 to 29.07 513.3 (9); 512.2 (1) (2) (3) (7) (8) 7. Acid oils, fatty acid and fatty alcohols

28.23 513.5 8. Iron oxide

28.45 514.3(3) 9. Silica gel

28.56 514.9 (4) 10. Calcium carbide

29.04 to 29.07 512.2 (1) (2) (3) (7) (8) 11. Alcohol rectified and refined, dis tilled and denatured

31.01 to 31.05 561 12. Fertilizers: organic and inorganic

32.07 to 32.08 533.1 to 533.3 (1) 13. Paints, pigments, varnishes and related products

32.13 533.2 to 895.9 14. Ink

33.06 553.0 15. Cosmetics, perfumery

34.01; 34.02 554.1; 554.2 16. Soaps and detergents

34.04 599.7 (1) 17. Wax and wax products

35.01 to 35.06 599.5 (3) (4) (6) (7) (9) 18. Glues

36.01 to 36.08 571.1 (1) (2); 571.2 (1) (2); 571.3; 599.9 (3); 899.3 (2) (3) 19. Pyrotechnic explosives

36.06 899.3 (2) 20. Matches

38.11 599.2 21. Insecticides, pesticides

38.11 599.2 22. Mosquito coils

38.19 599.9 (9) 23. PVC tiles

39.01 581.1 24. Alkyd resins

44.02 241.2 241.2 25. Charcoal

37.08 862.3 26. Photographic chemicals

15.11 512.2 (6) 27. Glycerine, refined and crude

Metallic Products

26.01 283.7 1. Manganese concentrates

26.01 285.0 (1) 2. Silver concentrates and bars

73.02 671.4; 671.5 3. Ferro-alloys

73.04 679.1 to 679.3; 698.9 (1) 4. Metal castings; rough, finished semi-finished

73.10; 73.11; 74.03; 75.02; 76.02; 77.02; 78.02 673.1 (1); 673.2 (1); 673.4 (1); 673.5 (1); 682.2 (1); 683.2 (1); 684.2 (1); 689.3 (2); 685.2 (1); 686.2 (1); 687.2 (1); 692.2 (1); 5. Metal rods, bars, angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel (hot-rolled, forged, extruded, cold-formed or cold finished)

73.13 674.1(1); 674.2 (1);.674.3 (1); 674.7; 674.8 (1) 6. Iron and steel plates, coils and and sheets including G.I. sheets

73.14; 74.10; 76.12 677.0 (1);693.1(2);693.1(3) 7. Steel, aluminum and copper wires

73.17; 73.18; 73.20; 74.07; 74. 08; 75.04; 76.06; 76.07; 75.02; 78.05; 79.04; 80.05; 672.9: ; 678.1 to 678.3; 682.2 (5); 682.2 (6); 683.2 (3); 684.2 (5); 684.2 (6); 689.3 (2); 685.2 (1); 8. Pipes and tubes; B.I., G.I., spiral welded or aluminum

73.21 686.2 (3); 687.2 (4); 691.1 9. Prefabricated and fabricated structural products made of iron and steel and cement

73.23 692.2(1) 10. Steel drums

73.23 692.2 (1) 11. Pails

73.24 692.3 (1) 12. Compressed gas cylinders and similar pressure containers of iron and steel

73.25; 74.10; 76.12; 85.23; 693.1 (1) to 693.1 (3); 723.1 13. Insulated cable wires

73.31; 73.22; 74.14; 74.15 694.1 (1); 694.2(1); 694.1 (2); 694.2 (2); 698.9 (1) 14. Nails, bolts, nuts

73.40 698.9 (1) 15. Grinding balls

76.03; 76.04 684.2 (2); 684.2 (3) 16. Aluminum sheets and foil

80.03 687.2 (2) 17. Tin plates

80.06 698.9 (8) 698.9 (8) 18. Tin cans

82.06 to 82.15 695.2 (5)(6);696.0 (l) to 696.0 (6); 719.4(1) 19. Household utensils made of metal including enamelled

82.08 719.4(1) 20. Kitchen appliances and tools, hand-operated such as meat grinders, coconut graters

82.09; 82.13 696.0 (1) to 696.0(5) 21. Cutlery such as scissors, blades, tailor's shears, shovels, spades, rakes, saws, knives

