Area
Philippines
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
11/11/2019
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Import requirements
Description
Revised documentation requirements for registration and renewal of importers of plants, their products and planting materials, including provisions that require importers provide proof of existence or right to use of warehouses and annual income tax returns for the past three years. In addition, it stipulated that consignments of rice to the Philippines were to depart their country of origin within the prescribed date of the approved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC) issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry and were to arrive in the Philippines no later than 60 days of the Must Ship Out Date indicated in the SPSIC. Successive official statements also indicated that it intended to conduct pre-inspections at rice imports\' point of origin in order to ensure their quality and safety.