82.11 696.0(3) 22. Razor blades

83.01; 83.11 (3) 698.1 (1); 698.8 (5) 23. Metallic closures and screw caps

83.02 698.1 (2) 24. Building hardware such as hinges, door knobs, door bolts and window rotor-operators

83.03 698.2 25. Vault doors (e.g. insulated vault doors)

83.03 698.2 26. Safes (e.g. record safes and tape- guards)

83.03 698.2 27. Strong boxes, armored and rein- forced strong room doors and compartments and fittings (e.g. insulated filing cabinets)

83.04 698.2 28. Filing cabinets, racks, sorting boxes, paper trays, paper rests and similar office equipment of base metal

73 38 812.3 29. Wrought iron furniture

83.07 812.4(2) 30. Gas lamps

93.01 to 93.07 951.0 (2) to 951.0 (5);894.3(1) (2) (3); 571.4 31. Firearms and ammunitions

97.01; 97.08; 80.06 8942(1); 894.5; 698.9 (8) 32. Toys and sporting goods

25.02; 26.01 274.2; 281.4 33. Pyrite cinders or iron sulfite

Non-Metallic Products

25.15; 68.16 273.1 (2); 663.6 (3) 1. Marble slabs, tile chips and curios

25.15 273.1 (2) 2. Processed marble blocks

25.20:25.21 273.3 3. Cement additives

25.22 661.1 4. Lime

25.23 661.2 5. Cement & clinker

68.11 663.6 (2) 6. Cement floor tiles

68.12 661.8(3) 7. Asbestos tiles

68.12 663.6 (2); 661.8 (3) 8. Pipes and tubes asbestos cement

68.12 663.6 (2); 661.8 (3) 9. Roofing tiles & fire bricks

69.01 to 69.03 662.3(1) (2); 663.7 10. Refractories

69.04 to 69.14 662.4(1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 663.9(1); 812.2; 666.4; 666.5; 666.6; 663.9 11. Clay products such as pottery, roofing tiles and paste frits.

69.04 to 69.14 (2); 662.4 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 663.9(1); 812.2; 666.4; 666.5; (2) 666.6; 663.9 (2) 12. Ceramic products such as tiles (glazed, vitrified), sanitary ware sinks. Bidets, etc., except dinnerware.

70.00 664;665 13. Glass & glass containers such as sheet glass, window panes, optical glass, bottles.

70.08 664.7 14. Safety glass

70.20 651.8; 653.8; 664.9 (4) 15. Reinforced fiber glass products

25.02 274.2 16. Pyrite (unroasted) (roasted)

Machinery and Equipment and Parts

84.24; 84.25; 84.28 712.1; 712.2; 712.9 (9) 1. Agricultural equipment and components

84.24; 84.25; 84.28 712.1; 712.2; 712.9 (9) 2. Process equipment and components

84.24; 84.25; 84.28 712.1; 712.2; 712.9 (9) 3. Transport equipment and components

84.24; 84.25; 84.28 712.1; 712.2; 712.9 (9) 4. Construction equipment and components

84.29 718.3(1) 5. Ricemills and parts thereof

84.41 717.3 6. Sewing machines

87.01 712.5 7. Tractor parts

87.06 732.8(9) 8. Parts of trucks, passenger trucks, automobiles and other commercial vehicles

87.10 733.1 (1) 9. Bicycles

Electrical Products Machines & Parts

83.15 698.8(6) 1. Welding electrodes

84.21 719.6(4) 2. Fire extinguishers

85.03 729.1 (1) 3. Dry cell batteries

85.04 729.1 (2) 4 Storage batteries

85.09 729.4 (2) 5. Motor control center

85.17 729.9 (4) 6. Fire alarm systems

85.19 722.2 7. Panelboard

85.20 729.2 8. Electric lamps & bulbs, incan descent and fluorescent

85.22; 84.15 729.9 (6); 725.0 (1) 9. Electrical appliances sucli as electric fans, toasters, refrigera tors, TV

85.23; 85.25 to 28 723.1; 723.2(1) to (3); 729.9 (8) 10. Bus ducts

85.27 723.2 (3) 11. Light dimmers

76.08 691.2 12. Formed aluminum parts such as door shelves, food shelves, and/ or parts thereof

76.13 (A) 693 (3) 13. Wire screens

84.11 (A) 719.2 (2) 14. Hermetic compressors

84.12 (B) 719.1 (2) 15. Evaporators

84.17 (B) 719.1 (9) 16. Condensers and heat exchangers

85.13 724.9(1); 724.1; 7242 17. Electronic equipment, parts and components

85.15; 85.15 (B); 85.18; 85.19; 8522; 85.28 724.9; 724.2:729.9 (5); 722.2; 729.7; 729.9 (9); 729.9 (8)

82.50 729.2 18. Fluorescent and mercury lamp ballasts

Wood Products

44.27 632.7 1. Caskets

44.27 632.7 2. Carvings & lattice works

44.27 632.7 3. Pallets

44.27 632.7 4. Shelves

44.27 632.7 5. Sandals & shoes

44.27 632.7 6. Toys & sporting goods

44.27 632.7 7. Parquet tiles

44.27 632.7 8. Bamboo products

44.27 632.7 9. Prefabricated houses & components except lumber

44.28 632.8 (9) 10. Gun stocks

44.28 632.8(9) 11. Cabinets

44.28 632.8(9) 12. Mouldings

44.28 632.8(9) 13. Doors & fixtures

94.01 to 94.04 821.0(1) (2) (3) (9) 14. Furniture, complete or knocked down & parts

48.16; 44.28 642.1 (1); 632.8 (9) 15. Boxes and crates

Pharmaceutical Products

30.01 to 30.03 541.6 (2) (3); 541.7 1. Drugs & other pharmaceuticals

30.04 541.9 (1) 2. Wadding, gauze, bandages, adhesives, similar articles

30.04 541.9(1) 3. Sanitary napkins

30.05 541.9(9) 4. Talcum powder

30.05 541.9(9) 5. Dentures

Fiber Products

57.04 265.8 1. Coconut coir

57.10; 57.11; 51.04 653.5 (1);653.6(1); 653.4; 653.9 (4) 2. Bags, kenaf, jute synthetic

58.01 657.5 3. Carpets and rugs

59.04; 59.05; 59.06 665.6(1) (2) (3) 4. Cordage, twines, rope, fishing nets, abaca and synthetic

67.04 899.9(5) 5. Wigs and hair pieces

Textile Products

50 to 57 651 to 653 1. Textile yarns and fabrics, cotton and synthetic and their blends

50 to 57 651 to 653 2. Fabrics of abaca, sinamay, burlap, jusi, pineapple and other bast fibers

58.03 to 58.10 654 to 655 3. Specialty garments such as laces, garters and band

58.10 654 4. Embroideries

61.00 841 5. Garments

61.00 841 6. Gloves

61.00 841 7. Hosiery

62.05 656.9 8. Tablecloths

62.05 656.9 (2) 9. Mosquito nets

Paper Products

48.01 D; 48.10 641.4; 642.9 (1) 1. Ggarette paper

48.01 641.5 2. Tissue (Napkin)

48.01 641.2 (1) 3. Bond

48.13 642.9 4. Carbon paper including diazo papers, electrostatic copy papers

48.16 642.1 5. Boxes and packaging materials

48.16 642.1 6. Containers of paperboard

49.01 to 49.11 892.1 (1) (2) (3); 892.2; 892.3; 892. 4 (1) (2); 892.9 (2) (3) (4) (9) 7. Books, pamphlets, magazines and other printed matters

Other Products

1. Fish meal

12.09 to 12.10; 09.01 D; 18.02; 23.01 to 23.07 081 2. Animal and poultry feeds

24.02 122.2 3. Cigarettes

44.25 to 44.28 632.8(1); 632.8 (2); 632.8 (9); 632.7 (3) 4. Garment hangers of wood, plastics or metal

49.01 to 49.11 892.1 (1) (2) (3); 892.2; 892.3; 892. 4 (1) (2); 892.9 (2) (3) (4) (9) 5. Advertising materials

56.04; 56.04 266.3(1); 266.2(1); 266.2 (3); 266.3 (3); 6. Threads of cotton or synthetic fibers

71.01 to 71.16 667.1 to 667.4; 275.1; 275.2(1); 681.1(1) (2); 581.2(1) (2); 285.0 (2); 897.1(1) (2) (3) (4); 897.2 7. Jewelry

71.01 667.1 8. Cultured pearls

71.05 to 71.11 681.1(1); 681.1 (2); 681.2(1) (2); 9. Plaques and trophies

71.12 to 71.16 285.0 (2); 897.1(1) (2) (3) (4); 10. Cufflinks

73.34 897.2;698.5 (2) 11. Pins:safety or dressmaker's

98.01 899.5(2) 12. Buttons

98.02 899.5(3) 13. Zippers

99.01 896.0(1) 14. Paintings

44.19; 44.20; 44.24; 44.25; 44.27; 44 28; 46 01 to 46.03; 65.01 to 65.07; 67.01 to 67.05; 97.01 to 97.08; 98.06; 98.11; 9812 631.8 (7); 632.7(1) (2) (3), 632.8 (2) (9); 899.2 (1); 657.8; 899.2 (1); 657.8; 841.5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (9); 899.9 (2) (3) (4) (5) (6); 894.2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 884.4(1) (2); 894.5; 895.9 (2); 899.3 (5); 899.5 (4); 83.10; 899.4(1) (2) (3) 15. Handicrafts such as lampshades, placemats, shellcrafts, hats, household utensils, toys, and sporting goods.

42.02; 66.01 to 66.03 831.0; 899.4 (1) (2) (3) 16. Travel goods

42.02; 64.02 to 64.05 621.0 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6); 621.1; 629.3; 629.4: 629.9 (8) (9); 841.6 17. Leather products such as purses, wallets, belts, straps, gloves, footwear wear

41.02 to 41.08 611.3; 611.4; 611.9 (1) to 5; 611.9 (9) 18 Tanned leather

39.07; 64.01; 64.02; 42.01; 62.02; 48.00; 71.16; 90.03; 90.04; 94.03; 96.01 to 96.06; 97.01 to 97.08 893.; 851.0 (1) (2); 612.2; 831.0; 899.2; 657.8; 899.2 (2); 897.2; 841. 2 (1) (2);821.0 (9); 899.2 (3) (4) (5) (7); 899.5 (1); 894.2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 894.4 (1) (2); 894.5; 895.5 (2) (3) (5) (6) (7); 895.2 (1) (2) (3); 895.9 (2) (3) 19. Plastic products such as light diffusers, footwear, containers, sheets, raincoats, packaging materials, brushes, brooms, gloves, toothbrushes, toys and sporting goods, optical frames

98.01 to 98.16 (5); 899.5 (4) (5) (6) (7)

98.02; 98.03; 98.05; 83.05 899.5 (3); 895.2 (1); 895.2 (3); 20. School and office supplies such paperclips, pens and holders, bookbinders, rulers, desk pieces, etc.

92.01 891.4 (1) 21. Musical instruments & parts Pianos and parts thereof

92.02 891 4 Guitars and ukeleles

92.02 891 4 Violins

92.05 891.8(3) Harmonicas

LIST B: EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS OF PREFERRED AREAS OF INVESTMENTS [*]

BTN

SITC

EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS

07.01 to 07.06; 08.01 to 08.13 20.01 to 20.07 051;-052;053;054;055 1. Processed fruits & vegetables (NP)

17.02 061.9 2. Glucose powder (including cassava starch production) (NP)

15.07 422.9 3. Rice bran oil (P)

13.03 292.9 4. Agar-agar (NP)

15.11 512.2 (6) 5. Refined glycerine (NP)

16.05 032.0 (2) 6. Processed shrimps & shellfish (NP)

28.03 513.2 (7) 7. Activated carbon (P)

29.11 512.4 (1) 8. Furfural (P)

33.01 551.1 9. Essential oils (NP)

44.15 631.2 (1) 10. Blockboard & blockboard cores (NP)

47.01 251 11. Cellulosic staples for specialty pulp(P)

64.01 to 64.06 851.0 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 612.3 12. Footwear (NP)

73.02 671.4; 671.5 13. Ferro-alloys (NP)

84.11 719.2 14. Hermetic compressors (P)

85.01 to 85.28 722 to 726; 729 15. Electronic parts and components such as transistors, diodes, printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, variable resistors and rotary switches (P)

65.11 729.9(2) 16. Electric welders (NP)

82.03 695.22 17. Pliers and wrenches (P)

84.63 732.0 18. Motor vehicle transmission (P)

59.14; 60.01; 60.06 653 19. Knitted fabrics a. Flat (NP) b. Circular (NP) Condition: At least 70% of total production must be exported

61.00 841 20. Garments (NP) Condition: At least 70% of total production must be exported.

[*] An enterprise applying under List B will be entitled to tax free importation of machinery only if said enterprise agrees to export at least 50 percent of its total production.

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